McKee City, New Jersey | |
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 McKeetown Fire Tower | |
  McKee City Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey.  McKee City McKee City (New Jersey)  McKee City McKee City (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°27′01″N 74°38′27″W / 39.45028°N 74.64083°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Township | Hamilton |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Named for | Colonel John McKee |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.83 sq mi (12.52 km2) |
| • Land | 4.82 sq mi (12.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,758 |
| • Density | 2,024.90/sq mi (781.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 34-42420[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 878219[4] |
McKee City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located near the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] The community was named after Colonel John McKee (1821–1902), an African American property speculator. Although its name includes the word "city", McKee City is not an actual city — it is currently a crossroads of commerce that has replaced tenant farmers with retail stores and residential neighborhoods.
McKee City was the site of the former Atlantic City Race Course, and is home to numerous commercial businesses, including the Hamilton Mall, which opened in 1987.[7]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ QuickFacts McKee City CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 24, 2023.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKee City, New Jersey
- ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Jim Waltzer; Tom Wilk (2001). Tales of South Jersey: Profiles and Personalities. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-3007-5. Retrieved July 6, 2011.