Atlantic County, New Jersey
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Atlantic County is a county located along the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 15th-most-populous county,[8] with a population of 274,534,[5][6] a drop of 15 from the 2010 census count of 274,549.[9] Its county seat is the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township.[2] The county is part of the South Jersey region of the state.[10]
Atlantic County | |
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Coordinates: 39.47°N 74.64°W / 39.47; -74.64 | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
Founded | 1837 |
Named for | Atlantic Ocean[1] |
Seat | Mays Landing[2] |
Largest municipality | Egg Harbor Township (population) Galloway Township (total area) Hamilton Township (land area) |
Government | |
• County executive | Dennis Levinson (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 671.84 sq mi (1,740.1 km2) |
• Land | 555.51 sq mi (1,438.8 km2) |
• Water | 116.32 sq mi (301.3 km2) 17.3% |
Population | |
• Total | 274,534 |
• Estimate | 275,213 |
• Density | 494.2/sq mi (190.8/km2) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
The most populous place in Atlantic County was Egg Harbor Township, with 47,842 residents at the time of the 2020 census;[6] Galloway Township, covered 115.21 square miles (298.4 km2), the largest total area of any municipality, though Hamilton Township has the largest land area, covering 111.13 square miles (287.8 km2).[11] Atlantic County forms the Atlantic City–Hammonton metropolitan statistical area,[12] which is also part of the Delaware Valley combined statistical area / Philadelphia metro area.[13][14]