مقاطعة كيپ ماي، نيوجرزي
Cape May County | ||
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County of New Jersey | ||
| County of Cape May | ||
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Sunset on the Cape May Peninsula
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Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey
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مسقط New Jersey ضمن الولايات المتحدة | ||
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| تأسست | 1685 | |
| السَمِيْ | Cornelius Jacobsen Mey | |
| Seat | Cape May Court House (in Middle Township) | |
| Largest municipality |
Lower Township (population) Middle Township (area) |
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| المساحة | ||
| • الإجمالية | 620٫42 ميل² (1٬606٫9 كم²) | |
| • البر | 251٫42 ميل² (651٫2 كم²) | |
| • الماء | 368٫99 ميل² (955٫7 كم²) 59.47%% | |
| التعداد(2010) | ||
| • الإجمالي | 97٬265 93٬553 (2017 est٫; second-least populous in state) |
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| • الكثافة | 377/sq mi (145٫5/km2) | |
| Congressional district | 2nd | |
| المسقط الإلكتروني | capemaycountynj.gov | |
Cape May County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Much of the county is located on the Cape May Peninsula, bounded by the Delaware Bay to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east. Adjacent to the Atlantic coastline are five barrier islands that have been built up as seaside resorts. A consistently popular summer destination with 30 ميلs (48 kم) of beaches, Cape May County attracts vacationers from New Jersey and surrounding states, with the summer population exceeding 750,000. Tourism generates annual revenues of about $6 billion as of 2015, making it the county's single largest industry, with leisure and hospitality being Cape May's largest employment category.
As of the 2017 Census estimate, the county's population was 93,553, making it the state's second-least populous county, a 3.9% decrease from the 97,265 enumerated at the 2010 United States Census, in turn decreasing by 5,061 (-4.9%) from the 102,326 counted in the 2000 Census. Cape May was one of only two counties to lose population in the decade since 2000; the decline was the largest percentage decrease of any county statewide and the second-largest in absolute terms. The county is part of the Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area. Its county seat is the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township.
Before the county was settled by Europeans, the indigenous Kechemeche tribe of the Lenape people inhabited South Jersey. Beginning in 1609, European explorers purchased land from, and contributed to the decline of, the indigenous people. The county was named for Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, a Dutch captain who explored and charted the area from 1611 to 1614, and established a claim for the province of New Netherland. In 1685, the court of Cape May County was split from neighboring Burlington County, although the boundaries were not set until seven years later. In 1690, Cape May (originally known as Cape Island) was founded, becoming America's oldest seaside resort. The county was subdivided into three townships in 1723 – Lower, Middle, and Upper. The other 16 municipalities in the county, including two no longer in existence, were established between 1827 and 1928. In 1863, the first railroad in the county opened, which carried crops from the dominant farming industry. Railroads later led to the popularity of the coastal resorts in the county. Improved automotive access led to further development after the Garden State Parkway opened in 1956.
History
Before Cape May County was settled by Europeans, the indigenous Kechemeche tribe of the Lenape people inhabited South Jersey, and traveled to the barrier islands during the summer to hunt and fish. During the 17th century, the area that is now Cape May County was claimed as part of New Netherlands, New Sweden, the Province of New Jersey under the British crown, and later West Jersey. On August 28, 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson entered the Delaware Bay and stayed one day on land, north of what is now Cape May Point. As early as 1666, the southern tip of New Jersey was known as Cape Maey, named after Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May, who sailed the coastline of New Jersey from 1620–1621. In 1630, representatives of the Dutch West India Company purchased a 16 ميل2 (41 kم2) tract of land along the Delaware from indigenous people, and bought additional land 11 years later. Due to the large number of whales in the region of Cape May, Dutch explorers founded Town Bank around 1640 along the Delaware Bay as a whaling village. It was the first European settlement in Cape May County, and was populated by descendants of Plymouth County.
Municipalities
Municipalities in Cape May County (with 2010 Census data for population, housing units and area; along with communities within each municipalities for which census-designated places are noted with their population) are:
| Municipality (with map key) |
Municipal type |
Population | Housing units |
Total area |
Water area |
Land area |
Pop. density |
Housing density |
Communities |
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| Avalon (9) | borough | 1,334 | 5,434 | 4.93 | 0.77 | 4.15 | 321.3 | 1,308.8 | |
| Cape May (3) | city | 3,607 | 4,155 | 2.74 | 0.34 | 2.40 | 1,500.6 | 1,728.5 | |
| Cape May Point (1) | borough | 291 | 619 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 0.30 | 984.5 | 2,094.2 | |
| Dennis Township (14) | township | 6,467 | 2,672 | 64.33 | 3.53 | 60.80 | 106.4 | 43.9 |
Belleplain CDP (597) Clermont Dennisville Ocean View South Dennis South Seaville |
| Lower Township (16) | township | 22,866 | 14,507 | 31.01 | 3.27 | 27.74 | 824.3 | 523.0 |
Diamond Beach CDP (136) Erma CDP (2,134) Miami Beach North Cape May CDP (3,226) Villas CDP (1,483) |
| Middle Township (15) | township | 18,911 | 9,296 | 82.96 | 12.62 | 70.33 | 268.9 | 132.2 |
Burleigh CDP (725) Cape May Court House CDP (5,338) Dias Creek Goshen Green Creek Mayville Nummytown Pierces Point Rio Grande CDP (2,670) Swainton Whitesboro CDP (2,205) |
| North Wildwood (7) | city | 4,041 | 8,840 | 2.13 | 0.38 | 1.75 | 2,305.8 | 5,044.1 | |
| Ocean City (11) | city | 11,701 | 20,871 | 10.80 | 4.46 | 6.33 | 1,847.7 | 3,295.7 | |
| Sea Isle City (10) | city | 2,114 | 6,900 | 2.53 | 0.36 | 2.17 | 974.5 | 3,180.8 | |
| Stone Harbor (8) | borough | 866 | 3,247 | 1.96 | 0.56 | 1.40 | 619.6 | 2,323.3 | |
| Upper Township (13) | township | 12,373 | 6,341 | 68.69 | 6.54 | 62.15 | 199.1 | 102.0 |
Beesley's Point Marmora Palermo Strathmere CDP (158) Tuckahoe |
| West Cape May (2) | borough | 1,024 | 1,043 | 1.18 | 0.01 | 1.17 | 878.8 | 895.1 | |
| West Wildwood (6) | borough | 603 | 893 | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 2,188.4 | 3,240.9 | |
| Wildwood (5) | city | 5,325 | 6,843 | 1.39 | 0.09 | 1.30 | 4,082.0 | 5,245.7 | |
| Wildwood Crest (4) | borough | 3,270 | 5,569 | 1.31 | 0.18 | 1.13 | 2,884.0 | 4,911.6 | |
| Woodbine (12) | borough | 2,472 | 1,079 | 8.02 | 0.00 | 8.02 | 308.2 | 134.5 | |
| Cape May | county | 97,265 | 98,309 | 620.42 | 368.99 | 251.42 | 386.9 | 391.0 |
وصلات خارجية
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- Official county website
- newspaper
- The Beachcomber
- newspaper
- Rutgers at Atlantic Cape Community College
نطقب:Cape May County, New Jersey
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^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم
<ref>غير سليم؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماةproposed - ^ GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Cape May County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 11, 2015.
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