Cape May County, New Jersey

Cape May County
County
Sunset on Sunset Beach in Lower Township in May 2009
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Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey
New Jersey's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°05′N 74°52′W / 39.08°N 74.86°W / 39.08; -74.86
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Founded	1685
Named for	Cornelius Jacobsen Mey
Seat	Cape May Court House
Largest municipality	Lower Township (population) Middle Township (area)
Area [1]
• Total	620.31 sq mi (1,606.6 km2)
• Land	251.52 sq mi (651.4 km2)
• Water	368.79 sq mi (955.2 km2)  59.5%
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	95,263
• Density	378.9/sq mi (146.3/km2)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	capemaycountynj.gov

Cape May County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township.^[3]

1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
2. ↑ "QuickFacts: Cape May County, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
3. ↑ John P. Snyder (1969). The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968 (PDF). Trenton, New Jersey: Bureau of Geology and Topography.