Cape May County, New Jersey
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.[1]
Cape May County, New Jersey | |
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Location in the state of New Jersey | |
New Jersey's location in the U.S. | |
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Founded | 1685 |
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Seat | Cape May Court House |
Largest City | Lower Township (population) Middle Township (area) |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
620.31 sq mi (1,607 km²) 251.52 sq mi (651 km²) 368.79 sq mi (955 km²), 59.5 |
Population - Density |
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Website: http://capemaycountynj.gov/ | |
Named for: Cornelius Jacobsen Mey | |
County flag |
Cape May County, New Jersey Media
A 1777 map depicting Cape May County, the scene of the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet on June 29, 1776, in the American Revolutionary War
Ocean City, August 2020
Corson's Inlet State Park along the Jersey Shore
References
- ↑ John P. Snyder (1969). The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968 (PDF). Trenton, New Jersey: Bureau of Geology and Topography.