Atlantic County, New Jersey
Atlantic County | |
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Atlantic City's boardwalk, the nation's first boardwalk, at night | |
Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey | |
New Jersey's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°28′N 74°38′W / 39.47°N 74.64°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Named after | Atlantic Ocean |
| Seat | Mays Landing |
| 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) |
| 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 (2020) | |
• Total | 274,534 |
• Estimate (2024) | 279,114 |
| • Density | 410/sq mi (160/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/ |
Atlantic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 15th-most-populous county, with a population of 274,534, a drop of 15 from the 2010 census count of 274,549. The United States Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program estimated a 2024 population of 279,114, an increase of 4,580 (+1.7%) from the 2020 decennial census. Its county seat is the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township. The county is part of the Jersey Shore and of the South Jersey region of the state.
The most populous place in Atlantic County was Egg Harbor Township, with 47,842 residents at the time of the 2020 census; 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). Atlantic County forms the Atlantic City–Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which is also part of the Delaware Valley combined statistical area / Philadelphia metro area.