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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] .
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Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C.,...
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Atlantic, county, southeastern New Jersey, U.S., bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Mullica River and Great Bay to the northeast, and the Tuckahoe River and Great Egg Harbor to the south. It constitutes a coastal lowland bisected by the Great Egg Harbor River, which runs through swampy.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 10.86 square miles (28.14 km2), including 6.52 square miles (16.89 km2) of land and 4.34 square miles (11.25 km2) of water (39.98%). Brigantine is located on Brigantine Island. The only road to and from Brigantine is New Jersey Route 87, locally known as Brigantine Boulevard. The Jus...
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 9,450 people, 4,294 households, and 2,521 families in the city. The population density was 1,479.5/sq mi (571.2/km2). There were 9,222 housing units at an average density of 1,443.8/sq mi (557.5/km2). The racial makeup was 87.33% (8,253) White, 2.91% (275) Black or African American, 0.17% (16) Native American, 4.72% (446) Asian, 0.03% (3) Pacific Islander, 2.51% (237) from other races, and 2.33% (220) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latinoof any race...
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census there were 12,594 people, 5,473 households, and 3,338 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,959.0 inhabitants per square mile (756.4/km2). There were 9,304 housing units at an average density of 1,447.2 per square mile (558.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 83.15% White, 3.94% African American, 0.18% Native American, 5.72% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.67% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latin...
Brigantine Lighthouse – Constructed by the Island Development Real Estate Company in 1926 as part of an effort to attract residents to the island, the structure was too far from shore and too low t...Marine Mammal Stranding Center – Established in 1978 as the state's only marine stranding center, the center rehabilitates and releases stranded marine mammals and sea turtles, rescuing more than 3...Part of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is located on the northern end of Brigantine Island. The Refuge provides crucial habitat for many different types of endangered or threatened...The Brigantine Hotel, still standing on the Atlantic coast side of the island, was an early integrated hotel starting in the 1940s, and was owned for a period by Father Divine's International Peace...Local government
Since 1989, the City of Brigantine has been governed within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Council-Manager form (Plan 5), implemented by direct petition effective as of January 1, 1991. The city is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor (elected at large), two at-large council members and four wardcouncil members, all of whom serve terms of office of four...
Federal, state and county representation
Brigantine is located in the 2nd Congressional Districtand is part of New Jersey's 2nd state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 2nd congressional district is represented by Jeff Van Drew (R, Dennis Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025). For the 2024-2025 session, the 2nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is repr...
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there was a total of 6,430 registered voters in Brigantine City, of whom 1,219 (19.0% vs. 30.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,679 (41.7% vs. 25.2%) were registered as Republicans, and 2,524 (39.3% vs. 44.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 8 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.Among the city's 2010 Census population, 68.0% (vs. 58.8% in Atlantic County) were registered to vote, including 81.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 76.6% countyw...
The Brigantine Public Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 392 students and 59.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.6:1. The district's board of educationis comprised of seven members who set po...
Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the city had a total of 64.45 mi (103.72 km) of roadways, of which 60.54 mi (97.43 km) were maintained by the municipality, 3.74 mi (6.02 km) by Atlantic County, 0.06 mi (0.097 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 0.11 mi (0.18 km) by the South Jersey Transportation Authority. Constructed in 1972, the Brigantine Bridge is a vehicular bridge over Absecon Inlet, providing the only road access to Brigantine Island; formally known as the Justice Vincent S...
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides bus service to and from Atlantic City on the 501route.
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Brigantine has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with hot, moderately humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation. Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature above 32.0 °F (0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature at or ab...
According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Brigantine would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass (73) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Brigantine include: 1. Ray Birdwhistell (1918–1994), anthropologist who founded kinesics as a field of inquiryand research 2. Dan Borislow(1961–2014), entrepreneur, sports team owner, inventor and thoroughbred horse breeder 3. Mark A. Brown (born 1961), gaming industry exec...
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Welcome to Atlantic County, New Jersey. Learn more about our programs and services, amenities, and resources which all contribute to making Atlantic County a great place to live, work and visit.
Today, Atlantic County land area covers 555.70 square miles (third largest in NJ) and is incorporated into 23 municipalities. Estimated county population in the 2010 census was 274,549. The roots of local government in Atlantic County are long-standing.
