Back مارغيت (نيوجيرسي) Arabic Margate City Catalan Маргейт-Сити (Нью-Джерси) CE Margate City CEB Margate City, New Jersey Welsh Margate City German Margate City Spanish Margate City (New Jersey) Basque مارگیت سیتی، نیوجرسی Persian Margate City French
Margate City, New Jersey | |
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| City of Margate City[1] | |
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 Map of Margate City in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
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| Coordinates: 39°19′51″N 74°30′25″W / 39.330913°N 74.506849°W[2][3] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | September 7, 1885 (as Borough of South Atlantic City) |
| Reincorporated | April 23, 1897 (as city) |
| Renamed | April 20, 1909 (as Margate City) |
| Named for | Margate, Kent, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Walsh Act |
| • Body | Board of Commissioners |
| • Mayor | Michael Collins (term ends May 16, 2027)[4][5] |
| • Administrator | Ken Mosca[6] |
| • Municipal clerk | Johanna Casey[7] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
| • Land | 1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.56 km2) 13.19% |
| • Rank | 435th of 565 in state 22nd of 23 in county[2] |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,317 |
| • Estimate | 5,162 |
| • Rank | 369th of 565 in state 15th of 23 in county[14] |
| • Density | 3,754.9/sq mi (1,449.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 177th of 565 in state 2nd of 23 in county[14] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 609[17] |
| FIPS code | 3400143890[2][18][19] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885292[2][20] |
| Website | www |
Margate City is a city situated on the Jersey Shore on Absecon Island, within Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, on the Atlantic Ocean shoreline. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 5,317,[11][12] a decrease of 1,037 (−16.3%) from the 2010 census count of 6,354,[21][22] which in turn had reflected a decline of 1,839 (−22.4%) from the 8,193 counted in the 2000 census.[23] Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[24]
Margate City was originally incorporated as the borough of South Atlantic City by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 7, 1885, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, based on the results of a referendum held on August 1, 1885. South Atlantic City was reincorporated as a city on April 23, 1897, and then reincorporated with the name Margate City on April 20, 1909.[25][26] The city was named for Margate in Kent, England.[27]
The city is located on Absecon Island, which stretches for 8.1 miles (13.0 km) and is also home of Atlantic City and Ventnor City to the northeast, and Longport on the southwest.[28] The city stretches about eight blocks from the Atlantic Ocean to the bay at most points in town. Margate is a popular Jersey Shore destination, especially during the summer, and is the home of Lucy the Elephant, a 65-foot (20 m)-tall wooden and metal-clad elephant recognized as America’s Oldest Surviving Roadside Attraction and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976,[29] and of Marven Gardens, of Monopoly board game fame.[30]
- ^ City Code: Chapter 1 - General Provisions, City of Margate City. Accessed May 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Business Administrator, Margate City. Accessed April 18, 2023.
- ^ City Clerk, Margate City. Accessed April 18, 2023.
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Margate City, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 7, 2013.
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- ^ Look Up ZIP Code for Margate, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 7, 2011.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 21, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Margate City, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 21, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 70. Accessed May 30, 2024.
- ^ Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 262. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 6, 2015.
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 4, 2015.
- ^ Absecon Island Shore Protection Project Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, United States Army Corps of Engineers. Accessed May 1, 2008. "Construct an approximate $63 million beach and dune system along the 8.1 mile oceanfront of Absecon Island that includes, the cities of Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate and Longport."
- ^ Sokolic, William H. "Margate's Lucy celebrates 125th birthday", Courier-Post, July 20, 2006. Accessed June 22, 2012.
- ^ Pritchard, Michael. "Margate Says It Will Try Again To Put The 'Garden' Back In Marven", The Press of Atlantic City, April 8, 1996. Accessed June 22, 2012. "For the last three years the city has tried to relandscape the public areas of Marven Gardens, designated as historic and made famous by its inclusion on the Monopoly board."