19 May 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Cape May (sometimes Cape May City) is a
city located at the southern tip of
Cape May Peninsula in
Cape May County in the
U.S. state of
New Jersey. Located where the
Delaware Bay meets the
Atlantic Ocean, it is one of the country’s oldest vacation resort destinations. The city, and all of Cape May County, is part of the
Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the
Philadelphia–
Wilmington–
Camden,
PA-NJ-
DE–
MD combined statistical area, also known as the
Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the
2020 United States census, the city’s year-round population was 2,768, a decrease of 839 (−23.3%) from the
2010 census count of 3,607, which in turn reflected a decline of 427 (−10.6%) from the 4,034 counted in the
2000 census. In the summer, Cape May’s population is expanded by as many as 40,000 to 50,000 visitors. The entire city of Cape May is designated the
Cape May Historic District, a
National Historic Landmark due to its concentration of
Victorian architecture. Cape May was recognized as one of the top 10 beaches in the United States by the
Travel Channel. It is part of the
South Jersey region of the state.
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