Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is the
principal city of the Ocean City Metropolitan
Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cape May County. As of the United
States 2000 Census, the city population was
15,378. In the summer months, with an influx of tourist and second homeowners,
there are estimated to be 115,000 to 130,000
within the city's borders. [8][9]
Ocean City was originally formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey
Legislature on May 3, 1884, from portions of Upper
Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 30, 1884, and was
reincorporated as a borough on March 31, 1890.
Ocean City was incorporated as a city, its current type of government, on March
25, 1897.[10]
Ocean City is known as a family seaside resort that has prohibited the sales of
alcoholic beverages within its limits since
the city's founding in 1879. Ocean City possesses miles of guarded beaches, a
2.5 mile boardwalk, and a quaint downtown.
The Travel Channel rated Ocean City as the Best Family Beach of 2005.[11] It was
ranked the third best beach in New Jersey in
the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences
Consortium.[12] In the 2009 Top 10 Beaches
Contest, Ocean City ranked first.[13]
Ocean City requires purchase of a beach tag for all individuals age 12 and up to
go on the beach from early June through
Labor Day.[14] For the 2008 season, tags could be purchased on a daily basis for
$5, weekly for $10 or $20 for the entire
season.
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Geography
Ocean City is located at [show location on an interactive map] 39°15′55″N
74°35′38″W / 39.265371°N 74.593814°W /
39.265371; -74.593814 (39.265371, -74.593814).[16]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.1
square miles (28.7 km2), of which, 6.9 square
miles (17.9 km2) of it is land and 4.2 square miles (10.8 km2) of it (37.58%) is
water.
Ocean City is a barrier island with bridge connections to Marmora (Upper
Township) via the 34th Street (Roosevelt Boulevard)
Bridge , Egg Harbor Township via the Ocean City-Longport Bridge, Somers Point
via the 9th Street Bridge (NJ 52), and
Strathmere (Upper Township) via the Corson's Inlet Bridge. The Eastern side of
Ocean City borders the Atlantic Ocean, while
the Western side faces the Great Egg Harbor Bay, Beach Thoroughfare, Pecks Bay
and Crook Horn Creek.
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 15,378 people, 7,464 households, and
4,008 families residing in the city. The
population density was 2,222.8 people per square mile (858.0/km2). There were
20,298 housing units at an average density of
2,934.0/sq mi (1,132.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.57% White,
4.31% African American, 0.12% Native American,
0.56% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 0.86% from two
or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
were 1.99% of the population.
There were 7,464 households out of which 16.9% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 41.9% were married couples
living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and
46.3% were non-families. 40.4% of all households
were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The average household size
was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.71.
In the city the population was spread out with 16.4% under the age of 18, 5.6%
from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from
45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48
years. For every 100 females there were 86.4
males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,158, and the median income
for a family was $61,731. Males had a median
income of $42,224 versus $31,282 for females. The per capita income for the city
was $33,217. About 4.3% of families and 6.8%
of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under
age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
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Government
Local government
The City of Ocean City, New Jersey
861 Asbury Avenue
Ocean City, New Jersey 08226
609.399.6111
www.ocnj.us
The City of Ocean City was incorporated on March 25, 1897. Since July 1, 1978,
the City has operated under the Faulkner Act
(Mayor-Council) system of municipal government.[17]
The Mayor is the chief executive of the community who is chosen for a four-year
term at the Municipal Election in May and
serves part-time for a yearly salary. The Mayor does not preside over, nor have
a vote on the Council. The Mayor has a veto
power over ordinances, but vetoes can be overridden by a vote of two-thirds of
the Council.
City Council is the legislative body. There are seven elected members. Four
members represent individual wards and three are
elected at large. Each of the Councilpersons serves a staggered four-year term.
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