Cape May

city in New Jersey, United States
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Cape May
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Summary

Cape May is a city in New Jersey[1]. It draws 1,654 Wikipedia views per month (city in new jersey category, ranking #19 of 52).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Coast Guard City[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cape May County[4]
  • Country: United States[5]
  • Head of government: Zack Mullock[6]
  • Shares border with: Lower Township[7], West Cape May[8]
  • Postal code: 08204[9]
  • Commons category: Cape May, New Jersey[10]
  • Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[11]
  • Local dialing code: 609[12]
  • Inception: 1611[13]
  • Official website: https://www.capemaycity.com/[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cape May, New Jersey[15]
  • Population: 3607[16], 2768[17]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Cape May, New Jersey[18]
  • Described by source: The New Student's Reference Work[19]
  • Official name: Cape May[20]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Cape May[21]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cape May[22]
  • Number of households: 1401[23]
  • Category of associated people: Q112675641[24]
  • Elevation above sea level: 3 m[25]
  • Area: 7.47739 km²[26], 7.102608 km²[27]
  • Water as percent of area: 12.3459 percent[28]
  • Per capita income: 48,631 US dollars[29]

Why It Matters

Cape May has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Cape May receive?

Honors received include Coast Guard City[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . capemaycity.com. Retrieved . capemaycity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . www2.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . nj.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Coast Guard City
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Cape May County
    Official website → https://www.capemaycity.com/
    Inception → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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