Cape May ( eng. Cape May , Cape May ) - a city (city) in the county of Cape May in the state of New Jersey . The city is located on the peninsula of the same name on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and is the southernmost settlement of the state.
| City | |
| Cape may | |
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| Cape may | |
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| A country |  USA |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Cape may |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | |
| First mention | 1848 |
| Square | 7.1 km² |
| Center height | 3m |
| Timezone | UTC − 5 ; summer UTC − 4 |
| Population | |
| Population | |
| Density | 579.4 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +1 609 |
| Postal codes | 08204 |
| FIPS | 3400910270 |
| GNIS | |
| capemaycity.com | |
The name comes from the name of the first governor of the province of New Netherlands , Cornelius May (Cornelius Jacobszoon May).
Cape May is a popular summer resort located in a subtropical oceanic climate . Along the entire ocean in the city stretches a sandy beach, one of the top 10 beaches in the United States according to Travel Channel [1] . The population of the city, constituting (as of 2010) 3,607 people, increases in the summer to 40,000.