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Absecon Island
Atlantic Ocean shoreline at Margate City, on Absecon Island
Map
EtymologyLenape Absegami ("little water")
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates39°20′26″N 74°28′39″W / 39.34056°N 74.47750°W / 39.34056; -74.47750
TypeBarrier island
Adjacent toAbsecon Inlet
Administration
United States
StateNew Jersey
CountyAtlantic
Demographics
Population53,917 (2020)[1]

Absecon Island is a barrier island located on the South Jersey Shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. On the island from north to south are the resort communities of Atlantic City, Ventnor City, Margate City, and Longport, with a total population among the four communities of 53,917 as of the 2020 United States census.[1] The island ends at Absecon Inlet to the north and Great Egg Harbor Inlet to the south.

  1. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2023.

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