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Country :
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United States
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State :
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New Jersey
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County :
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Atlantic
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Incorporated :
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February 29, 1872 (as town)
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Reincorporated :
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March 24, 1902 (as city)
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Named for :
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Absegami Native Americans
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• Type :
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City
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• Body :
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City Council
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• Mayor :
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Kimberly Dalton Horton (D, term ends December 31, 2020)[3][4]
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• Administrator :
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Jessica Thompson[5]
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• Municipal clerk :
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Carrie A. Crone[6]
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• Total :
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8,411
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• Land :
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5.396 sq mi (13.975 km2)
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• Water :
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1.896 sq mi (4.911 km2) 26.01%
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Area rank :
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239th of 566 in state17th of 23 in county[1]
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Elevation[8] :
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3 ft (0.9 m)
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• Estimate (2019)[12] :
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8,818
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• Rank :
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272nd of 566 in state11th of 23 in county[13]
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• Density :
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1,558.8/sq mi (601.9/km2)
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• Density rank :
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329th of 566 in state9th of 23 in county[13]
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Time zone :
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UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
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• Summer (DST) :
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UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
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ZIP Codes :
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08201, 08205[14][15]
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Area code(s) :
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609 exchanges: 404, 652, 748[16]
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FIPS code :
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3400100100[1][17][18]
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GNIS feature ID :
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0885134[1][19]
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Website :
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www.abseconnj.gov
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