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The coastal city of Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County.
Atlantic City was incorporated in 1854.
The community of Atlantic City is near sea level<1>.
Time Zone: Atlantic City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Both Montana (historic<2>) and Wyoming have communities that are also named Atlantic City.
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At the time of the 2000 Census, Atlantic City had a population of 40,517 people<3> (or 16.01% of the total population of Atlantic County). The population of Atlantic City represented 0.48% of the total of New Jersey, making it the state's 18th most populous community.
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Atlantic City had a population of 39,408 people. This is a decrease of 2.74% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau. More information can be found on the Census Page for Atlantic City.
| Year | Population | Change
Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 39,408 | -2.74% | -0.45% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 39,586 | -2.3% | -0.1% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 39,625 | -2.2% | -0.79% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 39,942 | -1.42% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 40,517 | The Last Census |
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The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<4> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Absecon | | NW | 4 mi [6.44 km] | 8,389 | 9.83% increase |
| | Brigantine | | NE | 4 mi [6.44 km] | 12,647 | 0.42% increase |
| | Corbin City | | W | 14 mi [22.53 km] | 520 | 11.11% increase |
| | Egg Harbor City | | NW | 15 mi [24.14 km] | 4,379 | 3.65% decrease |
| | Estell Manor | | W | 17 mi [27.36 km] | 1,716 | 8.26% increase |
| | Linwood | | W | 6 mi [9.66 km] | 7,216 | 0.61% increase |
To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Atlantic City.
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Websites for Atlantic City
If you know of a history or genealogy society whose interest includes either Atlantic City or Atlantic County, would you please send us the URL for their website? We would like to add their link to our Gazetteer. To contact us, please visit our Feedback Page.
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If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).
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Footnotes
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atlantic City - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Atlantic City, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Atlantic City. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Atlantic City and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation |
| <5> | All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation |
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| Last Modified: 19 May 2010 |
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