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Cape May County is located in the southernmost part of New Jersey and is the state's southernmost county. It is the second-smallest county in the state by total area, with a total area of 620 square miles. As of the 2019 Census estimate, the county's population was 97,265, making it the state's second-least populous county.

The county government is based in the county seat of Cape May Court House. The county is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose seven members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year. The Freeholder Board sets policy and oversees the operation of the county and its departments.

The county is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden Combined Statistical Area. It is located on a peninsula surrounded by Delaware Bay to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and the Mullica River and Great Egg Harbor Bay to the north. It is home to the Cape May County Park & Zoo, the Cape May Lighthouse, and the Wildwoods resort area.

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