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Cape May County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 97,265,〔 decreasing by 5,061 (-4.9%) from the 102,326 counted in the 2000 Census,〔 retaining its position as the state's second-least populous county. Cape May was one of only two counties to lose population in the decade since 2000; the decline was the largest percentage decrease of any county statewide and the second-largest in absolute terms.〔(NJ Labor Market Views ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, March 15, 2011. Accessed October 3, 2013.〕〔 As of the 2014 Census Estimate, the county's population was 95,344.〔 A consistently popular summer destination with of beaches, Cape May attracts vacationers from New Jersey and surrounding states, with the summer population exceeding 800,000. Tourism generates annual revenues of $5.3 billion, making it the county's single largest industry, with leisure and hospitality being Cape May's largest employment category. The county is part of the Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area〔(May 2012 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Definitions ), Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed May 29, 2013.〕 as well as the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area.〔(Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas ), Office of Management and Budget, February 28, 2013. Accessed October 3, 2013.〕 Its county seat is the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was named for Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, a Dutch captain who explored and charted the area from 1611 to 1614, and established a claim for the province of New Netherland.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.〕〔Gannett, Henry. (''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States'' ), p. 68. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed August 28, 2015.〕 ==Geography== Most of the county lies on a peninsula that juts into Delaware Bay. It is flat and coastal. Sea level is the lowest point; the highest elevation is found at three areas in Belleplain State Forest in the county's northern corner which are approximately above sea level.〔(New Jersey County High Points ), Peakbagger.com. Accessed October 3, 2013.〕 According to the 2010 Census, the county had a total area of , including of land (40.5%) and of water (59.5%).〔(Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Counties ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 11, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cape May County, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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