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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Cape May |government_footnotes = 〔 |government_type = Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |governing_body = City Council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Jay Gillian (term ends June 30, 2018)〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of October 20, 2015. Accessed November 13, 2015.〕 |leader_title1 = Administrator |leader_name1 = Michael Dattilo〔(Business Administrator ), Ocean City. Accessed October 16, 2012.〕〔Avedissian, Eric. ("Reaction focuses on new options for West Avenue bicycle paths" ), ''Ocean City Sentinel'', May 25, 2011. Accessed April 7, 2015.〕 |leader_title2 = Clerk |leader_name2 = Linda P. MacIntyre〔(City Clerk ), Ocean City. Accessed October 16, 2012.〕 |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = May 3, 1884 (as borough) |established_title2 = Reincorporated |established_date2 = March 25, 1897 (as city) |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 27.964 |area_land_km2 = 16.402 |area_water_km2 = 11.562 |area_total_sq_mi = 10.797 |area_land_sq_mi = 6.333 |area_water_sq_mi = 4.464 |area_water_percent = 41.35 |area_rank = 202nd of 566 in state 5th of 16 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Ocean City city, Cape May County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 16, 2012.〕〔〔(Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Ocean City city ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed January 16, 2012.〕 |population_total = 11701 |population_rank = 207th of 566 in state 4th of 16 in county〔(GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 6, 2013.〕|population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = 1847.7 |population_density_rank = 300th of 566 in state 5th of 16 in county〔 |population_est = 11374 |pop_est_as_of = 2014 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = 〔, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.〕 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 3 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = 〔〔(US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |latd = 39.263596 |longd = -74.604605 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 08226〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Ocean City, NJ ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 6, 2011.〕 |area_code = 609 Exchanges: 391, 398, 399, 525, 814〔(Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Ocean City, NJ ), Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 8, 2014.〕 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3400954360〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 18, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0885332〔〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = |footnotes = }} Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is the county's largest city by area and is the principal city of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cape May County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 11,701,〔 reflecting a decline of 3,677 (-23.9%) from the 15,378 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 134 (-0.9%) from the 15,512 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed July 18, 2012.〕 In summer months, with an influx of tourists and second homeowners, there are estimated to be 115,000 to 130,000 within the city's borders.〔Lawlor, Julia. ("Weekender | Ocean City, N.J." ), ''The New York Times'', May 7, 2004. Accessed January 17, 2012. "POPULATION -- 15,378 year-round; about 115,000 in summer"〕〔Miller, Michael. ("Ocean City Seeks New Ways to Surf at Beach" ), ''The Press of Atlantic City'', February 9, 2007. Accessed January 17, 2012. "Ocean City, with a year-round population of 15,500, swells to more than 130,000 in the summer."〕 Ocean City originated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 3, 1884, from portions of Upper Township, based on results from a referendum on April 30, 1884, and was reincorporated as a borough on March 31, 1890. Ocean City was incorporated as a city, its current government form, on March 25, 1897.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 115. Accessed January 17, 2012.〕〔Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. (''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period'' ), p. 209. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 12, 2015.〕 The city is named for its location on the Atlantic Ocean.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 13, 2015.〕〔Gannett, Henry. (''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States'' ), p. 228. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 13, 2015.〕 Known as a family-oriented seaside resort, Ocean City has prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages within its limits since its founding in 1879,〔New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)〕〔Giordano, Rita. ("More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell" ), ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.〕 offering miles of guarded beaches, a boardwalk that stretches for , and a downtown shopping and dining district.〔Genovese, Peter. ("Down the Shore 2011: South Jersey" ), ''Inside Jersey / The Star-Ledger'', May 2011. Accessed January 19, 2012. "For those who swear by Seaside, Ocean City’s boardwalk will come as a shock. No boardwalk is better, or more relentlessly maintained; cups, straws and fast-food wrappers are quickly snatched up by cleanup crews.If you’re looking for a good time in “America’s Greatest Family Resort,” it’ll have to be alcohol-free. Ocean City is a dry town, which means no liquor stores and no bringing wine or beer to a restaurant."〕 The Travel Channel rated Ocean City as the ''Best Family Beach of 2005''.〔(Best Family Beach of 2005 ), Travel Channel, March 2005.〕 It was ranked the third-best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.〔Urgo, Jacqueline L. ("Sandy laurels for South JerseySeven of the Top 10 N.J. beaches are in Cape May County" ), ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', May 23, 2008. Accessed September 13, 2015. "Neighboring Wildwood Crest came in second, followed by Ocean City, North Wildwood, Cape May, Asbury Park in Monmouth County, Avalon, Point Pleasant Beach in northern Ocean County, Beach Haven in southern Ocean County and Stone Harbor."〕 In the 2009 Top 10 Beaches Contest, Ocean City ranked first.〔Spoto, MaryAnn. ("Ocean City wins No. 1 beach in New Jersey for '09" ), NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 19, 2009. Accessed September 13, 2015. "The town is dry and charges beach fees, but Ocean City had enough quaint charm to knock its rowdier neighbor Wildwood out of the top spot of best beach in the state this year."〕 From early June through Labor Day, Ocean City requires individuals age 12 and up to purchase a beach tag to access its beaches.〔(Ocean City Beaches ), Ocean City, New Jersey. Accessed September 24, 2007.〕 For the 2015 season, a one-day pass cost $5, a weekly pass was $10, and a seasonal pass for the full summer season was $25 (though, if purchased before June 1, seasonal tags were $20.)〔(2015 Beach Fees ), Ocean City, New Jersey. Accessed September 13, 2015.〕 ==History== The island, a stretch of dunes and swamps running for seven miles, had been used by local Native Americans who were brought there by its abundance of fish during the summer months. Originally purchased by the Somers family, the island had once been named Peck's Beach, believed to have been given the name for a whaler named John Peck who had a camp on the island.〔Staff. ("OCEAN CITY'S BIRTHDAY / THE PERFECT GIFT" ), ''The Press of Atlantic City'', September 10, 2009. Accessed January 19, 2012.〕 In 1700, whaler John Peck began using the barrier island as a storage place for freshly caught whales. Eventually known as Peck’s Beach, the island had several purposes: it was an Indian summer fishing camp, cattle-grazing area, and sometimes mainlanders would boat over for a picnic or to hunt.〔(History of Ocean City ), OceanCityVacation.com. Accessed April 7, 2015.〕 On September 10, 1879, four Methodist ministers, Ezra B. Lake, James Lake, S. Wesley Lake, and William Burrell, chose the island as a suitable spot to establish a Christian retreat and camp meeting on the order of Ocean Grove.〔(Ocean City Tabernacle History ), Ocean City Tabernacle. Accessed September 16, 2008.〕 They met under a tall cedar tree, which stands today in the lobby of the Ocean City Tabernacle. Having chosen the name "Ocean City", the founders incorporated the Ocean City Association, laid out street and lots for cottages, hotel and businesses. The Ocean City Tabernacle was built between Wesley and Asbury Avenues and between 5th and 6th Streets. Camp meetings were held by the following summer. As a result of its religious origins, the sale or public drinking of alcoholic beverages in Ocean City was prohibited.〔(History of Ocean City ), Ocean City Chamber of Commerce. Accessed September 13, 2015. "Part of the original four’s wish, that Ocean City remain a pure retreat that exemplified the Christian mindset, still remains today as strong as the cedar tree they first met under. Historically, Ocean City is a dry town—there is no public drinking anywhere on the island."〕 The first bridge was built to the island in 1883, and the first railroad soon followed. The first school began in 1881. The boardwalk grew and was relocated several times. The ship ''Sindia'' joined other shipwrecks on the beach on December 15, 1901, on its way to New York City from Kobe, Japan, but has since sunk below the sand. A salvage attempt to retrieve treasures believed to have been on the ship was most recently launched in the 1970s, all of which have been unsuccessful.〔(The Sindia: The Mystery Continues ), The Sindia. Accessed June 4, 2007.〕 A large fire in 1927 changed the city significantly, causing $1.5 million in damage and leading the city to move the boardwalk closer to the ocean, which resulted in the greater potential for damage from saltwater.〔Johnston, David. ("In Ocean City, The Expensive Legacy Of A Fire" ), ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', August 12, 1991. Accessed September 13, 2015. "The popular Music Pier needs those renovations because of the city fathers' action after the 1927 inferno. They used the fire as an excuse to move the boardwalk much closer to the ocean. That, in turn, led the Music Pier to be built over the water - making it much more susceptible to the damaging effects of saltwater."〕 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「Ocean City, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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