Stone Harbor
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borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Cape May
- Incorporated
- April 28, 1914
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Timothy J. Carney ( R , term ends December 31, 2028)
- Administrator
- Vacant
- Municipal clerk
- Emily Dillon
- Total
- 2.19 sq mi (5.68 km )
- Land
- 1.42 sq mi (3.68 km )
- Water
- 0.78 sq mi (2.01 km ) 35.34%
- Rank
- 394th of 565 in state, 11th of 16 in county
- Elevation
- 7 ft (2.1 m)
- Density
- 560.7/sq mi (216.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
- Zip code
- 08247
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Stone Harbor
- Population
- 796
- Area
- 5.081201
- Elevation
- 7
- Official website
- stoneharborbeach.com
- Image
- Stone Harbor NJ LS station.JPG
- Households
- 466
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- Commons category
- Stone Harbor, New Jersey
- postal code
- 08247
- inception
- 1914-04-28
- water as percent of area
- 28.7617
- per capita income
- 86101
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U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35 Stone Harbor is a borough in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough, and all of Cape May County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. It occupies the southern portion of Seven Mile Island together with its northern neighbor Avalon. It is a resort community that attracts visitors looking to enjoy its beaches, sailing facilities and commercial center. The community attracts a large number of vacationers from the Mid-Atlantic region and Quebec.
As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 796, a decrease of 70 (−8.1%) from the 2010 census count of 866, which in turn had reflected a decline of 262 (−23.2%) from the 1,128 counted at the 2000 census. The borough has a summer population in excess of 20,000, who are generally wealthier than full-time residents.