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-as of [21 DECEMBER 2023]–
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-[ocean county] is a [county] located along the [jersey shore] in the [american state] of [new jersey]-
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(its ‘county seat’ is ‘Toms River’, which, like the county itself, has been one of the fastest growing areas of the state since the 1990s)
(as of the ‘2016 Census estimate’, the county’s population was 592,497, making it the state’s 6th-most populous county, a 2.8% increase from the 576,567 enumerated in the ‘2010 United States Census’, having increased by 65,651 (+12.8%) from the ‘2000 Census’ population of 510,916, surpassing ‘Union County’ to become the 5th-most populous county in the state and making ‘Ocean County’ the fastest growing in the state of ‘New Jersey’ in terms of increase in the number of residents and 2nd-highest in percentage growth)
(‘Ocean County’ was established on 15 february 1850, from portions of ‘Monmouth County’, with the addition of ‘Little Egg Harbor Township’ which was annexed from ‘Burlington County’ on 30 march 1891)
(the most populous place was ‘Lakewood Township’, with 92,843 residents at the time of the ‘2010 Census’ (up 32,491 since 2000, the largest population increase of any municipality in the state), while ‘Jackson Township’, covered 100.62 square miles (260.6 km2), the largest total area of any municipality in the county)
(‘Ocean County’ is located 50 miles (80 km) east of ‘Philadelphia’, 70 miles (110 km) south of ‘New York City’, and 25 miles (40 km) north of ‘Atlantic City’, making it a prime destination for residents of these cities during the summer)
(as with the entire ‘Jersey Shore’, summer traffic routinely clogs local roadways throughout the season)
(‘Ocean County’ is part of the ‘New York metropolitan area’, and is home to many tourist attractions frequently visited by ‘Delaware Valley’ residents, especially the beachfront communities of ‘Seaside Heights’, ‘Long Beach Island’, ‘Point Pleasant Beach’, as well as ‘Six Flags Great Adventure’, which is the home of the world’s tallest and second-fastest roller coaster, ‘Kingda Ka’)
(‘ocean county’ is also a gateway to New Jersey’s ‘Pine Barrens’, one of the largest protected pieces of land on the ‘east coast’)
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THEODORE SHAFTO
“lavalette”
(french origin)
(son founded the town)
(born in virginia)
(appointed one of first rear admirals by abraham lincoln)
“seaside heights”
casino pier
funtown pier
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