Place:Absecon, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States

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NameAbsecon
Alt namesAbsecomsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34000042
Absecombesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34000042
TypeCity
Coordinates39.43°N 74.504°W
Located inAtlantic, New Jersey, United States
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Absecon is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 8,411,[1][2][3] reflecting an increase of 773 (+10.1%) from the 7,638 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 340 (+4.7%) from the 7,298 counted in the 1990 Census.

The current City of Absecon was originally incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 29, 1872, from portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township. Then on March 24, 1902, the City of Absecon replaced the town. The city is named for the Absegami tribe of Native Americans, from the word "Absogami", which means "little stream".

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