Place:Mays Landing, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States

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NameMays Landing
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates39.456°N 74.727°W
Located inAtlantic, New Jersey, United States
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Mays Landing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 2,135.[1] It is the county seat of Atlantic County. The community was named for Captain George May, who sailed the Great Egg Harbor River in 1740, and purchased land in the area in 1756.

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