Stone Harbor, New Jersey
| Stone Harbor, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Stone Harbor | |
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 Stone Harbor Borough highlighted in Cape May County. Inset map: Cape May County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Stone Harbor, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°02′30″N 74°46′08″W / 39.04167°N 74.768777°WCoordinates: 39°02′30″N 74°46′08″W / 39.04167°N 74.768777°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Cape May |
| Incorporated | April 28, 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Suzanne M. Walters (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator | Jill Gougher |
| • Clerk | Suzanne C. Stanford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.962 sq mi (5.081 km2) |
| • Land | 1.398 sq mi (3.620 km2) |
| • Water | 0.564 sq mi (1.461 km2) 28.76% |
| Area rank | 415th of 566 in state 11th of 16 in county |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 866 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 836 |
| • Rank | 541st of 566 in state 14th of 16 in county |
| • Density | 619.6/sq mi (239.2/km2) |
| • Density rank | 423rd of 566 in state 11th of 16 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08247 |
| Area code(s) | 609 Exchanges: 368, 967 |
| FIPS code | 3400971010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885410 |
| Website | www |
Stone Harbor is a borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, that is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. It occupies the southern portion of Seven Mile Island together with its northern neighbor Avalon. It is a resort community for visitors enjoying beaches, sailing facilities and a thriving commercial center. The community attracts a large number of vacationers from the Mid-Atlantic region and Quebec. The borough has a summer population in excess of 20,000, and a year-round population of 866, according to the 2010 United States Census.
The New York Times describes Stone Harbor as a place of "gleaming McMansions and elegant shops", with an average single-family home selling for $2.5 million in 2008. In 2014, Forbes magazine ranked Stone Harbor (ZIP code 08247) as #191 on its list of the most expensive ZIP codes in the United States, based on median home sale prices after being ranked 47th in the magazine's 2006 listing. As of 2001, Worth magazine ranked Stone Harbor at 101 on its list of the Richest Towns in America, based on median annual real estate prices.
Development began in the late 19th century as a beach resort along the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad line. The community was marketed to wealthy residents of Philadelphia seeking a resort destination for a second home.
Stone Harbor was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 3, 1914, from portions of Middle Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 28, 1914. The borough gained a portion of Avalon on December 27, 1941. The borough is said to be made name for an English sea captain named Stone who sought shelter from a storm in the area.
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