ATLANTIC CITY

a city and seaside resort in Atlantic co.. New Jersey. It is on the Sandy Island Railroad and Absican Beach, and is 60 miles south of Philadelphia. It is connected with that city by steam and electrical railroads. The island stretches along the coast for 10 miles, with an average width of three-fourths of a mile, and is from 4 to 5 miles from the mainland. One of the most important summer resorts in the country has grown up here within comparatively recent years. The city has several miles of bathing beach, a magnificent promenade on the ocean front, many palatial hotels, and all the features of an important city. Atlantic City was probably the first all-year round resort in the United States. Its invigorating and temperate climate brings many people here, even in the winter. The transient population varies, but is estimated at from 400,000 to 500,000. Pop. 1920, 50,682.