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is an island city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 12,594.
What is now the City of Brigantine has passed through a series of names and incorporations since it was first created. The area was originally incorporated as
by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 14, 1890 from portions of Galloway Township, based on the results of a referendum held on June 3, 1890. On April 23, 1897, the area was reincorporated as the
. This name lasted until April 9, 1914, when it was renamed the
. On March 16, 1924, Brigantine was incorporated as a city, replacing East Atlantic City and incorporating further portions of Galloway Township.
magazine ranked Brigantine as its 36th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.8 square miles (25.4 km
) of it (34.32%) is water. Brigantine is located on Brigantine Beach Island. The only road to and from Brigantine is New Jersey Route 87, locally known as Brigantine Boulevard.