Editing West Wildwood, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 0.36 square miles (0.94&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 0.29 square miles (0.74&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.08 square miles (0.20&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (21.67%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough borders the Cape May County municipalities of [[Middle Township, New Jersey|Middle Township]], [[North Wildwood, New Jersey|North Wildwood City]] and [[Wildwood, New Jersey|Wildwood City]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/837893/touches.html Areas touching West Wildwood], MapIt. Accessed March 13, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/cape-may/ Cape May County], Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 13, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Located on a small island connected to Wildwood by a two-lane bridge, the borough consists primarily vacation and year-round homes with a single night club, a miniature golf course and several marinas. Created using landfill to cover existing marshes in the 1920s, the borough is surrounding by bulkheads to protect it from flooding, though heavy winds and high tides can overtop the flood protection mechanisms.<ref name=NYT2008>Miller, Jen A. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/greathomesanddestinations/29HAVENS.html "Great Homes & Destinations | Havens | West Wildwood, N.J.; A 'Gated' Community Surrounded by Water"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 28, 2008. Accessed October 28, 2019. "To get onto the island of West Wildwood, N.J., you have two options: the two-lane Glenwood Avenue Bridge or a boat. The tiny island has no schools, but there’s one bar, one liquor store, one mini-golf course, one church and lots of marinas.... The town has about 700 year-round residents, a number that swells to 5,000 on summer weekends, according to the police department."</ref>