The 2010 U.S. population within of Oyster Creek was 133,609, an increase of 35.8 percent in a decade, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data for msnbc.com. The 2010 U.S. population within was 4,482,261, an increase of 10.4 percent since 2000. Cities within include Atlantic City ( to city center), Toms River ( to city center), Lakewood ( to city center), Asbury Park ( to city center), and Cherry Hill ( to city center).Bill Dedman, Nuclear neighbors: Population rises near US reactors, NBC News, April 14, 2011 http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42555888 Accessed May 1, 2011.
