Union Beach, New Jersey
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Union Beach is a borough on the Jersey Shore of Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,723,[10][11] a decrease of 522 (−8.4%) from the 2010 census count of 6,245,[20][21] which in turn reflected a decline of 404 (−6.1%) from the 6,649 counted in the 2000 census.[22]
Union Beach, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.44749°N 74.170046°W / 40.44749; -74.170046[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Incorporated | April 16, 1925 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Charles W. Cocuzza (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Robert M. Howard Jr.[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Anne Marie Friscia[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.88 sq mi (4.87 km2) |
• Land | 1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2) |
• Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) 5.32% |
• Rank | 421st of 565 in state 33rd of 53 in county[1] |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,723 |
• Estimate | 5,705 |
• Rank | 359th of 565 in state 31st of 53 in county[13] |
• Density | 3,211.6/sq mi (1,240.0/km2) |
• Rank | 208th of 565 in state 23rd of 53 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 732[16] |
FIPS code | 3402574540[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885423[1][19] |
Website | www |
Union Beach was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 16, 1925, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet), based on the results of a referendum held on April 16, 1925.[23] A 100-acre (40 ha) farm in the future borough was owned by the Poole family since the days of the American Revolutionary War. Following the development of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Poole Farm became the site of the Union Subdivision in 1908,[24] while an area that had been called East Point Beach Estates was renamed Union Beach by developer Charles Carr in 1920.[25]
Union Beach was part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bayshore coastline. The plan has since been integrated into the 2016 Monmouth County Master Plan.