Harvey Cedars, New Jersey | |
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 The Harvey Cedars Hotel, on Long Beach Island | |
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 Location of Harvey Cedars in Ocean County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
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| Coordinates: 39°41′58″N 74°08′29″W / 39.699578°N 74.141511°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Ocean |
| Incorporated | November 20, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Walsh Act |
| • Body | Board of Commissioners |
| • Mayor | Jonathan M. Imperiale (term ends December 31, 2027)[3][4] |
| • Municipal clerk | Christine Lisiewski (acting)[5] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.19 sq mi (3.08 km2) |
| • Land | 0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2) 52.61% |
| • Rank | 488th of 565 in state 23rd of 33 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 391 |
| • Estimate (2023)[10] | 397 |
| • Rank | 558th of 565 in state 32nd of 33 in county[11] |
| • Density | 696.7/sq mi (269.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 420th of 565 in state 24th of 33 in county[11] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 207, 361, 492, 494[14] |
| FIPS code | 3402930390[1][15][16] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885246[1][17] |
| Website | www |
Harvey Cedars is a coastal borough situated on the Jersey Shore, in southern Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough encompasses a narrow strip of Long Beach Island fronting both the Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 391,[9] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 54 (+16.0%) from the 2010 census count of 337,[18][19] which in turn reflected a decline of 22 (−6.1%) from the 359 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
Harvey Cedars was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 15, 1894, from portions of Union Township (now Barnegat Township), based on the results of a referendum held on November 20, 1894.[21] The community's post office was initially known as High Point, the name of a neighborhood in the borough that lies at a higher elevation, before a name change was made in the 1930s at the request of the United States Postal Service to differentiate the post office from the northern New Jersey community of High Point in Sussex County.[22]
The majority of the housing units in the borough are seasonal houses used primarily in the summer by owners who live elsewhere, bringing the summer population to 12,000.[23] The borough's quiet character and bay and ocean access make housing very expensive, with many bay or oceanfront houses priced at $2 million or more. Despite the borough's small size, its property was assessed at over $1.28 billion in 2019.[24]
- ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Municipal Clerk, Borough of Harvey Cedars. Accessed July 2, 2024.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Harvey Cedars, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Harvey Cedars, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 25, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 24, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Harvey Cedars, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 24, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 202. Accessed May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Harvey Cedars sees 100 seasons", Asbury Park Press, September 23, 1994. Accessed March 21, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The borough's first name was High Point because its northern section is the highest point on the island. At the time, however, the southern section was known as Harvey Cedars. The U.S. Postal Service forced the borough to drop High Point in the 1930s, to avoid confusion with another High Point in New Jersey, which is now a part of Montague Township in Sussex County."
- ^ Home Page, Harvey Cedars Police Department. Accessed February 18, 2015. "Harvey Cedars has a winter population of approximately 400 people. In the summer the population grows to approximately 12,000."
- ^ 2019 Abstract Of Ratables, Ocean County Board of Taxation. Accessed May 30, 2020.