Keasbey, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°31′00″N 74°18′19″W / 40.51667°N 74.30528°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Township | Woodbridge |
| Named for | Keasbey family |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2) |
| • Land | 1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,027 |
| • Density | 2,073.3/sq mi (800.5/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 08832 |
| FIPS code | 34-36570[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0877527[4] |
Keasbey (pronounced "KAYS-bee"[5]) is a census-designated place[6] (CDP) and unincorporated community in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[7] It is located in the western outskirts of adjacent Perth Amboy. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 3,027.[2] Many Hispanic / Latino families have relocated from Perth Amboy to Keasbey.[8]
Keasbey was originally known as "Florida Grove"[9][10] due to its picnic areas and beaches on the Raritan River.
The community is named after the Keasbey family, whose home in Morristown is now Macculloch Hall, a museum. One of the brick manufacturers established in Keasbey was owned by the Keasbey family.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ a b Census Data Explorer: Keasbey CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Keasbey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ^ Melisurgo, Len. "Here's the right way to pronounce 25 N.J. town names everyone botches", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 23, 2017. Accessed June 22, 2023. "The correct pronunciation, at least the one being used in modern times, is KAYS-bee, according to the Historical Association of Woodbridge Township."
- ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2015.
- ^ "Keasbey community in Woodbridge has changed over the years".
- ^ Virginia B. Troeger and Robert James McEwen, Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township (Arcadia Publishing, 2002; ISBN 0738523941), p. 103.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.