Manasquan, New Jersey | |
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 Location of Manasquan in Monmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Manasquan County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
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| Coordinates: 40°06′47″N 74°02′13″W / 40.113032°N 74.036886°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | December 30, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Mangan (D, term ends December 31, 2027)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Thomas Flarity[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Barbara Ilaria[6] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.52 sq mi (6.54 km2) |
| • Land | 1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2) |
| • Water | 1.15 sq mi (2.97 km2) 45.26% |
| • Rank | 373rd of 565 in state 24th of 53 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,938 |
| 5,877 | |
| • Rank | 349th of 565 in state 29th of 53 in county[13] |
| • Density | 4,302.9/sq mi (1,661.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 143rd of 565 in state 14th 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 | 3402543050[1][17][18] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885289[1][19] |
| Website | www |
Manasquan (/ˌmænəˈskwɑːn/, man-ə-SKWAHN) is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, on the Jersey Shore. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,938,[10][11] an increase of 41 (+0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 5,897,[20][21] which in turn reflected a decline of 413 (−6.5%) from the 6,310 counted in the 2000 census.[22]
The borough's name is of Lenape Native American origin, deriving from "Mënàskunk" meaning "Place to Gather Grass or Reeds".[23] The borough's name has also been described as deriving from "Man-A-Squaw-Han" meaning "stream of the island of squaws",[24] "an island with enclosure for squans",[25] "island door"[26] or "point" / "top".[27] Manasquan, Maniquan, Mannisquan, Manasquam, Squan, and Squan Village are variations on the original pronunciation and spelling.
Manasquan was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 30, 1887, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.[28]
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Manasquan as its 22nd best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[29]
- ^ 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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- ^ Administration, Borough of Manasquan. Accessed April 19, 2023.
- ^ Office of the Clerk, Borough of Manasquan. Accessed April 19, 2023.
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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 Manasquan, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 7, 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 Manasquan, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 30, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 28, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Manasquan, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 28, 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.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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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.
- ^ Rementer, Jim. Manasquan, Lenape Talking Dictionary. Accessed July 22, 2022.
- ^ Delancey, Karen Hammerdorfer. "Time traveling Exhibit offered glimpse of 1870s life", Asbury Park Press, July 28, 2001. Accessed November 21, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Manasquan was settled in 1685 by the Unamis branch of the Lenni Lenape Indians. It takes its name from the river, which means 'island of the squaws.'"
- ^ A Brief History of Manasquan, New Jersey Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Borough of Manasquan. Accessed February 20, 2006.
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 4, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 19. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 4, 2015.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 182. Accessed May 30, 2024.
- ^ "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100" Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.