Ocean Grove, New Jersey

Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Ocean Grove welcome sign
Ocean Grove welcome sign
Location in Monmouth County circled and highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location in Monmouth County circled and highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Ocean Grove
Ocean Grove
Location in Monmouth County
Ocean Grove is located in New Jersey
Ocean Grove
Ocean Grove
Location in New Jersey
Ocean Grove is located in the United States
Ocean Grove
Ocean Grove
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°12′43″N 74°00′25″W / 40.21182°N 74.006944°W / 40.21182; -74.006944
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
TownshipNeptune
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2)
 • Land0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)  13.05%
Elevation
[2]
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
3,057
 • Density8,239.9/sq mi (3,181.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07756[4][5]
Area code(s)732[6]
FIPS code34-54480[7][8][9]
GNIS feature ID02389609[7][10]
Websitewww.oceangrove.org

Ocean Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[11] (CDP) that is part of Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[12][13] It had a population of 3,057 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 3,342 in 2010.[14] It is located on the Atlantic Ocean's Jersey Shore, between Asbury Park to the north and Bradley Beach to the south. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Ocean Grove is noted for its abundant examples of Victorian architecture and for the Great Auditorium, acclaimed as "the state's most wondrous wooden structure, soaring and sweeping, alive with the sound of music."[15]

Ocean Grove was founded in 1869 as an outgrowth of the camp meeting movement in the United States, when a group of Methodist clergymen, led by William B. Osborn and Ellwood H. Stokes, formed the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association to develop and operate a summer camp meeting site on the New Jersey seashore.[16] By the early 20th century, the popular Christian meeting ground became known as the "Queen of Religious Resorts".[17] The community's land is still owned by the Camp Meeting Association and leased to individual homeowners and businesses. Ocean Grove remains the longest-active camp meeting site in the United States.[18]

  1. ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocean Grove Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed August 8, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Census Data Explorer: Ocean Grove CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Ocean Grove, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 8, 2012.
  5. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 17, 2013.
  6. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Ocean Grove, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 17, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
  8. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  9. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  10. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  11. ^ of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 1, 2023.
  12. ^ New Jersey: 2010 – Population and Housing Unit Counts – 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed December 16, 2012.
  13. ^ GCT-PH1 – Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Monmouth County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 16, 2012.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Genovese, Peter (July 15, 2013). "Tent City: Life in Ocean Grove's one-of-a-kind community – but no barbecues or dogs, please". NJ.com. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  16. ^ Bell, Wayne T. (2000). Ocean Grove. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-0425-4.
  17. ^ Page, Tim. "'Summerfare' Offers Choir Festival", The New York Times, July 30, 1986. Accessed June 30, 2015. "Ocean Grove, about six miles south of Long Branch, was founded in 1869 as a Methodist camp meeting ground; by the early 20th century it had been dubbed the 'Queen of Religious Resorts.'"
  18. ^ Home page, Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association. Accessed November 6, 2007.