Manasquan, New Jersey
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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]
Manasquan, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.113032°N 74.036886°W / 40.113032; -74.036886[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)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Thomas Flarity[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Barbara Ilaria[7] |
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 |
• Estimate | 5,920 |
• 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 |
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]