Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 510,916 people, 200,402 households, and 137,876 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 803 people per square mile (310/km²). There were 248,711 housing units at an average density of 151/km² (391/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.05% White

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, 2.99% Black

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 or African American

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, 0.14% Native American

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, 1.28% Asian

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, 0.02% Pacific Islander

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, 1.24% from other races

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, and 1.29% from two or more races. 5.02% of the population were Hispanic

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 or Latino

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 of any race. 24.9% were of Italian

Italian people

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, 18.2% Irish

Irish people

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, 12.5% German, 7.0% Polish and 5.4% English

English people

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 ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 200,402 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 22.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county as of 2009 was $60,787, and the median income for a family as of 2009 was $74,142. Males had a median income of $44,822 versus $30,717 for females. The 2009 per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $29,404. About 4.80% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.

It is also home to Mantoloking

Mantoloking, New Jersey

Mantoloking is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States . As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough had a total population of 296. The borough has an estimated summer population of approximately 5,000...

 (population 423), the wealthiest community in the state of New Jersey

New Jersey locations by per capita income

New Jersey is one of the wealthiest states in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $27,006 and a personal per capita income of $40,427 . Its median household income is $55,146 , ranked first in the country, and its median family income is $65,370 , the second highest in the...

.

Government

Ocean County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders

Board of Chosen Freeholders

In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...

 consisting of five members, elected at large by the voters of Ocean County in partisan elections and serving staggered three-year terms. Ocean County's Freeholders have both administrative and policy making powers, and are paid some $50,000 in salary and additional benefits. Ocean County also elects people to the constitutional office positions of county clerk and surrogate. The clerk is Carl W. Block (R

Republican Party (United States)

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), also former mayor of Stafford Township

Stafford Township, New Jersey

-Transportation:Stafford is served by a few major roads. CR 539 passes through in the western part. U.S. Route 9 passes north-south through the center of the township and Route 72 is the main artery that passes from the northwest to the southeast...

 and the surrogate is Jeffrey Moran

Jeffrey Moran

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 (R

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).

, Ocean County's Freeholders are:

• Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari
  Joseph H. Vicari
  Joseph Hugo Vicari is an American Republican Party politician. He has served as a member of the Ocean County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders since 1981.-Biography:...
  
   (R
  Republican Party (United States)
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  ) (Toms River Township, term ends December 31, 2011)
• Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little
  Gerry P. Little
  Gerry P. Little Ocean County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders. Little was appointed to the Board of Chosen Freeholders in December 2003 following the death of Freeholder James J...
  
   (R
  Republican Party (United States)
  The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
  
  ) (Surf City
  Surf City, New Jersey
  Surf City is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,205. The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island....
  
  , 2012)
• John C. Bartlett, Jr. (R
  Republican Party (United States)
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  ) (Pine Beach
  Pine Beach, New Jersey
  Pine Beach is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population increased to a record high of 2,127....
  
  , 2012)
• John P. Kelly
  John P. Kelly (New Jersey)
  John P. Kelly is an American Republican Party politician who serves on the Board of Chosen Freeholders in Ocean County, New Jersey. Kelly has been in various county government positions for more than 13 years and in municipal offices in his home town of Eagleswood Township for more than 15.Kelly...
  
   (R
  Republican Party (United States)
  The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
  
  ) (Eagleswood Township
  Eagleswood Township, New Jersey
  Eagleswood Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population had increased to a record high of 1,603....
  
  , 2013)
• James F. Lacey
  James F. Lacey
  James F. Lacey serves on the Ocean County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders. Lacey was first elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders in 1993....
  
   (R
  Republican Party (United States)
  The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
  
  ) (Brick Township
  Brick Township, New Jersey
  -Transportation:The major county routes that pass through are CR 528, and CR 549 . Two state routes pass through: Route 70 and Route 88...
  
  , 2013)

Politics

Ocean County is one of the few Republican strongholds in New Jersey.

Doug Forrester

Doug Forrester

Douglas Forrester is an American businessman in New Jersey. He was the 2002 Republican nominee for New Jersey U.S. Senator and the 2005 Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey. Forrester was defeated by his two Democratic opponents, Frank Lautenberg and then-U.S. Senator Jon Corzine,...

 carried Ocean County by 12 points in the 2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2005

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, winning every municipality but Lakewood Township and South Toms River Boro. In the 2004 U.S. Presidential election

United States presidential election, 2004

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, Republican George W. Bush

George W. Bush

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 carried the county by a 21.2% margin over Democrat John Kerry

John Kerry

John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...

. In 2008

United States presidential election, 2008

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, the county voted for Republican John McCain

John McCain

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 by an 18.4% margin over Democrat Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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, making it McCain's second-strongest county in New Jersey behind Sussex County

Sussex County, New Jersey

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, with Obama winning the Garden State by 15.5% margin over McCain, who carried Ocean County's every municipality except South Toms River

South Toms River, New Jersey

South Toms River is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 3,684....

. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win Ocean County was Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

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 in 1996

United States presidential election, 1996

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. In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009

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, Republican Chris Christie received 64% of the vote, defeating incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine

Jon Corzine

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, who received 28%.

Education

Ocean County College

Ocean County College

Ocean County College is an accredited, coeducational, two-year, public, community college located in Ocean County, New Jersey. Its main campus is in Toms River...

 is the two-year community college

Community college

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 for Ocean County, one of a network of 19 county colleges statewide. The school is in Toms River

Toms River, New Jersey

Toms River is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Toms River Township and is the county seat of Ocean County, New Jersey. It is part of a larger Toms River Township...

 and was founded in 1964.

Georgian Court University

Georgian Court University

Georgian Court University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Lakewood in Central New Jersey. The university is operated by the Sisters of Mercy...

 in Lakewood is a private Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy

Sisters of Mercy

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 college, which opened in 1908 on the former winter estate of millionaire George Jay Gould I

George Jay Gould I

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, son of railroad tycoon Jay Gould

Jay Gould

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. Lakewood is also home to Beth Medrash Govoha

Beth Medrash Govoha

Beth Medrash Govoha is a Haredi yeshiva located in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. It is commonly known as BMG, or Lakewood Yeshiva....

, a Haredi Yeshiva

Yeshiva

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, which is one of the largest yeshivas in the world.

The state's largest suburban school district, Toms River Regional Schools

Toms River Regional Schools

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, is located in the county. Toms River is also home to Ocean County's only Roman Catholic

Catholic school

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 High School

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, Monsignor Donovan High School

Monsignor Donovan High School

Monsignor Donovan High School is the only Roman Catholic High School in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, and operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. Located in the coastal community of Toms River Township, the school originally opened in 1962 as St. Joseph...

, operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton

Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton

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, which also has six elementary schools located in the county.

In addition to multiple public high schools, the county has an extensive vocational high school program, known as the Ocean County Vocational Technical School

Ocean County Vocational Technical School

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 district. In addition to its three campuses in Brick

Brick Township, New Jersey

-Transportation:The major county routes that pass through are CR 528, and CR 549 . Two state routes pass through: Route 70 and Route 88...

, Waretown

Waretown, New Jersey

Waretown is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Ocean Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 1,582. Waretown is home to Albert Music Hall and 2009 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, George E...

, and Jackson

Jackson Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,816 people, 14,176 households, and 11,269 families residing in the township. The population density was 427.9 people per square mile . There were 14,640 housing units at an average density of 146.3 per square mile...

, it contains two magnet schools:

• Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
  Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
  The Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science is a comprehensive, selective magnet public high school with a focus on marine and environmental science that is part of the Ocean County Vocational School District...
  
   (MATES)
• OCVTS Performing Arts Academy
  OCVTS Performing Arts Academy
  Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy or PAA for short is a specialized, public high school program which concentrates heavily on the fields of performing arts such as dance, vocal music, and theater. The school is currently located in Lakehurst, New Jersey with over 160...
  
   – Theater and Dance

Attractions

Ocean County has an extensive stretch along the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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, including the Jersey Shore

Jersey Shore

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 communities and oceanfront boardwalk resorts of Seaside Heights

Seaside Heights, New Jersey

Seaside Heights is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,887. Seaside Heights is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean...

 and Point Pleasant Beach

Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Point Pleasant Beach is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,665....

.

Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corp., the world's largest amusement park corporation...

, America's largest Six Flags theme park, is home to the world's tallest and formerly fastest roller coaster, Kingda Ka

Kingda Ka

Kingda Ka is a roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA. It is the world's tallest roller coaster, and was the world's fastest until Formula Rossa opened in November 2010. The train is launched by a hydraulic launch mechanism to in 3.5 seconds. At the end of...

. The park also contains Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, New Jersey's largest water park, and Six Flags Wild Safari, the largest drive-thru animal safari outside of Africa.

Forty miles of barrier beaches form the Barnegat and Little Egg Harbor Bays, offering ample watersports. It also is home of the Tuckerton Seaport

Tuckerton Seaport

The Tuckerton Seaport is a working maritime village and museum located in Tuckerton, New Jersey, United States. The site, which opened in May 2000, features 17 historic and recreated buildings connected by a boardwalk, a maritime forest and wetlands nature trail...

, a 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) maritime history village in Tuckerton

Tuckerton, New Jersey

Tuckerton is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, named for founder Ebenezer Tucker , and was a port of entry, but not the third Port of Entry as commonly believed, in the United States As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 3,517.Tuckerton was incorporated as a borough...

. In addition to being the northeast gateway to New Jersey's Pine Barrens

Pine Barrens (New Jersey)

The Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands, is a heavily forested area of coastal plain stretching across southern New Jersey. The name "pine barrens" refers to the area's sandy, acidic, nutrient-poor soil, to which the crops originally imported by European settlers didn't take well...

, Ocean County is also home to several state parks:

• Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
  Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
  Barnegat Lighthouse State Park is located on the northern tip of Long Beach Island in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The area where the lighthouse stands was regarded as one of the most important navigational points for ships bound to and from New York Harbor. The ships were dependent...
  
  
• Island Beach State Park
  Island Beach State Park
  Island Beach State Park is a New Jersey state park located just south of Seaside Park on the Barnegat Peninsula in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry...
  
  
• Double Trouble State Park
  Double Trouble State Park
  Double Trouble State Park is located in Lacey and Berkeley Townships in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The park was once the Double Trouble company's company town. The park's wilderness provides a unique insight into the Pine Barrens ecosystem...
  
  
• Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
  Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
  The Brendan T. Byrne State Forest is a 34,725 acre area in the New Jersey Pine Barrens in Burlington and Ocean Counties, New Jersey.-Description:...
  
  
• Jackson State Forest
• Forked River State Marina

Ocean County is also home to the Ocean County Mall

Ocean County Mall

The Ocean County Mall is a super-regional mall, opened in 1976 by Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, located in Toms River, New Jersey on Hooper Avenue. The mall is accessible off of Exit 82 of the Garden State Parkway via Route 37 East. The mall is owned by Simon Property Group. The mall has a gross...

 in Toms River, and FirstEnergy Park

FirstEnergy Park

First Energy Park is a stadium in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Lakewood BlueClaws single A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team. It is also used for outdoor concerts,...

, home of the Lakewood BlueClaws

Lakewood BlueClaws

The Lakewood BlueClaws are a minor league baseball team that currently plays in the South Atlantic League, a Class Single-A baseball league. The team plays their home games at FirstEnergy Park located in Lakewood Township, New Jersey...

, the Class A-affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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.

Transportation

Ocean County has various major roads that pass through. State routes that go through include Route 13

New Jersey Route 13

Route 13 is a short state highway in the communities of Point Pleasant and Bay Head, New Jersey, both of which are in Ocean County. The route consists of the Lovelandtown Bridge, and a distinct part of Bridge Avenue, which is mostly maintained by the county as County Route 632...

, Route 35, Route 37, Route 70, Route 88, and Route 166

New Jersey Route 166

Route 166 is a short, state highway in Ocean County, New Jersey. The route provides an alternate alignment of U.S. Route 9 through South Toms River and Toms River. The southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 9 northbound in Beachwood, where it heads northward along Atlantic City...

. Other major routes that pass through are US Route 9, the Garden State Parkway

Garden State Parkway

The Garden State Parkway is a 172.4-mile limited-access toll parkway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the New York line at Montvale, New Jersey, to Cape May at New Jersey's southernmost tip. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State." Most New Jersey residents refer...

, and Interstate 195

Interstate 195 (New Jersey)

Interstate 195 is an auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its western end is at I-295 and Route 29 just south of Trenton, New Jersey in Hamilton Township, Mercer County while its eastern end is at the Garden State Parkway, Route 34 and Route...

 (I-195 is the only interstate to pass through Ocean County solely in Jackson

Jackson Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,816 people, 14,176 households, and 11,269 families residing in the township. The population density was 427.9 people per square mile . There were 14,640 housing units at an average density of 146.3 per square mile...

).

Municipalities

The following is a list of the municipalities in Ocean County. Other, unincorporated areas in the county are listed below their parent municipality (or municipalities, as the case may be). Most of these areas are census-designated place

Census-designated place

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s that have been created by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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 for enumeration purposes within a Township

Township (New Jersey)

A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...

. The numbers in parentheses stand for the numbers on the map.

• Barnegat Light
  Barnegat Light, New Jersey
  Barnegat Light is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 574. The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island and is home to Barnegat Lighthouse....
  
   (6)
• Barnegat Township
  Barnegat Township, New Jersey
  -History:Barnegat gets its name from nearby Barnegat Bay and Barnegat Inlet. The inlet was originally "Barendegat," or "Inlet of the Breakers," and was named by Dutch settlers in 1614 for the waterway's turbulent channel.-Demographics:...
  
   (29)
  • Barnegat CDP
    Barnegat CDP, New Jersey
    Barnegat is a census-designated place within Barnegat Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 1,690 as of the 2000 census.One of the last battles of the American Revolutionary War took place here.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Ocean Acres
    Ocean Acres, New Jersey
    Ocean Acres is a census-designated place split between Barnegat Township and Stafford Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 13,155 at the 2000 census. Ocean Acres is approximately a six-square-mile community of 5,500 lots, located in the northwestern end of...
    
     (part)
• Bay Head
  Bay Head, New Jersey
  Bay Head is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 968. Bay Head is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean...
  
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• Beach Haven
  Beach Haven, New Jersey
  Beach Haven is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. The borough is located on Long Beach Island and borders the Atlantic Ocean...
  
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• Beachwood
  Beachwood, New Jersey
  Beachwood is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population increased to a record high of 11,045....
  
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• Berkeley Township
  Berkeley Township, New Jersey
  Berkeley Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population had increased to a record high of 41,255....
  
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  • Holiday City-Berkeley
    Holiday City-Berkeley, New Jersey
    Holiday City-Berkeley is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Berkeley Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 13,884....
    
    
  • Holiday City South
    Holiday City South, New Jersey
    Holiday City South is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Berkeley Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,047.-Geography:Holiday City South is located at ....
    
    
  • Holiday Heights
    Holiday Heights, New Jersey
    Holiday Heights is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Berkeley Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, in the United States...
    
    
  • Silver Ridge
    Silver Ridge, New Jersey
    Silver Ridge is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Berkeley Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 1,211.-Geography:...
    
    
• Brick Township
  Brick Township, New Jersey
  -Transportation:The major county routes that pass through are CR 528, and CR 549 . Two state routes pass through: Route 70 and Route 88...
  
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• Eagleswood Township
  Eagleswood Township, New Jersey
  Eagleswood Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population had increased to a record high of 1,603....
  
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• Harvey Cedars
  Harvey Cedars, New Jersey
  Harvey Cedars is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the borough population was 337. The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island....
  
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• Island Heights
  Island Heights, New Jersey
  Island Heights is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,673....
  
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• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, New Jersey
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,816 people, 14,176 households, and 11,269 families residing in the township. The population density was 427.9 people per square mile . There were 14,640 housing units at an average density of 146.3 per square mile...
  
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  • Cassville
    Cassville, New Jersey
    Cassville is an unincorporated area in Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States....
    
    
  • Vista Center
    Vista Center, New Jersey
    Vista Center is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Jackson Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 541.-Geography:Vista Center is located at ....
    
    
• Lacey Township
  Lacey Township, New Jersey
  Lacey Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey and is considered part of the Jersey Shore region. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population had increased to a record high of 27,644...
  
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  • Forked River
    Forked River, New Jersey
    Forked River is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lacey Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the CDP population was 5,244....
    
    
  • Lanoka Harbor
    Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey
    Lanoka Harbor is an unincorporated area located in Ocean County, New Jersey. Politically, it is part of Lacey Township.Murray Grove is a Unitarian-Universalist retreat and conference center in Lanoka Harbor, traditionally considered the site where Universalism in America began....
    
    
• Lakehurst
  Lakehurst, New Jersey
  Lakehurst is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,654.Lakehurst was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1921, from portions of Manchester Township, based on the results of a...
  
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• Lakewood Township
  Lakewood Township, New Jersey
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 60,352 people, 19,876 households, and 13,356 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,431.8 people per square mile . There were 21,214 housing units at an average density of 854.8 per square mile...
  
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  • Lakewood CDP
    Lakewood CDP, New Jersey
    Lakewood is a census-designated place in Lakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 36,065.-Geography:Lakewood is located at ....
    
    
  • Leisure Village
    Leisure Village, New Jersey
    Leisure Village is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lakewood Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,443. The sprawling active adult community is also locally known as "Original" Leisure Village because it...
    
    
  • Leisure Village East
    Leisure Village East, New Jersey
    Leisure Village East is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lakewood Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,597.-Geography:Leisure Village East is located at ....
    
    
• Lavallette
  Lavallette, New Jersey
  Lavallette is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,875. Lavallette is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.Lavallette was...
  
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• Little Egg Harbor Township
  Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
  Little Egg Harbor Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population had increased to a record high of 20,065....
  
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  • Mystic Island
    Mystic Island, New Jersey
    Mystic Island is a large, mostly-waterfront development originally planned as a resort community within Little Egg Harbor Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey...
    
    
• Long Beach Township
  Long Beach Township, New Jersey
  Long Beach Township is a Walsh Act Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 3,051....
  
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  • North Beach Haven
    North Beach Haven, New Jersey
    North Beach Haven is a census-designated place in Long Beach Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 2,427.-Geography:North Beach Haven is located at ....
    
    
• Manchester Township
  Manchester Township, New Jersey
  Manchester Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The township is noted for containing the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, the site of the infamous Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937...
  
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  • Cedar Glen Lakes
    Cedar Glen Lakes, New Jersey
    Cedar Glen Lakes is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 1,617.-Geography:Cedar Glen Lakes is located at ....
    
    
  • Cedar Glen West
    Cedar Glen West, New Jersey
    Cedar Glen West is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 1,376.-Geography:Cedar Glen West is located at ....
    
    
  • Crestwood Village
    Crestwood Village, New Jersey
    Crestwood Village is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 8,392.-Geography:Crestwood Village is located at ....
    
    
  • Leisure Knoll
    Leisure Knoll, New Jersey
    Leisure Knoll is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,467.-Geography:Leisure Knoll is located at ....
    
    
  • Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park
    Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park, New Jersey
    Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey...
    
    
  • Pine Ridge at Crestwood
    Pine Ridge at Crestwood, New Jersey
    As of the census of 2000, there were 2,025 people, 1,367 households, and 567 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 457.2/km2 . There were 1,514 housing units at an average density of 341.8/km2 . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.77% White, 0.49% African American, 0.05% Native...
    
    
• Mantoloking
  Mantoloking, New Jersey
  Mantoloking is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States . As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough had a total population of 296. The borough has an estimated summer population of approximately 5,000...
  
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• Ocean Gate
  Ocean Gate, New Jersey
  Ocean Gate is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,011.Ocean Gate was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1918, from portions of Berkeley Township...
  
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• Ocean Township
  Ocean Township, Ocean County, New Jersey
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,450 people, 2,446 households, and 1,743 families residing in the township. The population density was 310.1 people per square mile . There were 2,981 housing units at an average density of 143.3 per square mile...
  
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  • Waretown
    Waretown, New Jersey
    Waretown is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Ocean Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 1,582. Waretown is home to Albert Music Hall and 2009 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, George E...
    
    
• Pine Beach
  Pine Beach, New Jersey
  Pine Beach is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population increased to a record high of 2,127....
  
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• Plumsted Township
  Plumsted Township, New Jersey
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,275 people, 2,510 households, and 2,002 families residing in the township. The population density was 181.8 people per square mile . There were 2,628 housing units at an average density of 65.7 per square mile...
  
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  • New Egypt
    New Egypt, New Jersey
    New Egypt is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Plumsted Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 United States Census, the CDP population was 2,519.-Geography:New Egypt is located at ....
    
    
• Point Pleasant
  Point Pleasant, New Jersey
  Point Pleasant is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 18,392...
  
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• Point Pleasant Beach
  Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
  Point Pleasant Beach is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,665....
  
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• Seaside Heights
  Seaside Heights, New Jersey
  Seaside Heights is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,887. Seaside Heights is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean...
  
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• Seaside Park
  Seaside Park, New Jersey
  Seaside Park is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,579. Seaside Park is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.The first inhabitants...
  
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• Ship Bottom
  Ship Bottom, New Jersey
  Ship Bottom is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,156. The borough is located on Long Beach Island and borders the Atlantic Ocean....
  
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• South Toms River
  South Toms River, New Jersey
  South Toms River is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 3,684....
  
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• Stafford Township
  Stafford Township, New Jersey
  -Transportation:Stafford is served by a few major roads. CR 539 passes through in the western part. U.S. Route 9 passes north-south through the center of the township and Route 72 is the main artery that passes from the northwest to the southeast...
  
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  • Beach Haven West
    Beach Haven West, New Jersey
    Beach Haven West is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Stafford Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,444.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Manahawkin
    Manahawkin, New Jersey
    Manahawkin is a census-designated place and unincorporated area contained within Stafford Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Manahawkin translates to 'land of good corn' although this has been disputed by recent scholars claiming that it translate to “fertile land sloping into...
    
    
  • Ocean Acres
    Ocean Acres, New Jersey
    Ocean Acres is a census-designated place split between Barnegat Township and Stafford Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 13,155 at the 2000 census. Ocean Acres is approximately a six-square-mile community of 5,500 lots, located in the northwestern end of...
    
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• Surf City
  Surf City, New Jersey
  Surf City is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,205. The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island....
  
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• Toms River Township
  Toms River, New Jersey
  Toms River is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Toms River Township and is the county seat of Ocean County, New Jersey. It is part of a larger Toms River Township...
  
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  • Dover Beaches North
    Dover Beaches North, New Jersey
    Dover Beaches North is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Toms River, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 1,785. The CDP includes the communities of half of Normandy Beach, Normandy Shores, Ocean Beaches 1,2 and 3,...
    
    
  • Dover Beaches South
    Dover Beaches South, New Jersey
    Dover Beaches South more commonly known as Ortley Beach is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Toms River Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 United States Census, the CDP population was 1,594. It is more commonly called Ortley Beach...
    
    
• Tuckerton
  Tuckerton, New Jersey
  Tuckerton is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, named for founder Ebenezer Tucker , and was a port of entry, but not the third Port of Entry as commonly believed, in the United States As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 3,517.Tuckerton was incorporated as a borough...
  
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External links

• Ocean County website
• Ocean County Planning Board's Databook
• Ocean County Historical Museum: History of Ocean County
• History of the County Courthouse from County Clerk's website
• Ocean County Library
• Photographic galleries featuring the flora,fauna,and landscapes of the New Jersey Pinelands: Featuring many photographs that reflect the natural beauty of Ocean County, New Jersey.