Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Monmouth
- Incorporated
- March 26, 1874 (as borough)
- Reincorporated
- February 28, 1897 (as city)
- Named after
- Francis Asbury
- Type
- Faulkner Act (council–manager)
- Body
- City Council
- Mayor
- John B. Moor (term ends December 31, 2026)
- Manager
- Adam Cruz
- Municipal clerk
- Lisa Esposito
- Total
- 1.61 sq mi (4.17 km )
- Land
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Asbury Park (/æzbɛri/) is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 15,188, a decrease of 928 (−5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 16,116, which in turn reflected a decline of 814 (−4.8%) from the 16,930 counted in the 2000 census.
In 2022, Asbury Park's beach was named one of the best in the world by Money and one of the best in the country by Travel + Leisure.
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