Keyport
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town in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Monmouth
- Incorporated
- April 2, 1908
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Rose P. Araneo ( R , term ends December 31, 2026)
- Administrator
- Kimberly Humphrey
- Municipal clerk
- Michele Clark
- Total
- 1.46 sq mi (3.77 km )
- Land
- 1.38 sq mi (3.58 km )
- Water
- 0.073 sq mi (0.19 km ) 5.07%
- Rank
- 455th of 565 in state, 37th of 53 in county
- Elevation
- 26 ft (7.9 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 7,099
- Density
- 5,215.5/sq mi (2,013.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
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Encyclopedic overview
Keyport is a borough in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A waterfront community located on the Raritan Bay in the Raritan Valley region, the borough is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,204, a decrease of 36 (−0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 7,240, which in turn reflected a decline of 328 (−4.3%) from the 7,568 counted in the 2000 census. Keyport's nickname is the "Pearl of the Bayshore" or the "Gateway to the Bayshore".
Keyport was originally formed as a town on March 17, 1870, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet). On April 2, 1908, the Borough of Keyport was formed, replacing Keyport Town.
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