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Point Pleasant
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borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Ocean
- Incorporated
- May 19, 1920
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Robert A. Sabosik ( R , term ends December 31, 2026)
- Administrator
- Frank Pannucci Jr.
- Municipal clerk
- Antoinette Jones
- Total
- 4.17 sq mi (10.79 km )
- Land
- 3.49 sq mi (9.04 km )
- Water
- 0.67 sq mi (1.74 km ) 16.16%
- Rank
- 292nd of 565 in state, 15th of 33 in county
- Elevation
- 13 ft (4.0 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 19,429
- Density
- 5,425.7/sq mi (2,094.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Home - Borough of Point Pleasant
Official website of the Borough of Point Pleasant, New Jersey.
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Encyclopedic overview
Schematic illustration of Point Pleasant Canal Point Pleasant is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, in northern Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 18,941, an increase of 549 (+3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 18,392, which in turn reflected a decline of 914 (−4.7%) from the 19,306 counted at the 2000 census.
The borough is a Jersey Shore community situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that divides the Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean at the Manasquan Inlet; the borough derives its name from this location.
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