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Forked River, New Jersey
Place in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Forked River (/ˈfɔːrkɪd/[7]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[8] located within Lacey Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[9][10][11][12] As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 5,274,[2] an increase of 30 (+0.6%) from the 5,244 enumerated at the 2010 census,[13] which in turn reflected an increase of 330 (+6.7%) from the 4.914 counted in the 2000 census.[14]
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Forked River, New Jersey | |
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![]() Lacey Schoolhouse Museum | |
![]() Map of Forked River CDP in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey. | |
Coordinates: 39.8398413°N 74.1901399°W / 39.8398413; -74.1901399 | |
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County | Ocean |
Township | Lacey |
Area | |
• Total | 3.47 sq mi (8.99 km2) |
• Land | 2.73 sq mi (7.08 km2) |
• Water | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) 73.66% |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,274 |
• Density | 1,928.3/sq mi (744.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08731 |
Area code | 609 |
FIPS code | 34-76107[3][4][5] |
GNIS feature ID | 02390441[3][6] |
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Many Ocean County residents commonly refer to all of Lacey Township as Forked River. The first word is pronounced by locals with two syllables (/ˈfɔːrkɪd/). Pronouncing the first word with one syllable (/fɔːrkt/) is a sign of a new resident or outsider.[15][7]