Long Branch, New Jersey
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Long Branch is a beachside city in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 31,667,[10][11] an increase of 948 (+3.1%) from the 2010 census count of 30,719,[20][21] which in turn reflected a decline of 621 (−2.0%) from the 31,340 counted in the 2000 census.[22] As of the 2020 census, it was the 6th-most-populous municipality in Monmouth County and had the 74th-highest population of any municipality in New Jersey.[11]
Long Branch, New Jersey | |
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Nicknames: The First Seaside Resort, Friendly City | |
Motto: Tide In | |
Coordinates: 40.295372°N 73.989899°W / 40.295372; -73.989899[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Incorporated | April 11, 1867 (as Long Branch Commission) |
Reincorporated | April 8, 1903 (as city) |
Named for | location on the "long branch" of the Shrewsbury River |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
• Body | City Council |
• Mayor | John Pallone (term ends June 30, 2026)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Charles F. Shirley Jr.[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Heather Capone[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 6.29 sq mi (16.28 km2) |
• Land | 5.12 sq mi (13.27 km2) |
• Water | 1.16 sq mi (3.01 km2) 18.49% |
• Rank | 250th of 565 in state 17th of 53 in county[1] |
Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 31,667 |
• Estimate | 32,745 |
• Rank | 74th of 565 in state 6th of 53 in county[13] |
• Density | 6,180.1/sq mi (2,386.1/km2) |
• Rank | 86th of 565 in state 9th of 53 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 732/848[16] |
FIPS code | 3402541310[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885285[1][19] |
Website | www |
Long Branch was formed on April 11, 1867, as the Long Branch Commission, from portions of Ocean Township. Long Branch was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, based on the results of a referendum, replacing the Long Branch Commission.[23]