Atlantic Highlands
| Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Atlantic Highlands | |
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 Map of Atlantic Highlands in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°24′42″N 74°01′11″W / 40.411771°N 74.019836°WCoordinates: 40°24′42″N 74°01′11″W / 40.411771°N 74.019836°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | February 28, 1887 |
| Named for | Location overlooking Atlantic Ocean |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Rhonda C. LeGrice (D, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Adam Hubeny |
| • Municipal clerk | Dwayne M. Harris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.562 sq mi (11.815 km2) |
| • Land | 1.289 sq mi (3.339 km2) |
| • Water | 3.273 sq mi (8.476 km2) 71.74% |
| Area rank | 283rd of 566 in state 20th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 4,385 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 4,295 |
| • Rank | 396th of 566 in state 36th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 3,401.2/sq mi (1,313.2/km2) |
| • Density rank | 190th of 566 in state 21st of 53 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07716 |
| Area code(s) | 732 exchanges: 291, 708, 872 |
| FIPS code | 3402502110 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885143 |
| Website | www |
Atlantic Highlands is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, in the Bayshore Region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,385, reflecting a decline of 320 (-6.8%) from the 4,705 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 76 (+1.6%) from the 4,629 counted in the 1990 Census.
Atlantic Highlands contains Mount Mitchill, the highest point on the eastern seaboard south of Maine, rising 266 feet (81 m) above sea level. The borough's name comes from its location overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantic Highlands was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1887, from portions of Middletown Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The borough was reincorporated on September 1, 1891.
Atlantic Highlands is part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bayshore coastline.
The town overlooks where the Atlantic Ocean and Raritan Bay meet at Sandy Hook, and its hills mark the highest point on the eastern seaboard of the U.S. south of Maine.
For thousands of years, the original inhabitants were the Lenape, who lived in and along the cliffs and creeks of Atlantic Highlands. The Lenape traded with the Europeans and sold a group of English settlers an area that covered the entire peninsula that was named Portland Poynt. The area was laid out with 10 lots in 1667, making them the first European residents of present-day Atlantic Highlands.
Colonists convened the first Assembly of New Jersey in 1667 in what is now Atlantic Highlands. During Revolutionary War years, loyalists to the English crown and patriots of the new America clashed in repeated raids and counterattacks across these lands. And here passed retreating English troops after their 1778 defeat by Washington at the Battle of Monmouth.
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