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Beach Haven, New Jersey

Beach Haven, New Jersey
Borough
Borough of Beach Haven
Surflight Theatre
Nickname(s): The Queen City
Map of Beach Haven in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean county highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Beach Haven in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean county highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Beach Haven, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Beach Haven, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°34′34″N 74°15′06″W / 39.576031°N 74.251791°W / 39.576031; -74.251791Coordinates: 39°34′34″N 74°15′06″W / 39.576031°N 74.251791°W / 39.576031; -74.251791
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Ocean
Incorporated November 11, 1890
Government
 • Type Faulkner Act (Council-Manager)
 • Body Borough Council
 • Mayor Nancy Taggart Davis (term ends December 31, 2016)
 • Manager Richard Crane
 • Clerk Sherry Mason
Area
 • Total 2.320 sq mi (6.010 km2)
 • Land 0.978 sq mi (2.534 km2)
 • Water 1.342 sq mi (3.476 km2)  57.84%
Area rank 386th of 566 in state
18th of 33 in county
Elevation 0 ft (0 m)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 1,170
 • Estimate (2015) 1,172
 • Rank 527th of 566 in state
28th of 33 in county
 • Density 1,196.0/sq mi (461.8/km2)
 • Density rank 358th of 566 in state
18th of 33 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code 08008
Area code(s) 609 exchanges: 207, 361, 492, 494
FIPS code 3402903940
GNIS feature ID 885152
Website www.beachhaven-nj.gov

Beach Haven is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, that is located on Long Beach Island (LBI) and borders the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,170, reflecting a decline of 108 (-8.5%) from the 1,278 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 197 (-13.4%) from the 1,475 counted in the 1990 Census.

Beach Haven was incorporated as a Borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 11, 1890, from portions of Eagleswood Township, based on the results of a referendum held five days earlier.

It was ranked the ninth-best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.

Beach Haven, known on Long Beach Island as the "Queen City," is a late 19th century beach-front resort originally established in 1873 to house wealthy summer residents from Philadelphia. Although some of the major structures, including several hotels and a boardwalk, were lost to storms in the 1940s including the Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944, a large portion of the town retains its Victorian and Edwardian character. The Beach Haven Historic District listed in the New Jersey and the National Register of Historic Places in the early 1980s, encompasses the most intact buildings at the core of the resort.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.320 square miles (6.010 km2), including 0.978 square miles (2.534 km2) of land and 1.342 square miles (3.476 km2) of water (57.84%).

The borough borders the Ocean County municipalities of Little Egg Harbor Township and Long Beach Township.


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