Bradley Beach, New Jersey
| Bradley Beach, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Bradley Beach | |
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| Motto: "New Jersey's Family Resort" | |
 Map of Bradley Beach in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Bradley Beach, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°12′06″N 74°00′43″W / 40.201604°N 74.012057°WCoordinates: 40°12′06″N 74°00′43″W / 40.201604°N 74.012057°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | March 13, 1893 |
| Named for | James A. Bradley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Gary Engelstad (term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator | Anthony J. Muscillo (interim) |
| • Clerk | Kelly Barrett (acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.633 sq mi (1.639 km2) |
| • Land | 0.612 sq mi (1.585 km2) |
| • Water | 0.021 sq mi (0.054 km2) 3.32% |
| Area rank | 535th of 566 in state 44th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 4,298 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 4,268 |
| • Rank | 399th of 566 in state 37th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 7,023.6/sq mi (2,711.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 60th of 566 in state 4th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07720 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402506970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885167 |
| Website | www |
Bradley Beach is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,298, reflecting a decline of 495 (-10.3%) from the 4,793 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 318 (+7.1%) from the 4,475 counted in the 1990 Census. The summer population can reach 30,000.
Bradley Beach was named for James A. Bradley, the developer responsible for the creation of the Bradley Beach and Asbury Park. In 1871, William B. Bradner, with James A. Bradley as an investor, acquired 54 acres (22 ha) of land north of Avon-by-the-Sea, and south of Ocean Grove. At the time the area where they had purchased their land was known informally as Ocean Park and was part of Ocean Township and later became part of Neptune Township.
Citizens appealed to the New Jersey Legislature for a referendum to separate Bradley Beach from Neptune Township, and on March 13, 1893, Bradley Beach was incorporated, based on the results of a referendum held on March 6, 1893. The borough's incorporation was confirmed on March 13, 1925.
It was the first location in the United States to charge sea bathers for beach access when it began minting its own tin badges starting in 1929.
Sand dunes were constructed on the borough's beaches in the mid-1990s at a cost of $10,000, using snow fences and discarded Christmas trees to build a base of wind-driven sand that rose 15 feet (4.6 m), atop which dune grass was planted. These dunes helped provide significant protection to Bradley Beach from the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, blunting the impact of the storm surge and limiting damage in the borough to beach areas and homes near the shore to $3 million, while neighboring communities that hadn't constructed such dunes suffered much more extensive damage.
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