Keansburg, New Jersey
| Keansburg, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Keansburg | |
| Nickname(s): "Gem of the Bayshore" | |
 Map of Keansburg in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Keansburg, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°26′54″N 74°08′45″W / 40.448279°N 74.145823°WCoordinates: 40°26′54″N 74°08′45″W / 40.448279°N 74.145823°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1917 |
| Named for | John Kean |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Thomas Foley (term ends June 30, 2020) |
| • Administrator | Raymond B. O'Hare |
| • Clerk | Thomas P. Cusick |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.792 sq mi (43.492 km2) |
| • Land | 1.069 sq mi (2.769 km2) |
| • Water | 15.723 sq mi (40.723 km2) 93.63% |
| Area rank | 166th of 566 in state 11th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 10,105 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 9,873 |
| • Rank | 244th of 566 in state 20th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 9,452.3/sq mi (3,649.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 38th of 566 in state 3rd of 53 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07734 |
| Area code(s) | 732 exchanges: 471, 495, 787 |
| FIPS code | 3402536480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885265 |
| Website | keansburgnj |
Keansburg (pronounced "KEENS-burg") is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 10,105, which represented a decline of 627 (-5.8%) from the 10,732 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 337 (-3.0%) from the 11,069 counted in the 1990 Census.
Keansburg was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1917, from portions of both Middletown Township and Raritan Township (now Hazlet), based on the results of a referendum held on April 17, 1917.
The borough 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 Bay coastline.
The land that is now Keansburg was originally home to the Lenni Lenape Native Americans.
On September 3, 1609, the Half Moon, captained by Henry Hudson, is said to have landed on the shores of present-day Keansburg (although some historians argue that the landing and forthcoming explained events took place at the tip of Sandy Hook). Crewmen of the ship were attacked by the Native Americans when they departed the ship, and John Colman was killed, making him what is said to be the first European to be felled by a Native American arrow. He is believed to have been buried in the area that is today the intersection of Carr Avenue and Beachway in an area known as "Colman's Point".
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