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Long Branch, NJ

Long Branch, New Jersey
City
City of Long Branch
Church of the Presidents
Church of the Presidents
Nickname(s): The First Seaside Resort
Motto(s): Tide In
Map of Long Branch in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in New Jersey.
Map of Long Branch in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Long Branch, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Long Branch, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°17′43″N 73°59′24″W / 40.295372°N 73.989899°W / 40.295372; -73.989899Coordinates: 40°17′43″N 73°59′24″W / 40.295372°N 73.989899°W / 40.295372; -73.989899
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Monmouth
Incorporated April 11, 1867 (as Long Branch Commission)
Reincorporated April 8, 1903 (as city)
Named for "long branch" of Shrewsbury River
Government
 • Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)
 • Body City Council
 • Mayor Adam Schneider (term ends June 30, 2018)
 • Administrator Howard H. Woolley Jr.
 • Municipal clerk Kathy L. Schmelz
Area
 • Total 6.283 sq mi (16.274 km2)
 • Land 5.274 sq mi (13.660 km2)
 • Water 1.009 sq mi (2.614 km2)  16.06%
Area rank 251st of 566 in state
17th of 53 in county
Elevation 23 ft (7 m)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 30,719
 • Estimate (2016) 30,763
 • Rank 71st of 566 in state
6th of 53 in county
 • Density 5,824.4/sq mi (2,248.8/km2)
 • Density rank 88th of 566 in state
9th of 53 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07740
Area code(s) 732/848
FIPS code 3402541310
GNIS feature ID 0885285
Website www.visitlongbranch.com

Long Branch is a beachside city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 30,719, reflecting a decline of 621 (-2.0%) from the 31,340 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,682 (+9.4%) from the 28,658 counted in the 1990 Census.

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.

Long Branch was a beach resort town in the late 18th century, named for its location along a branch of the South Shrewsbury River. In the 19th century, theatrical performers of the day often gathered and performed there. It was visited by presidents Chester A. Arthur, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, William McKinley, and Woodrow Wilson.Seven Presidents Park, a park near the beach, is named in honor of their visits. The Church of the Presidents, where all seven worshiped, is the only structure left in Long Branch associated with them.

President Garfield was brought to Long Branch in the hope that the fresh air and quiet might aid his recovery after being shot on July 2, 1881, an incident that left the assassin's bullet lodged in his spine. He died here on September 19, 1881, exactly two months before his 50th birthday. The Garfield Tea House, constructed from railroad ties that had been laid to carry Garfield's train, is in Elberon.


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