Red Bank, NJ
| Red Bank, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Red Bank | |
Aerial view of Red Bank
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 Map of Red Bank in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Red Bank, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°20′55″N 74°03′59″W / 40.348697°N 74.066472°WCoordinates: 40°20′55″N 74°03′59″W / 40.348697°N 74.066472°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | March 17, 1870 (as town) |
| Reincorporated | March 10, 1908 (as borough) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Pasquale Menna (D, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator | Stanley J. Sickels |
| • Municipal clerk | Pamela Borghi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.162 sq mi (5.600 km2) |
| • Land | 1.739 sq mi (4.504 km2) |
| • Water | 0.423 sq mi (1.096 km2) 19.58% |
| Area rank | 396th of 566 in state 28th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 12,206 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 12,160 |
| • Rank | 200th of 566 in state 16th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 7,019.1/sq mi (2,710.1/km2) |
| • Density rank | 61st of 566 in state 5th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 07701-07704, 07709 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402562430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885366 |
| Website | www |
Red Bank is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, incorporated in 1908 and located on the Navesink River, the area's original transportation route to the ocean and other ports. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a population of 12,206, reflecting an increase of 362 (+3.1%) from the 11,844 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,208 (+11.4%) from the 10,636 counted in the 1990 Census.
Red Bank was originally formed as a town on March 17, 1870, from portions of Shrewsbury Township. On February 14, 1879, Red Bank became Shrewsbury City, a portion of Shrewsbury Township, but this only lasted until May 15, 1879, when Red Bank regained its independence. On March 10, 1908, Red Bank was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature and was set off from Shrewsbury Township. The borough was named for the red soil along the Navesink River.
Occupied by indigenous peoples for thousands of years, in historic times the area of modern-day Red Bank was the territory of the Algonquian-speaking Lenape Native Americans, also called the Delaware by the English. The Lenape lived in the area between the Navesink River and the Shrewsbury River in an area that they called Navarumsunk. The Native Americans traded freely with European settlers from England and the Dutch Republic in the mid-17th century, who purchased land in the area.
Originally part of "Shrewsbury Towne", Red Bank was named in 1736, when Thomas Morford sold Joseph French "a lot of over three acres on the west side of the highway that goes to the red bank." Red Bank was settled by English colonists beginning in the 17th century and became a center for shipbuilding. Its population grew rapidly after 1809, when regularly scheduled passenger ships were established to serve the route to Manhattan.
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