Sea Girt
| Sea Girt, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Sea Girt | |
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| Motto: Where the Cedars Meet the Sea | |
 Map of Sea Girt in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Sea Girt, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°07′50″N 74°02′02″W / 40.130499°N 74.033843°WCoordinates: 40°07′50″N 74°02′02″W / 40.130499°N 74.033843°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | May 1, 1917 |
| Named for | Estate of Comm. |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Francis K. "Ken" Farrell (R, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Lorraine P. Carafa |
| • Municipal clerk | Lorraine P. Carafa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.450 sq mi (3.756 km2) |
| • Land | 1.057 sq mi (2.737 km2) |
| • Water | 0.393 sq mi (1.018 km2) 27.11% |
| Area rank | 457th of 566 in state 38th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,828 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,785 |
| • Rank | 496th of 566 in state 43rd of 53 in county |
| • Density | 1,729.6/sq mi (667.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 310th of 566 in state 39th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08750 |
| Area code(s) | 732 exchanges: 282, 449, 974 |
| FIPS code | 3402566330 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885388 |
| Website | www |
Sea Girt is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,828, reflecting a decline of 320 (-14.9%) from the 2,148 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 49 (+2.3%) from the 2,099 counted in the 1990 Census.
Sea Girt was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 29, 1917, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1917. The borough was named for the estate of Comm. , who had purchased a property in the area in 1853.
In the Forbes magazine 2012 rankings of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", the borough was ranked 197th, with a median price of $1,135,184.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.450 square miles (3.756 km2), including 1.057 square miles (2.737 km2) of land and 0.393 square miles (1.018 km2) of water (27.11%).
Wreck Pond is a tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Sea Girt, Spring Lake and Spring Lake Heights. The Wreck Pond watershed covers about 12.8 square miles (33 km2) in eastern Monmouth County.
The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of Manasquan, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights and Wall Township.
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