Seabright, New Jersey
| Sea Bright, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Sea Bright | |
Downtown Sea Bright
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 Map of Sea Bright in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Sea Bright, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°21′32″N 73°58′28″W / 40.358927°N 73.974343°WCoordinates: 40°21′32″N 73°58′28″W / 40.358927°N 73.974343°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | March 21, 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Dina Long (I, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Joseph Verruni |
| • Municipal clerk | Christine Pfeiffer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.287 sq mi (3.333 km2) |
| • Land | 0.730 sq mi (1.890 km2) |
| • Water | 0.557 sq mi (1.443 km2) 43.30% |
| Area rank | 475th of 566 in state 42nd of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,412 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,387 |
| • Rank | 517th of 566 in state 46th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 1,935.5/sq mi (747.3/km2) |
| • Density rank | 296th of 566 in state 34th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07760 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402566240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885387 |
| Website | www |
Sea Bright is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,412, reflecting a decline of 406 (-22.3%) from the 1,818 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 125 (+7.4%) from the 1,693 counted in the 1990 Census.
Sea Bright was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1889, from portions of Ocean Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was reincorporated on March 10, 1897. Additional portions of Ocean Township were annexed by the borough in March 1909.
Some sources attribute the name to a suggestion made by Martha Bayard Stevens, The borough and other sources say that the borough was named for Sea Bright, England, though there is no evidence such a place exists. Earlier sources often spell it as one word, "Seabright", as seen in the United States Coast Guard's Station Seabright and the Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club.
In the early 1840s, the area of present-day Sea Bright was a fishing community of simple shacks near the beach dunes; Ocean House, the area's first hotel, opened in 1842, featuring access to fishing and sea bathing. The area was called "Nauvoo", a Native American word, meaning "bright sea". An alternative explanation, which the borough credits as the source, is that the name is derived from the Hebrew language meaning "pleasant place," which was the same name that Mormon leader Joseph Smith gave to Nauvoo, the Illinois town he founded in 1839. Smith is said to have visited Monmouth County during a missionary journey in 1840.
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