Seaside Park, New Jersey
| Seaside Park, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Seaside Park | |
Seaside Park beach
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| Motto: "The Family Resort" | |
 Map of Seaside Park in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Seaside Park, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°55′32″N 74°04′44″W / 39.925666°N 74.078754°WCoordinates: 39°55′32″N 74°04′44″W / 39.925666°N 74.078754°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | March 3, 1898 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Robert W. Matthies Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Bob Martucci |
| • Clerk | Karen Barna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.768 sq mi (1.989 km2) |
| • Land | 0.650 sq mi (1.683 km2) |
| • Water | 0.118 sq mi (0.305 km2) 15.35% |
| Area rank | 524th of 566 in state 28th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,579 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,551 |
| • Rank | 511th of 566 in state 26th of 33 in county |
| • Density | 2,429.4/sq mi (938.0/km2) |
| • Density rank | 254th of 566 in state 12th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08752 |
| Area code(s) | 732 Exchanges: 793, 830, 854 |
| FIPS code | 3402966480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885391 |
| Website | www |
Seaside Park is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,579, reflecting a decline of 684 (-30.2%) from the 2,263 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 392 (+21.0%) from the 1,871 counted in the 1990 Census. Seaside Park is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
The first inhabitants of the barrier island were Lenape Native Americans who came in search of fish, crabs, clams, and scallops. They called this area "Seheyichbi," meaning land bordering the ocean. The Atlantic Ocean provided more than food; these people began using shells in place of wooden beads as their form of currency. These Native Americans, who stayed during the summer and went inland for winter, were part of the principal Algonquian tribe that lived mainly on and around the North American Seaboard. The Algonquians in New Jersey called themselves "Lenni Lenape", which means "original people."
What is now Seaside Park was a section of Dover Township (now known as Toms River Township) until the creation of Berkeley Township in 1875. The area then became known as the Sea Side Park section of Berkeley Township. Over the next 25 years, lots were sold, houses and roads were built, and the population of Seaside Park began to grow.
On March 3, 1898, New Jersey Senate President Foster M. Voorhees, the acting Governor of New Jersey, signed a bill incorporating "Sea Side Park" as an independent borough, created from portions of Berkeley Township. Originally, the town ran from 14th Avenue to North Avenue, about half its present size. An area known as the Berkeley Tract, north of the original area of the borough, was annexed on or about May 12, 1900. The borough was named for its location on the Atlantic Ocean.
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