Tuckerton, New Jersey
| Tuckerton, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Tuckerton | |
 Map of Tuckerton in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Tuckerton, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°35′31″N 74°20′01″W / 39.592075°N 74.333511°WCoordinates: 39°35′31″N 74°20′01″W / 39.592075°N 74.333511°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | February 18, 1901 |
| Named for | Ebenezer Tucker |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Susan R. Marshall (R, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator | Jenny Gleghorn |
| • Clerk | Jenny Gleghorn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.804 sq mi (9.851 km2) |
| • Land | 3.364 sq mi (8.712 km2) |
| • Water | 0.440 sq mi (1.139 km2) 11.56% |
| Area rank | 304th of 566 in state 16th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 3,347 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 3,377 |
| • Rank | 437th of 566 in state 17th of 33 in county |
| • Density | 995.1/sq mi (384.2/km2) |
| • Density rank | 382nd of 566 in state 19th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08087 |
| Area code(s) | 609 Exchanges: 294, 296, 812 |
| FIPS code | 3402974210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885422 |
| Website | www |
Tuckerton is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, named for founder Ebenezer Tucker (1758–1845), and was a port of entry, but not the third Port of Entry in the United States, as is often described. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 3,347, reflecting a decline of 170 (-4.8%) from the 3,517 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 469 (+15.4%) from the 3,048 counted in the 1990 Census.
Tuckerton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1901, from portions of Little Egg Harbor Township.
The borough is surrounded by Little Egg Harbor Township, but is politically independent. Because Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor share the same 08087 ZIP code and Little Egg Harbor has no true "downtown" area, many refer to Little Egg Harbor and surrounding suburbs as "Tuckerton".
Tuckerton is home to the Tuckerton Seaport, a working maritime museum and village.
The area that is now Tuckerton was settled in 1698. Some of the early settlers were Andrews, Falkinburgs, Shourds, Ongs, Willets and Osborns. Edward Andrews settled on the east side of the Pohatcong Creek; his brother, Mordecai Andrews settled on the west side of the same creek. Edward, tired of going to Mount Holly Township with his grain, constructed a cedar log grist mill on the site of a dam built by beavers at the mouth of what is known as Tuckerton Creek. He built the grist mill in 1704, and it still stands to this day.
Tuckerton became a Port of Entry of the United States, but not the third port as is commonly believed, with Ebenezer Tucker appointed Collector, his commission bearing the date March 21, 1791, signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. It was six years later that Tuckerton became a post town with Reuben Tucker as its first postmaster.
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