Tag: Oceanport
Oceanport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,832. The population increased by 25 (+0.4%) from the 5,807 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 339 (-5.5%) from the 6,146 counted in the 1990 Census.
Oceanport was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1920, from portions of Eatontown Township (now Eatontown), based on the results of a referendum held on May 11, 1920.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Oceanport as its 4th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the “Best Places To Live” in New Jersey.
Oceanport is located at 40°18′58″N 74°01′14″W / 40.316012°N 74.020479°W / 40.316012; -74.020479 (40.316012,-74.020479). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.798 square miles (9.838 km), of which, 3.180 square miles (8.237 km) of it is land and 0.618 square miles (1.600 km) of it (16.27%) is water….
