Manasquan, New Jersey
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Location of Manasquan in Monmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Manasquan County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
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| Coordinates: 40°06′47″N 74°02′13″W / 40.113032°N 74.036886°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | December 30, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Mangan (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Thomas Flarity |
| • Municipal clerk | Nancy Acciavatti |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.53 sq mi (6.54 km2) |
| • Land | 1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2) |
| • Water | 1.15 sq mi (2.97 km2) 45.26% |
| • Rank | 373rd of 565 in state 24th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,938 |
• Estimate (2023) | 5,877 |
| • Rank | 349th of 565 in state 29th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 4,302.9/sq mi (1,661.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 143rd of 565 in state 14th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08736 |
| Area code | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402543050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885289 |
| Website | www |
Manasquan (/ˌmænəˈskwɑːn/, man-ə-SKWAHN) is a borough in southern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, on the Jersey Shore. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,938, an increase of 41 (+0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 5,897, which in turn reflected a decline of 413 (−6.5%) from the 6,310 counted in the 2000 census.
The borough's name is of Lenape Native American origin, deriving from "Mënàskunk" meaning "Place to Gather Grass or Reeds". The borough's name has also been described as deriving from "Man-A-Squaw-Han" meaning "stream of the island of squaws", "an island with enclosure for squans", "island door" or "point" / "top". Manasquan, Maniquan, Mannisquan, Manasquam, Squan, and Squan Village are variations on the original pronunciation and spelling.
Manasquan was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 30, 1887, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Manasquan as its 22nd best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.