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Keasbey (pronounced "KAYS-bee") is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) and
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in Woodbridge Township,
Middlesex County, New Jersey Middlesex County is a County (United States), county located in the North Jersey, north-Central Jersey, central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, extending inland from the Raritan River, Raritan Valley region to the northern portion of the ...
, United States. It is located in the western outskirts of adjacent Perth Amboy. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 3,027. Many
Hispanic The term Hispanic () are people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or broadly. In some contexts, Hispanic and Latino Americans, especially within the United States, "Hispanic" is used as an Ethnici ...
/ Latino families have relocated from Perth Amboy to Keasbey. Keasbey was originally known as "Florida Grove"Virginia B. Troeger and Robert James McEwen, ''Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2002; ), p. 103. due to its picnic areas and beaches on the
Raritan River The Raritan River is a river of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its Drainage basin, watershed drains much of the mountainous areas in the North Jersey, northern and Central Jersey, central sections of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay near ...
. The community is named after the Keasbey family, whose home in Morristown is now Macculloch Hall, a museum. One of the brick manufacturers established in Keasbey was owned by the Keasbey family.


Geography

Keasbey is in northeastern Middlesex County, occupying the southern end of Woodbridge Township. It is bordered to the north by Fords within Woodbridge Township; to the east by the city of Perth Amboy; to the west by Edison Township; and to the south by the
Raritan River The Raritan River is a river of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its Drainage basin, watershed drains much of the mountainous areas in the North Jersey, northern and Central Jersey, central sections of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay near ...
, across which is the borough of Sayreville. The
Garden State Parkway The Garden State Parkway (GSP) is a Controlled-access highway, controlled-access toll road that stretches the north–south length of eastern New Jersey from the state's southernmost tip near Cape May, New Jersey, Cape May north to the New York ...
and the Route 440 freeway intersect in Keasbey. Newark is to the northeast,
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, the Middlesex
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, is to the southwest, and
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, New York, is to the east across the
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. According to the
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, the Keasbey CDP has an area of , of which are land and , or 18.80%, are water, consisting of the northern half of the Raritan River waterway.


Demographics

Keasbey first appeared as a
census designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of 2020, the area had a population of 3,027.


Education

Residents are zoned to the Woodbridge Township School District. *Grade K-5: Lafayette School 25 *Grade 6-8: Fords Middle School *Grade 9-12: Depending on location. J.F.K. Memorial High School or Woodbridge High School.


In media

The
third wave ska Ska (; , ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a w ...
band Catch 22 referenced Keasbey in the title of their album '' Keasbey Nights'' in 1998. The album was re-recorded by
Streetlight Manifesto Streetlight Manifesto is an American ska punk band from New Brunswick Township, New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 2002. They released their debut album, ''Everything Goes Numb'', through Victory Records on August 26, 2003. The ban ...
in 2006.


Companies

Major employers include: *
FedEx Ground FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., also known simply as FedEx Ground, is an American Cargo#Road, ground package delivery company headquartered in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. It is a subsidia ...
, operates a regional hub * Wakefern, ShopRite's owner and distributor, has its corporate headquarters in Keasbey9. VENDOR A/P STATUS INQUIRY USER GUIDELINES
." Wakefern Food Corporation. Accessed December 22, 2011. "Wakefern Food Corp. 5000 Riverside Drive Keasbey, NJ 08832"


References


External links


Keasbey
at Woodbridge Township official website {{Authority control Census-designated places in Middlesex County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Middlesex County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey