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situated on the
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, in southeastern
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, in the
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. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,153, an increase of 102 (+3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,051, which in turn reflected a decline of 278 (−8.4%) from the 3,329 counted in the 2000 census. Most of the township is located on
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, a barrier island along the
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whose summer population swells to as much as 130,000, including part-time residents and tourists. In October 2012, Long Beach Township was severely affected by
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, with township mayor Joe Mancini estimating that potential costs to repair the damage estimated as high as $1 billion across Long Beach Island. As a result of the storm surge, flooding and high winds, dozens of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. After the waters receded, streets were left covered with up to four feet of sand in some spots. Governor
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issued a mandatory evacuation order on October 28, and it remained in place until a full 13 days after the storm. The township established a Sandy Relief Fund to assist residents in their recovery from the hurricane. Long Beach Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the
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on March 23, 1899, from portions of Eagleswood Township, Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean Township, Stafford Township and Union Township (now known as Barnegat Township). Portions of the township were taken to form Barnegat City (March 29, 1904, now Barnegat Light) and Ship Bottom-Beach Arlington (March 3, 1925, now
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).Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 204. Accessed May 29, 2024.
The name derives from the length of the island along Barnegat Bay.


Geography

According to the
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, the township had a total area of 21.99 square miles (56.95 km2), including 5.45 square miles (14.11 km2) of land and 16.54 square miles (42.84 km2) of water (75.22%). North Beach Haven (with a 2010 Census population of 2,235) is an
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and
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(CDP) located within Long Beach Township.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
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, August 2012. Accessed December 27, 2012.
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include the
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communities of Bay Vista, Beach Haven Crest, Beach Haven Gardens, Beach Haven Heights, Beach Haven Inlet, Beach Haven Park, Beach Haven Terrace, Brant Beach, Brighton Beach, Haven Beach, High Bar Harbor, Holgate, Loveladies, North Beach, North Beach Haven, Peahala Park, South Beach Haven, Spray Beach, and the Dunes. The township is divided into four noncontiguous land areas. The most populous, with most of the named places, is located north of Beach Haven and south of Ship Bottom. The Holgate section is south of Beach Haven; most of it is a wildlife preserve. Loveladies and High Bar Harbor form the northernmost, between Harvey Cedars and Barnegat Light. The township borders the Ocean County municipalities of Barnegat Light, Barnegat Township, Beach Haven, Eagleswood Township, Harvey Cedars, Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean Township,
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, Stafford Township and Surf City.


Demographics


2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 3,051 people, 1,539 households, and 943 families in the township. The population density was . There were 9,216 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 96.98% (2,959)
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, 0.26% (8) Black or African American, 0.03% (1) Native American, 0.49% (15) Asian, 0.00% (0)
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, 1.57% (48) from other races, and 0.66% (20) from two or more races.
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of any race were 4.13% (126) of the population. Of the 1,539 households, 9.6% had children under the age of 18; 53.9% were married couples living together; 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 38.7% were non-families. Of all households, 34.8% were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.48. 9.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 12.7% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64, and 40.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 97.3 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
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showed that (in 2010
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dollars)
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was $77,396 (with a margin of error of +/− $15,929) and the median family income was $95,417 (+/− $12,507). Males had a median income of $69,922 (+/− $25,066) versus $59,688 (+/− $18,587) for females. The
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for the borough was $63,020 (+/− $9,706). About 2.3% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the
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, including none of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.


2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 3,329 people, 1,664 households, and 1,038 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 9,023 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.53%
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, 0.24%
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, 0.03% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Long Beach township, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed October 31, 2016.
DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Long Beach township, Ocean County, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed September 20, 2012.
There were 1,664 households, out of which 12.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were
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living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.50. In the township the population was spread out, with 11.7% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 36.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $48,697, and the median income for a family was $59,833. Males had a median income of $41,681 versus $31,528 for females. The
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for the township was $33,404. About 3.8% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the
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, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.


Recreation


Long Beach Township Beach Patrol

The Long Beach Township Beach Patrol (LBTBP) was formed in 1936 to serve and protect the public and the environment on the of beaches in the township.About Us
Long Beach Township Beach Patrol. Accessed November 3, 2023.
It offers different programs, like the Lifeguard in Training (LIT) Program and the Beach Badge Checking Program, and holds annual competitions and events for lifeguards. The six communities that the patrol serves from north to south are Loveladies, North Beach, Brant Beach, Beach Haven Crest, Spray Beach, and Holgate.


St. Francis of Assisi Parish

The Saint Francis of Assisi Parish operates largely in Long Beach Township and comprised of four churches and a community center. The church supports traditional Franciscan Catholic beliefs and is led by pastor Francis DiSpigno, OFM. The St. Francis Community Center, founded in 1972, provides many programs to the public, including athletics, senior and educational services, and volunteering opportunities.


Government


Local government

Long Beach Township has been governed under the
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form of New Jersey municipal government, since 1936. The township is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government. The governing body is comprised of three commissioners, who are elected to serve concurrent four-year terms on a
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basis, in elections held as part of the November general election.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',
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, March 2013, p. 49.
The Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance in February 2011 shifting the nonpartisan elections from May to November, beginning as of the November 2012 election. , the members of the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners are
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Joseph H. Mancini (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety), Alexander L. Meehan (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property; elected to serve an unexpired term) and Joseph P. Lattanzi (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance), all serving terms of office that end December 31, 2024.Elected Officials
Township of Long Beach Township. Accessed July 4, 2024. "Long Beach Township is governed by a three-member Township Committee. Commissioners are elected to serve four-year terms on a concurrent basis."
Township of Long Beach
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. Accessed July 4, 2024.
''2024 Ocean County & Municipal Elected Officials''
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Clerk, updated April 2, 2024. Accessed April 17, 2024.
General Election Results November 7, 2023 Official Results
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, updated November 22, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.
2020 General Election November 3, 2020 Official results
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, updated December 2, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.
In May 2023, Alexander Meehan was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that became vacant following the death of Ralph Bayard. Meehan served on an interim basis until the November 2023 general election, when he was voted in to serve the remainder of the term of office. On August 12, 2009, Commissioner
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was selected by Republican county committee members to fill the remainder of the term of Daniel Van Pelt in the
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representing the 9th Legislative District after Van Pelt had resigned after being arrested on corruption charges.


Federal, state and county representation

Long Beach Township is located in the 2nd Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report
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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.
and is part of New Jersey's 9th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
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. Accessed February 1, 2020.
''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey
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. Accessed October 30, 2019.


Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,955 registered voters in Long Beach Township, of which 544 (18.4%) were registered as Democrats, 1,215 (41.1%) were registered as
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and 1,195 (40.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.Voter Registration Summary - Ocean
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Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 27, 2012.
Among the township's 2010 Census population, 96.9% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 107.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide). In the
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, Republican
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received 64.3% of the vote (1,166 cast), ahead of Democrat
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with 34.8% (632 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (16 votes), among the 1,844 ballots cast by the township's 3,027 registered voters (30 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 60.9%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican
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received 61.3% of the vote (1,441 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 36.8% (865 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (26 votes), among the 2,351 ballots cast by the township's 3,132 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.1%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican
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received 63.1% of the vote (1,499 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat
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with 35.6% (847 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (20 votes), among the 2,377 ballots cast by the township's 3,128 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.0. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
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received 81.4% of the vote (1,267 cast), ahead of Democrat
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with 17.7% (275 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (15 votes), among the 1,570 ballots cast by the township's 2,960 registered voters (13 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 53.0%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 63.7% of the vote (1,167 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat
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with 27.9% (512 votes), Independent
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with 6.6% (121 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (14 votes), among the 1,833 ballots cast by the township's 3,041 registered voters, yielding a 60.3% turnout.


Education

For
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through
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, public school students attend the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, which serves students from Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township,
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and Surf City. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 215 students and 30.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 7.0:1.District information for Long Beach Island Consolidated School District
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. Accessed February 15, 2022.
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the
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) are Ethel Jacobsen School in Surf City with 111 students in pre-kindergarten to second grade and Long Beach Island Grade School in Ship Bottom with 125 students in grades 3–6. The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who are directly elected from the constituent municipalities on a staggered basis, with three members elected each year. Of the nine seats, four are elected from Long Beach Township. Students in public school for seventh through
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s attend the
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, which serves the five municipalities in the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, along with students from Beach Haven and Stafford Township, as well as students from Ocean Township (including its Waretown section) who attend as part of a
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. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the
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) are Southern Regional Middle School with 902 students in grades 7–8 and
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with 1,975 students in grades 9–12. Both schools are in the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township. At the time of its founding in 1957, the Southern Regional School District had a roughly equal number of students from Long Beach Island and Stafford Township. By 2016, the overwhelming majority of students were from Stafford Township, accounting for nearly 90% of enrollment. These demographic changes have led to significant discrepancies in the cost per pupil sent to the district from each community, with Harvey Cedars and Long Beach Township paying more than $200,000 per pupil, while Stafford Township's costs are $3,600 for each student. These widely different costs result from a formula that uses the taxable property value in each municipality to apportion costs, which means that municipalities with relatively high property values and small numbers of students pay a higher share of total district costs. Some residents of Long Beach Island communities are seeking to amend the formula to take advantage of a 1993 law that allows districts to use both property value and enrollment to allocate property taxes, though that would require passage of referendums in each municipality. St. Mary Academy near Manahawkin, a K–8 school of the
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, is in the area. From 1997, until 2019 it operated as All Saints Regional Catholic School and was collectively managed by five churches, with one being St. Francis of Assisi Church in Brant Beach. In 2019, St. Mary Church in Barnegat took entire control of the school, which remained on the same Manahawkin campus, and changed its name. The other churches no longer operate the school but still may send students there.


Transportation


Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by Ocean County. No Interstate, U.S. or state highways serve Long Beach Township. The main road serving the township is County Route 607 (Long Beach Boulevard).


Public transportation

Ocean Ride local service is provided on the OC9 LBI North / South route. The LBI Shuttle operates along Long Beach Boulevard, providing free service every 5 to 20 minutes from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. It serves the Long Beach Island municipalities/communities of Barnegat Light, Loveladies, Harvey Cedars, North Beach, Surf City,
Ship Bottom Ship Bottom is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, within Ocean County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,098, a decrease of 58 (−5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 1,156 ...
, Long Beach Township, Beach Haven and Holgate. Surf Line Bus services sections of Long Beach Township in the summer months, with buses from New York City to LBI on Friday night, returning to New York City on Sunday night. Transportazumah provides daily bus service to and from New York during the summer season.
Surf Line Bus. Accessed June 20, 2017. "A brand new direct bus service running between New York City and Long Beach Island, NJ. Buses depart every Friday evening from NYC and return every Sunday evening from most parts of LBI."


Climate

According to the
Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Long Beach Township has a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...
(''Cfa'') with hot, moderately humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation. Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature above , at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above , at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months in Long Beach Township, a cooling afternoon
sea breeze A sea breeze or onshore breeze is a wind that blows in the afternoon from a large body of water toward or onto a landmass. By contrast, a land breeze or offshore breeze is a wind that blows in the night from a landmass toward or onto a large ...
is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with
heat index The heat index (HI) is an index that combines air temperature and relative humidity, in shade (shadow), shaded areas, to posit a human-perceived equivalent temperature, as how hot it would feel if the humidity were some other value in the Shade (s ...
values at or above . During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with
wind chill Wind chill (popularly wind chill factor) is the sensation of cold produced by the wind for a given ambient air temperature on exposed skin as the air motion accelerates the rate of heat transfer from the body to the surrounding atmosphere. Its va ...
values below . The
plant hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most widely ...
at Long Beach Township Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of . The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in
nor'easter A nor'easter (also northeaster; see below) is a large-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean. The name derives from the direction of the winds that blow from the northeast. Typically, such storms originate as a low ...
activity.


Ecology

According to the
A. W. Kuchler August William Kuchler (born ''August Wilhelm Küchler''; 26 July 1907 – 17 June 1999) was a German-born American geographer and naturalist who is noted for developing a plant association system that has become widely used in the United Sta ...
U.S.
potential natural vegetation In ecology, potential natural vegetation (PNV), also known as Kuchler potential vegetation, is the vegetation that would be expected given environmental constraints (climate, geomorphology, geology) without human intervention or a hazard event ...
types, Long Beach Township would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern
Cordgrass ''Spartina'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, frequently found in coastal salt marshes. Species in this genus are commonly known as cordgrass or cord-grass, and are native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean in western and southern Eu ...
(''73'') with a dominant vegetation form of
Coastal A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...
Prairie Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the ...
(''20'').U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)
Data Basin. Accessed March 18, 2020.


See also

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Long Beach Island Long Beach Island (colloquially known as LBI, The LBI Region, or simply The Island) is a barrier island and summer colony along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, on the Jersey Shore. Aligned north to south, ...


References


External links


Long Beach Township website
{{Authority control 1899 establishments in New Jersey Jersey Shore communities in Ocean County Long Beach Island Populated places established in 1899 Townships in New Jersey Townships in Ocean County, New Jersey Walsh Act Discontiguous municipalities in New Jersey