Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Borough in New Jersey, United States
Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 40°08′58″N 74°02′46″W / 40.149483°N 74.046169°W / 40.149483; -74.046169 [ 1] [ 2] Country United States State New Jersey County Monmouth Incorporated March 19, 1927 • Type Borough • Body Borough Council • Mayor Christopher M. Campion Jr. (R , term ends December 31, 2023)[ 3] [ 4] • Administrator John E. Barrett[ 5] • Municipal clerk Janine Gillis[ 6] • Total 1.32 sq mi (3.43 km2 ) • Land 1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2 ) • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2 ) 2.26% • Rank 468th of 565 in state 40th of 53 in county[ 1] Elevation 23 ft (7 m) • Total 4,890 • Estimate 4,834 • Rank 380th of 565 in state 33rd of 53 in county[ 12] • Density 3,776.8/sq mi (1,458.2/km2 ) • Rank 173rd of 565 in state 18th of 53 in county[ 12] Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST) ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT) )ZIP Code Area code(s) 732 exchanges : 282, 449, 974[ 15] FIPS code 3402570140[ 1] [ 16] [ 17] GNIS feature ID0885407[ 1] [ 18] Website www .springlakehts .com
Spring Lake Heights is a borough located in the southern coastal portion of Monmouth County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 4,890,[ 10] an increase of 177 (+3.8%) from the 2010 census count of 4,713,[ 19] [ 20] which in turn reflected a decline of 514 (−9.8%) from the 5,227 counted in the 2000 census .[ 21]
The borough of Spring Lake Heights was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1927, from portions of Wall Township , based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1927.[ 22] The borough was named for Spring Lake , which was named for a clear spring-fed lake.[ 23] [ 24] [ 25]
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^ Brief History , Borough of Spring Lake. Accessed October 8, 2015. "In the early 1900s, the town boasted fine hotels, lavish estates, and pretentious private homes (known as "cottages"), surrounded by the beautiful clear pond renamed 'Spring Lake.'"