Municipalities in Ocean County, New Jersey
Population Data up through 1905
Population Data after 1905
Population Percentages up through 1905
Population Percentages after 1905

Population Data for Ocean County Municipalities, 1850 - 1905

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Municipality185018551860186518701875188018851890189519001905
Barnegat           78
Bay Head         201247278
Beach Haven         230239301
Berkeley     716683714786737694558
Brick155816291835193227242966299037944065211821302122
Dover238524822378326230442282243925942609258026182869
Eagleswood     524592681791589563534
Harvey Cedars         463946
Island Heights        271246316250
Jackson133312211606149717551503180317631717165015951534
Lacey     730814746711759718653
Lakewood         220130944265
Lavalette          2122
Little Egg Harbor         18211856517
Long Beach         6615273
Manchester   105411029771057109810579791033785
Ocean      484541482526436409
Plumstead161317782003249215661568156115461327128812041241
Point Pleasant         660746978
Sea Side Park          7392
Stafford13841389143619841514104510081026109510331009994
Surf City          936
Tuckerton           1332
Union (Oce)1759204219182041192313961024108310631009955913
             
Total for County100321054111176142621362813707144551558615974187391974720880


Population Data for Ocean County Municipalities, 1910 - 2000

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MUNICIPALITY19101915192019301940195019601970198019902000
Barnegat township/Union9829988031037104511731270153987021223515270
Barnegat Light borough707769144225227287554619675764
Bay Head borough2814922734294998088241083134012261238
Beach Haven borough272434329715746105010411488171414751278
Beachwood borough  403946501251276543907687932410375
Berkeley township5979005768111127155042727918231513731939991
Brick township2177230820841172137643191629935057536296647376119
Dover township2452267621983970516577071741443751644557637189706
Eagleswood township550525420483551623766823100914761441
Harvey Cedars borough3347655374106134314363362359
Island Beach borough    311311    
Island Heights borough31336819445339279511501397157514701751
Jackson township132514651268171921533513593918276256443323342816
Lacey township60267850469275296619404616141612214125346
Lakehurst borough   947827151827802641290830782522
Lakewood township51494662611078698502108091602025233384644504860352
Lavallette borough421741172873155678321509207222992665
Little Egg Harbor town388474410547577644847297284831333315945
Long Beach township10710510635542584015612910348834073329
Manchester township111299810341009918175837797550279873597638928
Mantoloking borough 5037375872160319433334423
Ocean township3973742863874275209212222373154166450
Ocean Gate borough  691742424527061081138520782076
Pine Beach borough   721634959851395179619541950
Plumsted township11231186127612151580209332814113467460057275
Point Pleasant borough1003120415752058208240091018215968177471817719306
Point Pleasant Beach b 25215418442059290038734882541551125314
Seaside Heights boroug   3995498629541248180223663155
Seaside Park borough10127517957165398710541432179518712263
Ship Bottom borough   2773965337171079142713521384
South Toms River borou   40544549216033981395438693634
Stafford township93493383010391253134719303684103851332522532
Surf City borough404443761292914191129157113751442
Tuckerton borough12681312110614291320133215361926247230483517
OCEAN COUNTY213182301122155330693770656622108241208470346038433203510916


Percentages of Ocean County Population, 1850 - 1905

Municipality185018551860186518701875188018851890189519001905
Barnegat           0.4%
Bay Head         1.1%1.3%1.3%
Beach Haven         1.2%1.2%1.4%
Berkeley     5.2%4.7%4.6%4.9%3.9%3.5%2.7%
Brick15.5%15.5%16.4%13.5%20.0%21.6%20.7%24.3%25.4%11.3%10.8%10.2%
Dover23.8%23.5%21.3%22.9%22.3%16.6%16.9%16.6%16.3%13.8%13.3%13.7%
Eaglsewood     3.8%4.1%4.4%5.0%3.1%2.9%2.6%
Harvey Cedars         0.2%0.2%0.2%
Island Heights        1.7%1.3%1.6%1.2%
Jackson13.3%11.6%14.4%10.5%12.9%11.0%12.5%11.3%10.7%8.8%8.1%7.3%
Lacey     5.3%5.6%4.8%4.5%4.1%3.6%3.1%
Lakewood         11.7%15.7%20.4%
Lavalette          0.1%0.1%
Little Egg Harbor         9.7%9.4%2.5%
Long Beach         0.4%0.8%0.3%
Manchester   7.4%8.1%7.1%7.3%7.0%6.6%5.2%5.2%3.8%
Ocean      3.3%3.5%3.0%2.8%2.2%2.0%
Plumstead16.1%16.9%17.9%17.5%11.5%11.4%10.8%9.9%8.3%6.9%6.1%5.9%
Point Pleasant         3.5%3.8%4.7%
Sea Side Park          0.4%0.4%
Stafford13.8%13.2%12.8%13.9%11.1%7.6%7.0%6.6%6.9%5.5%5.1%4.8%
Surf City          0.0%0.2%
Tuckerton           6.4%
Union (Oce)17.5%19.4%17.2%14.3%14.1%10.2%7.1%6.9%6.7%5.4%4.8%4.4%
             
Total for County100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%

Percentages of Ocean County Population, 1910 - 2000

MUNICIPALITY19101915192019301940195019601970198019902000
Barnegat township/Union4.6%4.3%3.6%3.1%2.8%2.1%1.2%0.7%2.5%2.8%3.0%
Barnegat Light borough0.3%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.6%0.4%0.3%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.1%
Bay Head borough1.3%2.1%1.2%1.3%1.3%1.4%0.8%0.5%0.4%0.3%0.2%
Beach Haven borough1.3%1.9%1.5%2.2%2.0%1.9%1.0%0.7%0.5%0.3%0.3%
Beachwood borough  0.2%1.2%1.7%2.2%2.6%2.1%2.2%2.2%2.0%
Berkeley township2.8%3.9%2.6%2.5%3.0%2.7%3.9%3.8%6.7%8.6%7.8%
Brick township10.2%10.0%9.4%3.5%3.6%7.6%15.1%16.8%15.5%15.3%14.9%
Dover township11.5%11.6%9.9%12.0%13.7%13.6%16.1%21.0%18.6%17.6%17.6%
Eagleswood township2.6%2.3%1.9%1.5%1.5%1.1%0.7%0.4%0.3%0.3%0.3%
Harvey Cedars borough0.2%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.1%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%
Island Beach borough    0.1%0.0%0.0%    
Island Heights borough1.5%1.6%0.9%1.4%1.0%1.4%1.1%0.7%0.5%0.3%0.3%
Jackson township6.2%6.4%5.7%5.2%5.7%6.2%5.5%8.8%7.4%7.7%8.4%
Lacey township2.8%2.9%2.3%2.1%2.0%1.7%1.8%2.2%4.1%5.1%5.0%
Lakehurst borough   2.9%2.2%2.7%2.6%1.3%0.8%0.7%0.5%
Lakewood township24.2%20.3%27.6%23.8%22.5%19.1%14.8%12.1%11.1%10.4%11.8%
Lavallette borough0.2%0.8%0.5%0.9%0.8%1.0%0.8%0.7%0.6%0.5%0.5%
Little Egg Harbor town1.8%2.1%1.9%1.7%1.5%1.1%0.8%1.4%2.5%3.1%3.1%
Long Beach township0.5%0.5%0.5%1.1%1.1%1.5%1.4%1.4%1.0%0.8%0.7%
Manchester township5.2%4.3%4.7%3.1%2.4%3.1%3.5%3.6%8.1%8.3%7.6%
Mantoloking borough 0.2%0.2%0.1%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%
Ocean township1.9%1.6%1.3%1.2%1.1%0.9%0.9%1.1%1.1%1.3%1.3%
Ocean Gate borough  0.3%0.5%0.6%0.8%0.7%0.5%0.4%0.5%0.4%
Pine Beach borough   0.2%0.4%0.9%0.9%0.7%0.5%0.5%0.4%
Plumsted township5.3%5.2%5.8%3.7%4.2%3.7%3.0%2.0%1.4%1.4%1.4%
Point Pleasant borough4.7%5.2%7.1%6.2%5.5%7.1%9.4%7.7%5.1%4.2%3.8%
Point Pleasant Beach b 1.1%0.7%5.6%5.5%5.1%3.6%2.3%1.6%1.2%1.0%
Seaside Heights boroug   1.2%1.5%1.5%0.9%0.6%0.5%0.5%0.6%
Seaside Park borough0.5%1.2%0.8%1.7%1.7%1.7%1.0%0.7%0.5%0.4%0.4%
Ship Bottom borough   0.8%1.1%0.9%0.7%0.5%0.4%0.3%0.3%
South Toms River borou   1.2%1.2%0.9%1.5%1.9%1.1%0.9%0.7%
Stafford township4.4%4.1%3.7%3.1%3.3%2.4%1.8%1.8%3.0%3.1%4.4%
Surf City borough0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.5%0.4%0.5%0.5%0.3%0.3%
Tuckerton borough5.9%5.7%5.0%4.3%3.5%2.4%1.4%0.9%0.7%0.7%0.7%
OCEAN COUNTY100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%


The data for these tables were obtained from multiple sources and so there are some inconsistencies in municipality names and listing order between the two tables. Where a name of a municipality changed within a table's date-period I have listed it under its more modern name and put the earlier name after a slash.

Census data prior to 1910 were obtained from the print publication: New Jersey. Dept. of State, Compendium of censuses 1726-1905

Census data prior from 1930 to 1990 were obtained from the following page on the New Jersey Department of Labor website: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/1990/poptrd6.htm. Thanks to Ed Fox for telling me about this resource. Exploring that DoL website I found the following page with additional resources: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2kpub/census2kpub_index.html, including this very useful report: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf.

Census data for all other years (i.e., 1910, 1915, 1920 and 2000) were obtained from the annual New Jersey Legislative Manuals. These manuals have been scanned into a PDF format and are available online up to the year 1922 at the site archive.org. Here is a link to the 1922 edition in multiple formats: http://www.archive.org/details/manualoflegislat1922mull. 1915 appears to be the last year for a mid-decade census of New Jersey.

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