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About Sea Girt

Sea Girt is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,866, an increase of 38 (+2.1%) from the 2010 census count of 1,828, which in turn had reflected a decline of 320 (−14.9%) from the 2,148 counted in the 2000 census.In the Forbes magazine 2012 rankings of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", the borough was ranked 197th, with a median price of $1,135,184. == History == Sea Girt was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 29, 1917, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1917. The borough was named for the estate of Comm. Robert F. Stockton, who had purchased a property in the area in 1853.On April 1, 2023, a brief tornado that was part of a tornado outbreak measured EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with winds estimated at 110 to 120 miles per hour (180 to 190 km/h). It blew off the roof of the New Jersey Youth Challenge Academy, with debris strewn up to 250 yards (230 m). Power poles were also damaged and a tree was uprooted. == Geography == According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.46 square miles (3.77 km2), including 1.06 square miles (2.75 km2) of land and 0.40 square miles (1.03 km2) of water (27.12%).Wreck Pond is a tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Sea Girt, Spring Lake and Spring Lake Heights. The Wreck Pond watershed covers about 12.8 square miles (33 km2) in eastern Monmouth County.The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of Manasquan, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights and Wall Township. == Demographics == === 2010 census === The 2010 United States census counted 1,828 people, 823 households, and 546 families in the borough.