Keasbey, New Jersey

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Keasbey, New Jersey
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Keasbey
Location in Middlesex County
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Keasbey
Location in New Jersey
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Keasbey
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°31′00″N74°18′19″W / 40.51667°N 74.30528°W / 40.51667; -74.30528
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Middlesex
Township Woodbridge
Named for Keasbey family
Area
[1]
  Total1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
  Land1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
  Water0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total3,027
  Density2,073.3/sq mi (800.5/km2)
ZIP Code
08832
FIPS code 34-36570 [3]
GNIS feature ID0877527 [4]

Keasbey (pronounced "KAYS-bee" [5] ) is a census-designated place [6] (CDP) and unincorporated community located within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [7] It is located in the western outskirts of adjacent Perth Amboy. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 3,027. [2] Many Hispanic / Latino families have relocated from Perth Amboy to Keasbey. [8]

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Keasbey was originally known as Florida Grove [9] [10] due to its picnic areas and beaches on the Raritan River.

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.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the area had a population of 3,027. [2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 3,027
2020 [2]

Education

Residents are zoned to the Woodbridge Township School District.

In media

The third wave ska band Catch 22 referenced Keasbey in the title of their album Keasbey Nights in 1998. The album was later re-recorded by Streetlight Manifesto in 2006.

Companies

Major employers include: [8]

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