Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, United States Information And Events

As of 2014[update], the Mayor of Point Pleasant Beach is Vincent Barrella (I, term ends December 31, 2015).

Point Pleasant Beach's official website is http://www.pointpleasantbeach.org/

The Borough of Point Pleasant Beach was established on June 2, 1886.

Point Pleasant Beach's geo-coordinates are 40.0926° N, 74.0452° W.

In 1897, the decision for privately owned beaches in Point Pleasant Beach was made when, as noted in the Council minutes of August 16, "Ownership of the Beach turned down by the Council because of the extreme cost to the Borough for maintenance"\.

There were 2,971 addresses in Point Pleasant Beach in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Point Pleasant Beach is about 4.52 square kilometers with a population of 4,688 in the year 2011.

The area that includes Point Pleasant Beach was first used by the Lenape Native Americans.

There were 2,306 households in Point Pleasant Beach in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

There were about 20 foreclosures in Point Pleasant Beach in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,385 registered voters in Point Pleasant Beach, of which 623 (18.4%) were registered as Democrats, 1,295 (38.3%) were registered as Republicans and 1,465 (43.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated.

The point pleasant beach was ranked the eighth-best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.

Sample list of famous people who were born in Point Pleasant Beach:

• Amanda Saphire Billingham ( Actor )
• Michael Pinnella ( Keyboard Player, Musician and Songwriter )
• Dickie Harris
• Alfred M. Gray, Jr.

Point Pleasant Beach was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 18, 1886, from portions of Brick Township, subject to the results of a referendum passed the previous day.

There were about 801 mortgages in Point Pleasant Beach in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Population of Point Pleasant Beach was 4,688 in the year 2011.

Point Pleasant Beach is in the Eastern Time Zone.

The unemployment rate of Point Pleasant Beach was 5.47% in the year 2008.

Point Pleasant Beach is located at 40°05′33″N 74°02′43″W / 40.092566°N 74.045173°W / 40.092566; -74.045173 (40.092566,-74.045173).

Point Pleasant Beach is located in Ocean County, New Jersey.