Keasbey, New Jersey | |
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  Keasbey Location in the United States Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:40°31′00″N74°18′19″W / 40.51667°N 74.30528°W /40.51667; -74.30528 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Township | Woodbridge |
| Named after | Keasbey family |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2) |
| • Land | 1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,027 |
| • Density | 2,073.3/sq mi (800.5/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 08832 |
| FIPS code | 34-36570[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0877527[4] |
Keasbey (pronounced "KAYS-bee"[5]) is acensus-designated place[6] (CDP) andunincorporated community inWoodbridge Township,Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[7] It is located in the western outskirts of adjacentPerth Amboy. As of the2020 census, the CDP's population was 3,027.[2] ManyHispanic / Latino families have relocated from Perth Amboy to Keasbey.[8]
Keasbey was originally known as "Florida Grove"[9][10] due to its picnic areas and beaches on theRaritan River.
The community is named after the Keasbey family, whose home inMorristown is now Macculloch Hall, a museum. One of the brick manufacturers established in Keasbey was owned by the Keasbey family.
Keasbey is in northeastern Middlesex County, occupying the southern end of Woodbridge Township. It is bordered to the north byFords within Woodbridge Township; to the east by the city ofPerth Amboy; to the west byEdison Township; and to the south by theRaritan River, across which is the borough ofSayreville.
TheGarden State Parkway and theRoute 440 freeway intersect in Keasbey.Newark is 19 miles (31 km) to the northeast,New Brunswick, the Middlesexcounty seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the southwest, andStaten Island, New York, is 4 miles (6 km) to the east across theArthur Kill.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the Keasbey CDP has an area of 1.80 square miles (4.66 km2), of which 1.46 square miles (3.78 km2) are land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2), or 18.80%, are water, consisting of the northern half of the Raritan River waterway.[1]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,027 | — | |
| 2020[2] | |||
Keasbey first appeared as acensus designated place in the2020 U.S. Census.[11]
As of 2020, the area had a population of 3,027.[2]
Residents are zoned to theWoodbridge Township School District.
Thethird wave ska bandCatch 22 referenced Keasbey in the title of their albumKeasbey Nights in 1998. The album was re-recorded byStreetlight Manifesto in 2006.
Major employers include:[8]
