West Long Branch, New Jersey
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1910	879	—
1920	1,686	91.8%
1930	1,686	0.0%
1940	2,030	20.4%
1950	2,739	34.9%
1960	5,337	94.9%
1970	6,845	28.3%
1980	7,380	7.8%
1990	7,690	4.2%
2000	8,258	7.4%
2010	8,097	−1.9%
2016 (est.)	7,963	[12][30]	−1.7%
Population sources: 1910-1920[31]
1910[32] 1910-1930[33]
1930-1990[34] 2000[35][36] 2010[9][10][11]

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