page_title: Spring Lake, New Jersey
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Spring Lake, New Jersey / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: North End Beach, Spring Lake, NJ
context_page_description: Spring Lake is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 2,993, reflecting a decline of 574 from the 3,567 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 68 from the 3,499 counted in the 1990 Census.
  New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Spring Lake as the 240th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
context_section_description: According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.75 square miles (4.52 km²), including 1.33 square miles (3.45 km²) of land and 0.41 square miles (1.07 km²) of water (23.60%).
  Wreck Pond is a tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and Sea Girt, covering an area of 28 acres (11 ha). The Wreck Pond watershed covers about 12 square miles (31 km²) in eastern Monmouth County.
  The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake Heights and Wall Township.
  North Spring Lake was an independent borough established in 1884 which comprised the northern portion of Spring Lake. The borough was disestablished and its territory was annexed by Spring Lake in 1903.
caption: A view of the Spring Lake beach, boardwalk, dunes, and oceanfront homes
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