Asbury Park, New Jersey

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|name                     = Asbury Park, New Jersey
|type                     = City
|nickname                 = Dark City
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|map_caption              = From Left: Asbury Park Convention Hall, Main Street, Tillie, Cookman Ave, Old Heating Plant, Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel
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|map_caption1             = Location of Asbury Park in Monmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).

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|subdivision_type2        = County
|subdivision_name2        = Monmouth
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|government_type          = Faulkner Act (council–manager)
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|leader_title             = Mayor
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|leader_title2            = Municipal clerk
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|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = March 26, 1874 (as borough)
|established_title2       = Reincorporated
|established_date2        = February 28, 1893 (as city)
|named_for                = Francis Asbury

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|area_total_km2           =  4.17
|area_land_km2            =  3.70
|area_water_km2           =  0.47
|area_total_sq_mi         =  1.61
|area_land_sq_mi          =  1.43
|area_water_sq_mi         =  0.18
|area_water_percent       = 11.18
|area_rank                = 439th of 565 in state36th of 53 in county

|population_as_of         = 2020
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|population_density_km2   = auto
|population_density_sq_mi = 10628.4
|population_density_rank  = 36th of 565 in state2nd of 53 in county
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|elevation_ft             = 16
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|postal_code              = 07712–07713
|area_codes                = 732
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**Asbury Park** is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is next to the Atlantic Ocean on the Jersey Shore. Asbury Park is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. In the 2020 United States Census, the city population was 15,188.

The city is known for music. Bruce Springsteen comes from the city and started his career there.  The New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium called Asbury Park the sixth best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest.

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