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Union Beach is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 6,245,〔〔〔 reflecting a decline of 404 (-6.1%) from the 6,649 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 493 (+8.0%) from the 6,156 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed July 15, 2012.〕 Union Beach was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 16, 1925, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet), based on the results of a referendum held on April 16, 1925.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 186. Accessed July 13, 2012.〕 A farm in the future borough was owned by the Poole family since the days of the American Revolutionary War. Following the development of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Poole Farm became the site of the Union Subdivision in 1908 while〔Cheslow, Jerry. ("If You're Thinking of Living In/Union Beach, N.J.; Waterfront Borough Making a Comeback" ), ''The New York Times'', May 5, 2002. Accessed October 13, 2015. "The arrival in the 1890's of the Central Railroad of New Jersey gave the community a boost, leading to the sale and subdivision of nearly all of the large farms. The 100-acre Poole farm became the Union Subdivision starting in 1908. The borough of Union Beach was formed in 1925 when it split off from Middletown Township.... MOST Union Beach students go on to the 523-student Keyport High School in the neighboring borough of Keyport. A handful of students are accepted into Red Bank Regional High School, after passing admissions tests to its three specialized programs: visual and performing arts; information technology; and finance."〕 while an area that had been called East Point Beach Estates was renamed Union Beach by developer Charles Carr in 1920.〔Burket, William H. (''Union Beach'' ), p. 7. Arcadia Publishing, 1998. ISBN 9780738557793. Accessed October 13, 2015. "The property offered for sale in 1846 by the Florence & Keyport Co. was again offered for sale in 1915 as East Point Beach Estates and again in 1920 as Union Beach by Charles Carr."〕 The borough is part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bayshore coastline. ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.889 square miles (4.894 km2), including 1.804 square miles (4.673 km2) of land and 0.085 square miles (0.221 km2) of water (4.52%).〔〔 Union Beach has undergone extensive restoration of its beach front, which offers a view of the New York City skyline and the Verazanno-Narrows Bridge.〔Staff. ("Grand opening for waterfront townhouses in Union Beach" ), ''Asbury Park Press'', August 1, 2010. Accessed March 10, 2015. "Union Beach offers wonderful distant views of the New York City skyline in addition to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge connecting Brooklyn to Staten Island."〕 A monument to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, constructed of black stone and dedicated in June 2002, is positioned to allow visitors to see past the memorial towards the location where the World Trade Center towers were visible from the borough.〔Point-Du-Jour, Rodney. ("Memorial honors the memory of Sept. 11 victims" ), ''Asbury Park Press'', June 30, 2002. Accessed October 28, 2013. "A group of residents yesterday strengthened an intimate bond between their community and the site of World Trade Center towers, which once could be seen from this Bayshore town and is now a vacant space in the New York City skyline, with the dedication of a Sept. 11 memorial."〕〔Rafei, Roya. ("Memorials rise around Shore as towns honor victims" ), ''Asbury Park Press'', September 2, 2006. "In Union Beach, a 6-foot-high black stone monument has been diamond-etched with an outline of the New York City skyline and was positioned so that someone looking beyond the stone will see the exact site where the towers stood."〕 Unincorporated communities, localities and place names within the borough include Lorrillard Beach, Natco, Union Gardens and Van Marters Corner.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed March 10, 2015.〕 The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of Hazlet, Keansburg and Keyport.〔(Areas touching Union Beach ), MapIt. Accessed July 24, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Union Beach, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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