Forked River

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Forked River

Total population

5,196

Median home value

$437,000

25.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$91,493

Forked River$91k

National$74k

Elevation0 m

Land area26.75 km²

Weather67°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates39.83°, -74.18°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Forked River is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lacey Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 5,274, an increase of 30 (+0.6%) from the 5,244 enumerated at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 330 (+6.7%) from the 4.914 counted in the 2000 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Forked River, NJ from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Chris Fleming

American professional basketball player and coach

Clifford A. Pickover

American author and scientist

Rhett Titus

American professional wrestler

D

David Southard

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Keith Elias

former American football player (born 1972)

W

Warren Smith

American gridiron football player

Brady Noon

American actor

C

Connor Noon

American actor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New Jersey

• Waretown
  2.6 mi away
• Barnegat Light
  6.5 mi away
• Ocean Gate
  7.4 mi away
• Pine Beach
  7.6 mi away
• Ocean Acres
  7.9 mi away
• South Toms River
  7.9 mi away
• Island Heights
  8.3 mi away
• Holiday Heights
  8.8 mi away
• Seaside Park
  8.8 mi away
• Holiday City South
  9.4 mi away
• Silver Ridge
  9.8 mi away
• Manahawkin
  9.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Forked River

Forked River, New Jersey. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports of examination and survey of Forked River, New Jersey, from its mouth to the town of Forked River

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors · 1907

Public hearing before Senate Environment Committee [and] Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee

New Jersey. Legislature. Senate. Environment Committee · 2009

[Survey of inland waterway between Humboldt Bay and Eel River, California.]

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors · 1909

Committee meeting of Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee

New Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly. Environment and Solid Waste Committee. · 2002

Discovering New Jersey's Pine Barrens

Cathy Antener · 2012

The Forks

Barbara Solem-Stull · 2002

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

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