Sea Girt

History

Sea Girt was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 29, 1917, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1917. The borough was named for the estate of Comm. Robert F. Stockton, who had purchased a property in the area in 1853. On April 1, 2023, a brief tornado that was part of a tornado outbreak measured EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with winds estimated at . It blew off the roof of the New Jersey Youth Challenge Academy, with debris strewn up to . Power poles were also damaged and a tree was uprooted.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.46 square miles (3.77 km2), including 1.06 square miles (2.75 km2) of land and 0.40 square miles (1.03 km2) of water (27.12%). The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of Manasquan, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights and Wall Township.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Howell High School
  High · FARMINGDALE · 2,011 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Neptune High School
  High · NEPTUNE · 1,203 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• Howell Township Middle School North
  Middle · FARMINGDALE · 1,030 students · 12:1 ratio
• Ocean Township High School
  High · OAKHURST · 1,021 students · 9.9:1 ratio
• Manasquan High School
  High · Manasquan · 948 students · 11.6:1 ratio
• Wall High School
  High · WALL · 936 students · 8.5:1 ratio
• Township of Ocean Intermediate School
  Middle · OCEAN · 890 students · 9:1 ratio
• Howell Township Middle School South
  Middle · HOWELL · 796 students · 11.1:1 ratio