Asbury, New Jersey

Asbury, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Asbury United Methodist Church
United States Census Bureau Census 2000 map of ZCTA 08802 Asbury, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°41′45″N 75°00′37″W / 40.69583°N 75.01028°W / 40.69583; -75.01028[1]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Warren
Township	Franklin
Named for	Francis Asbury
Area [2]
• Total	0.70 sq mi (1.82 km2)
• Land	0.69 sq mi (1.80 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.85%
Elevation [3]	338 ft (103 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	270
• Density	389.61/sq mi (150.40/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	08802[4][5]
Area code	908
FIPS code	34-01900[6][7][8]
GNIS feature ID	874391[1] 2583966[9]

Asbury is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)^[10] located within Franklin Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was created as part of the 2010 United States Census.^[11][12][13] As of the 2010 Census, the CDP's population was 273.^[14]

The community was named for Francis Asbury, the first American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States.^[15]

The Asbury Historic District encompassing the community was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 1993, for its significance in architecture, industry, religion, community development, politics/government, and commerce.^[16]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Asbury had a total area of 0.700 square miles (1.813 km²), including 0.694 square miles (1.798 km²) of land and 0.006 square miles (0.015 km²) of water (0.85%).^[6][17]

The 2010 United States census counted 273 people, 105 households, and 79 families in the CDP. The population density was 393.3 per square mile (151.9/km²). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 155.6 per square mile (60.1/km²). The racial makeup was 99.27% (271) White, 0.00% (0) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.37% (1) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.37% (1) from other races, and 0.00% (0) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% (2) of the population.^[14]

Of the 105 households, 31.4% had children under the age of 18; 59.0% were married couples living together; 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.8% were non-families. Of all households, 21.0% were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.99.^[14]

23.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.0 males.^[14]

As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08802 was 3,933.^[19]

County Route 632 (Asbury Anderson Road) runs east–west through the community and intersects with County Route 643 (Old Main Street), which runs north–south.^[20][21]

The Musconetcong Watershed Association uses the historic Hoffman Grist Mill for its programs on the social, agricultural and industrial heritage of the community.^[22] The mill contributes to the Asbury Historic District.

The Plenge Archaeological Site located along the Musconetcong River is one of two major Paleo-Indian sites in New Jersey.^[23]

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Asbury include:

• Billy Osmun (born 1943), retired dirt modified racing driver^[24]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asbury, New Jersey.

• "The Plenge Archaeological Site". Historical Marker Database.