Roosevelt, New Jersey
Roosevelt, New Jersey | |
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Rochdale Avenue through Roosevelt | |
Map of Roosevelt in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Roosevelt, New Jersey | |
Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°13′15″N 74°28′13″W / 40.220742°N 74.470155°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | May 29, 1937 as Jersey Homesteads |
| Renamed | November 9, 1945 as Roosevelt |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Peggy Malkin (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Municipal clerk | Kathleen Hart |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.95 sq mi (5.05 km2) |
| • Land | 1.94 sq mi (5.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.46% |
| • Rank | 416th of 565 in state 31st of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 144 ft (44 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 808 |
• Estimate (2023) | 799 |
| • Rank | 540th of 565 in state 51st of 53 in county |
| • Density | 416.5/sq mi (160.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 454th of 565 in state 50th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08555 |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3402564410 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885377 |
| Website | rooseveltnj |
Roosevelt is a borough in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 808, a decrease of 74 (−8.4%) from the 2010 census count of 882, which in turn reflected a decline of 51 (−5.5%) from the 933 counted in the 2000 census.
Located at the cross-roads between the Delaware Valley region to the south and the Raritan Valley region to the north in the center of the state, the borough was established as Jersey Homesteads by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 29, 1937, from portions of Millstone Township. The name was changed to Roosevelt as of November 9, 1945, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier, in honor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had died on April 12, 1945.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Roosevelt as its 12th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.