Keasbey, New Jersey

Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US

Census-designated place in New Jersey, United States

40°31′00″N 74°18′19″W / 40.51667°N 74.30528°W / 40.51667; -74.30528Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Middlesex Township WoodbridgeNamed forKeasbey familyArea

^[1]

• Total1.80 sq mi (4.66 km²) • Land1.46 sq mi (3.78 km²) • Water0.34 sq mi (0.88 km²)Elevation

36 ft (11 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total3,027 • Density2,073.3/sq mi (800.5/km²)ZIP Code

08832

FIPS code34-36570^[3]GNIS feature ID0877527^[4]

Keasbey (pronounced "KAYS-bee"^[5]) is a census-designated place^[6] (CDP) and unincorporated community located within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[7] It is located in the western outskirts of adjacent Perth Amboy. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 3,027.^[2] Many Hispanic / Latino families have relocated from Perth Amboy to Keasbey.^[8]

Keasbey was originally known as Florida Grove^[9]^[10] due to its picnic areas and beaches on the Raritan River.

The community is named after the Keasbey family, whose home in Morristown is now Macculloch Hall, a museum. One of the brick manufacturers established in Keasbey was owned by the Keasbey family.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the area had a population of 3,027.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	3,027		—
2020^[2]

Education

Residents are zoned to the Woodbridge Township School District.

Grade K-5: Lafayette School 25
Grade 6-8: Fords Middle School
Grade 9-12: Depending on location. J.F.K. Memorial High School or Woodbridge High School.

In media

The third wave ska band Catch 22 referenced Keasbey in the title of their album Keasbey Nights in 1998. The album was later re-recorded by Streetlight Manifesto in 2006.

Companies

Major employers include:^[8]

FedEx Ground, a division of FedEx, operates a regional hub
Wakefern, ShopRite's owner and distributor, has its corporate headquarters in Keasbey^[11]^[12]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Census Data Explorer: Keasbey CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
^ "Keasbey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
^ Melisurgo, Len. "Here's the right way to pronounce 25 N.J. town names everyone botches", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 23, 2017. Accessed June 22, 2023. "The correct pronunciation, at least the one being used in modern times, is KAYS-bee, according to the Historical Association of Woodbridge Township."
^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Keasbey community in Woodbridge has changed over the years".
^ Virginia B. Troeger and Robert James McEwen, Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township (Arcadia Publishing, 2002; ISBN 0738523941), p. 103.
^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
^ "Join the ShopRite Family and Build your Career Opportunities Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine." ShopRite. Accessed December 22, 2011.
^ "9. VENDOR A/P STATUS INQUIRY USER GUIDELINES Archived 2012-06-08 at the Wayback Machine." Wakefern Food Corporation. Accessed December 22, 2011. "Wakefern Food Corp. 5000 Riverside Drive Keasbey, NJ 08832"