Editing Monmouth Beach, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 2.07 square miles (5.37&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 1.04 square miles (2.70&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.03 square miles (2.67&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (49.81%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough is a small beach community located on the [[Jersey Shore]], known for its [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] houses and the new multimillion-dollar homes located throughout the neighborhood. It was recently affected by Hurricane Sandy, damaging multiple homes. Monmouth Beach is one square mile, with the ocean to the east and the [[Shrewsbury River]] to the northwest.<ref name=Thinking>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/06/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-monmouth-beach-a-town-where-water-lovers-abound.html "If You're Thinking of Living In / Monmouth Beach; A Town Where Water Lovers Abound"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 6, 2002. Accessed July 30, 2012.</ref>

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include [[Galilee, New Jersey|Galilee]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref> The [[Sea Bright–Monmouth Beach Seawall]] parallel to the ocean.

The borough is bordered by the Monmouth County communities of [[Little Silver, New Jersey|Little Silver]], [[Long Branch, New Jersey|Long Branch]], [[Oceanport, New Jersey|Oceanport]], [[Rumson, New Jersey|Rumson]] and [[Sea Bright, New Jersey|Sea Bright]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/82812/touches.html Areas touching Monmouth Beach], MapIt. Accessed February 27, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png Regional Location Map], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 27, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Within Monmouth Beach are two beach clubs. These are Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion, known to locals as "Little Monmouth", and Monmouth Beach Bath and Tennis Club, also known as "Big Monmouth". These spacious beach clubs equipped with pool and beach access. They have lockers, activities, swim teams, and more. Many locals and area residents attend these beach clubs.

Monmouth Beach offers fishing, as well as surfable waves. The [[Shrewsbury River]], which borders the borough, offers sailing, kayaking, and fishing. The great majority of the borough of Monmouth Beach is residential. Places to go within the area include the many restaurants, lounges, and bars in [[West End, Monmouth County, New Jersey|West End]], and [[Pier Village]] in Long Branch. Other notable locations include [[Red Bank, New Jersey|Red Bank]], and the numerous beaches all along the shore towns to the north and south such as [[Asbury Park, New Jersey|Asbury Park]].