Editing Manasquan, New Jersey (section)

==Community==
[[File:Manasquan Friends Meetinghouse & Burying Ground (2).JPG|thumb|300px|[[Manasquan Friends Meetinghouse and Burying Ground|Manasquan Friends Meetinghouse]]]]
Due to its location bordering the [[Atlantic Ocean]], the population of Manasquan increases dramatically in the summer months as tourists flock to the beach.

The [[Manasquan Inlet]] provides surfers with waves that are corralled, refracted and enlarged by the [[jetty]] protruding out into the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The Manasquan Inlet, reopened in 1931, is the northern terminus of the inland portion of the [[Intracoastal Waterway]].<ref>Lurie, Maxine N.; and Marc Mappen, Marc. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_r9Ni6_u0JEC&pg=PA412 "Intracoastal Waterway"], ''[[Encyclopedia of New Jersey]]'', p. 412. [[Rutgers University Press]], 2004. {{ISBN|0813533252}}. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref>

Manasquan has a downtown area with many small businesses. Algonquin Arts Theatre has shows and movies that play throughout the year. It is a historic 540-seat theatre, built in 1938 as a movie house but converted to a professional live performance space in May 1994.<ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-coast-star-algonquin-theatre-donatio/135555157/ "Local couple matching donations to Algonquin"], ''The Coast Star'', March 20, 2008. Accessed November 21, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Algonquin Arts was originally founded as a movie theatre that opened in Manasquan in 1938."</ref><ref>Johnson, Courtney. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press-algonquin-arts-theatre/135555046/ "Historic theater continues to be hub of activity"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', April 13, 2006. Accessed November 21, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Since the curtain first rose on Algonquin Arts programs in May 1994, more than 639,000 patrons have attended shows at the 540-seat theater, Roberts said.... The Algonquin movie theater in Manasquan opened on Friday, June 3, 1938, during the Golden Age of Hollywood."</ref>

The demolition of traditional beach bungalows and their replacement with much larger single-family dwellings has helped turn Manasquan into a year-round community.<ref>Garbarine, Rachelle. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/10/realestate/in-the-region-new-jersey-beach-towns-evolve-by-adding-year-round-homes.html "In the Region/New Jersey; Beach Towns Evolve by Adding Year-Round Homes"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 10, 2001. Accessed September 17, 2013. "Manasquan, founded in 1887, originally was a summer community with rows of little bungalows and a boardwalk. But the borough, like many others along the shore, is evolving into a year-round community.... Meanwhile, the borough's supply of bungalows is dwindling as developers tear them down and put up large waterside houses."</ref> The decrease in tourism and rise in residency can be attributed to the decline of once popular tourist destinations. Manasquan no longer has a 24-hour diner or a [[miniature golf]] course, and has lost many of the bars once located in its borders. During the summer months, the local bar and party scene overwhelm the area between Brielle Road and Main Street from the bridges to the ocean.

The Firemans' Fair occurs every July/August. The fair is the largest source of funds for Manasquan Volunteer Engine Company #2 and dates back to 1974. Though it was on a decade-long hiatus until the late 1990s, the five day-long festivities in 2011 were expected to draw 30,000 attendees.<ref>Dunphy, Tom. [http://manasquan.patch.com/articles/manasquan-firemans-fair-is-back " Manasquan Fireman's Fair is BackAnnual fair coming to Mallard Park this week "], Manasquan-Belmar Patch, July 26, 2011. Accessed December 5, 2012. "More than 30,000 are expected to visit the borough's Mallard Park over the five-day period to enjoy rides, games and family fun. The Manasquan Fireman's Fair, which began in 1974, is the year's largest fundraiser for Manasquan Volunteer Engine Company #2."</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.manasquanfair.com/about_us.html|title = About: Manasquan Fair}}</ref>

Until 2010, Manasquan was home to the [[Cat Fanciers' Association]] (CFA), the largest registry of pedigreed cats in the world.<ref>[http://www.cfa.org/ Home page], [[Cat Fanciers' Association]]. Accessed November 22, 2008.</ref>