Editing Lakehurst, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 0.90 square miles (2.32&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.09 square miles (0.24&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (9.39%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough's lake, Lake Horicon, existed prior to 1942, as clearly shown in aerial photographs from 1940 and 1931 and topographical maps from 1912. The cedar water lake remains stream-fed.<ref>[https://www.lakehurst-nj.gov/index.php/visitors/lake-horicon Lake Horicon Park], Borough of Lakehurst. Accessed April 13, 2020.</ref>

Lakehurst is completely surrounded by [[Manchester Township, New Jersey|Manchester Township]],<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/837870/touches.html Areas touching Lakehurst], MapIt. Accessed February 25, 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> making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.<ref>DeMarco, Megan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/princeton_merger_voters_to_dec.html "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.</ref>

The borough is one of 11 municipalities in Ocean County that are part of the [[Toms River]] [[drainage basin|watershed]].<ref>[https://www.barnegatbaypartnership.org/learn/watershed-map/toms-river-watershed/ Toms River Watershed], Barnegat Bay Partnership. Accessed July 3, 2022.</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Lakehurst has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=90427&cityname=Lakehurst%2C+New+Jersey%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Lakehurst, New Jersey]</ref>