Editing Little Silver, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 3.32 square miles (8.60&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 2.71 square miles (7.02&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.61 square miles (1.57&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (18.28%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The original farms and nurseries have almost all been replaced by housing today. Little Silver's location on the [[Shrewsbury River]] makes it a popular destination for boaters and water sports enthusiasts, with a public boat ramp at the Dominick F. Santelle Park off Riverview Avenue. Approximately 8% of the homes are directly on the Shrewsbury River and another third of homes are on streams that connect to it.<ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/02/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-little-silver-nj-riverfront-borough-that-prizes.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Little Silver, N.J.; Riverfront Borough That Prizes Stability"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 2, 2001. Accessed August 6, 2012. "According to Mayor Castleman, 8 percent of Little Silver's homes are on the Shrewsbury River and another 35 percent are along its stream corridors. From Seven Bridges Road, which spans the river and its tributaries in seven places, private docks are visible behind waterfront houses. For residents without private access to the river, the borough provides a boat ramp, at no cost, in Dominick F. Santelle Park off Riverview Avenue."</ref>

The borough borders the Monmouth County boroughs of [[Fair Haven, New Jersey|Fair Haven]], [[Monmouth Beach, New Jersey|Monmouth Beach]], [[Oceanport, New Jersey|Oceanport]], [[Red Bank, New Jersey|Red Bank]], [[Rumson, New Jersey|Rumson]] and [[Shrewsbury, New Jersey|Shrewsbury]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/82806/touches.html Areas touching Little Silver], MapIt. Accessed February 25, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png Regional Location Map], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. 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>

Little Silver Point is an unincorporated community located within Little Silver.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}