Keasbey, New Jersey

Keasbey, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Anthony Quinton Keasbey
Keasbey
Location in Middlesex County
Keasbey
Location in New Jersey
Keasbey
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°31′00″N 74°18′19″W / 40.51667°N 74.30528°W / 40.51667; -74.30528
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
TownshipWoodbridge
Named afterKeasbey family
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.80 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]
 • Total
3,027
 • 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 in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[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]

History

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.

Arizona Beverage Company, the makers of AriZona Iced Tea, opened AriZonaLand at its 70-acre (28 ha) facility, offering visitors a "Willy-Wonka-esque" tour of its factory, complete with a gift shop and museum.[11]

Major sections of Smith Street, a critical artery connecting Keasbey to Perth Amboy has been closed since September 2025, when a quarter-mile-long crack split the roadway, leading to months of anticipated repairs and significant traffic detours related to reconstruction of the road.[12]

Geography

Keasbey is in northeastern Middlesex County, occupying the southern end of Woodbridge Township. It is bordered to the north by Fords within Woodbridge Township; to the east by the city of Perth Amboy; to the west by Edison Township; and to the south by the Raritan River, across which is the borough of Sayreville.

The Garden State Parkway and the Route 440 freeway intersect in Keasbey. Newark is 19 miles (31 km) to the northeast, New Brunswick, the Middlesex county seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the southwest, and Staten Island, New York, is 4 miles (6 km) to the east across the Arthur Kill.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Keasbey CDP has an area of 1.80 square miles (4.66 km2), of which 1.46 square miles (3.78 km2) are land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2), or 18.80%, are water, consisting of the northern half of the Raritan River waterway.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20203,027—
2020[2]

Keasbey first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 United States census.[13]

Keasbey CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[14] 2020
White alone (NH) 400 13.21%
Black or African American alone (NH) 251 8.29%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0.03%
Asian alone (NH) 151 4.99%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 4 0.13%
Other race alone (NH) 11 0.36%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 43 1.42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,166 71.56%
Total 3,027 100.00%

As of 2020, the area had a population of 3,027.[2]

Education

Residents are zoned to the Woodbridge Township School District.

In media

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

Companies

Major employers include:[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Census Data Explorer: Keasbey CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Keasbey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  5. ^ 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."
  6. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Keasbey community in Woodbridge has changed over the years".
  9. ^ Virginia B. Troeger and Robert James McEwen, Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township (Arcadia Publishing, 2002; ISBN 0738523941), p. 103.
  10. ^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Intersimone, Jenna. "AriZona iced tea launches 'Willy Wonka-esque' factory tour in Woodbridge", Courier News, September 25, 2024. Accessed December 25, 2025. "And with the “Willy Wonka-esque” AriZonaLand factory tour experience opening at the manufacturing facility in mid-October, fans can see how AriZona beverages make it to the 99-cent can in Middlesex County. AriZonaLand will offer free, 30-minute factory tours with free samples of pre-released flavors at a new visitor center on the 70-acre campus. The center will also include a museum and a gift shop."
  12. ^ Enuco, Matthew. "Massive, mysterious crack in N.J. road will require entire roadway to be rebuilt", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 11, 2025. Accessed December 25, 2025, "Officials in Woodbridge Township and Middlesex County are focusing on rebuilding Smith Street after a massive and mysterious crack appeared in the middle of the road last week."
  13. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Keasbey CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "Join the ShopRite Family and Build your Career Opportunities Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine." ShopRite. Accessed December 22, 2011.
  16. ^ "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"
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