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History · Holiday City-Berkeley

Half of Holiday City-Berkeley’s homes were built after 1978

Most of Holiday City-Berkeley was built recently: 0.5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1884 on and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Holiday City-Berkeley’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Holiday City-Berkeley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18844 editions of the USGS map, 1884 to 1971. Watch Holiday City-Berkeley change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Holiday City-Berkeley’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Holiday City-Berkeley on the map, 1884 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Holiday City-Berkeley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Holiday City-Berkeley on the 1884 USGS mapHoliday City-Berkeley on the 1942 USGS mapHoliday City-Berkeley on the 1951 USGS mapHoliday City-Berkeley on the 1971 USGS map1884Whitings sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Holiday City-Berkeley.

The story so far

Holiday City-Berkeley, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Holiday City-Berkeley yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Holiday City-Berkeley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Berkeley Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Holiday City-Berkeley had a population of 12,943. Holiday City-Berkeley is a retirement community where residents must be over the age of 55 to own property and participate in community recreational activities.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 12,831 in 2010, 12,943 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Holiday City-Berkeley, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,000198020002020Peak: 14,293

Between 9,019 and 14,293 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Holiday City-Berkeley’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Holiday City-Berkeley

Nobody well known was born in Holiday City-Berkeley itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Lou Taylor PucciAmerican actor · b. 1985
Mark GeigerAmerican association football referee · b. 1974
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Armin ShimermanAmerican actor · b. 1949
Juice NewtonAmerican pop and country singer · b. 1952
Haakon ChevalierAmerican translator, writer and academic · b. 1901
Steve TischAmerican businessman · b. 1949
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Holiday City South1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBerkeley Township2 historic placesCToms River Township11 historic placesB+Silver RidgeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPine Ridge at CrestwoodIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townManchester Township2 historic placesB

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.