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History · Wanamassa

21% of Wanamassa’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1888 on and the census since 1950.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Wanamassa’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 Wanamassa are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18888 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1995. Watch Wanamassa change.Old housesHalf of Wanamassa’s homes were built before 1952.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wanamassa’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Wanamassa on the map, 1888 to 1995

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

Wanamassa on the 1888 USGS mapWanamassa on the 1893 USGS mapWanamassa on the 1901 USGS mapWanamassa on the 1943 USGS mapWanamassa on the 1954 USGS mapWanamassa on the 1970 USGS mapWanamassa on the 1981 USGS mapWanamassa on the 1995 USGS map1888Asbury Park 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 Wanamassa.

The story so far

Wanamassa, in brief

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

Wanamassa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Ocean Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 4,344, making it the most populated neighborhood in Ocean Township. The community was named for Wanamassa, a Native American leader of the 17th century.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 4,532 to 4,344 (-4%).

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

Wanamassa, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0001960198020002020Peak: 4,551

Between 2,512 and 4,551 people in every census since 1950.

6 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Wanamassa’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Ocean TownshipIts storyB−Asbury Park9 historic placesA−InterlakenIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.