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History · West Belmar

46% of West Belmar’s homes were built before 1940

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

0on the National Register
46%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about West Belmar’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 West Belmar 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 West Belmar change.Old housesHalf of West Belmar’s homes were built before 1943.
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On the map

West Belmar on the map, 1888 to 1995

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

West Belmar on the 1888 USGS mapWest Belmar on the 1893 USGS mapWest Belmar on the 1901 USGS mapWest Belmar on the 1943 USGS mapWest Belmar on the 1954 USGS mapWest Belmar on the 1970 USGS mapWest Belmar on the 1981 USGS mapWest Belmar 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 West Belmar.

The story so far

West Belmar, in brief

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

West Belmar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Wall Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 2,459.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,493 in 2010, 2,459 in 2020.

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

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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

West Belmar, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5001960198020002020Peak: 2,606

Between 2,058 and 2,606 people in every census since 1950.

6 censuses, 1950–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to West Belmar

Nobody well known was born in West Belmar itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jack NicholsonAmerican actor and filmmaker · b. 1937
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Kirsten DunstAmerican actress · b. 1982
Bud AbbottAmerican actor, producer and comedian · b. 1897
Wendy WilliamsAmerican media personality · b. 1964
Diamond Dallas PageAmerican professional wrestler and actor · b. 1956
Janis IanAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1951
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Wall Township5 historic placesBBelmarIts storyB−Spring Lake HeightsIts storyD

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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.