1867Infrastructure
Long Branch was formed on April 11, 1867, as the Long Branch Commission, from portions of Ocean Township.
1869History
President Grant and his family summered at their beachfront cottage in Long Branch the first year of his presidency in 1869 and for most of the rest of Grant's life.
1881Crime
Garfield was brought to Long Branch in the hope that the fresh air and quiet might aid his recovery after being shot on July 2, 1881, an incident that left the assassin's bullet...
1903Government
Long Branch was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, based on the results of a referendum, replacing the Long Branch Commission.
1960History
== Media ==
WRLB "Radio Long Branch" signed-on June 1, 1960, at 107.1 FM.
1966Government
== Government ==
=== Local government ===
Long Branch is governed under the Mayor-Council (Plan A) form of municipal government under the Faulkner Act, enacted by direct peti...
1970Culture
The LBPD did not have a police chief between 1970 and 2017, with the Director of Public Safety being directly responsible for the department.
1981History
Since 1981, the highest air temperature was 100.6 °F (38.1 °C) on August 9, 2001, and the highest daily average mean dew point was 77.7 °F (25.4 °C) on August 13, 2016, and July...
1987Disaster
The defining moment marking the end of this era occurred on June 8, 1987, when the largest fire in the history of the city destroyed the landmark amusement pier and adjoining Ha...
1994Government
The city was selected in 1994 as one of a group of 10 zones added to participate in the program.
1996History
Since December 1996 the call letters have been WWZY.
1997Culture
On November 20, 1997, Long Branch Police Department Detective Sergeant Patrick A.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the 2000 United States census there were 31,340 people, 12,594 households, and 7,248 families residing in the city.
2004Government
In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 58.0% of the vote (5,724 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W.
2006History
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $52,792 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,54...
2010History
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 census ===
The 2010 United States census counted 30,719 people, 11,753 households, and 6,876 families in the city.
2011Civil Rights
=== Politics ===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 13,442 registered voters in Long Branch, of which 4,293 (31.9%) were registered as Democrats, 1,783 (13.3%) were regist...
2012Disaster
=== Hurricane Sandy ===
On October 29, 2012, Long Branch was one of many shore communities that were devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
2013Infrastructure
In June 2013, the city approved designation of the area around its train station as a transit village, which can bring incentives for revitalization and denser development.
2014Education
With the start of the 2014–2015 school year, a realignment of the district closed West End School, converted Morris Avenue School for early childhood use and repurposed Audrey W.
2015Architecture
The boardwalk was destroyed; the city began rebuilding it in 2015, and it reopened in April 2016, making it the last boardwalk damaged by Sandy to be rebuilt.
2022Education
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 5,494 students and 495.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teache...
2025Government
As of 2025, the Mayor of Long Branch is John Pallone.
2026Government
The mayor and city council members serve concurrent terms of office ending on June 30, 2026.
2027Military
New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).