1500History
== History ==
Around 1500, the area that included the future Point Pleasant was the ceremonial meeting place of the Lenape Native Americans, who called it the "Land of Tall Timb...
1665History
In approximately 1665, the first European settlers arrived in the area, mainly fishermen, farmers and boat builders.
1918Government
=== Health care ===
Point Pleasant Hospital was founded in 1918 and became part of Ocean Medical Center in 1982.
1920Government
Point Pleasant was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 21, 1920, from portions of Brick Township, based on the results of a referendum hel...
1923Government
Saint Peter School, founded in 1923, serves students in grades K–8 and operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.
1925Architecture
In 1925, the Manasquan River-Bay Head Canal was completed as part of the inland waterway.
1928Civil Rights
The borough was reincorporated on March 12, 1928.
1964History
In 1964, Senator Clifford P.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the 2000 United States census, there were 19,306 people, 7,560 households, and 5,231 families residing in the borough.
2001History
The hospital closed permanently in 2001.
2004Government
In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W.
2005History
== In media ==
A fictionalized version of the town was the setting of a short-lived 2005 television show, Point Pleasant.
2006History
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $78,521 (with a margin of error of ± $3,209)...
2010History
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 census ===
The 2010 United States census counted 18,392 people, 7,273 households, and 4,982 families in the borough.
2011Civil Rights
=== Politics ===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 12,681 registered voters in Point Pleasant, of which 2,336 (18.4%) were registered as Democrats, 4,026 (31.7%) were regi...
2015Government
In February 2015, the borough council selected Michael Thulen Jr., from a list of three candidates recommended by the Republican municipal committee, to fill the seat expiring i...
2016Education
In 2016, the school was one of ten schools in New Jersey, and one of four private schools in the state, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Departme...
2022Government
In the November 2022 election, Mayor Robert A.
2023Education
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,659 students and 240.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher...
2024History
The borough's flag was designed by Carlo Kirk Polino, who created it at the age of 12 and presented it to the borough council in 2024, which adopted it unanimously.
2025Government
As of 2025, the mayor of Point Pleasant is Republican Robert A.
2026History
Sabosik, whose term of office ends December 31, 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).