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A borough of 808 people in New Jersey
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Conserved land67%837 of 1,241 acres
Trails1.2 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
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Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
808Population
1.9 sq miArea
144 ftElevation

Roosevelt is a borough in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 808, a decrease of 74 (−8.4%) from the 2010 census count of 882, which in turn reflected a decline of 51 (−5.5%) from the 933 counted in the 2000 census. Located at the cross-roads between the Delaware Valley region to the south and the Raritan Valley region to the north in the center of the state, the borough was established as Jersey Homesteads by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 29, 1937, from portions of Millstone Township. The name was changed to Roosevelt as of November 9, 1945, based on the results of a referendum held three …

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ZIP code08555
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Housing in Roosevelt

$522K▲ 2.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Roosevelt home is worth about $522,000, up 2.6% in a year, 10% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Centrastate Medical CenterFreehold · 8.6 mi · ER
Freehold Family Health CenterFreehold · 10.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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