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Bradley Beach is a Walsh Act Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 4,793.

Citizens appealed to the New Jersey Legislature for a referendum to separate Bradley Beach from Neptune Township, and on March 28, 1893, Bradley Beach was incorporated making it one of the youngest municipalities in Monmouth County.

It was the first location in the United States to charge sea bathers for beach access when it minted its own tin badges in the 1920s[citation needed].

Bradley Beach is located at 40128N, 74049W (40.202113, -74.013531)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 km (0.6 mi). 1.5 km (0.6 mi) of it is land and 0.1 km (0.04 mi) of it (3.23%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,793 people, 2,297 households, and 1,086 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,136.6/km (8,097.6/mi). There were 3,132 housing units at an average density of 2,049.6/km (5,291.4/mi). The racial makeup of the borough was 88.15% White, 3.86% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.46% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.01% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.83% of the population.