The county of Ocean is located in New Jersey and was founded in 1850. There are 576,567 residents in Ocean who have access to courthouses in Barnegat, Barnegat Light, Bay Head, Bayville, Beach Haven, Beachwood, Brick, Forked River, Harvey Cedars, Jackson, Little Egg Harbor, Manahawkin, New Egypt, Ocean Gate, Pine Beach, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Toms River, Tuckerton, Whiting. In general, each county has a full set of courts, from traffic court to superior and appellate court; supreme courts are usually located in the state capital. New Jersey is part of the 3rd federal circuit court as well.
There are 20,936 residents in Barnegat, which is 40.8 square miles and 112ft above sea level. It was settled in March 10, 1846 (as 'Union Township') and is governed by a Township local government.
There are 968 residents in Bay Head, which is 0.7 square miles and 3ft above sea level. It was settled in June 15, 1886 and is governed by a Borough local government.
There are 11,045 residents in Beachwood, which is 2.8 square miles and 62ft above sea level. It was settled in April 12, 1917 and is governed by a Borough local government.
There are 5,244 residents in Forked River, which is 10.3 square miles.
There are 2,303 residents in Manahawkin, which is 1.9 square miles and 23ft above sea level.
There are 2,512 residents in New Egypt, which is 4.1 square miles and 82ft above sea level.
There are 2,127 residents in Pine Beach, which is 0.6 square miles and 16ft above sea level. It was settled in February 26, 1925 and is governed by a Borough local government.
There are 2,887 residents in Seaside Heights, which is 0.7 square miles and 3ft above sea level. It was settled in February 26, 1913 and is governed by a Borough local government.
There are 1,579 residents in Seaside Park, which is 0.8 square miles and 3ft above sea level. It was settled in March 3, 1898 and is governed by a Borough local government.
There are 3,347 residents in Tuckerton, which is 3.8 square miles. It was settled in February 18, 1901 and is governed by a Borough local government.