Manasquan is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 5,897, reflecting a decline of 413 from the 6,310 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 941 from the 5,369 counted in the 1990 Census.The borough's name is of Lenape origin, variously described as deriving from Man-A-Squaw-Han meaning stream of the island of squaws, an island with enclosure for squans, island door or point / top. Manasquan, Maniquan, Mannisquan, Manasquam, Squan, and Squan Village are variations on the original pronunciation and spelling. Manasquan was formed as a borough by an act...
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