Sea Girt is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 29, 1917, from portions of Ocean Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1917. 

Wreck Pond is a tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights and Sea Girt.  The pond is the center of the Wreck Pond Watershed, which covers about 12 square miles in eastern Monmouth County.

Government
On April 5, 2006, the Borough Council retained a local government consulting firm to review the administrative operations of the Borough and to make recommendations for restructuring and efficiency improvements. Among the recommendations accepted by the Council is the decision to restructure the Municipal Clerk, Finance and Administration Departments and to create the office of Borough Administrator (Chief Administrative Officer) for the first time.

Sea Girt is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 11th Legislative District.

Education
The Sea Girt Elementary School serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. For the 2005-06 school year, Sea Girt Elementary School was one of four schools in New Jersey recognized by the United States Department of Education as a recipient of the national Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest level of recognition awarded to an American school.

For grades 9-12, most Sea Girt students attend Manasquan High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights who attended Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.

Many students choose to attend private school and have enrolled in  Christian Brothers Academy, Choate, Lawrenceville School, Peddie School, Ranney School, Red Bank Catholic High School and St. Rose High School. 

Landmarks
The Sea Girt Lighthouse began operation on December 10, 1896, and is located at Ocean Avenue and Beacon Boulevard. The lighthouse is one of only 20 lighthouses in the state of New Jersey that remain in existence.

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