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Spring Lake is a borough on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County, formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1892, from portions of Wall Township after a referendum held six days earlier.

The borough was named for the clear spring-fed lake at its center, and in 1903 it annexed the neighboring borough of North Spring Lake.

The 2020 census counted 2,789 year-round residents in Spring Lake living in 1,225 households, and 41.9% of its housing units stood vacant, reflecting its strong second-home and summer population.

Spring Lake and its surroundings are known as the 'Irish Riviera': in the 2000 census, 39.4% of residents identified Irish-American ancestry, the highest percentage of any place in the United States.

During the Gilded Age, Spring Lake developed into an elegant coastal resort for New York City and Philadelphia high society, in the fashion of Newport, Rhode Island, and Bar Harbor, Maine.

Surviving Gilded Age landmarks include the Martin Maloney Cottage and the Audenried Cottage, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places, while St. Catharine Roman Catholic Church, whose cornerstone was laid on St. Patrick's Day in 1901, overlooks the lake.

On July 6, 1916, Charles Bruder, a Swiss bellhop at the Essex and Sussex Hotel, became the second victim of the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 while swimming about 130 yards off Spring Lake's beach — the attack spree often linked to the inspiration for Jaws.

The Spring Lake 5 Mile Run, first held in 1977, is the largest 5-mile race in the United States; the 2014 edition drew 10,360 finishers out of 12,500 registered runners.

Spring Lake began as four distinct shore communities — Brighton, North Brighton, Villa Park, Spring Lake Beach and Como — that grew together as the railroad opened the shore in the 1870s and 1880s.

Local children attend H. W. Mountz Elementary School for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, and Spring Lake students go on to Manasquan High School under a sending/receiving relationship.