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Long Beach Township, New Jersey
Map of Long Beach Township in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Long Beach Township in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Long Beach Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Long Beach Township, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountyOcean
IncorporatedMarch 23, 1899
Government
 • TypeWalsh Act (New Jersey)
 • MayorJoseph H. Mancini (2012)
Area
 • Total22.0 sq mi (57.0 km2)
 • Land5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2)
 • Water16.7 sq mi (43.2 km2)
Elevation7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2007)[3]
 • Total3,528
 • Density627.3/sq mi (242.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
08008
Area code609
FIPS code34-41250Template:GR[4]
GNIS feature ID0882066Template:GR
Websitehttp://www.longbeachtownship.com

Long Beach Township is a Walsh Act Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,329.

Long Beach Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1899, from portions of Eagleswood Township, Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean Township, Stafford Township, Union Township (now Barnegat Township). Portions of the township were taken to form Barnegat City (March 29, 1904, now Barnegat Light) and Ship Bottom-Beach Arlington (March 3, 1925, now Ship Bottom).[5]

North Beach Haven is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Long Beach Township. Other communities within Long Beach Township include the Long Beach Island communities of Beach Haven Crest, Beach Haven Gardens, Beach Haven Inlet, Beach Haven Park, Beach Haven Terrace, Brant Beach, Brighton Beach, Haven Beach, High Bar Harbor, Holgate, Loveladies, North Beach, North Beach Haven, Peahala Park, South Beach Haven, Spray Beach, and the Dunes.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57.0 km²). 5.3 square miles (13.8 km²) of it is land and 16.7 square miles (43.2 km²) of it (75.90% ) is water.

The township is divided into four discontiguous land areas. The most populous, with most of the named places, is located north of Beach Haven and south of Ship Bottom. The Holgate section is south of Beach Haven; most of it is a wildlife preserve. Loveladies and High Bar Harbor form the northernmost, between Harvey Cedars and Barnegat Light. North Beach and Frazier Park north of Surf City and south of Harvey Cedars.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1930355
194042519.7%
195084097.6%
19601,56185.8%
19702,91086.4%
19803,48819.9%
19903,407−2.3%
20003,329−2.3%
2007 (est.)3,528[3]
Population 1930 - 1990.[6]

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,329 people, 1,664 households, and 1,038 families residing in the township. The population density was 627.3 people per square mile (242.1/km²). There were 9,023 housing units at an average density of 1,700.1/sq mi (656.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.53% White, 0.24% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.

There were 1,664 households out of which 12.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.50.

In the township the population was spread out with 11.7% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 36.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,697, and the median income for a family was $59,833. Males had a median income of $41,681 versus $31,528 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,404. About 3.8% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Long Beach Township has been governed under the Walsh Act form of New Jersey municipal government, by a three-member Township Committee, since 1936.[7] Commissioners are elected to serve four-year terms on a concurrent basis in partisan elections, with all current commissioner's terms of office ending on June 30, 2012.[1]

As of 2009, the members of the Long Beach Township Commission are Mayor Joseph H. Mancini, Ralph H. Bayard and DiAnne C. Gove.[8][9]

On August 12, 2009, Gove was selected by Republican county committee members to fill the remainder of the term of Daniel Van Pelt in the General Assembly representing the 9th legislative district. Van Pelt had resigned after being arrested on corruption charges. She is not expected to take office until the Assembly returns from recess after the general election on November 3.[10]

Federal, state and county representation

Long Beach Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District.[11]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 3rd congressional district is represented by Andy Kim (D, Moorestown).[12] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[13] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[14][15]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 9th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Carmen Amato (R, Lacey Township) and in the General Assembly by Greg Myhre (R, Stafford Township) and Brian E. Rumpf (R, Little Egg Harbor Township).[16] Template:NJ Governor

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Education

For grades K through 6, public school students attend the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, which serves students from Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom and Surf City.[17] Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[18]) are Ethel Jacobsen School in Surf City with 132 students in grades Kindergarten - 2 and Long Beach Island Grade School in Ship Bottom with 135 students in grades 3 - 6.

Public school students in grades 7 through 12 attend the Southern Regional Middle School (grades 7 and 8) and Southern Regional High School (grades 9 - 12). These schools are part of the Southern Regional School District, which serves the five municipalities in the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, along with students from Beach Haven, Stafford Township and Ocean Township.[19]. Both schools are in Manahawkin.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Long Beach Township include:

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University, April 2006, p. 49.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Long Beach, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 4, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Census data for Long Beach township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 6, 2008.
  4. ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
  5. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 204.
  6. ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
  7. ^ The Commission Form of Municipal Government, p. 53. Accessed August 11, 2007.
  8. ^ Contacts, Long Beach Township. Accessed June 16, 2008.
  9. ^ 2008 Elected Officials of Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. p. 6. Accessed June 16, 2008.
  10. ^ "Long Beach Commissioner Gove to succeed Van Pelt in Assembly". Asbury Park Press. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2009-08-13. [dead link]
  11. ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 60. Accessed September 30, 2009.
  12. ^ Coyne, Kevin. "Garden Variey Q&A: Andy Kim", New Jersey Monthly, May 2021. Accessed April 25, 2023. "Grew up in Marlton and Cherry Hill; Lives in Moorestown"
  13. ^ U.S. Sen. Cory Booker cruises past Republican challenger Rik Mehta in New Jersey, PhillyVoice. Accessed April 30, 2021. "He now owns a home and lives in Newark's Central Ward community."
  14. ^ Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
  15. ^ Home, sweet home: Bob Menendez back in Hudson County. nj.com. Accessed April 30, 2021. "Booker, Cory A. - (D - NJ) Class II; Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ) Class I"
  16. ^ Legislative Roster for District 9, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 9, 2024.
  17. ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 212.
  18. ^ Data for the Long Beach Island School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2008.
  19. ^ Southern Regional High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 10, 2008. "Situated in Manahawkin, the Southern Regional High School District draws from the constituent municipalities of Long Beach Township, Beach Haven, Surf City, Ship Bottom, Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars and Stafford Township, as well as the tuition sending municipality of Ocean Township (Waretown)."
  20. ^ Danny Stubbs, database Football. Accessed October 1, 2007.

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