Mystic Island, New Jersey
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Mystic Island (also called Mystic Islands or Mystic) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Little Egg Harbor Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 census, the CDP population was 8,694.
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[edit] Geography
Mystic Island is located at (39.566991, -74.375605)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.1 km² (7.8 mi²). 19.7 km² (7.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.93%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,694 people, 3,485 households, and 2,453 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 440.5/km² (1,141.1/mi²). There were 4,962 housing units at an average density of 251.4/km² (651.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.51% White, 0.68% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.22% of the population.
There were 3,485 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,674, and the median income for a family was $47,372. Males had a median income of $38,654 versus $27,420 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,737. About 4.4% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
Mystic Islands was built in the early 60's as a Planned community. It also hosts a Volunteer Fire Company, a Strip mall now containing a TD Banknorth, Domino's Pizza, and other privately owned businesses, a gas station (now closed) and a small park, now just an open field. There is a second park with a baseball field, and a playground added in 2000. The homes are located on lagoon-front properties.
The 'Mystic Islands Sign" was a giant curved sign reading "Mystic Island" that stretched across a block on Radio Road and E. Anchor Dr. The sign was taken down around the 70's prior to the construction of Upland Mystic, and now is the home to Munro's Marina.
The Tuckerton Wireless Tower was built in 1912, when the section of town was called Hickory Island. The tower was used to transmit telegraph messages during World War I. It is also rumored that it was used to send the message to order the attack by a German U-boat on the RMS Lusitania. The 680-foot tower was made of steel, and anchored by giant concrete blocks, which still exist today, one of them in a backyard and one in the middle of a street. The rest of the tower can be seen in scraps at the Giffordtown Museum in Little Egg Harbor Township.
[edit] Community
[edit] Homes
The homes were all pre-fabricated, 3-bedroom, 1-bath bungalows with a carport on the left side, all in an array of pastel colors, considered a vacation village. Now, as some homes are used for vacation, most are lived in full time, and most of the homes are either expanded, or replaced with larger, modular homes on pilings—which are coming into favor for waterfront homes.
The homes were made in a warehouse near the site of the Tuckerton Wireless tower, and now is used for storage for the Sands Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.
[edit] Upland Mystic
There is another section of Mystic: Upland Mystic, was built in the early '70's, and contains many larger ranches and Split-level homes; another section of Upland Mystic was built in the early '90's. The homes in Upland Mystic are not waterfront property.
[edit] Community centers
The first community center was next to the Sands Warehouse and is now home to a church nicknamed "The Rotunda", mainly because of its circular shape.
The Second community center is in Upland Mystic, later turned into a church, and now is the Community Center for Little Egg Harbor Twp. It houses basketball and tennis courts, has drive-in movies, and has kids nights on Fridays.
[edit] Mystic Island Casino
The Mystic Island Casino was a restaurant/bar located on Playhouse Dr. between Radio Rd. and S. Captains Dr, near the location of the Tuckerton Wireless tower, and had a marina and a community pool. In the 80's, the casino was moved to Mathistown Road in Little Egg Harbor, and the vacant building burned down. The site of the casino is now condos, which the marina and pool are privately used for the complex.
Although the name sports "casino", it is not a casino. It is said on the restaurant's menu that the term "casino" was originally used to describe a place for social interaction and fun, but was changed to mean a gambling hall later.
Photos of the old restaurant and Mystic during it's early days can be found in the present building. The Mystic Island sign could be spotted in one of the photos.
[edit] Pulaski Monument
There is a statue and plaque in Upland Mystic near the Mystic Island Fire Department on Pulaski Boulevard commemorating Kazimierz Pułaski for his role during the Little Egg Harbor massacre.
[edit] External links
- LEHT Mystic Island Volunteer Fire Company, District 2
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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