Neptune City, New Jersey
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Neptune City is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,218.
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[edit] Geography
Neptune City is located at (40.200463, -74.031282)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,218 people, 2,221 households, and 1,330 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,213.9/km² (5,742.8/mi²). There were 2,342 housing units at an average density of 993.7/km² (2,577.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 83.38% White, 9.52% African American, 0.23% Native American, 2.72% Asian, 2.11% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.31% of the population.
There were 2,221 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $43,451, and the median income for a family was $46,393. Males had a median income of $39,578 versus $34,044 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $22,191. About 5.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Borough of Neptune City is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government by a Mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The Mayor serves a four-year term and is selected directly by the voters. Borough Council members serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
The Mayor of the Borough of Neptune City is Thomas Arnone. Members of the Neptune City Borough Council are Robert Brown, Larry Cross, Charles Hartl, Susan Mitchell, Rick Pryor and Barbara Shafer.[1]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Neptune City is in the Sixth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 11th Legislative District.[2]
New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District, covering portions of Middlesex County and Monmouth County, is represented by Frank Pallone (D). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 11th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph A. Palaia (R, Deal) and in the Assembly by Steve Corodemus (R, Atlantic Highlands) and Sean T. Kean (R, Wall Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Monmouth County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Monmouth County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director William C. Barham, Freeholder Deputy Director Robert D. Clifton, Lillian G. Burry, Anna C. Little and Theodore J. Narozanick.
[edit] Education
Woodrow Wilson School serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
The Neptune City School District has a sending/receiving relationship with the Neptune Township Schools for all students in grades 9th through 12th to attend Neptune High School. The district also provides students with the opportunities to attend other high schools, including the Monmouth County Vocational School District Academies which include: the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) located on Sandy Hook, High Technology High School located on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, the Academy of Allied Health and Science in Neptune and affiliated with the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, the Communications High School located on the property of Wall High School, and the new Biotechnology High School located in Freehold. Neptune City also provides the students with the opportunity to attend the Performing Arts Program at Red Bank Regional High School for Performing Arts in Little Silver. Along with the Performing Arts Program students may also apply to the Academy of Information Technology and the Academy of Finance both located at the Red Bank Regional High School for Performing Arts.
[edit] Culture
[edit] Religion
Neptune City has only one church, the Memorial United Methodist Church.
[edit] Recreation
The Neptune City Community Center is a hub of activity in the Borough.
[edit] History
The Borough of Neptune City was incorporated on October 4, 1881. The boundaries included all of what is now Avon-by-the-Sea, the southern portion of Bradley Beach and the present land area known as "Neptune City." On March 23, 1900, a bill approved in the New Jersey Legislature created the Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea. Seven years later, on January 28, 1907, the eastern portion of Neptune City was annexed to the Borough of Bradley Beach.
[edit] References
- ^ Neptune City Borough Council, accessed September 13, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 61, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Neptune City website
- Woodrow Wilson School
- Neptune City School District's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Neptune City School District
- Neptune City Library
- 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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