Oceanport, New Jersey
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Oceanport is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,807.
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[edit] Geography
Oceanport is located at (40.317010, -74.015632)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 10.0 km² (3.9 mi²). 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (16.32%) is water.
Oceanport borders Little Silver to the NW, Long Branch to the east, Eatontown to the SW, and West Long Branch to the SE. It also shares a water border to the NE with Monmouth Beach and forms a peninsula, jutting into the Shrewsbury River.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,807 people, 2,043 households, and 1,554 families residing in the borough. The population density was 696.3/km² (1,802.1/mi²). There were 2,114 housing units at an average density of 253.5/km² (656.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.71% White, 1.96% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.
There were 2,043 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $71,458, and the median income for a family was $85,038. Males had a median income of $57,955 versus $39,718 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $33,356. About 1.8% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Port-au-peck
Oceanport can be separated into two sections. One is called Oceanport and the other Port-au-peck (a main road through the town is Port-au-peck Avenue). Although both range from middle class to upper-middle class, Port-au-peck is more heavily residential and has many more high end homes. There are several reasons for this. One is that it is a complete peninsula jutting into the Shrewsbury River. Because of this it has many more elegant waterfront homes. It is also very close to the communities of Little Silver, Monmouth Beach, and Rumson. These three and Port-au-peck form a junction in the middle of the river. Nearby Long Branch is in the area as well. The Oceanport side, on the other hand, houses many more senior citizens than families. Monmouth Park Racetrack, Fort Monmouth, and a border with the town of Eatontown are also within Oceanport. Eatontown, as opposed to the towns on the Port-au-peck side of OP, is much more ethnically diverse and slightly more lower-income. The New Jersey Transit train line which runs in front of Monmouth Park is the common seperator to divide the two sections.
[edit] Mailing Address
Presently, almost all residents use the mailing address Oceanport. This is encouraged by the town as it has only one post office. It is under the name Oceanport and has one ZIP Code (07757). In the past however, 1920's-1970's, many citizens would use Port-au-peck as a mailing address because to people who knew the area, it sounded more high end and was considered more wealthier. They would still however, use the same zip code of 07757.
[edit] Phone Numbers
Residents of Oceanport use Area code 732 and can use a Area code 908 code for cell phones. Most home phone numbers start with 222, 224, and 571 on the Port-au-peck side and 544 or 542 on the Oceanport/Eatontown side.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Oceanport is governed by the Borough form of New Jersey Government. The mayor is directly elected by the voters to serve a four-year term. There are six members of the Borough Council elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
The Mayor of Oceanport Borough is Lucille Chaump. Members of the Borough Council are Gerald Briscione (Council President), Richard Gallo Jr., John Ibex, Linda Johnson, Ellynn M. Kahle and Hugh Sharkey[1].
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Oceanport is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 12th Legislative District[2].
New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District, covering all of Hunterdon County and portions of Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Morris County, and Somerset County, is represented by Rush D. Holt Jr. (D). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 12th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Ellen Karcher (D, Marlboro) and in the Assembly by Jennifer Beck (R, Red Bank) and Michael J. Panter (D, Red Bank). 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
Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Oceanport School District, which also serves students from Sea Bright as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Schools in the district (with 2004-05 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Wolf Hill Elementary School, with 409 students in Kindergarten through 4th grade; and Maple Place Middle School [1], with 349 students in grades 5 - 8.
For grades 9 - 12, students attend Shore Regional High School, a regional high school that serves students from the constituent districts of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, Oceanport and West Long Branch. The high school is part of the Shore Regional High School District.
[edit] Monmouth Park
The famed Monmouth Park, a thoroughbred horse race track, is home to the annual Haskell Invitational Handicap. The choice to put the track in this small community in 1946 was made because of its prime location at the shore. Oceanport is also an easy getaway for New Yorkers and North Jersey folk who make up the majority of the track crowd. The Haskell, which next to the Triple Crown is horse racing biggest event, takes place each year in August.
[edit] Notable Residents
Filmmaker Kevin Smith lived in Oceanport for a short time in the 1990's. He was born in nearby Red Bank and the location of his most famous film Clerks. took place in the Leonardo section of nearby Middletown Township.
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 Governing Body, accessed July 25, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 62, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Oceanport Official Town Website
- Oceanport School District
- Oceanport School District's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Oceanport School District
- Shore Regional High School
- 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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