Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey
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Spring Lake Heights (commonly known as "The Heights") is a Borough located in the southern coastal portion of Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,227.
Spring Lake Heights is adjacent to Route 35 and Route 71.
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[edit] Geography
Spring Lake Heights is located at (40.152267, -74.041984)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.49%) is water.
Wreck Pond is a tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and Sea Girt. The pond is the center of the Wreck Pond Watershed, which covers about 12 square miles in eastern Monmouth County.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,227 people, 2,511 households, and 1,358 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,528.9/km² (3,947.7/mi²). There were 2,950 housing units at an average density of 862.9/km² (2,228.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.28% White, 1.11% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.
There were 2,511 households out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% were non-families. 41.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the borough the population was spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 29.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $51,330, and the median income for a family was $64,345. Males had a median income of $48,640 versus $40,363 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $35,093. About 4.2% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Mayor of Spring Lake Heights is Elwood Malick. Members of the Borough Council are Lynn Kegelman (Chairwoman of Buildings and Grounds), Frank Ford (Chairman of Law and Public Safety), Richard Gannon (Council President and Chairman of Legislation/Grants), Mary Beth McKnight (Chairman of Public Works), Tom Martin (Chairman of Utilities) and Tom O'Brien (Chairman of Finance).[1]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Spring Lake Heights is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 11th Legislative District.[2]
New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Mercer County, Monmouth County and Ocean County, is represented by Christopher Smith (R). 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
The Spring Lake Heights School District, located on 12 acres in suburban Spring Lake Heights, serves students in K-8 in the elementary school. Students in grades 9-12 attend Manasquan High School in Manasquan, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools.
Spring Lake Heights students' are also served by St Catharine School (grades K-8) in Spring Lake and St Rose High School in Belmar.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Spring Lake Heights website
- Spring Lake Heights School District
- Spring Lake Heights School District's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Spring Lake Heights School District
- 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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