Beachwood, New Jersey
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Beachwood is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 10,375.
Beachwood was incorporated as a Borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1917, from portions of Berkeley Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 12, 1917.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Beachwood is located at (39.931068, -74.196184)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 7.1 km² (2.8 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 394 |
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| 1940 | 650 | 65.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,251 | 92.5% | |
| 1960 | 2,765 | 121.0% | |
| 1970 | 4,390 | 58.8% | |
| 1980 | 7,687 | 75.1% | |
| 1990 | 9,324 | 21.3% | |
| 2000 | 10,375 | 11.3% | |
| historical data source: [2] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,375 people, 3,475 households, and 2,818 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,451.4/km² (3,757.3/mi²). There were 3,623 housing units at an average density of 506.8/km² (1,312.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.66% White, 0.97% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.22% of the population.
There were 3,475 households out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the borough the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $59,022, and the median income for a family was $64,190. Males had a median income of $41,204 versus $30,189 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,247. About 2.9% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Originally governed under the Commission form of government, the municipality changed in the mid 1970s to the current Borough form of Government, with a Mayor and six Councilmembers elected at large. All council members serve a 3-year term and during every general election two council seats are voted upon. The Mayor serves a 4-year term.
The Mayor of Beachwood is Harold R. Morris, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2007. Members of the Beachwood Borough Council are Council President Ronald Roma (2006), Beverly Clayton (2006), Gregory Feeney (2008), Steven Komsa (2006), Gerald W. LaCrosse (2007) and Thomas Miserendino (2007).[3]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Beachwood is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District.[4]
New Jersey's Third Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Ocean County, is represented by Jim Saxton (R, Mount Holly). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 9th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard T. Connors (R, Forked River) and in the Assembly by Christopher J. Connors (R, Forked River) and Brian E. Rumpf (R, Forked River). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Ocean County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Ocean County's Freeholders are: John C. Bartlett Jr., John P. Kelly, James F. Lacey, Gerry P. Little and Joseph H. Vicari.
[edit] Education
Students in grades K through 12 attend the Toms River Regional Schools, a regional public school system primarily in Toms River Township. The district incorporates the boroughs of Beachwood (2,202 students), Pine Beach (325 students) and South Toms River (830 students), along with Toms River Township (14,919 students).
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 201.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ Our Elected Officials, accessed September 18, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 54, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Beachwood website
- Toms River Regional Schools
- Toms River Regional Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics Data for the Toms River Regional Schools
- 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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