Lavallette, New Jersey
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Lavallette is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,665. Lavallette is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
Lavallette was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 21, 1887, from portions of Dover Township (now Toms River Township), based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Lavallette is located at (39.968481, -74.071647)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (12.90%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 287 |
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| 1940 | 315 | 9.8% | |
| 1950 | 567 | 80.0% | |
| 1960 | 832 | 46.7% | |
| 1970 | 1,509 | 81.4% | |
| 1980 | 2,072 | 37.3% | |
| 1990 | 2,299 | 11.0% | |
| 2000 | 2,665 | 15.9% | |
| historical data source: [2] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,665 people, 1,208 households, and 741 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,286.2/km² (3,315.1/mi²). There were 3,210 housing units at an average density of 1,549.2/km² (3,993.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.12% White, 0.26% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.64% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.
There were 1,208 households out of which 14.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.66.
In the borough the population was spread out with 13.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 36.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $43,846, and the median income for a family was $57,778. Males had a median income of $44,583 versus $32,292 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,588. About 5.9% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Presently, there is no sitting Mayor in the Borough of Lavallette. The recent mayoral election on November 7, 2006 was declared null and void after allegations of voter fraud by the losing candidate; a special election to fill the seat is scheduled for March 13, 2007.[3] Members of the Lavallette Borough Council are Council President Walter G. LaCicero, Joseph Ardito, Joanne Filippone, Robert Lamb, Britta Wenzel, Anita F. Zalom.
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Lavallette is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 10th 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 10th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Andrew R. Ciesla (R, Brick) and in the Assembly by James W. Holzapfel (R, Brick) and David W. Wolfe (R, Brick). 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 kindergarten through eighth grade attend Lavallette Elementary School, which had an enrollment of 143 students in the 2004-05 school year.
Students in grades 9-12 attend Point Pleasant Beach High School in Point Pleasant Beach, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District.
[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. 203.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ Mayor agrees to special election: New race is part of settlement, Asbury Park Press by John Vandiver, January 23, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 59, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Lavallette.com
- Ocean County Department of Planning page for Lavallette Borough
- Lavallette Elementary School
- Lavallette Elementary School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Lavallette Elementary 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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