Pine Beach, New Jersey
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Pine Beach is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,950.
Pine Beach was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1925, from portions of Berkeley Township.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Pine Beach is located at (39.935618, -74.169683)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.59% is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 72 |
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| 1940 | 163 | 126.4% | |
| 1950 | 495 | 203.7% | |
| 1960 | 985 | 99.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,395 | 41.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,796 | 28.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,954 | 8.8% | |
| 2000 | 1,950 | -0.2% | |
| historical data source: [2] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,950 people, 767 households, and 558 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,214.4/km² (3,130.3/mi²). There were 872 housing units at an average density of 543.0/km² (1,399.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.41% White, 0.26% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.
There were 767 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $57,366, and the median income for a family was $67,404. Males had a median income of $50,256 versus $34,038 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,487. About 2.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Pine Beach is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government by a mayor and a six-member Borough Council, elected in partisan elections. The Mayor is directly elected by the voters and serves a four-year term of office. Members of the borough council 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 Pine Beach is Russell K. Corby (term ends December 31, 2007). Members of the Borough Council are Christopher Boyle (2006), Joseph Boyle (2008), Robert Budesa (2006), Lawrence Cuneo (2008), Barbara O’Brien (2007) and Patrick Sheehan (2007).[3]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Pine Beach 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. 204.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ Borough Of Pine Beach 2006 Official Directory, accessed November 22, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 62, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Pine Beach Borough website
- Toms River Regional Schools
- Toms River Regional Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Toms River Schools Hall of Fame
- 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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