Fair Haven, New Jersey
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| Fair Haven, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1912 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| - Mayor | Mike Halfacre |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km²) |
| - Land | 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| - Total | 5,885 |
| - Density | 3,559.3/sq mi (1,374.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07704 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-22440[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885213[4] |
| Website: http://www.fairhavennj.net | |
Fair Haven is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey along the Navesink River. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,937.
Fair Haven was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 28, 1912, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 23, 1912. Portions of the borough were exchanged with Red Bank on June 17, 1957.[5]
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[edit] Geography
Fair Haven is located at (40.360581, -74.037387)[6].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²) of it is land and 0.60% is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 2,260 |
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| 1940 | 2,491 | 10.2% | |
| 1950 | 3,560 | 42.9% | |
| 1960 | 5,678 | 59.5% | |
| 1970 | 6,142 | 8.2% | |
| 1980 | 5,679 | -7.5% | |
| 1990 | 5,270 | -7.2% | |
| 2000 | 5,937 | 12.7% | |
| Est. 2006 | 5,885 | [2] | -0.9% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[7] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 5,937 people, 1,998 households, and 1,658 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,559.3 people per square mile (1,372.6/km²). There were 2,037 housing units at an average density of 1,221.2/sq mi (471.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.87% White, 4.09% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.
There were 1,998 households out of which 47.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the borough the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $97,220, and the median income for a family was $109,760. Males had a median income of $83,657 versus $51,389 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $44,018. About 1.6% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Fair Haven is governed by the Borough form of government, with a mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The mayor serves a four-year term. Borough Council members serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. All officials are elected at-large on a partisan basis.[8]
The Mayor of the Borough of Fair Haven is Michael Halfacre, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2010. Members of the Fair Haven Borough Council are Council President Thomas J. Gilmour (2009), Jerome A. Koch (2008), Jon Peters (2007), Christopher Rinn (2009), John Lehnert (2011) and James P. Banahan (2011).[9]
Fair Haven is a participating municipality in an initiative to study regionalizing their municipal police force with one or more municipalities. The borough received a grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs in the amount of $40,950 along with the Boroughs of Rumson, Little Silver, Oceanport and Shrewsbury to hire professional consultants to conduct the study on their behalf. A report is due before the end of 2007.
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Fair Haven is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 12th Legislative District.[10]
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 Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 12th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Jennifer Beck (R, Red Bank) and in the Assembly by Caroline Casagrande (R, Colts Neck Township) and Declan O'Scanlon (R, Little Silver).[11] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[12]
Monmouth County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. As of 2008, Monmouth County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry (R, Matawan), Freeholder Deputy Director Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan), William C. "Bill" Barham (R, Monmouth Beach), John D'Amico, Jr. (D, Oceanport) and Barbara McMorrow (D, Freehold Township).[13]
[edit] Education
The Fair Haven Public Schools includes the following schools (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[14]): The Viola L. Sickles School (PreK-3, 416 students) and the Knollwood School (grades 4-8, 576 students).
Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, together with students from Rumson.[15] The high school is located in Rumson and had an enrollment of 945 students in the 20065-06 school year.[16]
[edit] History
Fair Haven's first permanent settlement dates to a structure built in 1816 at the Navesink River near today's Fair Haven Road. By the mid-19th century, steamboats stopped at "Chandler's Dock" on a route between Red Bank and New York City, bringing visitors to the area and local oysters to the city.[17]
Fair Haven has a annual Fireman's Fair during the last week of August which attracts a couple thousand people, including noted musicians Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi.[18]
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Fair Haven include:
- Vince Lombardi (1913-1970), lived in Fair Haven while coaching with the New York Giants.[19]
- Bruce Mapes (1901-1961) figure skating pioneer who invented the flip jump and the toeloop.[20]
[edit] References
- ^ USGS GNIS: Borough of Fair Haven, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Fair Haven borough, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 19, 2007.
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 179.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 63.
- ^ Fair Haven Mayor / Council, Borough of Fair Haven. Accessed May 10, 2007.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 57. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ About the Governor, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed January 29, 2008.
- ^ Data for the Fair Haven Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 26, 2008.
- ^ Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 30, 2008. "The boroughs of Rumson and Fair Haven are residential communities zoned principally for single family dwellings. These adjacent communities are located in Northern Monmouth County, within forty miles of New York City and within a mile of the Atlantic Ocean."
- ^ Data for Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, [[National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 30, 2008.
- ^ History, Borough of Fair Haven. Accessed December 2, 2007.
- ^ [1], Borough of Fair Haven. Accessed March 10, 2008.
- ^ Anderson, Dave. "Sports of The Times; Confronting Some Haunting History on Lombardi Avenue", The New York Times, September 17, 1995. Accessed February 26, 2008. "Another factor was that Lombardi's wife, Marie, wanted to return to her New Jersey Shore roots. The Lombardis had lived in Fair Haven, N.J., near Red Bank, before moving to Green Bay."
- ^ "BRUCE MAPES SR., DIES; Former Professional Skater With 'Ice Follies' Was 59", The New York Times, February 20, 1961.
[edit] External links
- Fair Haven web site
- Fair Haven Public Schools
- Fair Haven Public Schools's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Fair Haven Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District
- Fair Haven Fire Department
- Fair Haven First Aid Squad
- Atlantic Herald - NJ's 1st Official Electronic Newspaper
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