Hazlet, New Jersey
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| Hazlet, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | February 25, 1848 as Raritan Township |
| Renamed | November 28, 1967 as Hazlet Township |
| Government | |
| - Type | Township (New Jersey) |
| - Mayor | James DiNardo |
| - Deputy Mayor | Kevin Lavan |
| Area | |
| - Total | 5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²) |
| - Land | 5.6 sq mi (14.6 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| - Total | 20,936 |
| - Density | 3,802.3/sq mi (1,468.1/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07730 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-30690[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882120[4] |
| Website: http://www.hazlettwp.org | |
Hazlet Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 21,378.
What is now Hazlet Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 25, 1848, from portions of Middletown Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Holmdel Township (February 23, 1857), Matawan Township (also February 23, 1857, now Aberdeen Township), Keyport (March 17, 1870), Keansburg (March 26, 1917) and Union Beach (March 16, 1925). The township was renamed Hazlet Township as of November 28, 1967, based on the results of a referendum held on November 7, 1967.[5] Hazlet derived its name from a Dr. John Hazlett who had an estate in Raritan Township near the Keyport-Holmdel Turnpike, now Holmdel Road.[6]
Hazlet is part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bayshore coastline.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.7 square miles (14.7 km²), of which, 5.6 square miles (14.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.71%) is water. As the crow flies, Hazlet Township is roughly 37 miles south of New York City and 56 miles northeast of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,568 |
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| 1940 | 1,662 | 6.0% | |
| 1950 | 2,763 | 66.2% | |
| 1960 | 15,334 | 455.0% | |
| 1970 | 22,239 | 45.0% | |
| 1980 | 23,013 | 3.5% | |
| 1990 | 21,976 | -4.5% | |
| 2000 | 21,378 | -2.7% | |
| Est. 2006 | 20,936 | [2] | -2.1% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[7] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 21,378 people, 7,244 households, and 5,802 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,802.3 people per square mile (1,468.7/km²). There were 7,406 housing units at an average density of 1,317.2/sq mi (508.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.17% White, 1.10% African American, 0.06% Native American, 3.39% Asian, 1.13% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.87% of the population.
There were 7,244 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $65,697, and the median income for a family was $71,361. Males had a median income of $51,776 versus $32,439 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,262. About 2.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Hazlet is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government by a five-member Committee. Township Committee members are elected at large by the voters on a partisan basis in the November general election to serve three-year staggered terms, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected annually by the Committee from among its five members.[8]
Members of the Hazlet Township Committee are Mayor James DiNardo, Deputy Mayor Kevin Lavan, Scott Aagre, Joseph Belasco and Joseph Marques.[9]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Hazlet Township is in the Sixth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 13th Legislative District.[10]
New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District, covering portions of Middlesex County and Monmouth County, is represented by Frank Pallone (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 13th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph M. Kyrillos (R, Middletown Township) and in the Assembly by Amy Handlin (R, Middletown Township) and Samuel D. Thompson (R, Old Bridge Township).[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 Hazlet Township Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[14]) are six K-6 elementary schools — Beers Street School (280 students), Cove Road School (270), Lilian Drive School (289), Middle Road School (328), Raritan Valley School (329) and Sycamore Drive School (259) — Hazlet Middle School for grades 7 & 8 (579), and Raritan High School for grades 9 - 12 (1,039).
[edit] Transportation
Both Route 35 and Route 36 are within Hazlet Township's borders. The nearby Garden State Parkway provides easy access to the Jersey Shore or city destinations. Mass transportation is also available via New Jersey Transit buses and by train service at the Hazlet station on the North Jersey Coast Line to Hoboken Terminal, Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. Through rail freight service is provided by Conrail Shared Assets in the form of a freight train which runs between South Amboy and Lakehurst via Red Bank.
[edit] Historical events
Hazlet was the last town in New Jersey to have a drive-in movie theater, the Route 35 Drive-In, which closed in 1991,[15] until the Delsea Drive-In in Vineland, New Jersey reopened in 2004.[16]
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Hazlet Township include:
- David Burke (1962-), chef and restaurateur.[17]
- James Coonan (1946-), Former head of the Irish-American gang The Westies, before his conviction, Coonan was a resident of Hazlet.[18]
- Ray Evernham (1957-), NASCAR co-owner of Evernham Motorsports and former crew chief of Jeff Gordon[19]
- Jerry Recco, WFAN-AM Anchor.[20]
- Patrick Valentino (1982-), Composer, conductor and musician.[21][22]
[edit] References
- ^ USGS GNIS: Township of Hazlet, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Hazlet township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 16, 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. Hazlet Township p. 179, Raritan Township p. 184.
- ^ Welcome to Hazlet Township, accessed September 13, 2006.
- ^ 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. 67.
- ^ [http://www.hazlettwp.org/contact/contact13.html Government. Hazlet Township. Accessed April 25, 2008.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. 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 Hazlet Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 25, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey Drive-In Theaters, State of New Jersey. Accessed July 5, 2007. "New Jersey's last drive-in theater, Hazlet's Route 35 Drive-In, closed in 1991."
- ^ The Drive-In Theater Tries a Comeback; Looking for a Few Hundred Adventurous Moviegoers, New York Times. Accessed December 12, 2007
- ^ Fabricant, Florence. "New Wave in the East River: David Burke", The New York Times, November 9, 1988. Accessed March 1, 2008. "These are heady accomplishments for someone who grew up thinking that the ultimate dessert was a Yodel, and who first set foot in a professional kitchen at 15, as a dishwasher in a Sheraton Inn near his home in Hazlet, N.J."
- ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. "7 Convicted of Racketeering, 1 Acquitted, in Westies Trial", The New York Times, February 25, 1988. Accessed November 7, 2007. "The other defendants range in age from 31 to 54, and all live in Manhattan, except the Coonans, who moved to Hazlet, N.J."
- ^ Ray Evernham 20 Points to Success: Bio, accessed November 29, 2006.
- ^ Columbia Football Games to Air Locally on WSNR, 620 AM, Columbia University press release dated September 5, 2006. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Recco is a 1998 graduate of New Jersey City University. He currently resides in Hazlet, New Jersey."
- ^ Kylen, Helene. "Monmouth Symphony Orchestra Premiers Work by Jersey Resident", Atlantic Herald, May 22, 2007. Accessed April 25, 2008. "Patrick Valentino grew up in Hazlet, NJ. His father was a retail sales person for Sears, his mother a homemaker who formerly worked in a bank."
- ^ the time of my life, PatrickValentinoMusic.com. Accessed April 25, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Hazlet Township Official Website
- Hazlet Township Public Schools
- Hazlet Township Public Schools's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Hazlet Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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