Little Silver, New Jersey
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | April 28, 1923 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| - Mayor | Suzanne Castleman |
| - Administrator | Michael D. Biehl[1] |
| Area | |
| - Total | 3.4 sq mi (8.7 km²) |
| - Land | 2.8 sq mi (7.2 km²) |
| - Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²) |
| Elevation [2] | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2006)[3] | |
| - Total | 6,089 |
| - Density | 2,226.2/sq mi (859.5/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07739 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-40770[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885282[5] |
| Website: http://www.littlesilver.org | |
Little Silver is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,170.
Little Silver was formed as a Borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1923, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 28, 1923.[6]
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[edit] Geography
Little Silver is located at (40.335170, -74.040599)[7].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (17.80%) is water.
[edit] History
Prior to the settlement of Europeans, the area that is now Little Silver was inhabited by the Navesink Native Americans.
There are several tales of how Little Silver received its name. In one, brothers Joseph and Peter Parker, who settled in this area in 1667 and owned land bounded by Parker's Creek on the south and Little Silver Creek on the north, named their holdings "Little Silver" after their father's (George Parker) estate in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.[8] This in turn can be traced overseas to Little Silver, a village in Devonshire, England.
In another, patrons from New York City would ask ferry pilots to stop at Lita Silva's, the most famous of the Point Road brothels. Over time the brothels were replaced by more respectable establishments including the Pontin House and the Bass House. Lita Silva's stop on the ferry became the Little Silver stop.
The borough's earliest European residents were mostly farmers, fishermen and merchants
The borough has had a varied history as a resort, agricultural area and fishing town. Today, the municipality is primarily residential with a range of housing types, from ranches and capes.
Little Silver separated from Shrewsbury Township in 1923. Farms and nurseries have been replaced by housing today. Over the years, New York City and North Jersey commuters have decided to make Little Silver their home, traveling by rail or auto to their jobs. The Little Silver Train Station on Sycamore Avenue was designed by the noted American architect Henry Hobson Richardson and built in 1890. It reopened after renovations in 2003.
The over 350-year old Parker House at 235 Rumson Road in Little Silver is a state historic site.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,109 |
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| 1940 | 1,461 | 31.7% | |
| 1950 | 2,595 | 77.6% | |
| 1960 | 5,202 | 100.5% | |
| 1970 | 6,010 | 15.5% | |
| 1980 | 5,548 | -7.7% | |
| 1990 | 5,721 | 3.1% | |
| 2000 | 6,170 | 7.8% | |
| Est. 2006 | 6,089 | [3] | -1.3% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 6,170 people, 2,232 households, and 1,810 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,226.2 people per square mile (860.0/km²). There were 2,288 housing units at an average density of 825.5/sq mi (318.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.15% White, 0.31% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.51% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.
There were 2,232 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the borough the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $94,094, and the median income for a family was $104,033. Males had a median income of $90,941 versus $45,938 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $46,798. About 0.4% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Little Silver is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[10]
As of 2008, the Mayor of Little Silver is Suzanne S. Castleman. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Jonathan H. Bitman, Rick J. DeNoia, Jr., Donald S. Galante, David E. Gilmour, Robert C. Neff, Jr. and Stuart Van Winkle.[1]
Little Silver 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, Fair Haven, Oceanport and Shrewsbury to hire professional consultants to conduct the study on their behalf.[citation needed]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Little Silver is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 12th Legislative District.[11]
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).[12] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[13]
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).[14]
[edit] Education
The Little Silver School District serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[15]) are Point Road School (K-4; 442 students) and Markham Place School (4-8; 360 students).
For grades 9-12, students attend Red Bank Regional High School,which is located in Little Silver but not affiliated with the District. The school serves students from the boroughs of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury.[16]
[edit] Transportation
The Little Silver train station is served by trains on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line. The station is located in between two grade crossings, and trains can back up traffic when they stop at the station.
In 1984, the station building was added to the National Register of Historic Places, as building 84002754.[17]
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Little Silver include:
- John O. Bennett (1948-), former Assemblyman, State Senator, Senate Co-President and Acting Governor.[18]
- Asia Carrera (1973-), porn star grew up in Little Silver. Residents know her as Jessica Andrea Steinhauser.[citation needed]
- Harold Hartshorne (1891-1961), Gold medal winner in figure skating.[citation needed]
- Karl Guthe Jansky (1905-1950), the founder of radio astronomy.[19]
- Robert Lewis Morgan (1952-), served in the New Jersey General Assembly for one term, from 2004 to 2006, where he represented the 12th legislative district. Morgan served on the Little Silver School District Board of Education as Vice President.[20]
- Daniel J. O'Hern (1930-), former Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.[21]
- Declan O'Scanlon (1963-), represents the 12th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly, and served on the Little Silver Borough Council from 1994-2007.[22]
- Theodore D. Parsons, New Jersey Attorney General from 1949-1954.[23]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Little Silver Borough Council, Borough of Little Silver. Accessed June 2, 2008.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Borough of Little Silver, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Little Silver 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. 181.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Goodnough, Abby. " If You're Thinking of Living in/Little Silver; Life on a Peninsula Near Sandy Hook", The New York Times, October 17, 1993. Accessed June 8, 2007. "Little Silver was settled in 1667 by Joseph and Peter Parker, who named their property for their father's Portsmouth, R.I., estate."
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 60. 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 Little Silver School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 3, 2008.
- ^ Red Bank Regional High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2008. "Red Bank Regional High School is a comprehensive secondary school that offers a wide array of academic and extra-curricular program offerings for the student body which numbers 1,200. The constituent sending districts include Little Silver, Red Bank Borough and Shrewsbury."
- ^ Historic Places -- Monmouth County, New Jersey, National Register of Historic Places. Accessed June 2, 2008.
- ^ Sullivan, Joseph F. "POLITICS; Parties Maneuver to Replace 2 Representatives", The New York Times, April 3, 1988. Accessed December 16, 2007. "Other Republican Assemblymen, including John O. Bennett of Little Silver and Joseph A. Palaia of Ocean Township, also have been mentioned."
- ^ "KARL G. JANSKY, 44, AUTHORITY IN RADIO; Bell Laboratories Engineer Dies--Discovered Waves of Extraterrestrial Origin", The New York Times, February 15, 1950. Accessed June 3, 2008. "Karl Guthe Jansky of 57 Silverton Avenue, Little Silver, N.J., radio research engineer with the Bell Telephone Laboratories since 1928, who discovered radio waves of extraterrestrial origin in 1933 died yesterday in the Riverside Hospital, Red Bank, N.J., of a heart malady."
- ^ Assemblyman Morgan's Legislative Website, New Jersey Legislature from the Internet Archive, dated December 23, 2005. Accessed June 3, 2008.
- ^ "Justice O'Hern Celebrates 70th Birthday and Retirement from NJ Supreme Court", New Jersey Supreme Court press release. Accessed June 4, 2008. "Justice O'Hern and his wife Barbara live in Little Silver."
- ^ Assemblyman O'Scanlon's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 3, 2008.
- ^ "CHURCH TO BE STARTED; Ground to Be Broken Today for Edifice at Red Bank", The New York Times, March 30, 1952. Accessed June 3, 2008. "One of the speakers will be Attorney General Theodore D. Parsons of New Jersey, who lives in neighboring Little Silver."
[edit] Sources
- Images of America: Little Silver by Karen L. Schnitzspahn, pg 106
[edit] External links
- Little Silver Borough website
- Little Silver School District
- Little Silver School District's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Little Silver School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Red Bank Regional High School
- Red Bank Regional High School's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Red Bank Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics
- Little Silver, New Jersey is at coordinates Coordinates:
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