| Deal, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of Deal in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Deal, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | March 7, 1898 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Walsh Act (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Harry I. Franco (2012) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 750 |
| • Density | 571.3/sq mi (220.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07723 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-16660[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885194[6] |
| Website | http://www.dealborough.com/ |
Deal is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the borough population was 750.[3]
Deal was incorporated as a borough on March 7, 1898, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, from portions of Ocean Township.[7]
Deal boasts a significant population of Orthodox Sephardic Jews, mainly of Syrian extraction. In the 2000 Census, 16.4% of Deal residents identified as being of Syrian heritage, the greatest percentage of Syrian Americans in any municipality in the country.[8] Deal's population swells to over 6,000 during the summer, many of them Syrian Jews.[9]
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), of which 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 6.20%, is water.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 800 |
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| 1940 | 917 | 14.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,064 | 16.0% | |
| 1960 | 1,889 | 77.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,401 | 27.1% | |
| 1980 | 1,952 | −18.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,179 | −39.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,070 | −9.2% | |
| 2010 | 750 | −29.9% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[10] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,070 people, 434 households, and 289 families residing in the borough. The population density was 880.5 people per square mile (338.6/km2). There were 953 housing units at an average density of 784.3 per square mile (301.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.39% White, 1.21% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 2.71% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.05% of the population.
There were 434 households out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $58,472, and the median income for a family was $65,313. Males had a median income of $57,857 versus $27,813 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $38,510. About 7.8% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
In the summer of 2009, a few prominent residents of Deal were involved in a scandal called Operation Bid Rig, which involved public corruption, money laundering, and trafficking of human organs.
The Deal School District serves public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Deal School served an enrollment of 107 students as of the 2005-06 school year.[11]
For grades 9-12, students attend Asbury Park High School in neighboring Asbury Park as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Asbury Park Public Schools.[12]
Joseph S Jemal Synagogue of deal extention of the Hathaway Synagogue (orthodox Syrian Traditions)
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