| Eatontown, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of Eatontown in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Eatontown, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | April 4, 1873 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Gerald J. Tarantolo (2014) |
| • Administrator | George S. Jackson[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2) |
| • Land | 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2010)[4] | |
| • Total | 12,709 |
| • Density | 2,151.4/sq mi (830.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 07724, 07799 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-19840[5][6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885202[7] |
| Website | http://www.eatontownnj.com |
Eatontown is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 12,709.[4]
What is now Eatontown was originally incorporated as Eatontown Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1873, from portions of Ocean Township and Shrewsbury Township. Portions of the township were taken to form West Long Branch (April 7, 1908) and Oceanport (April 6, 1920). Eatontown was reincorporated as a borough on March 8, 1926, replacing Eatontown Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 13, 1926.[8]
The United States Army's Fort Monmouth has been in Eatontown since 1917, and is home to the U.S. Army Materiel Command's (AMC) Communication and Electronics Command (CECOM). Fort Monmouth is also home to the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (or USMAPS), which trains approximately 250 students per year to enter as freshmen (plebes) at the United States Military Academy at West Point.[9]
In the center of Eatontown is the Monmouth Mall, located at the intersection of Route 35 and Route 36. Monmouth Mall has a variety of stores, restaurants, and a 15-screen cineplex. Additionally, the famous cook Bobby Flay owns a restaurant in Eatontown.
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Eatontown is located at (40.293571, -74.056715).[10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15 km2), of which 0.17% is water.
The borough borders both the borough and the township of Shrewsbury on the north, the borough of Oceanport to the northeast, the borough of West Long Branch to the east, Ocean Township to the south, and the borough of Tinton Falls to the west.
Major county routes that pass through are CR 537 and CR 547.
A couple of state routes also pass through, such as the freeway portion of Route 18 in the southwestern part, Route 35 and Route 36 in the center, and Route 71 in the north.
The Garden State Parkway is just outside the borough in neighboring Tinton Falls at Exit 105.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,938 |
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| 1940 | 1,758 | −9.3% | |
| 1950 | 3,044 | 73.2% | |
| 1960 | 10,334 | 239.5% | |
| 1970 | 14,619 | 41.5% | |
| 1980 | 12,703 | −13.1% | |
| 1990 | 13,800 | 8.6% | |
| 2000 | 14,008 | 1.5% | |
| 2010 | 12,709 | −9.3% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[11] | |||
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 14,008 people, 5,780 households, and 3,444 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,366.8 people per square mile (913.6/km2). There were 6,341 housing units at an average density of 1,071.4 per square mile (413.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 73.29% White, 11.61% African American, 0.34% Native American, 9.32% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.31% from other races, and 3.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.62% of the population.
There were 5,780 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $53,833, and the median income for a family was $69,397. Males had a median income of $49,508 versus $35,109 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,965. About 3.5% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
Eatontown 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.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Eatontown is Gerald J. Tarantolo, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2014.[12] Members of the Borough Council are Council President Anthony Talerico, Jr., Meir Araman, Dennis J. Connelly, Kevin Gonzalez, Jennifer L. Piazza and Mark W. Regan.[2]
Eatontown is in the 12th Congressional district. New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D, Hopewell Township).[13] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Eatontown is in the 11th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Sean T. Kean (R, Wall Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Mary Pat Angelini (R, Ocean Township) and Dave Rible (R, Wall Township).[14]
Monmouth County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders consisting of five members who are elected at-large to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats up for election each year. [15] As of 2011, Monmouth County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan; term ends December 31, 2013)[16], Freeholder Deputy Director John P. Curley (R, Red Bank; 2012)[17], Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City; 2013), Lillian G. Burry (R, Colts Neck Township; 2011)[18] and Amy A. Mallet (D, Fair Haven, 2011).[19][20][21]
Students in grades K through 8 attend the Eatontown Public Schools. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[22]) are three K-6 elementary schools — Meadowbrook Elementary School (308 students), Margaret L. Vetter Elementary School (312) and Woodmere Elementary School (266) — and Memorial Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (276).
Public school students in grades 9 to 12 attend Monmouth Regional High School, located in Tinton Falls. The high school is part of the Monmouth Regional High School District, which serves students from Shrewsbury Township and Tinton Falls, along with students from Eatontown, Fort Monmouth and Naval Weapons Station Earle.[23]
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