| Harvey Cedars, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of Harvey Cedars in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Harvey Cedars, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | November 20, 1894 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Walsh Act (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Jonathan Oldham |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 337 |
| • Density | 604.6/sq mi (233.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08008 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-30390[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885246[6] |
| Website | http://www.harveycedars.org |
Harvey Cedars is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the borough population was 337.[3] The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island.
Harvey Cedars was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 15, 1894) from portions of Union Township (now Barnegat Township), based on the results of a referendum held on November 20, 1894).[7]
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Harvey Cedars is located at (39.700679, -74.138421).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it (54.62%) is water. The town also consists of only 3 traffic lights, which are flashing yellow in the winter time.
Before Long Beach Island was developed, its northern area, from the Barnegat Inlet to the Great Swamp (now Surf City), was covered with Atlantic white cedar (chamaecyparis thyoides). Early inhabitants of the area harvested salt hay (spartina patens) and seaweed to make a living. The name “Harvey Cedars” is a portmanteau derived from the combination of “harvest” housing used by these farmers and the “cedars” that grew in the area.[9]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 53 |
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| 1940 | 74 | 39.6% | |
| 1950 | 106 | 43.2% | |
| 1960 | 134 | 26.4% | |
| 1970 | 314 | 134.3% | |
| 1980 | 363 | 15.6% | |
| 1990 | 362 | −0.3% | |
| 2000 | 359 | −0.8% | |
| 2010 | 337 | −6.1% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[10] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 359 people, 167 households, and 112 families residing in the borough. The population density was 657.1 people per square mile (252.0/km2). There were 1,205 housing units at an average density of 2,205.6 per square mile (845.9/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.94% White, 0.56% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 1.95% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.62% of the population.
There were 167 households out of which 16.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.61.
In the borough the population was spread out with 14.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 30.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $61,875, and the median income for a family was $69,722. Males had a median income of $71,042 versus $32,361 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $36,757. About 2.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
The majority of the housing units in the borough are seasonal houses used primarily in the summer by owners who live elsewhere, bringing the summer population to approximately 2,000. The borough's quiet character and bay and ocean access make housing very expensive, with bay or oceanfront houses priced at $2 million or more. Despite the borough's small size, its property is assessed at over $1.3 billion.[11]
The Borough of Harvey Cedars has operated under the Walsh Act Commission form of New Jersey municipal government since 1923.[12] The governing body is a three-member Board of Commissioners whose members are elected at-large in nonpartisan elections to serve four-year terms on a concurrent basis.[1] The current terms expire on December 31, 2011 for the current commissioners. Each commissioner acts as department head. The Mayor is elected by the Board from among its members and has no veto power.
Members of the Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners are:[13][14]
Harvey Cedars is in the 3rd Congressional district. New Jersey's Third Congressional District is represented by Jon Runyan (R, Mount Laurel Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Harvey Cedars is in the 9th district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Christopher J. Connors (R, Lacey Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by DiAnne Gove (R, Long Beach Township) and Brian E. Rumpf (R, Little Egg Harbor Township).[15]
Ocean County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders consisting of five members, elected at large in partisan elections and serving staggered three-year terms of office, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year. As of 2011, Ocean County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari (Toms River, term ends December 31, 2011), Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little (Surf City, 2012), John C. Bartlett, Jr. (Pine Beach, 2012), John P. Kelly (Eagleswood Township, 2010) and James F. Lacey (Brick Township, 2013).[16][17]
For grades K through 6, public school students attend the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, which serves students from Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom and Surf City. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[18]) are Ethel Jacobsen School in Surf City with 132 students in grades Kindergarten - 2 and Long Beach Island Grade School in Ship Bottom with 135 students in grades 3 - 6.
For grades 7 through 12, public school students attend the Southern Regional Middle School (grades 7 and 8) and Southern Regional High School (grades 9 - 12). These schools are part of the Southern Regional School District, which serves the five municipalities in the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, along with students from Beach Haven, Stafford Township and Ocean Township.[19] Both schools are in Manahawkin.
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