| Hazlet, New Jersey | |
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| — Township — | |
| Map of Hazlet Township in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Hazlet, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | February 25, 1848 as Raritan Township |
| Renamed | November 28, 1967 as Hazlet Township |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Township (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Scott Aagre (term ends 2012)[2] |
| • Deputy Mayor | David Tinker |
| 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[3] | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[4] | |
| • Total | 20,334 |
| • Density | 3,582.6/sq mi (1,383.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07730 |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 34-30690[5][6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882120[7] |
| Website | http://www.hazlettwp.org |
Hazlet Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,334.[4]
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.[8] Hazlet derived its name from a Dr. John Hazlett who had an estate in Raritan Township near the Keyport-Holmdel Turnpike, now Holmdel Road.[9]
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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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km2), of which 5.6 square miles (15 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.71%, is water. As the crow flies, Hazlet Township is roughly 37 miles (60 km) south of New York City and 56 miles (90 km) northeast of Philadelphia.
| 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% | |
| 2010 | 20,334 | −4.9% | |
| Population 1930 - 2000.[10] | |||
As of the census[5] 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 per square mile (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.
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.[1]
As of 2011[update], members of the Hazlet Township Committee are Mayor Scott Aagre, Deputy Mayor Michael Sachs, James Brady, James DiNardo and David Tinker.[11]
Hazlet Township is in the 6th Congressional district. New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Hazlet Township is in the 13th district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Joseph M. Kyrillos (R, Middletown Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Amy Handlin (R, Middletown Township) and Samuel D. Thompson (R, Old Bridge Township).[12]
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. [13] As of 2011, Monmouth County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan; term ends December 31, 2013)[14], Freeholder Deputy Director John P. Curley (R, Red Bank; 2012)[15], Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City; 2013), Lillian G. Burry (R, Colts Neck Township; 2011)[16] and Amy A. Mallet (D, Fair Haven, 2011).[17][18][19]
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[20]) are six K-6 elementary schools. In 2009, the entire school district was redistricted, therefore rearranging the grades of every school in the district, excluding the middle and high school. 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).
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.
Hazlet was the last town in New Jersey to have a drive-in movie theater, the Route 35 Drive-In, which closed in 1991,[21] until the Delsea Drive-In in Vineland reopened in 2004.[22]