| Lakehurst, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of Lakehurst in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Lakehurst, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | April 7, 1921 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Mayor | Timothy Borsetti (R, 2011) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,654 |
| • Density | 2,733.9/sq mi (1,055.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 08733 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-37770[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885270[6] |
| Website | http://www.lakehurstnj.org/ |
Lakehurst is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,654.
Lakehurst was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1921, from portions of Manchester Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 24, 1921.[7]
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Lakehurst is located at (40.013066, -74.320390).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (8.91%) is water. The town's lake, Lake Horicon, was created by the WPA in 1942 by means of the construction of the Horicon Dam on the Hurricane and Blacks' branches of the Toms River. The cedar water lake remains stream-fed.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 947 |
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| 1940 | 827 | −12.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,518 | 83.6% | |
| 1960 | 2,780 | 83.1% | |
| 1970 | 2,641 | −5.0% | |
| 1980 | 2,908 | 10.1% | |
| 1990 | 3,078 | 5.8% | |
| 2000 | 2,522 | −18.1% | |
| 2010 | 2,654 | 5.2% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 870 households (662 of which were families of two or more) in the borough making up the total population of 2,522. The population density was 2,733.9 people per square mile (1,058.4/km2). There were 961 housing units at an average density of 1,041.7 per square mile (403.3/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 84.22% White, 7.85% African American, 0.63% Native American, 2.34% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 2.74% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.97% of the population.
There were 870 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the borough the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $43,567, and the median income for a family was $48,833. Males had a median income of $35,403 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,390. About 4.4% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.
The town of Lakehurst first reached international fame as a winter resort around the turn of the 20th century, following the opening of the Pine Tree Inn in 1898. In 1911, the rope factory in the town burned down, prompting the formation of a volunteer fire department.
The Hindenburg disaster, occurred on May 6, 1937, the German zeppelin Hindenburg arriving from Frankfurt am Main caught fire at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station. The Hindenburg exploded over portions of Manchester Township, near Lakehurst. None of the Lakehurst Naval Air Station lies within the Borough of Lakehurst.
Lakehurst 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]
The Mayor of Lakehurst Borough is Timothy Borsetti (R, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Lakehurst Borough Council are Council President Harry Robbins (R, 2012), James Davis (R, 2012), Pat Ford (R, 2011), Sidney Hooper (R, 2011), Glenn McComas (R, 2013) and Steven Oglesby (R, 2013).[10][11]
Lakehurst is in the 4th Congressional district. New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District is represented by Christopher Smith (R). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Lakehurst 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).[12]
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).[13][14]
The Lakehurst School District serves students in public school for kindergarten through eighth grade. Lakehurst Elementary School had an enrollment of 487 students in the 2005-06 school year.[15]
Approximately 180 public school students from Lakehurst Borough attend Manchester Township High School in Manchester Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manchester Township School District.[16]
New Jersey Route 70 is the main highway through the borough, which lies at the western end of New Jersey Route 37. County Route 547 connects from the North after paralleling the eastern edge of Lakehurst Naval Air Station.
Lakehurst is located on the former Central Railroad of New Jersey Southern Division Main Line. The Barnegat Branch formerly extended from Lakehurst through Toms River and Beachwood down to Barnegat.
Lakehurst is being considered as the southern terminus of the planned New Jersey Transit Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Line, which would closely follow the CNJ line.
Notable current and former residents of Lakehurst include: