| Sea Girt, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Nickname(s): SG | |
| Motto: Where the Cedars Meet the Sea | |
| Map of Sea Girt in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Sea Girt, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | May 1, 1917 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Mark E. Clemensen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,828 |
| • Density | 1,245.9/sq mi (481.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08750 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-66330[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885388[6] |
| Website | http://www.seagirtboro.com |
Sea Girt is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,828.[3]
Sea Girt was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 29, 1917, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1917.[7]
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Sea Girt is located at (40.132828, -74.035323).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), or 26.90%, is water.
Wreck Pond is a tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and Sea Girt. The Wreck Pond watershed covers about 12 square miles (31 km2) in eastern Monmouth County.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 386 |
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| 1940 | 599 | 55.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,178 | 96.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,798 | 52.6% | |
| 1970 | 2,207 | 22.7% | |
| 1980 | 2,650 | 20.1% | |
| 1990 | 2,099 | −20.8% | |
| 2000 | 2,148 | 2.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,828 | −14.9% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,148 people, 942 households, and 636 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,026.9 people per square mile (782.4/km2). There were 1,285 housing units at an average density of 1,212.5 per square mile (468.1/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.12% White, 0.09% African American, 0.28% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.
As of the 2000 census, 34.1% of Sea Girt residents were of Irish ancestry, the 10th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and fourth-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.[10]
There were 942 households out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $86,104, and the median income for a family was $102,680. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $46,667 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $63,871. About 2.1% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
Sea Girt 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 Sea Girt Borough is Mark E. Clemmensen (R). Members of the Sea Girt Borough Council, all Republicans, are Council President Fred E. Niemeyer, Frederic Buonocore, Joseph Bonacci, Michael Mulroy, Ken Farrell and Donald Fetzer.[11]
On April 5, 2006, the Borough Council retained a local government consulting firm to review the administrative operations of the Borough and to make recommendations for restructuring and efficiency improvements. Among the recommendations accepted by the Council is the decision to restructure the Municipal Clerk, Finance and Administration Departments and to create the office of Borough Administrator (Chief Administrative Officer) for the first time.
Sea Girt 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).
Sea Girt 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).[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 Sea Girt Elementary School serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. For the 2005-06 school year, Sea Girt Elementary School was one of four schools in New Jersey recognized by the United States Department of Education as a recipient of the national Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest level of recognition awarded to an American school.[20]
For grades 9-12, most Sea Girt students attend Manasquan High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights who attended Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.[21][22]
Many graduates choose to attend private school and students have enrolled in Christian Brothers Academy, Lawrenceville School, Peddie School, Ranney School, Monsignor Donovan High School, Red Bank Catholic High School, and St. Rose High School.
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