| Ship Bottom, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of Ship Bottom in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Ship Bottom, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | March 3, 1925 as Ship Bottom-Beach Arlington |
| Renamed | 1947 as Ship Bottom |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | William Huelsenbeck (2010) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,156 |
| • Density | 1,991.1/sq mi (768.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08008 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-67110[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885394[6] |
| Website | http://www.shipbottom.org |
Ship Bottom is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,156. The borough is located on Long Beach Island and borders the Atlantic Ocean.
Ship Bottom was incorporated as the borough of Ship Bottom-Beach Arlington by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1925, from portions of Long Beach Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 23, 1925. The borough name was shortened to Ship Bottom in 1947.[7]
Ship Bottom is known as the "gateway to Long Beach Island", as Route 72 provides the sole road access from Manahawkin in Stafford Township, ending in Ship Bottom as it crosses Manahawkin Bay via the Manahawkin Bay Bridge (formally known as the Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge).
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Ship Bottom is located at (39.647060, -74.181322).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (30.30%) is water.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 277 |
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| 1940 | 396 | 43.0% | |
| 1950 | 533 | 34.6% | |
| 1960 | 717 | 34.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,079 | 50.5% | |
| 1980 | 1,427 | 32.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,352 | −5.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,384 | 2.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,156 | −16.5% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,384 people, 664 households, and 395 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,991.1 people per square mile (763.4/km2). There were 2,218 housing units at an average density of 3,191.0 per square mile (1,223.4/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.32% White, 0.29% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 1.08% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.78% of the population.
There were 664 households out of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.65.
In the borough the population was spread out with 14.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $42,098, and the median income for a family was $60,417. Males had a median income of $36,382 versus $28,958 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,870. About 4.1% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
Ship Bottom 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] Each Council member chairs a committee that oversees a department: Revenue and Finance; Public Safety; Water/Sewer; Parks and Recreation; Public Property and Community Affairs; and Public Works.[10]
The Mayor of Ship Bottom Borough is William Huelsenbeck (R, term ends December 31, 2010). Members of the Ship Bottom Borough Council are Council President Edward English (R, 2008), Dr. Robert Gleason (R, 2009), Frank Malatino (R, 2008), William Rickards (R, 2009), Richard J. Sinopoli (R, 2010) and Tom Tallon (R, 2010).[11][12]
Ship Bottom 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).
Ship Bottom 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).[13]
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).[14][15]
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.[16] Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[17]) 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.
Public school students in grades 7 through 12 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.[18] Both schools are in Manahawkin.
Notable current and former residents of Ship Bottom include:
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