| West Long Branch, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of West Long Branch in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of West Long Branch, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | May 5, 1908 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Janet W. Tucci |
| • Administrator | John J. Kennedy[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 8,097 |
| • Density | 2,796.2/sq mi (1,079.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07764 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-79310[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882595[6] |
| Website | http://www.westlongbranch.org |
West Long Branch is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,097.[3] It is the home of Monmouth University.
In 1908, the people of the West Long Branch section of Eatontown became unhappy with paying taxes to Eatontown and not getting what they thought was a fair return. A request was made that the West Long Branch section be separated from Eatontown. The Township of Eatontown strongly resisted as there were several large estates in the West Long Branch section that were a source of considerable taxes. An act of the New Jersey Legislature was passed on April 7, 1908, and the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders authorized an election. On May 5, 1908, the referendum was held in West Long Branch, with voters approving the separation.[7] On Tuesday, June 16, 1908, the West Long Branch section of Eatontown Township became the independent Borough of West Long Branch. Prior to being called West Long Branch, the town was called Mechanicsville from the 18th century through the Civil War, and then Branchburg in the 1870s. The name West Long Branch appears in the 1889 Wolverton Atlas of Monmouth County.
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West Long Branch is located at (40.289985, -74.016717).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.69%, is water.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,686 |
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| 1940 | 2,030 | 20.4% | |
| 1950 | 2,739 | 34.9% | |
| 1960 | 5,337 | 94.9% | |
| 1970 | 6,845 | 28.3% | |
| 1980 | 7,380 | 7.8% | |
| 1990 | 7,690 | 4.2% | |
| 2000 | 8,258 | 7.4% | |
| 2010 | 8,097 | −1.9% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 8,258 people, 2,448 households, and 1,860 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,859.9 people per square mile (1,103.3/km2). There were 2,535 housing units at an average density of 877.9 per square mile (338.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.22% White, 2.23% African American, 0.07% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.92% of the population.
There were 2,448 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 22.1% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $71,852, and the median income for a family was $80,127. Males had a median income of $59,638 versus $34,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,651. About 3.1% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
West Long Branch 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]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of the Borough of West Long Branch is Janet W. Tucci.[10] Members of the West Long Branch Borough Council are Barbara Ruane, John M. Aria, Jr., Steven Cioffi, J. Thomas DeBruin, Christopher Neyhart and Jose E. Villa.
West Long Branch 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).
West Long Branch 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).[11]
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. [12] As of 2011, Monmouth County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan; term ends December 31, 2013)[13], Freeholder Deputy Director John P. Curley (R, Red Bank; 2012)[14], Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City; 2013), Lillian G. Burry (R, Colts Neck Township; 2011)[15] and Amy A. Mallet (D, Fair Haven, 2011).[16][17][18]
Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the West Long Branch Public Schools. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[19]) are Betty McElmon Elementary School, with 266 students in grades K-3 and Frank Antonides School, with 365 students in grades 4-8.
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Shore Regional High School, a regional high school that serves students from the constituent districts of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, Oceanport and West Long Branch.[20] The high school is part of the Shore Regional High School District.
Monmouth University is a four-year private university on a 155-acre (0.63 km2) campus established in 1933. It currently has 5,600 students and 232 full-time faculty. The campus is notable for Wilson Hall, a National Historic Landmark that was used in the 1982 film Annie.
Notable current and former residents of West Long Branch include:
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