AVON-BY-THE-SEA, NEW JERSEY

'Avon-by-the-Sea' is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, although many of the vacationers and locals call it Avon. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,244.
Avon-by-the-Sea was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1900, from portions of Neptune City."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 178.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

References

External links

Geography

Avon-by-the-Sea is located at (40.191809, -74.016886).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (21.82%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,244 people, 1,043 households, and 535 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,014.9/km² (5,262.9/mi²). There were 1,387 housing units at an average density of 1,245.4/km² (3,253.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.15% White, 0.53% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.41% of the population.
As of the 2000 census, 36.5% of Avon-by-the-Sea residents were of Irish ancestry, the third-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and second-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.^[1]
There were 1,043 households out of which 18.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.7% were non-families. 41.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the borough the population was spread out with 18.4% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $60,192, and the median income for a family was $80,605. Males had a median income of $53,125 versus $35,857 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $41,238. About 2.3% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Avon-by-the-Sea has governed under the Walsh Act since 1919, by a three-member commission.^[2] Members of the Avon-by-the-Sea Commission are:^[3]

★ Mayor Robert Mahon - Commissioner of Revenue and Finance

★ Francis Gorman - Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety

★ Robert P. McGovern - Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property

Federal, state and county representation

Avon-by-the-Sea is in the Sixth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 11th Legislative District.^[4]

Education

Avon Elementary School serves approximately 140 students in public school for kindergarten through eighth grade.
For grades 9-12, public school students attend Manasquan High School, in Manasquan, as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The high school also receives students from Belmar, Brielle, Sea Girt, Spring Lake and Spring Lake Heights. During the 2004-2005 school year, there were seven students from Avon-by-the Sea who attended Manasquan High School. Students may also apply to academy schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District, which include the Academy of Allied Health & Science, Biotechnology High School, High Technology High School, Marine Academy of Science and Technology and Communications High School.

References

1. Irish Communities, Epodunk. Accessed June 9, 2007.
2. The Commission Form of Municipal Government, p. 53. Accessed August 10, 2007.
3. Avon-by-the-Sea Borough Local Government, Avon-by-the-Sea Borough. Accessed May 10, 2007.
4. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 54. Accessed August 30, 2006.

External links

★ Avon-by-the-Sea website

★ Avon Elementary School

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Avon Elementary School