HARVEY CEDARS, NEW JERSEY

'Harvey Cedars' is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the borough population was 359. The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island.
Harvey Cedars was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 15, 1894) from portions of Union Township (now Barnegat Township), based on the results of a referendum held on November 20, 1894)."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 202.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

References

External links

Geography

Harvey Cedars is located at (39.700679, -74.138421).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²). 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (54.62%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 359 people, 167 households, and 112 families residing in the borough. The population density was 252.0/km² (657.1/mi²). There were 1,205 housing units at an average density of 845.9/km² (2,205.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.94% White, 0.56% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 1.95% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.62% of the population.
There were 167 households out of which 16.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% 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 2.61.
In the borough the population was spread out with 14.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 30.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $61,875, and the median income for a family was $69,722. Males had a median income of $71,042 versus $32,361 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $36,757. About 2.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The Borough of Harvey Cedars has operated under the Walsh Act Commission form of New Jersey municipal government since 1923.^[1] The governing body is a three-member Board of Commissioners serving four-year concurrent terms, which expire on December 31, 2007 for the current commissioners. Each commissioner acts as department head. The Mayor is elected by the Board from among its members and has no veto power.
Members of the Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners are:^[2][3]

★ 'Jonathan Oldham' - Mayor and Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety

★ 'Judith E. Gerkens' - Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property

★ 'Michael Garofalo' - Commissioner of Revenue and Finance

Federal, state and county representation

Harvey Cedars is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District.^[4]

Education

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. Schools in the district are Ethel Jacobsen School in Surf City which has 117 students in grades Kindergarten - 2 and Long Beach Island Grade School in Ship Bottom which has 181 students in grades 3 - 6.
For grades 7 through 12, public school students 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 and Stafford Township. Both schools are in Manahawkin.

References

1. The Commission Form of Municipal Government, p. 53. Accessed August 10, 2007.
2. Harvey Cedars Municipal Government, Borough of Harvey Cedars. Accessed August 10, 2007.
3. 2007 Elected Officials of Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. p. 3-4. Accessed August 14, 2007.
4. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. Accessed August 30, 2006.

External links

★ Harvey Cedars website

★ Long Beach Island School District

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Long Beach Island School District

★ Southern Regional School District