MONMOUTH BEACH, NEW JERSEY

'Monmouth Beach' is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 3,595.
Monmouth Beach was incorporated as a borough on March 9, 1906 by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature, when it was created from portions of Ocean Township."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 182.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

References

External links

Geography

Monmouth Beach is located at (40.332877, -73.979860).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (44.27%) is water.
Monmouth Beach is a small beach town located on the Jersey Shore. The town is known for its old and beautiful Victorian houses and the new multi-million dollar homes located throughout the neighborhood. Monmouth Beach is one square mile, with the ocean to the east and the Shrewsbury River to the north west. The drive to the ferry en route to New York City is only a 5-10 minute drive to the Atlantic Highlands / Highlands.
Monmouth Beach is surrounded by other communities such as Sea Bright and Rumson, and the newly redeveloped Long Branch. Places to go within the area are Pier Village in Long Branch, Red Bank, and the numerous beaches all along the shore towns to the north and south.
Monmouth Beach offers fishing, as well as reasonably good surfing waves. The Shrewsbury River which borders the town offers sailing, kayaking, and fishing.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,595 people, 1,633 households, and 976 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1, 297.2/km² (3,354.4/mi²). There were 1,969 housing units at an average density of 710.5/km² (1,837.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.66% White, 0.53% African American, 0.86% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.
There were 1,633 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $80,484, and the median income for a family was $93,401. Males had a median income of $65,060 versus $45,208 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $52,862. About 1.4% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The Borough of Monmouth Beach has been governed under the Walsh Act, by a three-member commission, since 1929.^[1] Members of the Commission are Mayor Susan Howard, James F. Cunniff and Kimberly Guadagno.^[2] Michael Muscillo is the Borough Administrator and Chief Administrative Officer.^[3]

Federal, state and county representation

Monmouth Beach is in the Sixth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 11th Legislative District.^[4]

Education

Public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade are educated at the Monmouth Beach School which serves a total of 315 students. Karen Ginty, now a kindergarten teacher at Monmouth Beach Elementary School who has been at the school for 33 years, was named the 2006-07 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year.^[5]
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. The school is part of the Shore Regional High School District.

References

1. The Commission Form of Municipal Government, p. 53. Accessed August 11, 2007.
2. Mayor and Commission Members, accessed April 21, 2007.
3. Business Briefs, ''Tri-Town News'', August 17, 2006.
4. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 61. Accessed August 30, 2006.
5. DOE Announces 2006-2007 State Teacher of the Year, press release dated October 4, 2006

External links

★ Monmouth Beach website

★ Monmouth Beach School

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Monmouth Beach School

★ Shore Regional High School