POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NEW JERSEY

'Point Pleasant Beach' is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,314.
Point Pleasant Beach was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 18, 1886, from portions of Brick Township, subject to the results of a referendum passed the previous day."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 205.
Point Pleasant Beach is a Jersey Shore community situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that divides the Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. The Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk is approximately one mile long, spanning the coastline from the Manasquan Inlet at the north to the border with Bay Head in the south. The central third of the boardwalk is jam-packed with amusement rides, arcades, pizza joints, ice cream parlors, games-of-chance and miniature golf courses. Point Pleasant Beach is also the northern terminus of the East Coast's Intracoastal Waterway.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

Transportation

Pop culture references

Noted residents

References

External links

Geography

Point Pleasant Beach is located at (40.091565, -74.045032).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²). 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (16.28%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,314 people, 2,317 households, and 1,316 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,424.8/km² (3,696.0/mi²). There were 3,558 housing units at an average density of 954.0/km² (2,474.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.94% White, 0.53% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.47% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.40% of the population.
There were 2,317 households out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the borough the population was spread out with 19.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $51,105, and the median income for a family was $61,250. Males had a median income of $40,507 versus $37,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,853. About 5.0% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The Mayor of Point Pleasant Beach is Thomas Vogel (R, term ends December 31, 2007). Members of the Borough Council are Council President Michael DiCicco (D, 2007), Michael Corbally (D, 2007), Daniel DiCorcia (D, 2008), John Dixon (D, 2009), Michael Loughran (R, 2008) and John Mercun (D, 2009).^[1][2]

Federal, state and county representation

Point Pleasant Beach is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 10th Legislative District.^[3]

Education

The Point Pleasant Beach School District serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are G. Harold Antrim Elementary School (K-8) and Point Pleasant Beach High School for grades 9-12. Antrim Elementary School is about 50 years old as of 2007.
In addition to the students of Point Pleasant Beach, the district serves students from Bay Head and Lavallette for grades 9-12 and those from Mantoloking for K-12, as part of sending/receiving relationships. Some outside tuition students attend both schools.

Transportation

New Jersey Transit trains stop at the Point Pleasant Beach station on Arnold Avenue, with service on the North Jersey Coast Line north to Penn Station Newark, Hoboken Terminal, and Penn Station New York in Midtown Manhattan.

Pop culture references

★ Composer Edward Manukyan, who lived in Point Pleasant Beach briefly in 2002, wrote a song about the city.^[4]

Noted residents

Musicians Robert and Dean DeLeo, bass guitarist and guitarist respectively, from the musical rock group Stone Temple Pilots, grew up in Point Pleasant Beach.

References

1. Point Pleasant Beach Borough Government, accessed April 29, 2007.
2. 2007 Elected Officials of Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. p. 9. Accessed August 14, 2007.
3. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 63. Accessed August 30, 2006.
4. LIST OF SONGS BY EDWARD MANUKYAN, accessed April 29, 2007.

External links

★ Point Pleasant Beach website

★ Point Pleasant Beach School District

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Point Pleasant Beach School District

★ Point Pleasant Beach Branch of Ocean County Library

★ Point Pleasant Beach Chamber of Commerce website