Island Heights is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,751.
Island Heights was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 6, 1887, from portions of Dover Township (now Toms River Township), based on the results of a referendum held on November 18, 1886.[7][8]
Geography
Island Heights is located at 39°56′33″N 74°08′49″W / 39.942616°N 74.146890°W / 39.942616; -74.146890 (39.942616, -74.146890).[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km2) of it (31.03%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1930 |
453 |
|
—
|
| 1940 |
392 |
|
−13.5% |
| 1950 |
795 |
|
102.8% |
| 1960 |
1,150 |
|
44.7% |
| 1970 |
1,397 |
|
21.5% |
| 1980 |
1,575 |
|
12.7% |
| 1990 |
1,470 |
|
−6.7% |
| 2000 |
1,751 |
|
19.1% |
| Est. 2007 |
1,875 |
[3] |
7.1% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[10] |
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,751 people, 705 households, and 497 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,909.2 people per square mile (1,126.8/km2). There were 807 housing units at an average density of 1,340.8/sq mi (519.3/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.77% White, 0.11% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.
There were 705 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $61,125, and the median income for a family was $72,596. Males had a median income of $47,500 versus $38,375 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,975. About 2.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Island Heights is governed under the Small Municipality form of municipal government under the Faulkner Act. The government consists of a mayor and a six-member council, elected in non-partisan elections. The mayor is directly elected to a four-year term of office. Councilmembers served three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[1]
The Mayor of Island Heights Borough is Jim Biggs (term ends on [[May,[2013). Island Heights Borough Council members are Council President Al Gabriel (2010), Jeffrey B. Silver (2012), Greg Heizler (2009), Betsy Hyle (2010), Brian Taboada (2011), and Richard Woods (2011).[11][12]
Federal, state and county representation
Island Heights is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 10th Legislative District.[13]
New Jersey's Third Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Ocean County, is represented by John Adler (D, Cherry Hill). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 10th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Andrew R. Ciesla (R, Brick) and in the Assembly by James W. Holzapfel (R, Toms River) and David W. Wolfe (R, Brick). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[14]
Ocean County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders consisting of five members, elected at large in partisan elections and serving staggered three-year terms. As of 2009[update], Ocean County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director John C. Bartlett, Jr. (Pine Beach, term ends December 31, 2009), Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little (Surf City, 2009), John P. Kelly (Eagleswood Township, 2010), James F. Lacey (Brick Township, 2010) and Joseph H. Vicari (Toms River, 2011).[15]
Education
The Island Heights School District serves public school students in grades K-6 at Island Heights Elementary School. The school had an enrollment of 102 students as of the 2005-06 school year.[16]
Public school students in grades 7 through 12 attend the schools of the Central Regional School District, which serves students from the municipalities of Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park. The total student population in the district is approximately 2,400, instructed by 200 staff members.[17] The schools in the district are Central Regional Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (833 students), and Central Regional High School for grades 9 - 12 (1,494 students).
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Island Heights include:
References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. p. 53.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Borough of Island Heights, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Island Heights borough, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 27, 2008.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 203.
- ^ Ocean County Historical Society: Island Heights Borough, accessed August 3, 2006
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ 2008 Elected Officials of Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. p. 4. Accessed July 8, 2008.
- ^ Mayor and Council, Borough of Island Heights. accessed July 8, 2008.
- ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 59. Accessed September 30, 2009.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed January 19, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Island Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 22, 2008.
- ^ Central Regional School District 2007 School Reprt Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 22, 2008. "The Central Regional School District is located in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township and draws from the constituent districts of Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights, and Seaside Park."
- ^ Barron, James. "RESTORING AMERICA'S PAST: BED AND BREAKFAST INNS", The New York Times, May 14, 1987. Accessed April 22, 2008. "Joy Peto Smiley operates the Studio of John F. Peto, a B & B in the house in Island Heights, N.J., where her grandfather painted portraits and landscapes."
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