Lakehurst

Lakehurst, New Jersey
—  Borough  —
Map of Lakehurst in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Lakehurst, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°0′47″N 74°19′13″W / 40.01306°N 74.32028°W / 40.01306; -74.32028Coordinates: 40°0′47″N 74°19′13″W / 40.01306°N 74.32028°W / 40.01306; -74.32028
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Incorporated	April 7, 1921
Government [1]
- Type	Borough
- Mayor	Timothy Borsetti, (R, 2011)
Area
- Total	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
- Land	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [2]	69 ft (21 m)
Population (2007)[3]
- Total	2,708
- Density	2,733.9/sq mi (1,055.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	08733, 08755, 08759
Area code(s)	732
FIPS code	34-37770[4][5]
GNIS feature ID	0885270[6]
Website	http://www.lakehurstnj.org/

Lakehurst is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,522.

Lakehurst was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1921, from portions of Manchester Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 24, 1921.^[7]

Geography

Lakehurst is located at 40°00′47″N 74°19′13″W / 40.013066°N 74.320390°W / 40.013066; -74.320390 (40.013066, -74.320390).^[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (8.91%) is water. The town's lake, Lake Horicon, is a man-made lake.

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 870 households (662 of which were families of two or more) in the borough making up the total population of 2,522. The population density was 2,733.9 people per square mile (1,058.4/km²). There were 961 housing units at an average density of 1,041.7/sq mi (403.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 84.22% White, 7.85% African American, 0.63% Native American, 2.34% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 2.74% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.97% of the population.

There were 870 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the borough the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $43,567, and the median income for a family was $48,833. Males had a median income of $35,403 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,390. About 4.4% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

History

Union Avenue, about 1910

The town of Lakehurst first reached international fame as a winter resort around the turn of the 20th century, following the opening of the Pine Tree Inn in 1898. In 1911, the rope factory in the town burned down, prompting the formation of a volunteer fire department.

Lakehurst is frequently cited as the site of the Hindenburg disaster, when on May 6, 1937, the German zeppelin Hindenburg caught fire at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station. In fact, the Hindenburg exploded over portions of Manchester Township, not Lakehurst. None of the Lakehurst Naval Air Station lies within the Borough of Lakehurst.

Government

Local government

Lakehurst is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.^[1]

The Mayor of Lakehurst Borough is Timothy Borsetti (R, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Lakehurst Borough Council are Council President Harry Robbins (R, 2009), James Davis (R, 2009), Pat Ford (R, 2008), Sidney Hooper (R, 2008), Glenn McComas (R, 2010) and Steven Oglesby (R, 2010).^[10][11]

Federal, state and county representation

Lakehurst is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District.^[12]

New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Mercer County, Monmouth County and Ocean County, is represented by Christopher Smith (R). 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 9th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Christopher J. Connors (R, Lacey Township) and in the Assembly by Brian E. Rumpf (R, Little Egg Harbor Township). The other Assembly seat is vacant following the resignation of Daniel Van Pelt (R, Ocean Township) on July 31, 2009.^[13][14] On August 12, Republican county committee members selected Long Beach Township Commissioner DiAnne Gove to fill the remainder of Van Pelt's term, but she is not expected to take office until the Assembly returns from recess after the general election on November 3.^[15] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).^[16]

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).^[17]

Education

The Lakehurst School District serves students in public school for kindergarten through eighth grade. Lakehurst Elementary School had an enrollment of 487 students in the 2005-06 school year.^[18]

Approximately 180 public school students from Lakehurst Borough attend Manchester Township High School in Manchester Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manchester Township School District.^[19]

Transportation

New Jersey Route 70 is the main highway through the borough, which lies at the western end of New Jersey Route 37. County Route 547 connects from the North after paralleling the eastern edge of Lakehurst Naval Air Station.

Lakehurst is located on the former Central Railroad of New Jersey Southern Division Main Line. The Barnegat Branch formerly extended from Lakehurst through Toms River and Beachwood down to Barnegat.

Lakehurst is being considered as the southern terminus of the planned New Jersey Transit Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Line, which would closely follow the CNJ line.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Lakehurst include:

• Juice Newton (born 1952), Grammy Award-winning American pop music and country singer.^[20]
• Norbert Basil MacLean III (born 1971), dual American-Australian citizen and U.S. Navy veteran who pioneered equal access to the Supreme Court of the United States for U. S. Armed Forces members.^[21]

References

External links

• Lakehurst Borough web site
• Lakehurst Elementary School
• Lakehurst Elementary School's 2007–08 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Lakehurst Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics
• Manchester Township High School

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