Mantoloking is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough had a total population of 423. Mantoloking is the wealthiest community in the state of New Jersey and is ranked as the 15th highest-income place in the United States.
Mantoloking was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 10, 1911, from portions of Brick Township.[6]
Mantoloking is a Jersey Shore community situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Mantoloking is home to the Olympic-champion producing Mantoloking Yacht Club. Mantoloking is home to many homes of the Shingle Style and seashore colonial designs with cedar shakes and white trim; popular in places like Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Newport. Together with Bay Head to the north, Mantoloking is considered part of the Jersey Shore's "Gold Coast".
Geography
Mantoloking is located at 40°02′50″N 74°02′59″W / 40.047149°N 74.049776°W / 40.047149; -74.049776 (40.047149, -74.049776).[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km2), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.1 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2) of it (33.33%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1930 |
37 |
|
—
|
| 1940 |
58 |
|
56.8% |
| 1950 |
72 |
|
24.1% |
| 1960 |
160 |
|
122.2% |
| 1970 |
319 |
|
99.4% |
| 1980 |
433 |
|
35.7% |
| 1990 |
334 |
|
−22.9% |
| 2000 |
423 |
|
26.6% |
| Est. 2007 |
451 |
[2] |
6.6% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[8] |
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 423 people, 207 households, and 140 families residing in the borough. The population density was 958.6 people per square mile (371.2/km2). There were 522 housing units at an average density of 1,183.0/sq mi (458.1/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.64% White, 1.65% African American, 0.47% Asian, 0.24% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.
There were 207 households out of which 11.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.45.
In the borough the population was spread out with 10.2% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 10.6% from 25 to 44, 39.2% from 45 to 64, and 36.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $105,841, and the median income for a family was $125,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $64,167 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $114,017. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.2% of those over 64.
Government
Local government
Mantoloking 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 Mantoloking is George C. Nebel (R, term ends on December 31, 2010). Members of the Borough Council are Evan S. Gillingham (R, 2009), John H. Jones (R, 2008), Ann Elizabeth Nelson (R, 2010), Donald Ness (R, 2010), Peter R. Strohm (D, 2008) and Stanley F. Witkowski (R, 2009).[9][10]
Federal, state and county representation
Mantoloking is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 10th Legislative District.[11]
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 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).[12]
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).[13]
Education
Students in Mantoloking attend public school in Point Pleasant Beach as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District.[14]
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Mantoloking include:
- Donald DiFrancesco (born 1944), former Acting Governor of the State of New Jersey and former President of the New Jersey State Senate. The former governor and his family continues to summer in Mantoloking.[15]
- James Gandolfini, star of the acclaimed "Sopranos" television show on HBO.
- Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003), Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning actress. She owned a summer home on the Mantoloking oceanfront.[16]
- Richard Nixon (1913-1994), former Vice President and President of the United States of America. Mr. Nixon summered here when he was Vice President.[16]
- Robert J. Morris (1915-1997), renowned crusader against Communists, US Senate candidate, President of the University of Dallas, founder of the University of Plano, founder of the Defenders of American Liberties and lecturer.[17]
- Mary Roebling (1905-1994), first woman to serve as the president of a commercial bank in the United States. Ms. Roebling also was the first female governor of the American Stock Exchange.
References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 53.
- ^ a b Census data for Mantoloking 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. 204.
- ^ "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.
- ^ OFFICIALS, COMMITTEES, AND BOARDS FOR 2008, Borough of Mantoloking. Accessed February 7, 2008.
- ^ 2008 Elected Officials of Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. p. 7. Accessed November 27, 2008.
- ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 60. 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.
- ^ POINT PLEASANT BEACH BORO - School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 17, 2007. "In addition to serving the students of Point Pleasant Beach the district serves the high school age students of Bay Head, Mantoloking and Lavallette."
- ^ Strauss, Robert. " Where Sun Eclipses Stars", The New York Times, July 14, 2002. Accessed November 29, 2008.
- ^ a b Stansfield, Charles A. "Vacationing on the Jersey Shore", via Google Books, p. 130, Stackpole Books, 2004. ISBN 0811729702. Accessed November 28, 2008.
- ^ Hays, Constance L. " Robert J. Morris Is Dead at 82; Crusader Against Communists", The New York Times, January 2, 1997. Accessed November 27, 2008. "Robert J. Morris, whose ministrations as counsel for a Cold War Senate subcommittee bent on rooting out Communists marked a long career devoted to conservative causes, died on Sunday at Point Pleasant Hospital in Point Pleasant, N.J. He was 82 and lived in Mantoloking, N.J."
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