Mantoloking is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States (pronounced most-commonly with a silent t as "man-uh-LOW-king" but sometimes still "man-tah-LOW-king"). As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough had a total population of 296.[2] The borough has an estimated summer population of approximately 5,000. 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. The town is linked to the New Jersey-mainland via the Mantoloking Bridge, linking the town with Brick Township across the Barnegat Bay. Mantoloking is home to the Olympic-champion producing Mantoloking Yacht Club. Many houses in Mantoloking are 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. In fact, a few old "summer cottages" in town were designed by world-renowned architect Stanford White of McKim, Mead and White fame. Together with Bay Head to the north, Mantoloking is considered part of the Jersey Shore's "Gold Coast".
The name Mantoloking is derived from the language of the Lenni Lenape Indians who once inhabited New Jersey. Various meanings have been attributed to the community's name including "frog ground", "sandy place", and "land of beautiful sunsets".
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 (1.8 km2), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 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% |
| 2010 |
296 |
|
−30.0% |
| 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 per square mile (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, 2014). Members of the Borough Council are James J. Brown (R, 2011), Steve Gillingham (R, 2012), Beth Nelson (R, 2013), Donald S. Ness (R, 2013), Peter R. Strohm (D, 2011) and Stanley Witkowski (R, 2012).[9]
Federal, state and county representation
Mantoloking is in the 4th Congressional district. New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District is represented by Christopher Smith (R). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Mantoloking is in the The 10th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James W. Holzapfel (R, Toms River) and in the General Assembly by Gregory P. McGuckin (R, Toms River) and David W. Wolfe (R, Brick Township).[10]
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 of office, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year. As of 2011, Ocean County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari (Toms River, term ends December 31, 2011), Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little (Surf City, 2012), John C. Bartlett, Jr. (Pine Beach, 2012), John P. Kelly (Eagleswood Township, 2010) and James F. Lacey (Brick Township, 2013).[11][12]
Politics
On the national and state levels, Mantoloking leans very strongly toward the Republican Party. In the 2008 Presidential Election, Republican John McCain received 73% of the vote, defeating Democrat Barack Obama, who received around 25%. In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican Chris Christie received 81% of the vote, defeating Democrat Jon Corzine, who received around 12%.
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.[13]
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Mantoloking include:
- Robert Eugene Allen (born 1935), former president, CEO and chairman of AT&T.[citation needed]
- Dr. Britton Chance (1913–2010), Eldridge Reeves Johnson University Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics, as well as Professor Emeritus of Physical Chemistry and Radiological Physics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Dr. Chance won a gold medal in sailing.[14]
- 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]
- Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003), Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning actress. She owned a summer home on the Mantoloking oceanfront.[16]
- Richard Nixon (1913–94), former Vice President and President of the United States of America who summered here when he was Vice President.[16]
- Robert J. Morris (1915–97), 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 (1905–94), first woman to serve as the president of a commercial bank in the United States and 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 "N.J.'s population shifting to coast, south". USA Today. 2011. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/nj#locality-tab. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- ^ 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: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ 2011 Elected Officials of Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. p. 7. Accessed March 19, 2011.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed January 5, 2011.
- ^ 2011 Organization Comments by Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed January 5, 2011.
- ^ POINT PLEASANT BEACH BORO - School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 19, 2011. "The Point Pleasant Beach School District is one of the oldest and finest at the Shore. Our school is rich in history and tradition. In addition to serving the students of Point Pleasant Beach and Mantoloking the district serves the high school age students of Bay Head and Lavallette."
- ^ Staff. "HIRONDELLE LEADS IN CLASS E TRAILS; Barnegat Bay Yacht Scores in First Race With Ghost by 19 Minutes 12 Seconds", The New York Times, July 20, 1937. Accessed March 19, 2011. "The start today saw both craft get off on even terms but it was not long before the Hirondelle, with Britton Chance of Mantoloking at the helm..."
- ^ 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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