Spring Lake, New Jersey
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| Spring Lake, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | March 14, 1892 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| - Mayor | Jennifer Naughton |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²) |
| - Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| - Total | 3,475 |
| - Density | 2,723.8/sq mi (1,051.6/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07762 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-70110[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0880799[4] |
| Website: http://www.springlakeboro.org | |
Spring Lake is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 3,567. Spring Lake and its environs are known as the "Irish Riviera" because of the large Irish-American population in the area, with Spring Lake having the highest percentage of Irish Americans of any municipality in the United States.[5][6]
Spring Lake was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1892, from portions of Wall Township), based on the results of a referendum held on March 8, 1892. On February 24, 1903, the borough of North Spring Lake was annexed.[7]
The second of the five victims of the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, Charles Bruder, 27, was killed on July 6, 1916, while swimming approximately 130 yards from shore in Spring Lake.[8] The wave of attacks took place between July 1 and July 12, 1916, along 80 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline.
Spring Lake is home to the Spring Lake 5 Mile Run, a race that circles the town beginning and ending at the beach front. It has more than 5,000 participants annually.
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[edit] Geography
Spring Lake is located at (40.152861, -74.026961)[9].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (23.39%) is water.
Wreck Pond is a tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and Sea Girt. The pond is the center of the Wreck Pond Watershed, which covers about 12 square miles in eastern Monmouth County.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,745 |
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| 1940 | 1,650 | -5.4% | |
| 1950 | 2,008 | 21.7% | |
| 1960 | 2,922 | 45.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,896 | 33.3% | |
| 1980 | 4,215 | 8.2% | |
| 1990 | 3,499 | -17.0% | |
| 2000 | 3,567 | 1.9% | |
| Est. 2006 | 3,475 | [2] | -2.6% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[10] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,567 people, 1,463 households, and 983 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,723.8 people per square mile (1,051.3/km²). There were 1,930 housing units at an average density of 1,473.7/sq mi (568.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.77% White, 0.34% African American, 0.28% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.
There were 1,463 households out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $89,885, and the median income for a family was $103,405. Males had a median income of $88,924 versus $41,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $59,445. None of the families and 2.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.6% of those over 64.
39.4% of Spring Lake residents identified as being of Irish American ancestry in the 2000 Census, the highest percentage of Irish Americans of any place in the United States.[6]
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Spring Lake is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government by a mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The mayor is elected to a four-year term of office. The members of the Borough Council are elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
The Mayor of the Borough of Spring Lake is Jennifer Naughton. Members of the Spring Lake Borough Council are Council President Joseph Erbe, John Fitzgerald, Frank Quinn, Joseph Rizzo, Janice Venables, plus a vacancy.[11]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Spring Lake is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 11th 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 11th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Sean T. Kean (R, Wall Township) and in the Assembly by Mary Pat Angelini (R, Ocean Township) and Dave Rible (R, Wall Township).[13] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[14]
Monmouth County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. As of 2008, Monmouth County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry (R, Matawan), Freeholder Deputy Director Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan), William C. "Bill" Barham (R, Monmouth Beach), John D'Amico, Jr. (D, Oceanport) and Barbara McMorrow (D, Freehold Township).[15]
[edit] Education
The H. W. Mountz School is a public school that serves 300 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The average class size is 17.
Students attending public high school for grades 9-12 are assigned to Manasquan High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt and Spring Lake Heights who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.[16][17] Students may also attend one of the magnet schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District — Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science, High Technology High School, Biotechnology High School, and Communications High School.
[edit] Notable residents
- Louis Freeh, Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[citation needed]
- Craig Biggio, Houston Astros Second baseman.[18]
- Chris Candido (1972–2005), professional wrestler[citation needed]
- Johnny Candido, professional wrestler[citation needed]
- Bill Carmody (1951-), head basketball coach at Northwestern University.[19]
- Mary Higgins Clark, writer. Her 2001 book On The Street Where You Live was set in Spring Lake.[20]
- Katharine "Kerry" Close, winner of the 79th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2006.[21]
- Al DeRogatis (1927-1995), an American football player and television sportscaster.[22]
- Khigh Dheigh (1910–1991), actor, starred in the original film version of The Manchurian Candidate.[citation needed]
- Jack Ford, Court TV news anchor.[23]
- Gil McDougald, former New York Yankees infielder.[24]
[edit] Popular Culture
Spring Lake is the setting for David Gebroe's movie Zombie Honeymoon[citation needed] as well as the Mary Higgins Clark novel On The Street Where You Live.[25] It was also used as a stand-in for turn-of-the-century Atlantic City in the 1981 film Ragtime.[26]
The long hallway sceens from The Shining were filmed in the once popular hotel, the Essex and Sussex, located on Spring Lake's shore front
[edit] External links
- Spring Lake Community website
- Spring Lake Municipal website
- H. W. Mountz School
- H. W. Mountz School's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the H. W. Mountz School
- Spring Lake Chamber of Commerce
- Spring Lake, New Jersey is at coordinates Coordinates:
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