Sea Bright, NJ?qsrc=3044
| Sea Bright, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°22′13″N 73°58′24″W / 40.37028°N 73.97333°WCoordinates: 40°22′13″N 73°58′24″W / 40.37028°N 73.97333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | March 21, 1889 |
| Government[1] | |
| - Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| - Mayor | Maria Fernandes |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| - Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| - Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2007)[2] | |
| - Total | 1,813 |
| - Density | 2,846.9/sq mi (1,099.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07760 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-66240[3][4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882567[5] |
| Website | http://www.sea-bright.com |
Sea Bright is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,818.
Sea Bright was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1889, from portions of Ocean Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was reincorporated on March 10, 1897.[6]
History
While Sea Bright's formal history starts in 1869, there was, in the early 1840s, a small cluster of wooden shacks nestled among the tall grass-topped sand dunes of the barrier beach. This was the fishing village of Nauvoo. Long an enigma to local historians and often misinterpreted as a Native American word, the origin of "Nauvoo" is Sephardic Hebrew. It is clearly the same word that Mormon leader Joseph Smith gave to the Illinois town he founded in 1839. Meaning literally "beautiful of pleasant place," New Jersey's Nauvoo might well have been named by Smith as he visited Monmouth County in 1839. In an event, moved by Mormon influence, Nauvoo was the name chosen by local fisherman for their tiny settlement on the Jersey Shore.
One of the earliest accounts of the barrier beach, published a dozen years before Sea Bright's existence, describes a steamboat journey from New York to the Ocean House, a low rambling wooden structure situated on the beach opposite the mouth of the Navesink River. Built in 1842, this first hotel on the sandy strip offered "excellent fishing, fine sea bathing and capital accommodations" for three hundred patrons. At the Ocean House one "found a number of beach carriages", as they are called, awaiting the arrival of the boat from New York City to take passengers to Long Branch.
Geography
Sea Bright is located at 40°22′13″N 73°58′24″W / 40.370314°N 73.973471°W (40.370314, -73.973471).[7] It is also the eastern most town in New Jersey.
Sea Bright has seven members-only beach clubs, five in the North Beach area: Ship Ahoy, Sands, Surfrider, The Sea Bright Beach Club and Chapel Beach Club, and two south of the center of town: Driftwood and Edgewater. In addition, there is a large public, municipal beach in the center of town which charges a fee, but includes free parking and is protected by lifeguards. This beach is also close to restaurants and shops. The traditional surfing beach area, called the Anchorage, is free and public, but unguarded. In addition, there are numerous public access stairs to other unguarded beaches for fishing, recreation and suntanning.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.7 km2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it (43.36%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 899 | ||
| 1940 | 779 | −13.3% | |
| 1950 | 999 | 28.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,138 | 13.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,339 | 17.7% | |
| 1980 | 1,812 | 35.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,693 | −6.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,818 | 7.4% | |
| Est. 2007 | 1,813 | [2] | −0.3% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[8] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,818 people, 1,003 households, and 402 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,846.9 people per square mile (1,096.8/km2). There were 1,202 housing units at an average density of 1,882.3/sq mi (725.1/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.39% White, 1.76% African American, 2.26% Asian, 0.88% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.51% of the population.
There were 1,003 households out of which 11.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 59.9% were non-families. 45.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.51.
In the borough the population was spread out with 11.2% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 41.5% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $65,563, and the median income for a family was $72,031. Males had a median income of $60,417 versus $41,100 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,066. About 5.3% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Sea Bright 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]
As of January 2010 the members of the Sea Bright Borough Council are Republican Council President William "Jack" Keeler (term through 2012), Democrat Dina Long (term through 2012), Republican Brian P. Kelly (term through 2010), Republican Peggy Bills (term through 2010), Republican James LoBiondo III (term through 2011) and Republican C. Read Murphy (term through 2011).
Federal, state and county representation
Sea Bright is in the Sixth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 11th Legislative District.[9]
New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
11th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Sean T. Kean (R, Wall Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Mary Pat Angelini (R, Ocean Township) and Dave Rible (R, Wall Township).[10] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[11] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[12]
Monmouth County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. As of 2010[update], Monmouth County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry (R, Colts Neck), Freeholder Deputy Director Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan), John D'Amico, Jr. (D, Oceanport), Amy A. Mallet (D, Fair Haven) and John P. Curley (R, Middletown).[13]
Education
Public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Oceanport School District as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[14]) are Wolf Hill Elementary School, with 361 students in Kindergarten through 4th grade; and Maple Place Middle School, with 312 students in grades 5 - 8.
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Shore Regional High School, a regional high school that serves students from the constituent districts of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, Oceanport and West Long Branch.[15] The high school is part of the Shore Regional High School District.
Transportation
The Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge, a 1,240-foot drawbridge built in 1932, connects Highlands in the west to Sea Bright in the east, across the Shrewsbury River. The eastern terminus is at the entrance to Sandy Hook. The span is part of Route 36. Between 2008-2011 it will be replaced with a fixed span instead of a drawbridge. It will rise 65 feet instead of the original span's 35 feet.[16][17]
Sea Bright can be accessed from Rumson to the west via Rumson Road/County Route 520 via the Shrewsbury River Bridge.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Sea Bright include:
- Fred Alexander (1880-1969), top-ranked tennis player in the early 20th century.[18]
- John J. McCook (1845-1911), Civil War officer, prominent New York attorney, railroad executive
- Juan Trippe (1899-1981), U.S. airline entrepreneur and founder of Pan Am.[19]
- Tal Farlow (1921–1998), jazz guitarist
References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 58.
- ^ a b Census data for Sea Bright borough, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 11, 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. 185.
- ^ "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 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 64. Accessed September 30, 2009.
- ^ "Legislative Roster: 2010-2011 Session". New Jersey Legislature. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed January 17, 2010.
- ^ Oceanport School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 14, 2008.
- ^ Shore Regional High School 2007 School Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 14, 2008. "Shore Regional High School is a comprehensive secondary school that proudly serves the communities of Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, Sea Bright, and West Long Branch."
- ^ "Highlands Bridge work under way". Star-Ledger. July 11, 2008. http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1215750956298080.xml&coll=1. Retrieved 2008-07-28. "The 76-year-old drawbridge carries Route 36 over the Shrewsbury River between Highlands and Sea Bright. Drivers have only two choices when they pull out of Sandy Hook -- they can turn south on Route 36 and drive along the Shore through Sea Bright or head north and cross the bridge."
- ^ "Demolition starts on Highlands-Sea Bright bridge". Asbury Park Press. July 15, 2008. http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080715/NEWS01/807150382/0/NEWS. Retrieved 2008-07-28. "About 12:35 p.m. Monday, as planned, J.H. Reid Construction Co. of South Plainfield began demolishing portions of the 75-year-old drawbridge to make way for its replacement — a 65-foot-high, fixed-span bridge."
- ^ Frederik Beasley Alexander, International Tennis Hall of Fame. Accessed November 24, 2007.
- ^ "JUAN TRIPPE, 81, DIES; U.S. AVIATION PIONEER", The New York Times, April 4, 1981. Accessed February 17, 2008.
External links
- Sea Bright Borough website
- Sea Bright Library website
- Oceanport School District
- Oceanport School District's 2008–09 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Oceanport School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Shore Regional High School
- Atlantic Herald - NJ's 1st Official Electronic Newspaper
Gallery
 The Sea Bright beach on an early summer morning |
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