Lakehurst, New Jersey
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Lakehurst is a Borough
in Ocean County
, New Jersey
, United States
. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,654.
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.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the borough has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (8.91%) is water. The town's lake, Lake Horicon, was created by the WPA in 1942 by means of the construction of the Horicon Dam on the Hurricane and Blacks' branches of the Toms River. The cedar water lake remains stream-fed.
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 per square mile (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.
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
.
, occurred on May 6, 1937, the German
zeppelin
Hindenburg
arriving from Frankfurt am Main caught fire at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station. The Hindenburg exploded over portions of Manchester Township
, near Lakehurst. None of the Lakehurst Naval Air Station lies within the Borough of Lakehurst.
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.
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, 2012), James Davis (R, 2012), Pat Ford (R, 2011), Sidney Hooper (R, 2011), Glenn McComas (R, 2013) and Steven Oglesby (R, 2013).
Lakehurst is in the
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.
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
.
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.
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
in Ocean County
Ocean County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 510,916 people, 200,402 households, and 137,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 803 people per square mile . There were 248,711 housing units at an average density of 151/km²...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,654.
Lakehurst was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
on April 7, 1921, from portions of Manchester Township
Manchester Township, New Jersey
Manchester Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The township is noted for containing the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, the site of the infamous Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937...
, based on the results of a referendum held on May 24, 1921.
Geography
Lakehurst is located at 40.013066°N 74.320390°W (40.013066, -74.320390).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the borough has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (8.91%) is water. The town's lake, Lake Horicon, was created by the WPA in 1942 by means of the construction of the Horicon Dam on the Hurricane and Blacks' branches of the Toms River. The cedar water lake remains stream-fed.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
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
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
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 per square mile (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
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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
Fire department
A fire department or fire brigade is a public or private organization that provides fire protection for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipality, county, or fire protection district...
.
Hindenburg
The Hindenburg disasterHindenburg disaster
The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey...
, occurred on May 6, 1937, the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
zeppelin
Zeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century. It was based on designs he had outlined in 1874 and detailed in 1893. His plans were reviewed by committee in 1894 and patented in the United States on 14 March 1899...
Hindenburg
LZ 129 Hindenburg
LZ 129 Hindenburg was a large German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the Hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume...
arriving from Frankfurt am Main caught fire at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station. The Hindenburg exploded over portions of Manchester Township
Manchester Township, New Jersey
Manchester Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The township is noted for containing the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, the site of the infamous Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937...
, near Lakehurst. None of the Lakehurst Naval Air Station lies within the Borough of Lakehurst.
Local government
Lakehurst is governed under the BoroughBorough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
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.
The Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Lakehurst Borough is Timothy Borsetti (R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Lakehurst Borough Council are Council President Harry Robbins (R, 2012), James Davis (R, 2012), Pat Ford (R, 2011), Sidney Hooper (R, 2011), Glenn McComas (R, 2013) and Steven Oglesby (R, 2013).
Federal, state and county representation
Lakehurst is in the 4th Congressional district.Lakehurst is in the
Education
The Lakehurst School DistrictLakehurst School District
The Lakehurst School District is a community public school district serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Lakehurst, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States....
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.
Approximately 180 public school students from Lakehurst Borough attend Manchester Township High School
Manchester Township High School
Manchester Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Manchester Township in Ocean County, New Jersey and is part of the Manchester Township School District...
in Manchester Township
Manchester Township, New Jersey
Manchester Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The township is noted for containing the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, the site of the infamous Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937...
, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Manchester Township School District
Manchester Township School District
The Manchester Township School District is a comprehensive community school district serving approximately 3,200 students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade in Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States....
.
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 547County Route 547 (New Jersey)
County Route 547, abbreviated CR 547, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Route 70 in Lakehurst to Broad Street in Eatontown...
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
Central Railroad of New Jersey
The Central Railroad of New Jersey , commonly known as the Jersey Central Lines or CNJ, was a Class I railroad with origins in the 1830s, lasting until 1976 when it was absorbed into Conrail with the other bankrupt railroads of the Northeastern United States...
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
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Line, which would closely follow the CNJ line.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Lakehurst include:- Thomas BarlowThomas Barlow (basketball)Thomas B. Barlow was one of the first professional basketball players. He is mostly known for his time with the Philadelphia Sphas and Philadelphia Warriors of the ABL . He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1981.-External links:* - Notes :...
(1896–1983), one of the first professional basketball players and was inducted as a member of the Basketball Hallof Fame in 1981. - Rich CroushoreRich CroushoreRichard Steven Croushore is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between and . Listed at 6' 4", 210 lb., Croushore batted and threw right-handed. He was signed by the St...
(born 1970), former Major League Baseball pitcher. - Abel KiviatAbel KiviatAbel Richard Kiviat was an American middle distance track event middle distance runner.-Career:...
(1892–1991), silver medalist in the men's 1,500 m event at the 1912 Summer Olympics1912 Summer OlympicsThe 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
. - Juice NewtonJuice NewtonJudith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...
(born 1952), Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning American pop musicPop musicPop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and countryCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer. - Richard ShindellRichard ShindellRichard Shindell is an American folk songwriter. Shindell grew up in Port Washington, New York. He currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with his wife, a university professor, and their children....
(born 1960), folk singer / songwriter.
External links
- Lakehurst Borough web site
- Lakehurst Elementary School
- Data for the Lakehurst Elementary School, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
- Manchester Township High School