Bay Head, New Jersey Explained
Bay Head, New Jersey |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
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Image Map1: | Census_Bureau_map_of_Bay_Head,_New_Jersey.png |
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Map Caption1: | Census Bureau map of Bay Head, New Jersey |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Ocean County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bay Head |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ocean County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Ocean |
Government Type: | Borough |
Governing Body: | Borough Council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | William W. Curtis (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[1] |
Leader Title1: | Administrator |
Leader Name1: | Frank Pannucci Jr.[2] |
Leader Title2: | Municipal clerk |
Leader Name2: | Antoinette Jones[3] |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | June 15, 1886 |
Named For: | Bayhead Land Company / location on Barnegat Bay |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [4] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.83 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.52 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.32 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.71 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.58 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Area Water Percent: | 17.32 |
Area Rank: | 529th of 565 in state 30th of 33 in county[5] |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 930 |
Population Rank: | 534th of 565 in state 30th of 33 in county[6] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1588.4 |
Population Density Rank: | 331st of 565 in state 16th of 33 in county |
Population Est: | 965 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [7] |
Elevation Ft: | 3 |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [8] |
Coordinates: | 40.0703°N -74.0482°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 08742[9] [10] |
Area Code: | 732[11] |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 3402903520[12] [13] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0885150[14] |
Bay Head is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in northern Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 930, a decrease of 38 (−3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 968, which in turn reflected a decline of 270 (−21.8%) from the 1,238 counted in the 2000 census.[15] Bay Head is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, also known as Barnegat Bay Island, a long, narrow barrier island that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Together with Mantoloking, Bay Head is considered part of the Jersey Shore's "Gold Coast".[16]
Bay Head was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 15, 1886, from portions of Brick Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier.[17]
The community was supposed to have been named "Bayhead" after the Bayhead Land Company that developed the area in the 1870s.[18] A railroad sign posted in the 1880s labeled the station as "Bay Head," and the name stuck when the borough was incorporated in 1886. The name also comes from the town's location, which is at the "head" of Barnegat Bay.[19] [20] [21]
History
The Bayhead Land Company was incorporated on September 6, 1879, capitalized at $12,000. The founding partners were David H. Mount of Rocky Hill, and three Princeton men: Edward Howe, his brother Leavitt Howe and William Harris. Within several years, the resort had grown in population, with a seawall installed, roads built and graded. In 1882, Bay Head had 20 new cottages and a population of 75.
The first post office was established in Bay Head in the summer of 1882. Julius Foster was first postmaster.[22]
The Bay Head Historic District, listed in the New Jersey and the National Registers of Historic places in 2005, includes over 550 contributing structures (over half of the town's buildings) making it one of the largest historic districts in New Jersey.[23] Bay Head's historic district is architecturally significant for its large collection of well-preserved Shingle style, Stick Style, and Queen Anne style structures.
The stone rubble seawall built in 1882, which had been buried by dunes and largely forgotten, played a role in reducing damage to the town by Hurricane Sandy.[24] [25]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.83 km2), including 0.59 square miles (1.52 km2) of land and 0.12 square miles (0.32 km2) of water (17.32%).[5]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Twilight Lake.[26]
The borough borders the Ocean County municipalities of Brick Township, Mantoloking, Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach.[27] [28] [29]
Demographics
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 968 people, 459 households, and 270 families in the borough. The population density was 1662.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,023 housing units at an average density of 1757.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup was 98.55% (954) White, 0.52% (5) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.72% (7) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.00% (0) from other races, and 0.21% (2) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% (10) of the population.
Of the 459 households, 15.0% had children under the age of 18; 49.0% were married couples living together; 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 41.2% were non-families. Of all households, 37.0% were made up of individuals and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.78.
15.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 12.9% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 34.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.3 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $88,417 (with a margin of error of +/− $13,902) and the median family income was $134,583 (+/− $24,739). Males had a median income of $75,833 (+/− $22,227) versus $60,625 (+/− $37,439) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $78,226 (+/− $12,220). About 0.9% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.[30]
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census there were 1,238 people, 584 households, and 349 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2094.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,053 housing units at an average density of 1781.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.98% White, 0.16% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.[31] [32]
There were 584 households, out of which 16.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.73.[31] [32]
In the borough the population was spread out, with 15.4% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.[31] [32]
The median income for a household in the borough was $77,790, and the median income for a family was $93,055. Males had a median income of $64,063 versus $38,672 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $49,639. About 0.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.[31] [32]
Government
Local government
Bay Head is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[33] The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[34] The borough form of government used by Bay Head is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[35] [36]
, the mayor of the Borough of Bay Head is Republican William W. Curtis, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Bay Head Borough Council are Council President Dennis J. Shaning (R, 2024), Jennifer Barnes-Gambert (R, 2026), Diane M. Cornell (R, 2024), James W. Gates Jr. (R, 2026), Douglas J. Lyons (R, 2025) and Holly MacPherson (R, 2025).[37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43]
In February 2020, the borough council chose Andrew Frizzell from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the term expiring in December 2020 that became vacant following the resignation of Brian Magory.[44]
Federal, state and county representation
Bay Head is located in the 4th Congressional district[45] and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district.[46] [47] [48]
Politics
Bay Head has voted for all Republican presidential candidates since at least 1932, if not all but William Howard Taft's 1912 presidential campaign. The best showing being Dwight Eisenhower's 1956 re-election bid.
As of March 2011, there were a total of 837 registered voters in Bay Head, of which 115 (13.7%) were registered as Democrats, 453 (54.1%) were registered as Republicans and 269 (32.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[72] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 86.5% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 102.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).[72] [73]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 80.4% of the vote (370 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 17.8% (82 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (8 votes), among the 471 ballots cast by the borough's 838 registered voters (11 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 56.2%.[74] [75] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.3% of the vote (392 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 22.2% (124 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.3% (35 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (3 votes), among the 558 ballots cast by the borough's 868 registered voters, yielding a 64.3% turnout.[76]
Education
The Bay Head School District serves students in public school for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Bay Head Elementary School.[77] [78] [79] [80] As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 125 students and 14.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.[81] The district was ranked as one of the smallest in the state in 2016-17.[82]
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Point Pleasant Beach High School in Point Pleasant Beach, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District, together with students from Lavallette and Mantoloking.[83] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 358 students and 38.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.3:1.[84]
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Ocean County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[85]
The main roadway through Bay Head is Route 35, a two-lane highway that connects many of the Jersey Shore's small communities.
Public transportation
NJ Transit trains terminate at the Bay Head station and yard, with service on the North Jersey Coast Line north to Penn Station Newark, Hoboken Terminal, and Penn Station New York in Midtown Manhattan.[86]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Bay Head has a Humid subtropical climate (Cfa).
Ecology
According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Bay Head would have an Appalachian Oak (104) vegetation type with an Eastern Hardwood Forest (25) vegetation form.[87]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bay Head include:
- Bobbi Brown (born 1957), cosmetologist and media contributor[88]
- Dean Cetrulo (1919–2010), fencer who won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics[89]
- Leavitt Howe (1836–1904), founder with brother Edward Howe and two others of Bayhead Land Company, 1879[90]
- L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), who wrote , the basis for Scientology in Bay Head in 1950[91]
- James C. Kellogg III (1915–1980), Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[92]
- Peter Kellogg (born 1943), director of the Wall Street investment firm Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, which was sold to Goldman Sachs in 2000 for $5.5 billion[93]
- Roger King (1944–2007), Producer, Owner of King World Productions, produces game shows such as Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy!; and co-produces alongside Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Phil McGraw[94] [95] [96]
- John B. Paolella (born 1949), politician who represented the 38th Legislative District in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature[97]
- Dana Perino (born 1972), political commentator[98]
- Michael F. Price (1951–2022), value investor and fund manager[99]
- Val Skinner (born 1960), LPGA golfer[100]
- John Wanamaker (1838–1922), retailer who spent many summers at his cottage at the beach
External links
Notes and References
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- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=041e9394f06f49cfa332d9a3e921bdcb Bay Head Board of Education District Policy - Identification
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- Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 18. Bay Head Borough (tie) - Enrollment: 129; Grades: K-8"
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/report.aspx?type=school&lang=english&county=29&district=4220&school=050&SY=1617&schoolyear=2016-2017 Point Pleasant Beach High School 2016-17 Report Card Narrative
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- Atmonavage, Joe. "Makeup mogul Bobbi Brown sells 'smallest house on beach' for $3.6M (Photos)", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 8, 2018. Accessed July 14, 2023. "Makeup mogul and Montclair resident Bobbi Brown sold her oceanfront Bay Head home for $3.6 million at the beginning of December, according to the property's Trulia listing."
- Staff. "Diaz Victor 'Dean' Cetrulo", The Star-Ledger, May 13, 2010. Accessed August 23, 2015. "Diaz Victor 'Dean' Cetrulo, multiple times a U.S. national fencing champion and a Bronze Medal winner in saber fencing in the 1948 London Olympics, a Broadway actor with Hollywood good looks, the subject of a Hardy Boys mystery, The Clue of the Broken Blade, a war hero, musician and educator died peacefully on Sunday, May 9, 2010, at his home in Bay Head, N.J."
- Lee, Francis Bazley. Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, Vol. 2, p. 632. Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1907. Accessed November 9, 2015.
- Hyman, Vicki. "How Scientology was born in N.J.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 27, 2015. Accessed October 29, 2016. "L. Ron Hubbard wrote Dianetics in 1950 at this home on East Avenue in Bay Head."
- Staff. "James Kellogg 3d, 65, Once Headed Port Authority; Senior Member of Port Unit Served Williams College", The New York Times, December 30, 1980. Accessed February 11, 2011. Accessed September 17, 2013. "James C. Kellogg 3d, a stockbroker and former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, died of a stroke yesterday at Point Pleasant Hospital in Point Pleasant, N.J. He was 65 years old and had homes in Elizabeth and Bay Head, N.J."
- https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144790489/ "Kellogg leading Duckboat comeback"
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070927012338/http://www.cbscorporation.com/our_company/divisions/cbs_tvdg/executives.php Roger M. King profile
- http://nymag.com/nymetro/travel/features/4740/index3.html The UnHamptons
- Konrad, Walecia. "Havens; Weekender - Bay Head, N.J.", The New York Times, June 13, 2003. Accessed August 25, 2013. "Bay Head is still a retreat for wealthy executives. Summer residents include Roger King, chief executive of CBS Enterprises and King World Productions, and Michael Price, formerly of the Mutual Series mutual fund company."
- Huba, Nicholas. "Incumbents fare well in Ocean County primaries", Asbury Park Press, June 4, 2014. Accessed August 12, 2019. "Incumbent Freeholder Joe Vicari, of Shady Lane in Toms River, defeated John B. Paolella, of Wyndham Drive in Bay Head, in the election to represent the Republican Party during the November election."
- Cotter, Kelly-Jane. "Coronavirus NJ: Fox News with Dana Perino, and her dog, broadcasts from Bay Head", Asbury Park Press, April 10, 2020. Accessed April 11, 2020. "Like many broadcast journalists, Fox News anchor Dana Perino now does this every day. Since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic prompted social isolation measures in New York City, Perino has been broadcasting remotely from her home in Bay Head."
- Konrad, Walecia. "Havens; Weekender | Bay Head, N.J.", The New York Times, June 13, 2003. Accessed August 23, 2015 "Bay Head is still a retreat for wealthy executives. Summer residents include Roger King, chief executive of CBS Enterprises and King World Productions, and Michael Price, formerly of the Mutual Series mutual fund company."
- http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=3824&mid=8 Six-Time LPGA Winner Val Skinner Participating in Lamington Cup