Brielle, New Jersey Explained
Brielle, New Jersey |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Motto: | "A Community By the River"[1] |
Seal Type: | coat of arms |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Image Map1: | Census Bureau map of Brielle, New Jersey.gif |
Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
Map Caption1: | Census Bureau map of Brielle, New Jersey |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Monmouth County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Brielle |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Monmouth County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Monmouth |
Government Type: | Borough |
Governing Body: | Borough Council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Thomas B. Nicol (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[2] |
Leader Title1: | Administrator / Municipal clerk |
Leader Name1: | Thomas F. Nolan[3] |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | June 3, 1919 |
Named For: | Brielle, Netherlands |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [4] |
Area Total Km2: | 6.14 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.55 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.59 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.37 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.76 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.61 |
Area Water Percent: | 25.86 |
Area Rank: | 383rd of 565 in state 26th of 53 in county[5] |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 4982 |
Population Rank: | 374th of 565 in state 32nd of 53 in county[6] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 2837.9 |
Population Density Rank: | 229th of 565 in state 28th of 53 in county |
Population Est: | 4920 |
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: | 7 |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [8] |
Coordinates: | 40.1055°N -74.0637°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 08730[9] [10] |
Area Code: | 732 exchanges: 223, 292, 528[11] |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 3402507750[12] [13] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0885170[14] |
Brielle is a borough located in southern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, along the Manasquan River. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,982, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 208 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,774, which in turn reflected a decline of 119 (−2.4%) from the 4,893 counted in the 2000 census.[15]
Brielle was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 10, 1919, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum passed on June 3, 1919.[16] The borough was named after Brielle, Netherlands.[17]
History
Archaeological excavations along what is now Birch Drive reveal temporary Lenape Native American settlements. The Lenape practiced farming in other parts of Monmouth County much of the year, and they visited the wooded areas in what is now Brielle for hunting and fishing.
The area was originally part of Shrewsbury Township and the first settlers were primarily farmers, and the area became known as Union Landing. In colonial times, salt was an important preservative, and before the American Revolutionary War, most of it was imported from Great Britain. The Union Salt Works opened around the outbreak of the war, and on April 5, 1778, several British Loyalists attacked and burned the salt works and other buildings. A year later, the salt works reopened and continued to operate through the duration of the war.[18] [19]
Early in the 19th century, Shrewsbury Township was divided, and the area became part of Howell Township which was further divided in 1851, when the area became part of Wall Township. On July 7, 1881, a group of businessmen purchased several acres of land and formed the Brielle Land Association with the intention of building vacation homes. The quaint riverside charm of the area reminded one of the developers of another pastoral town on a river which he had visited, Brielle, in the Netherlands.[20]
Author Robert Louis Stevenson vacationed in Brielle for most of May 1888. During his stay he wrote a portion of his book The Master of Ballantrae and gave Osborn Island the nickname "Treasure Island" which was the title of one of his previous books.[18] [21]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.37 square miles (6.14 km2), including 1.76 square miles (4.55 km2) of land and 0.61 square miles (1.59 km2) of water (25.86%).[5] [8]
Located at the southeastern corner of Monmouth County, Brielle is bordered to the north and east by the Manasquan, to the west by Brick Township (in Ocean County) and Wall Township and to the south by Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach across the Manasquan River.[22] [23] [24] Route 35 runs through the middle of the town and Route 70 runs along its western edge.
The borough is primarily a residential community of single homes, with a few condominiums; there are almost no undeveloped lots of land left. There are several businesses located along Union Avenue and Higgins Avenue and some marinas along the Manasquan River. Ripley's Believe It or Not! once stated that Brielle has "16 bars and no churches".[25] It currently has one church, The Church in Brielle (formerly the Dutch Reformed Church) and several restaurants that have liquor licenses, but no full bars. There is also a 140acres 18 hole golf course called the Manasquan River Golf Club.
The town has approximately 6.4km (04miles) of waterfront along the Manasquan River, Glimmerglass, and Debbie's Creek, all of which are salt water and tidal. Brielle's borders extend to an 8acres island in the Manasquan River.
Manasquan Park is an unincorporated community located within Brielle.
Demographics
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 4,774 people, 1,805 households, and 1,336 families in the borough. The population density was 2,717.5 per square mile (1,049.2/km2). There were 2,034 housing units at an average density of 1,157.8 per square mile (447.0/km2). The racial makeup was 94.64% (4,518) White, 2.53% (121) Black or African American, 0.10% (5) Native American, 0.94% (45) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.46% (22) from other races, and 1.32% (63) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.18% (152) of the population.
Of the 1,805 households, 33.4% had children under the age of 18; 60.4% were married couples living together; 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.0% were non-families. Of all households, 22.0% were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.
26.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.3 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $98,419 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,635) and the median family income was $108,818 (+/− $11,831). Males had a median income of $84,568 (+/− $8,259) versus $53,041 (+/− $4,411) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,445 (+/− $5,694). About none of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.[26]
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census there were 4,893 people, 1,938 households, and 1,414 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2754.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,123 housing units at an average density of 1195.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 93.05% White, 3.52% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 1.61% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.31% of the population.[27] [28]
There were 1,938 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.[27] [28]
In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.[27] [28]
The median income for a household in the borough was $178,368, and the median income for a family was $172,867. Males had a median income of $98,828 versus $72,156 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $105,785. About 2.6% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.[27] [28]
Government
Local government
Brielle is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 (of the 564) municipalities statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[29] The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A 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.[30] The borough form of government used by Brielle 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.[31] [32] [33]
, the mayor of the Borough of Brielle is Republican Thomas B. Nicol, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the Brielle Borough Council are Frank A. Garruzzo (R, 2024), Michael A. Gianforte (R, 2025), Cort W. Gorham (R, 2025), Paul K. Nolan (R, 2024), Timothy A. Shaak (R, 2023) and John V. Visceglia (R, 2023).[34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39]
Federal, state, and county representation
Brielle is located in the 4th Congressional District[40] and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district.[41]
Politics
Brielle vote
by party in presidential electionsYear | Democratic | Republican | Third Parties |
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2020[42] | 38.06% 1,367 | 60.58% 2,176 | 1.36% 49 |
2016 | 30.49% 941 | 64.58% 1,993 | 4.93% 152 |
2012 | 32.16% 914 | 66.61% 1,893 | 1.23% 35 |
2008 | 36.57% 1,085 | 62.08% 1,842 | 1.35% 40 |
2004 | 31.46% 913 | 67.92% 1,971 | 0.62% 18 |
2000[43] | 32.03% 861 | 63.50% 1,707 | 4.46% 120 |
1996[44] | 33.39% 745 | 57.82% 1,290 | 8.79% 196 |
1992[45] | 27.57% 668 | 56.05% 1,358 | 16.38% 397 |
1988[46] | 25.13% 548 | 74.87% 1,633 |
1984[47] | 23.02% 509 | 76.98% 1,702 |
1980[48] | 21.77% 429 | 72.20% 1,423 | 6.04% 119 |
1976[49] | 26.81% 501 | 73.19% 1,368 |
1972[50] | 20.74% 370 | 79.26% 1,414 |
1968[51] | 23.85% 410 | 71.50% 1,229 | 4.65% 80 |
1964[52] | 38.89% 573 | 61.41% 912 |
1960[53] | 18.55% 278 | 81.45% 1,221 |
1956[54] | 10.85% 112 | 89.15% 920 |
1952[55] | 20.26% 169 | 79.74% 665 |
1948[56] | 20.60% 123 | 76.88% 459 | 2.51% 15 |
1944[57] | 28.35% 148 | 71.65% 374 |
1940[58] | 28.21% 147 | 71.79% 374 |
1936[59] | 33.99% 155 | 66.01% 301 |
1932[60] | 32.73% 127 | 67.27% 261 |
1928[61] | 17.48% 57 | 82.52% 269 |
1924[62] | 21.76% 52 | 78.24% 187 |
1920[63] | 32.99% 65 | 67.01% 132 |
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 3,653 registered voters in Brielle, of which 617 (16.9%) were registered as Democrats, 1,446 (39.6%) were registered as Republicans and 1,590 (43.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[64]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 66.7% of the vote (1,893 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 32.2% (914 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (29 votes), among the 2,859 ballots cast by the borough's 3,830 registered voters (23 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 74.6%.[65] [66] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 61.3% of the vote (1,842 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 36.1% (1,085 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (40 votes), among the 3,003 ballots cast by the borough's 3,824 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.5%.[67] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 67.5% of the vote (1,971 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 31.3% (913 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (18 votes), among the 2,918 ballots cast by the borough's 3,805 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.7.[68]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 79.1% of the vote (1,533 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 19.4% (376 votes), and other candidates with 1.5% (30 votes), among the 1,963 ballots cast by the borough's 3,852 registered voters (24 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 51.0%.[69] [70] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.9% of the vote (1,571 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 22.2% (491 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.8% (129 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (13 votes), among the 2,215 ballots cast by the borough's 3,664 registered voters, yielding a 60.5% turnout.[71]
Education
The Brielle School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Brielle Elementary School.[72] [73] [74] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 512 students and 50.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.[75]
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Manasquan High School in Manasquan, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools, joining students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake and Spring Lake Heights at the school.[76] [77] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,006 students and 76.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1.[78]
The Brielle Public Library, which is located at 610 South Street, claims to have been the first library in New Jersey to have offered public access to the Internet.[79]
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Monmouth County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[80]
New Jersey Route 35 is the main highway serving Brielle. Brielle is also the southern terminus of New Jersey Route 71. A small portion of New Jersey Route 70 also passes through the borough.
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides bus transportation between the borough and Philadelphia on the 317 route and local service on the 830 route.[81]
NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line passes through Brielle, but does not stop in the borough. The nearest station is the Manasquan station.[82] [83] [84]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Brielle include:
- Robert E. Brennan (born 1944), businessman who built the penny stock brokerage firm, First Jersey Securities[85]
- Charles H. Brower (1901–1984), advertising executive, copywriter and author[86]
- Jeffrey A. Citron (born), chairman of Vonage, a voice-over-IP phone company, inventor of Island ECN and founder of Datek[87]
- Mary Catherine Cuff (born 1947), former acting justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (Judge of the Appellate Division, Temporarily Assigned to the Supreme Court) who served between 2012 and 2016[88]
- Edward A. Flynn (born), law enforcement official who has been Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department[89]
- Ben Kenney (born 1977), bass guitarist for the band Incubus[90]
- Gerry Matthews (born 1941), head men's basketball coach at Stockton University[91]
- Riley McCusker (born 2001), artistic gymnast and 2018 World Champion[92]
- Frank Mundus (1925–2008), shark hunter said to have inspired the character Quint in the movie Jaws[93]
- Charles Piercey (1890–1966), Australian racing cyclist[94]
- Nelson Rae (1915–1945), radio and stage actor killed during World War II[95] [96]
- Mark Tornillo (born 1954), singer and vocalist of heavy metal band Accept[97]
- Jason Westrol (born 1988), professional basketball player who has played for the Limburg United of the Belgian Basketball League[98]
External links
Notes and References
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- Delancey, Karen Hammerdorfer. "This day's invasion of Brielle welcome", Asbury Park Press, September 8, 2002. Accessed October 16, 2013. "During the Revolutionary War, Brielle was attacked by some 200 British soldiers who burned down the Union Salt Works and many other buildings."
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- https://www.njtransit.com/station/manasquan-station Manasquan station
- https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=5128 Transportation Map - Rail Service
- https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/njcl.pdf North Jersey Coast Line schedule
- Conway, Chris. "Troubled Financier Contends Move Of Millions Overseas Was 'Honest' Robert E. Brennan Says He Was Making A Gift To His Wife And A Contribution To A Trust, Not Hiding Money.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 31, 1995. Accessed February 22, 2015. "Brennan, of Brielle, asserted in those papers that a $13.75 million transfer from a Brennan-owned firm to a company owned by his now ex-wife, Patricia, was a gift."
- Waggoner, Walter H. "Charles H. Brower Dies At 82; Ex-Chief Of B.B.D.O. Agency", The New York Times, July 26, 1984. Accessed January 23, 2018. "Charles H. Brower, former president and chairman of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, the advertising agency, died Monday at his home in Brielle, N.J. He was 82 years old."
- Barboza, David. "Golden Boy?; He's Dazzled Wall Street, but the Ghosts Of His Company May Haunt His Future", The New York Times, May 10, 1998. Accessed February 22, 2015. "Mr. Citron's mansion in Brielle, N.J., is built on the site of Mr. Brennan's home, which Mr. Citron bought in 1996 for $3.3 million and tore down."
- https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/148211390/ "Monmouth County judge elevated"
- Borowski, Greg. "Ideals bind history major to urban policing; City's next chief cherishes duel with civic problems", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 6, 2008. Accessed August 10, 2012. "Flynn grew up in Brielle, N.J., a shore town about 60 south of New York City.... Education was at St. Catherine's School in nearby Spring Lake, then Christian Brothers Academy for high school, graduating in 1966."
- Angermiller, Michele Amabile. "Skrillex Scares Dolphins, Draws Revelers to Seaside Bamboozle Fest; The electronic artist's set concerned oceanographers, who feared the musical bombast would affect dolphins.", The Hollywood Reporter, May 19, 2012. Accessed July 29, 2012. "The night was a homecoming for many of the artists. Incubus bassist Ben Kenney hails from Brielle, N.J."
- Stanmyre, Matthew. "Gerry Matthews, hidden coaching gem at Stockton College, racks up wins and miles", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 29, 2013. Accessed February 18, 2016. "Gerry Matthews, winner of more men's college basketball games than any coach in New Jersey history, backs out of his driveway in Brielle on an icy morning early this month to begin the same 58-mile drive to Stockton College he has made countless days since 1985."
- Web site: Fast-Rising McCusker Set To Make Her Mark. American Cup. Lynn. Rutherford. March 2, 2017 .
- Geiser, John. "Jaws", Asbury Park Press, June 15, 2001. Accessed January 1, 2001. "Capt Frank Mundus the legendary shark hunter who once lived in Brielle and fished in Shore area waters for sharks..."
- Staff. "Shore Has Its Share of Bike Riders Who Recall Old Days", Asbury Park Press, January 24, 1965. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Charles Piercey, Brielle, looks at one of the many hunting and fishing trophies he has collected since giving up bike racing."
- Staff. "Monmouth County Army Casualties; Official List of Killed, Wounded, Red Bank Register, March 29, 1945. Accessed January 20, 2018. "Rae, T/Sgt. Nelson S., William F. Rae, father, Laurel Avenue, Brielle."
- Staff. "Ex-Actor Killed In Action; Sgt. Nelson Rae an Army Casualty in Belgium, Parents Learn", The New York Times, January 27, 1945. Accessed July 29, 2012. "Brielle, NJ, Jan. 26-Sgt. Nelson Rae, former radio and musical comedy player who was last featured as a vocalist in the Broadway production of Pal Joey, has been killed in action on the Belgian front, according to a War Department message received here by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rae, today."
- Aberback, Brian. "Brielle Native And Former Brick-Based 'Metaler' Leads Band's Revival; Mark Tornillo, a Manasquan High School alumnus, was working as a union electrician when a friend asked him in 2009 to join a jam session with the heavy metal band Accept", Manasquan Patch, April 13, 2012. Accessed November 8, 2016. "Even more unlikely is the critical role that Brielle native and singer Mark Tornillo has played in the Teutonic thrashers' resurrection."
- http://bentleyfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/bios/westrol_jason_iqhm?view=bio Jason Westrol