Neptune Township, New Jersey Explained

Neptune Township, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Township
Nickname:The Crossroads of the Jersey Shore
Motto:Where Community, Business & Tourism Prosper
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Image Map1:Census_Bureau_map_of_Neptune_Township,_New_Jersey.png
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Map Caption1:Census Bureau map of Neptune Township, New Jersey
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Monmouth County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Neptune Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Monmouth County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Monmouth
Government Type:Township
Governing Body:Township Committee
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Keith Cafferty (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Gina LaPlaca[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Gabriella Siboni[3]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:February 26, 1879
Named For:Neptune, Roman water deity
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:22.90
Area Land Km2:21.05
Area Water Km2:1.86
Area Total Sq Mi:8.84
Area Land Sq Mi:8.13
Area Water Sq Mi:0.72
Area Water Percent:8.11
Area Rank:222nd of 565 in state
14th of 53 in county
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:28061
Population Rank:88th of 565 in state
7th of 53 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:3452.8
Population Density Rank:196th of 565 in state
22nd of 53 in county
Population Est:27986
Pop Est As Of:2023
Coordinates:40.2138°N -74.0537°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[6]
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[7]
Elevation Ft:52
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:07753–07754[8] [9]
Area Code:732[10]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3402549890[11] [12]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0882111[13]

Neptune Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,061, an increase of 126 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 27,935, which in turn reflected an increase of 245 (+0.9%) from the 27,690 counted in the 2000 census.[14]

Featuring Jersey Shore Medical Center, the historic community of Ocean Grove, along with office parks and cultural amenities, Neptune Township has been a longtime regional commercial and cultural hub of the Jersey Shore.[15] [16] [17] [18] The township was named for Neptune, the Roman water deity, and its location on the Atlantic Ocean.[19]

History

Neptune was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1879, from portions of Ocean Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Neptune City (October 4, 1881), Bradley Beach (March 13, 1893) and Ocean Grove (April 5, 1920, until the action was found unconstitutional and restored to Neptune Township as of June 16, 1921).[20]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 8.84 square miles (22.90 km2), including 8.13 square miles (21.05 km2) of land and 0.72 square miles (1.86 km2) of water (8.11%).[4]

Ocean Grove (2010 Census population of 3,342[21]) and Shark River Hills (2010 population of 3,697[22]) are census-designated places and unincorporated communities located within Neptune Township.[23] [24] Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bradley Park, the Gables, Green Grove, Hamilton, Hamilton Mills, Mid-Town, Summerfield, Seaview Island, The Observatory, West Grove, West Neptune, and Whitesville.[25] [26]

Neptune Township stretches from the Atlantic Ocean west to the Garden State Parkway (exit 100). The southern border is the Shark River estuary, and the northern border is with Asbury Park and Ocean Township. Neptune Township is a diverse community, both in terms of population and landscape, extending from the seaside community of Ocean Grove, a national historic site, to Mid-town which is undergoing a municipal-led revitalization, to the riverside residential community of Shark River Hills, to the open spaces of Shark River Park and the commercial corridor on Route 66 in the west.

The township borders the Monmouth County communities of Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Neptune City, Ocean Township, Tinton Falls, and Wall Township.[27] [28] [29]

Deal Lake covers and is overseen by the Deal Lake Commission, which was established in 1974. Seven municipalities border the lake, accounting for 27miles of shoreline, also including Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Deal, Interlaken, Loch Arbour, and Ocean Township.[30]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 27,935 people, 11,201 households, and 6,844 families in the township. The population density was 3,414.3 per square mile (1,318.3/km2). There were 12,991 housing units at an average density of 1,587.8 per square mile (613.1/km2). The racial makeup was 53.18% (14,855) White, 38.56% (10,772) Black or African American, 0.34% (94) Native American, 2.26% (632) Asian, 0.03% (9) Pacific Islander, 2.51% (701) from other races, and 3.12% (872) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.33% (2,607) of the population.

Of the 11,201 households, 23.6% had children under the age of 18; 39.6% were married couples living together; 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 38.9% were non-families. Of all households, 31.8% were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.13.

20.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 87.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 83.5 males.The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $58,630 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,034) and the median family income was $74,422 (+/− $5,369). Males had a median income of $56,743 (+/− $4,233) versus $43,853 (+/− $3,118) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,656 (+/− $1,559). About 8.1% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.[31]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 27,690 people, 10,907 households, and 6,805 families residing in the township. The population density was 3366.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 12,217 housing units at an average density of 1485.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 55.92% White, 38.16% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.98% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.55% of the population.[32] [33]

There were 10,907 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.14.[32] [33]

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.[32] [33]

The median income for a household in the township was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $57,735. Males had a median income of $42,920 versus $31,057 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,569. About 7.6% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.[32] [33]

Government

Local government

Neptune Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.[34] The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[35] [36] At an annual reorganization meeting the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

, Members of the Neptune Township committee are Mayor Tassie D. York (D, term on committee ends 2025; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Michael Brantley (D, 2024), Robert Lane Jr. (D, 2025) and Nicholas R. Williams (D, 2024).[37] [38] [39] [40] [41]

In April 2021, the Township Committee selected Tassie York to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Carol J. Rizzo until she resigned from office to move out of the county.[42] York served on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[40]

In January 2016, the Township Council selected Carol J. Rizzo from three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 which was vacated by Eric Houghtaling when he took office in the New Jersey General Assembly earlier that month.[43]

Federal, state, and county representation

Neptune Township is located in the 6th Congressional District[44] and is part of New Jersey's 11th state legislative district.[45] [46] [47]

Politics

|}As of March 2011, there were a total of 18,093 registered voters in Neptune Township, of which 6,481 (35.8%) were registered as Democrats, 2,780 (15.4%) were registered as Republicans and 8,825 (48.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were seven voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[48]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 71.8% of the vote (9,350 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 27.3% (3,552 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (113 votes), among the 13,109 ballots cast by the township's 18,929 registered voters (94 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 69.3%.[49] [50] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 69.4% of the vote (9,900 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 28.7% (4,100 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (56 votes), among the 14,265 ballots cast by the township's 19,505 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.1%.[51] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 60.0% of the vote (7,803 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 38.8% (5,044 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (100 votes), among the 13,004 ballots cast by the township's 18,444 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 70.5.[52]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 50.9% of the vote (3,880 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 47.7% (3,637 votes), and other candidates with 1.5% (112 votes), among the 7,811 ballots cast by the township's 18,939 registered voters (182 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.2%.[53] [54] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 51.2% of the vote (4,425 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 42.0% (3,625 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.2% (447 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (66 votes), among the 8,635 ballots cast by the township's 18,606 registered voters, yielding a 46.4% turnout.[55]

Education

The Neptune Township Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[56] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[57] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[58] [59]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,063 students and 372.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[60] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[61]) are Early Childhood Center[62] (228 students; in grade Pre-K), Gables School[63] (269; Pre-K–5), Green Grove School[64] (350; Pre-K–5), Midtown Community School[65] (379; K–5), Shark River Hills School[66] (264; Pre-K–5), Summerfield School[67] (465; Pre-K–5), Neptune Middle School[68] (721; 6–8) and Neptune High School[69] (1,317; 9–12).[70]

Historic district

Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Bounded by Fletcher Lake, NJ Route 71, Lake Wesley, and the Atlantic Ocean
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Stick/eastlake, Queen Anne
Added:April 12, 1976
Refnum:76001170
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:December 16, 1975
Designated Other1 Number:2036[71]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

Ocean Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[72] (CDP) that is part of Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[73] [74] It had a population of 3,057 at the 2020 United States census. Founded in 1869 by a group of Methodist clergymen, led by William B. Osborn and Ellwood H. Stokes, this historic community is located on the Atlantic Ocean's Jersey Shore, between Asbury Park to the north and Bradley Beach to the south. It was here where the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association was founded as a summer camp meeting site on the New Jersey shore. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Ocean Grove is noted for its abundant examples of Victorian architecture and the Great Auditorium, acclaimed as "the state's most wondrous wooden structure, soaring and sweeping, alive with the sound of music".[75]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Monmouth County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[76]

Route 18, Route 33, Route 35, Route 66 and Route 71 are the main highways passing through the township.[25]

The Garden State Parkway is west of the township, with the best access provided via exits 100 and 102. Interstate 195 is southwest of the township in neighboring Wall Township. The New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) entrance for Exit 8 is about 25 miles west on Route 33 in East Windsor, Mercer County.

Public transportation

The township is served by NJ Transit trains at the Bradley Beach station.[77] Commuter service on the North Jersey Coast Line to Newark Penn Station, Secaucus Junction, New York Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal.[25] [78] [79]

NJ Transit bus service between the township and Philadelphia is available on the 317 route and local service is provided by the 830, 832 and 836 routes.[80]

Healthcare

Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) is a 691-bed[81] non-profit, tertiary research and academic medical center located in Neptune Township. This major healthcare artery services the greater northern Jersey Shore region in Central Jersey.[82] JSUMC is the shore region's only university-level academic medical center and is a major partner of the Hackensack Meridian Healthcare network (it is the system's second largest hospital). JSUMC is also affiliated with the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of Rutgers University,[83] and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.[84] JSUMC is designated as a level II trauma center[85] [86] with a rooftop helipad handling medevac patients.[87]

The medical complex also hosts the K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital, which treats infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 21. JSUMC is a major teaching and tertiary care hospital that has a staff of 127 interns and residents, as it's a member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems.[88]

Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Neptune Township would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak (104) with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood Forest (25).[89] The plant hardiness zone is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 3.6F.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Neptune Township include:

External links

Notes and References

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  2. http://www.neptunetownship.org/departments/administration Administration
  3. http://www.neptunetownship.org/departments/clerks-office Clerk's Office
  4. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
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  6. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  7. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
  8. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=neptune&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Neptune, NJ
  9. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
  10. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Neptune Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Neptune, NJ
  11. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  12. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  13. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  14. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  15. https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/locations/jersey-shore-university-medical-center
  16. Garbarine, Rachelle "In The Region: New Jersey; Vacation Area Becoming a Place to Work", The New York Times, July 5, 1987. Accessed April 16, 2024.
  17. Garbarine, Rachelle "In the Region/New Jersey; In Neptune, a Tech Park Plan for Route 66", The New York Times, September 10, 2000. Accessed April 16, 2024.
  18. Bailey, Sarah Pulliam "Can a Christian Community Close the Beach on Sunday Mornings?", The New York Times, April 12, 2024. Accessed April 16, 2024.
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  21. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3454480 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Ocean Grove CDP, New Jersey
  22. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3466840 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Shark River Hills CDP, New Jersey
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  25. http://www.neptunetownship.org/pages/community-overview Community Overview
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  27. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/883295/touches.html Areas touching Neptune Township
  28. http://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png Regional Location Map
  29. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  30. http://www.deallake.org/ Home Page
  31. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402549890 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Neptune township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
  32. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402549890.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Neptune township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
  33. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402549890 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Neptune township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
  34. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  35. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 58.
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  37. http://www.neptunetownship.org/contact-us/township-directory Township Directory
  38. https://neptunetownship.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023Clerk/1334_introbudget_2023.pdf#page=5 2023 Municipal Data Sheet
  39. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/116246/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results
  40. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/111499/web.278093/#/summary November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results
  41. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/107171/web.264614/#/summary November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results
  42. Cervenka, Susanne. "Lifelong Neptune woman joins Township Committee after previous member resigns and moves", Asbury Park Press, April 15, 2021. Accessed May 16, 2022. "The township has a new committee member after former Committeewoman Carol Rizzo moved to Ocean County. The Neptune Township Committee selected Tassie York as Rizzo's replacement Monday night."
  43. Stine, Don. "New Committee Member in Neptune", The Coaster, January 29, 2016. June 1, 2016. "Resident Carol J. Rizzo was appointed to the Neptune Township Committee Monday night to fill the unexpired term of Eric Houghtaling, who took office in the State Assembly earlier this month."
  44. https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan
  45. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
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  56. https://ezds.neptune.k12.nj.us/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-165/0110.PDF Neptune Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  57. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History
  58. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do
  59. https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts
  60. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411160&DistrictID=3411160 District information for Neptune Township School District
  61. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411160 School Data for the Neptune Township Schools
  62. https://ecc.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Early Childhood Center
  63. https://gs.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Gables School
  64. https://ggs.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Green Grove School
  65. https://mcs.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Midtown Community School
  66. https://srh.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Shark River Hills School
  67. https://ses.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Summerfield School
  68. https://ms.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Neptune Middle School
  69. https://hs.neptune.k12.nj.us/ Neptune High School
  70. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3510 New Jersey School Directory for the Neptune Township Schools
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