Leisure Village West, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Leisure Village West, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
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Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Ocean County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Leisure Village West
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ocean County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ocean
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Manchester
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.16
Area Land Km2:3.13
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Total Sq Mi:1.22
Area Land Sq Mi:1.21
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Area Water Percent:0.98
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3692
Population Density Km2:1178.34
Population Density Sq Mi:3051.24
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:21
Elevation Ft:69
Coordinates:40.0102°N -74.2817°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
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Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:02390053[6]

Leisure Village West is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[7] located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Until the 2000 census, the CDP had been part of the Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park CDP, which was split for the 2010 enumeration into separate CDPs for Leisure Village West and Pine Lake Park.[8] [9] [10] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 3,493.[11] Leisure Village West is one of several active adult communities bearing similar names. Leisure Village and Leisure Village East are the other two communities nearby.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 1.222 square miles (3.164 km2), including 1.210 square miles (3.133 km2) of land and 0.012 square miles (0.031 km2) of water (0.98%).[12] [13]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 3,493 people, 2,347 households, and 979 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,665 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 97.05% (3,390) White, 1.60% (56) Black or African American, 0.06% (2) Native American, 0.74% (26) Asian, 0.03% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.20% (7) from other races, and 0.31% (11) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.86% (65) of the population.[11]

Of the 2,347 households, 0.1% had children under the age of 18; 36.3% were married couples living together; 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 58.3% were non-families. Of all households, 54.5% were made up of individuals and 47.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.49 and the average family size was 2.07.[11]

0.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 0.6% from 18 to 24, 2.1% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 80.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 76.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 60.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 60.7 males.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  2. https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3439916 Census Data Explorer: Leisure Village West CDP, New Jersey
  3. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 11, 2013.
  4. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  5. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  6. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  7. https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020
  8. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34029 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Ocean County, New Jersey
  9. http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey
  10. https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
  11. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3439920 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Leisure Village West CDP, New Jersey
  12. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places
  13. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990