Ship Bottom, New Jersey
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Ship Bottom is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,384. The borough is located on Long Beach Island and borders the Atlantic Ocean.
Ship Bottom was incorporated as the borough of Ship Bottom-Beach Arlington by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1925, from portions of Long Beach Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 23, 1925. The borough name was shortened to Ship Bottom in 1947.[1]
Ship Bottom is known as the "gateway to Long Beach Island", as Route 72 provides the sole road access from Manahawkin in Stafford Township, ending in Ship Bottom as it crosses Manahawkin Bay via the Manahawkin Bay Bridge (formally known as the Donald J. Henderson Memorial Bridge).
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[edit] Geography
Ship Bottom is located at (39.647060, -74.181322)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (30.30%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 277 |
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| 1940 | 396 | 43.0% | |
| 1950 | 533 | 34.6% | |
| 1960 | 717 | 34.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,079 | 50.5% | |
| 1980 | 1,427 | 32.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,352 | -5.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,384 | 2.4% | |
| historical data source: [2] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,384 people, 664 households, and 395 families residing in the borough. The population density was 763.4/km² (1,991.1/mi²). There were 2,218 housing units at an average density of 1,223.4/km² (3,191.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.32% White, 0.29% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 1.08% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.78% of the population.
There were 664 households out of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.65.
In the borough the population was spread out with 14.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $42,098, and the median income for a family was $60,417. Males had a median income of $36,382 versus $28,958 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,870. About 4.1% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Ship Bottom is incorporated under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The Governing Body consists of the Mayor and a six-member Council. The Mayor is elected for a term of four years. Borough Council members serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. Each Council member chairs a committee that oversees a department: Revenue and Finance; Public Safety; Water/Sewer; Parks and Recreation; Public Property and Community Affairs; and Public Works.[3]
The Mayor of Ship Bottom Borough is William Huelsenbeck. Members of the Ship Bottom Borough Council are:[4]
- Edward English, Council President and Chairman of Parks & Recreation
- Dr. Robert Gleason, Chairman of Public Buildings and Community Affairs
- Frank Malatino, Chairman of Revenue and Finance
- William Rickards, Chairman of Public Works
- Richard J. Sinopoli, Chairman of Water / Sewer
- Tom Tallon, Chairman of Public Safety
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Ship Bottom is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District.[5]
New Jersey's Third Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Ocean County, is represented by Jim Saxton (R, Mount Holly). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 9th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard T. Connors (R, Forked River) and in the Assembly by Christopher J. Connors (R, Forked River) and Brian E. Rumpf (R, Forked River). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Ocean County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Ocean County's Freeholders are: John C. Bartlett Jr., John P. Kelly, James F. Lacey, Gerry P. Little and Joseph H. Vicari.
[edit] Education
For grades K through 6, students attend the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, which serves students from Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom and Surf City. Schools in the district are Ethel Jacobsen School in Surf City which has 117 students in grades Kindergarten - 2 and Long Beach Island Grade School in Ship Bottom which has 181 students in grades 3 - 6.
For grades 7 through 12, students attend the Southern Regional Middle School (grades 7 and 8) and Southern Regional High School (grades 9 - 12). These schools are part of the Southern Regional School District, which serves the five municipalities in the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, along with students from Beach Haven and Stafford Township. Both schools are in Manahawkin.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 205.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ The Borough of Ship Bottom, accessed July 12, 2006
- ^ Governing Body and Committee Chairs, accessed July 12, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 64, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Ship Bottom Borough website
- Long Beach Island School District
- Long Beach Island School District's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Long Beach Island School District
- Southern Regional School District
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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