Keyport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 7,240,[19][20][21] following a decline of 328 (−4.3%) from the 7,568 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 18 (−0.2%) from the 7,586 counted in the 1990 Census.[22] Keyport's nickname is the "Pearl of the Bayshore" or the "Gateway to the Bayshore".[23]
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Keyport was originally formed as a Town on March 17, 1870, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet). On April 2, 1908, the Borough of Keyport was formed, replacing Keyport Town.[24]
Keyport is part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural Raritan Bayshore coastline.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.46 square miles (3.77km2), including 1.38 square miles (3.58km2) of land and 0.07 square miles (0.19km2) of water (5.07%).[2][3]
The borough borders the boroughs of Keansburg (via a maritime boundary) and Union Beach, and the townships of Aberdeen and Hazlet to the northeast, southwest and southeast respectively.[25][26][27]
The 2010 United States census counted 7,240 people, 3,067 households, and 1,693 families in the borough. The population density was 5,188.4 per square mile (2,003.3/km2). There were 3,272 housing units at an average density of 2,344.8 per square mile (905.3/km2). The racial makeup was 80.00% (5,792) White, 7.20% (521) Black or African American, 0.28% (20) Native American, 2.38% (172) Asian, 0.03% (2) Pacific Islander, 7.62% (552) from other races, and 2.50% (181) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.26% (1,322) of the population.[19]
Of the 3,067 households, 23.4% had children under the age of 18; 39.7% were married couples living together; 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 44.8% were non-families. Of all households, 37.3% were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.15.[19]
19.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.6 males.[19]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $56,509 (with a margin of error of +/− $7,915) and the median family income was $82,714 (+/− $13,757). Males had a median income of $56,156 (+/− $6,693) versus $41,782 (+/− $4,326) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,545 (+/− $2,210). About 4.9% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.[37]
Census 2000
At the 2000 United States Census,[16] there were 7,568 people, 3,264 households and 1,798 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,358.4 per square mile (2,072.4/km2). There were 3,400 housing units at an average density of 2,407.3 per square mile (931.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 85.2% White, 7.0% African American, 0.12% Native American, 2.22% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.96% from other races, and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.09% of the population.[35][36]
There were 3,264 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.9% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.11.[35][36]
21.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 38years. For every 100females there were 93.1males. For every 100females age18 and over, there were 90.8males.[35][36]
The median household income was $43,869 and the median family income was $58,176. Males had a median income of $40,324 compared with $34,036 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,288. About 4.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age65 or over.[35][36]
Economy
Keyport is known for its oyster industry, which had been one of the world's largest suppliers until overfishing and pollution led to a collapse of the industry in the early to mid 20th century.[38] In August 2010, NY/NJ Baykeeper suspended an effort to recreate the oyster reefs in Keyport's Raritan Bay after the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection cited concerns that the oysters could be harvested and sold to the public despite the persistent heavy pollution in the water after concerns had been raised by the United States Food and Drug Administration that patrols were insufficient to ensure that the oysters in the reef were not being harvested.[39]
It was the home of the Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company which operated from 1914 to 1930 and built seaplanes for the United States Navy during World War I. Its planes were mostly military seaplanes and flying boats, including aircraft that offered some of the first scheduled air service using seaplanes.[40]
Keyport has been credited as the birthplace of the "Lazy Susan", designed by William Bedle in 1845.[41] However this is highly disputed since there were earlier dated pieces found in China and England. It was the site of the professional dance debut of film star Fred Astaire in 1903 at age four, together with his sister Adele, as part of an act that earned a review that called the duo "the greatest child act in vaudeville.[42]
Business district
Keyport is home to many diverse businesses, and has a bustling shopping district located on West Front Street, located one block in from the waterfront. The business district is now under control of the Keyport Bayfront Business Cooperative (which was established in 2011 to replace the now-defunct Keyport Business Alliance) which helps to organize events that benefit the businesses in Keyport as well as the city as a whole.[43]
Keyport is home to Espresso Joe's, a coffee shop and venue for local musical and artistic acts.[44] Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay filmed a segment for CBS Sunday Morning at the Broad Street Diner, which has won numerous awards and accolades.
Government
Local government
Keyport 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.[45] 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. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of 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.[4] The Borough form of government used by Keyport 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.[46][47]
As of 2022[update], the Mayor of Keyport is Democrat Collette J. Kennedy, whose term of office ends December 31, 2022.[5] Borough Council members are Council President Kathleen McNamara (D, 2023), Rose P. Araneo (R, 2024), Lori Ann Davidson (R, 2023), Delia Sosa McDermott (D, 2022), Victoria A. Pacheco (D, 2022) and Ron G. Peperoni Jr. (R, 2024).[48][49][50][51][52]
In June 2015, the Borough Council selected Matthew Goode from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the vacant seat expiring December 2015 of Kenneth McPeek, who resigned from office as he was no longer going to be a resident of Keyport. At the same meeting, Joseph Sheridan was selected to succeed McPeek as Council President.[53]
In January 2014, the Borough council selected former councilmember Warren Chamberlain to fill the vacant seat of Clemente Toglia, who had been killed on December 31, 2013, in a car crash before being sworn into office for his second three-year term.[54] Chamberlain served on an interim basis until the November 2014 general election, when he was elected to serve the remaining two years of Toglia's term of office.[55]
Harry Aumack II was selected as mayor in April 2013 to fill the vacant seat of Robert McLeod, who had resigned in the previous month citing internal battles within the local Republican party, exemplified by the struggles to fill a council vacancy in late 2012.[56][57] Ken Howe was named in January 2013 to fill the vacant seat that expires at the end of 2013 of Republican Evelyn Ambrose, who resigned in December 2012 as she was relocating to Puerto Rico.[58]
On Election Day, November 7, 2007, Council President Robert Bergen was elected Mayor, taking the seat of two-term incumbent John J. Merla. Merla plead guilty to federal corruption charges on January 18, 2007, for accepting bribes to obtain municipal contracts.[59] Bergen assumed the post of Mayor on January 1, 2007.
Federal, state and county representation
Keyport is located in the 6th Congressional District[60] and is part of New Jersey's 13th state legislative district.[20][61][62]
For the 2022–2023 session, the 13th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Declan O'Scanlon (R, Little Silver) and in the General Assembly by Vicky Flynn (R, Holmdel Township) and Gerard Scharfenberger (R, Middletown Township).[68]
Monmouth County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of five members who are elected at-large to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects one of its members to serve as Director and another as Deputy Director.[69] As of 2022[update], Monmouth County's Commissioners are
Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City, term as commissioner and as director ends December 31, 2022),[70]
Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley (R, Hazlet Township, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as deputy commissioner director ends 2022),[71]
Lillian G. Burry (R, Colts Neck Township, 2023),[72]
Nick DiRocco (R, Wall Township, 2022),[73] and
Ross F. Licitra (R, Marlboro Township, 2023).[74][75][76]
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are
County clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon (R, 2025; Ocean Township),[77][78]
Sheriff Shaun Golden (R, 2022; Howell Township)[79][80] and
Surrogate Rosemarie D. Peters (R, 2026; Middletown Township).[81][82]
Politics
On March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,442 registered voters in Keyport, of which 1,251 (28.2%) were registered as Democrats, 950 (21.4%) were registered as Republicans and 2,240 (50.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.[83]
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 56.6% of the vote (1,664 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 42.0% (1,234 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (42 votes), among the 2,970 ballots cast by the borough's 4,600 registered voters (30 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 64.6%.[84][85] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 52.1% of the vote (1,759 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 44.6% (1,506 votes) and other candidates with 1.7% (56 votes), among the 3,374 ballots cast by the borough's 4,704 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.7%.[86] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 50.0% of the vote (1,649 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 48.4% (1,596 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (35 votes), among the 3,297 ballots cast by the borough's 4,620 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 71.4.[87]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 67.1% of the vote (1,316 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 30.6% (600 votes), and other candidates with 2.3% (45 votes), among the 2,005 ballots cast by the borough's 4,547 registered voters (44 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 44.1%.[88][89] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 55.2% of the vote (1,284 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 34.3% (796 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 8.0% (185 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (29 votes), among the 2,324 ballots cast by the borough's 4,544 registered voters, yielding a 51.1% turnout.[90]
Education
The Keyport Public Schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[91] As of the 2018–2019 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,062 students and 104.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[92] Schools in the district (with 2018–2019 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[93]) are
Keyport Central School[94] with 687 students in grades Pre-K–8 and
Keyport High School[95] with 364 students in grades 9–12.[96][97]
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades from Union Beach attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Union Beach School System.[98][99]
Transportation
Roads and highways
As of May2010[update], the borough had a total of 25.51 miles (41.05km) of roadways, of which 18.70 miles (30.09km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.96 miles (7.98km) by Monmouth County and 1.85 miles (2.98km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[100]
Route 35 and Route 36 both pass through in the southern section. The Garden State Parkway is just outside in both neighboring Aberdeen and Hazlet Townships at Exit 117.
Public transportation
NJ Transit offers local bus service on the 817 route. NJ Transit train service is available nearby at the Hazlet and Aberdeen-Matawan stations on the North Jersey Coast Line.[101][102]
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Keyport, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Keyport include:
Henry E. Ackerson Jr. (1880–1970), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1948 to 1952[103]
Kenneth Hand (1899–1988), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate and judge on New Jersey Superior Court[109]
Garret Hobart (1844–1899), Vice President of the United States from 1897 to 1899, spent his boyhood years in Keyport at a home on Broad Street, which was destroyed in the Great Fire of September 21, 1877[110]
Moe Jaffe (1901–1972), songwriter and bandleader[111]
Amy Lamé (born 1971 as Amy Caddle), performer, writer, TV and radio presenter, known for her one-woman shows, her performance group Duckie, and LGBT-themed media works[114]
Sayra Fischer Lebenthal (1898–1994), Wall Street banker credited with introducing the idea of selling small lots of municipal bonds to individual investors[115]
Horace M. Thorne (1918–1944), awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during World War II[117]
Raymond L. Wyckoff (1887–1939), politician, who served as Mayor of Keyport, member of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and as Monmouth County Clerk[118]
Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 252, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed October 16, 2013. "Keyport is situated on Raritan bay about two miles from Middletown, and twenty two from New York, and is a place of resort for sea bathing in the summer season. From the town can be had a magnificent view of the bay, Staten Island, the Narrows, Sandy Hook, and the Ocean, which, on a pleasant day, exhibits a scene of great beauty studded with its myriad sails. There are numerous oyster beds of the finest quality in Chingarora creek, at this place. Population in 1870, 2,366."
Bria, Amy. "Oysters returned to bay in Keyport", Asbury Park Press, July 9, 2001. Accessed July 10, 2012. "Eighty years ago, Keyport produced more oysters for market than almost anywhere else in the world. But pollution and overfishing led to the depletion of the oyster in Raritan Bay off the shore of Keyport."
Perez-Pena, Richard. "New Jersey Halts Oyster Restoration Project", The New York Times, August 9, 2010. Accessed July 10, 2012. "A decade of efforts to restore marine life to the polluted Raritan Bay suffered a serious setback on Monday when, under orders from the state, an environmental group pulled up the oysters it had cultivated there.But after years of wrangling with the State Department of Environmental Protection, the group, NY/NJ Baykeeper, said it was not surrendering, just beating a tactical retreat."
Staff. "Keyport: A brief history", Asbury Park Press, March 16, 2000. Accessed July 10, 2012. "Aeromarine Plane and Motor Co. opens a factory in Keyport. It manufactures training planes for the Navy, so-called 'flying boats' used in the first sea-plane passenger service, and the first torpedo bomber."
Jeandron, Jack. "Keyport", p. 138. Arcadia Publishing, 2003, ISBN0-7385-2439-5, via Google Books. Accessed November 12, 2015.
Darrach, Brad. "He Made Us Feel Like Dancing; The Master Is Dead at 88, but His Legacy of Style, Grace, Elegance and Wit Will Long Endure", People, July 6, 1987. Accessed October 16, 2013. "After less than a year of instruction, billed as the Astaires ('because Austerlitz sounded like a battle'), Adele and Fred made their first professional appearance—in Keyport, N.J. They were paid $50 for a 'split week' and got a socko review in the local weekly: 'The Astaires are the greatest child act in vaudeville.'"
Heumiller, Keith. "Keyport proposes changes to business cooperative"Archived 2013-10-17 at archive.today, Independent, August 15, 2013. Accessed October 16, 2013. "A number of changes could be coming to the Keyport Bayfront Business Cooperative (KBBC), which manages the borough's business district.... The KBBC was established in late 2011 after the decertification of the borough's previous district management corporation — the Keyport Business Alliance (KBA), which borough officials said routinely clashed with the governing body."
Governing Body, Borough of Keyport. Accessed June 26, 2022. "New Jersey laws regulating the borough form of municipal government are codified as Chapter 60 in Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.A. 40A:60-1 et seq,) which provides for a governing body that includes a Mayor and a six (6) member Borough Council. The Mayor is elected at large (by all voters in the Borough) for a term of four (4) years. Members of the Borough Council are elected at large to three (3) year terms which are arranged so the terms of two (2) members expire at the end of each calendar year."
Uzialko, Adam C. "Keyport Council swears in McPeek's successor"Archived 2015-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Independent, July 2, 2015. Accessed July 14, 2015. "In the wake of former councilman Ken McPeek's resignation, the Borough Council unanimously appointed his successor.At a June 23 meeting of the Keyport Borough Council, Matthew Goode, one of three residents nominated by the local Democratic Committee, was sworn in as the replacement for McPeek, who resigned before moving out of the borough.... Goode's first official act as a Keyport councilman was to second a motion made by Lamberson to name Councilman Joseph Sheridan as council president, a post that McPeek vacated when he stepped down."
Heumiller, Keith. "Chamberlain selected as Keyport councilman"Archived 2015-01-17 at archive.today, Independent, January 30, 2014. "The Keyport Republican Club has selected former Borough Councilman Warren Chamberlain to fill the vacancy left on the governing body by the death of Clemente Toglia. Toglia, who died in a car crash on New Year's Eve, was to be sworn into his second three-year term on the council on New Year's Day."
Staff. "Keyport has new mayor", Asbury Park Press, April 3, 2013. Accessed July 11, 2013. "Harry Aumack II is the borough's newly appointed mayor.... He is filling the unexpired term when former Republican Mayor Robert McLeod resigned three weeks ago."
Heumiller, Keith. "Keyport mayor resigns, citing political infighting "Archived 2013-07-12 at archive.today, Independent, March 14, 2013. Accessed July 11, 2013. "Mayor Robert McLeod has resigned, citing ongoing political conflicts within his own party as the primary reason."
Heumiller, Keith. "Keyport council selection causes stir with GOPHowe will replace Ambrose through December"Archived 2013-10-17 at archive.today, Independent, January 24, 2013. Accessed October 16, 2013. "The Keyport Borough Council appointed a new member to the governing body Jan. 15, following a contested selection process that has some local Republicans up in arms. Ken Howe, a chemist who campaigned on the GOP ticket for Borough Council in 2011 and 2012, was selected to replace former Republican Councilwoman Evelyn Ambrose, who resigned in December due to a move to Puerto Rico. Howe will serve for the remainder of 2013."
Biography, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Frank Pallone, Jr., was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, where he grew up and still resides."
Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
Monmouth County Government, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed July 19, 2022. "Monmouth County is governed by five Commissioners elected at-large for three year terms. Each January, the Freeholders select one of their members to serve as the Director of the Board for the year to preside over the meetings and activities of the Board."
2009 Governor: Monmouth CountyArchived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 2, 2012.
Keyport Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Keyport Public Schools. Accessed June 2, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Keyport School District. Composition: The Keyport School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Keyport."
Keyport Public Schools 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 5, 2017. "Keyport High School, a four year comprehensive high school, serves both the Keyport and Union Beach communities."
Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Union Beach, N.J.; Waterfront Borough Making a Comeback", The New York Times, May 5, 2002. Accessed January 13, 2015. "MOST Union Beach students go on to the 523-student Keyport High School in the neighboring borough of Keyport. A handful of students are accepted into Red Bank Regional High School, after passing admissions tests to its three specialized programs: visual and performing arts; information technology; and finance."
Staff. "Henry Ackerson of Jersey Court", The New York Times, December 11, 1970. Accessed June 28, 2016. "Justice Ackerson, who lived here at 116 Maple Place and had a summer place at Tupper Lake in the Adirondacks, was born in Holmdel."
"Wagner kicker Piotr Czech earns All-America honors; Senior Named to 2007 AFCA Subdivision All-America Team', Wagner College, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 3, 2010. Accessed January 13, 2015. "Wagner College senior kicker/punter Piotr Czech (Keyport High School/ Keyport, N.J.), the school record holder in field goals made and a six-time Northeast Conference Special Teams Player of the Week, capped his brilliant career by being named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America Team."
Condran, Ed. "Cycle of Pain headlines Brutal Bowl at Starland", Asbury Park Press, February 5, 2016. Accessed March 14, 2016. "'That's just the way it is and I'm more than fine with that,' DeServio said while calling from his Keyport home."
Hogue, Andy. "Last but not least", Gainesville Daily Register, May 19, 2008. Accessed January 13, 2015. "Earle, who grew up and attended high school in Keyport, N.J., was not the youth group type."
"Hand Confirmed For Judgeship; Union County State Senator, KHS Grad, To Superior Court", The Keyport Weekly, February 16, 1956. Accessed June 2, 2020. "Kenneth C. Hand, state senator from Union County, was confirmed by the upper legislative body in New Jersey on Thursday as a justice of the State Superior Court. Mr. Hand is a graduate of Keyport High School and was a borough resident when his father, the late Aaron W. Hand, was pastor of the First Baptist Church, Keyport."
Peschek, David. "Girlfriend In A Comedy: Amy Lame's Morrissey Show Unhappy Birthday", The Quietus, August 21, 2012. Accessed January 13, 2015. "AL It just so happened I'd finished university and there wasn't any reason for me to stay in New Jersey. [Q] Where in NJ? AL: A small town called Keyport. Not far from Asbury Park."
Saxon, Wolfgang. "Sayra Fischer Lebenthal, 95, Dies; A Founder of Bond-Trading Firm", The New York Times, March 19, 1994. Accessed June 6, 2016. "A native of Keyport, N.J., she graduated from Syracuse University Law School and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1923."
Bzdak, Meredith Arms. Public Sculpture in New Jersey: Monuments to Collective Identity, p. 1949. Rutgers University Press, 1999. ISBN0813527007. "Lober grew up in Keyport, New Jersey, and studied at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design and the National Academy of Design (both in New York) and in Copenhagen."
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