Spring Lake Heights is a borough located in the southern coastal portion of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,713,[18][19][20] reflecting a decline of 514 (−9.8%) from the 5,227 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 114 (−2.1%) from the 5,341 counted in the 1990 Census.[21]
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Borough in New Jersey, United States
Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey
Borough
Borough of Spring Lake Heights
Center of Spring Lake Heights along Route 71
Map of Spring Lake Heights in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey
The borough of Spring Lake Heights was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1927, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1927.[22] The borough was named for Spring Lake, which was named for a clear spring-fed lake.[23][24][25]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.43km2), including 1.30 square miles (3.35km2) of land and 0.03 square miles (0.08km2) of water (2.26%).[1][2]
Wreck Pond is a tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and Sea Girt. The Wreck Pond watershed covers about 12.8 square miles (33km2) in eastern Monmouth County.[26]
The 2010 United States census counted 4,713 people, 2,316 households, and 1,202 families in the borough. The population density was 3,671.3 per square mile (1,417.5/km2). There were 2,972 housing units at an average density of 2,315.1 per square mile (893.9/km2). The racial makeup was 96.61% (4,553) White, 0.64% (30) Black or African American, 0.15% (7) Native American, 1.08% (51) Asian, 0.02% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.47% (22) from other races, and 1.04% (49) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.29% (155) of the population.[18]
Of the 2,316 households, 17.1% had children under the age of 18; 40.3% were married couples living together; 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 48.1% were non-families. Of all households, 41.7% were made up of individuals and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.82.[18]
16.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 83.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 81.2 males.[18]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $72,083 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,741) and the median family income was $102,173 (+/− $13,664). Males had a median income of $80,819 (+/− $9,463) versus $56,615 (+/− $7,658) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $43,370 (+/− $4,154). About 1.1% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.[35]
2000 Census
As of the 2000 United States Census,[15] there were 5,227 people, 2,511 households, and 1,358 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,947.7 people per square mile (1,528.9/km2). There were 2,950 housing units at an average density of 2,228.0 per square mile (862.9/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.28% White, 1.11% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.[33][34]
As of the 2000 Census, 32.7% of Spring Lake Heights residents were of Irish ancestry, the 16th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and fifth-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.[36]
There were 2,511 households, out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% were non-families. 41.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.82.[33][34]
In the borough the population was spread out, with 16.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 29.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males.[33][34]
The median income for a household in the borough was $51,330, and the median income for a family was $64,345. Males had a median income of $48,640 versus $40,363 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $35,093. About 4.2% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.[33][34]
Government
Local government
Spring Lake Heights 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.[37] 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. The 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.[3] The Borough form of government used by Spring Lake Heights 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. Most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[38][39]
As of 2022[update], the Mayor of Spring Lake Heights is Republican Christopher M. Campion Jr., whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the Borough Council are Council President William K. Graetz (R, 2022), Leonard Capristo (R, 2024), John C. Casagrande (R, 2023), Peter A. Gallo Jr. (2023), Sara King (R, 2024) and Christopher C. Willms (R, 2022).[4][40][41][42][43]
In January 2016, the Borough Council selected Arthur Herner from three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that had been held by Thomas O'Brien until he took office as mayor.[44]
In January 2020, the Borough Council selected John Casagrande from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Christopher Campion until he took office as mayor.[45][46]
Federal, state and county representation
Spring Lake Heights is located in the 4th Congressional District[47] and is part of New Jersey's 30th state legislative district.[19][48][49] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Spring Lake Heights had been in the 11th state legislative district.[50]
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New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[53] and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025).[54][55]
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For the 2022–2023 session, the 30th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Singer (R, Lakewood Township) and in the General Assembly by Sean T. Kean (R, Wall Township) and Ned Thomson (R, Wall Township).[56]
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.[57]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),[58]
Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley (R, Hazlet Township, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as deputy commissioner director ends 2022),[59]
Lillian G. Burry (R, Colts Neck Township, 2023),[60]
Nick DiRocco (R, Wall Township, 2022),[61] and
Ross F. Licitra (R, Marlboro Township, 2023).[62][63][64]
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are
County clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon (R, 2025; Ocean Township),[65][66]
Sheriff Shaun Golden (R, 2022; Howell Township)[67][68] and
Surrogate Rosemarie D. Peters (R, 2026; Middletown Township).[69][70]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,635 registered voters in Spring Lake Heights, of which 976 (26.9%) were registered as Democrats, 1,106 (30.4%) were registered as Republicans and 1,549 (42.6%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[71]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 56.3% of the vote (1,481 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 42.6% (1,122 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (28 votes), among the 2,654 ballots cast by the borough's 3,811 registered voters (23 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 69.6%.[72][73] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 64.4% of the vote (1,326 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 32.8% (676 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (20 votes), among the 2,059 ballots cast by the borough's 2,692 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.5%.[74] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 64.0% of the vote (1,427 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 30.1% (670 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (30 votes), among the 2,229 ballots cast by the borough's 2,873 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 77.6.[75]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 71.5% of the vote (1,365 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 25.7% (491 votes), and other candidates with 2.7% (52 votes), among the 1,942 ballots cast by the borough's 3,831 registered voters (34 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 50.7%.[76][77] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 68.8% of the vote (1,144 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 23.3% (388 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.7% (95 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (11 votes), among the 1,663 ballots cast by the borough's 2,593 registered voters, yielding a 64.1% turnout.[78]
Education
The Spring Lake Heights School District, located on a 12-acre (49,000m2) campus, serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School. As of the 2018–2019 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 336 students and 34.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.[79]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Manasquan High School in Manasquan, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt and Spring Lake, who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.[80][81] As of the 2018–2019 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 969 students and 72.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1.[82]
Students from the borough, and all of Monmouth County, are eligible to attend one of the magnet schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District—Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science, High Technology High School, Biotechnology High School, and Communications High School.[83]
Spring Lake Heights students are also served by Saint Catharine School (grades K–8) in Spring Lake and St. Rose High School (9–12) in Belmar, which operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.[84]
Transportation
Route 71 in Spring Lake Heights
Roads and highways
As of May2010[update], the borough had a total of 18.78 miles (30.22km) of roadways, of which 15.63 miles (25.15km) were maintained by the municipality, 1.48 miles (2.38km) by Monmouth County and 1.67 miles (2.69km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[85]
Route 71 is the only state highway which traverses the borough. It follows Seventh Avenue from Sea Girt in the south to Wall Township in the north.[86]
County Route 524 (Allaire Road) heads across Spring Lake Heights from Wall Township in the west to its eastern terminus where it meets Route 71 in the eastern portion of the borough.[87] Route 35 just misses the northwest corner of the borough.
Public transportation
NJ Transit offers train service at the Spring Lake station on the North Jersey Coast Line. NJ Transit bus service is available between the borough and Philadelphia on the 317 route, with local service offered on the 830 route.[88]
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Spring Lake Heights include:
John Amabile (1939–2012), football coach and scout[89]
Anthony T. Augelli (1902–1985), United States federal judge[90]
Thomas B. Considine (born 1964) Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance from 2010 to 2012[91]
Barbara Friedrich (born 1949), gold medalist in javelin at 1967 Pan American Games who set the US record at 198' 8 1/2"[92]
Brief History, Borough of Spring Lake. Accessed October 8, 2015. "In the early 1900s, the town boasted fine hotels, lavish estates, and pretentious private homes (known as "cottages"),surrounded by the beautiful clear pond renamed 'Spring Lake.'"
Wreck Pond, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2012.
, Borough of Spring Lake Heights. February 7, 2020.
Yunker, Scorr. "Council will modify meetings to spur resident participation", The Coast Star, January 9, 2020. Accessed February 8, 2020. "Newly-minted Mayor Christopher Campion swore in a new council member and advanced plans to expedite and increase accessibility to borough council meetings, during the council’s annual reorganization meeting on Monday, Jan. 6. After appointing Councilman John Casagrande to office, he proposed a reshuffled meeting format and announced weekly mayor’s office hours and consistent livestream coverage of future council meetings.... Mr. Casagrande, who was selected from a batch of three candidates, will serve out the remainder of Mr. Campion’s term on borough council, which Mr. Campion left to become mayor."
Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.
, Who is N.J.’s most bipartisan member of Congress, really?. Accessed August 5, 2022. "As for Republicans, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) voted with Biden 37% of the time, "
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 October 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed January 1, 2015.
Sending districts, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed March 11, 2020. " Manasquan High School receives students from seven different districts: Avon, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights. "
Manasquan Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 11, 2020. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven sending districts; Avon, Belmar, Lake Como, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Sea Girt, Brielle, as well as our Manasquan Elementary School students."
Staff. "John Amabile; Obituary", Asbury Park Press, April 24, 2012. Accessed August 9, 2012. "John Amabile, 73, of Spring Lake Heights, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, with his devoted family at his bedside. He was born and raised in Jersey City and moved to Spring Lake Heights in 1968, where he has resided for the past 44 years."
Anthony Thomas Augelli, Historical Society of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey. Accessed June 12, 2012. "Judge Augelli died in his home in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey in 1985."
"Langosta Lounge chef wins award", Asbury Park Press, May 30, 2014. Accessed March 11, 2020. "Thomas B. Considine of Spring Lake Heights, has been selected as chief executive officer of Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus."
Carino, Jerry. "Shore legend reflects on her unbreakable javelin record", Asbury Park Press, June 2, 2015. Accessed April 10, 2016. "'I was mad at my coach, Mr. (George) Bower,' said Friedrich, who lives in Spring Lake Heights and goes by the last name of her husband, Clifford Parcinski."
James John Howard, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 30, 2007.
Flint, Peter B. "Joseph P. Lordi, Former Chief Of Jersey Casino Commission", The New York Times, October 22, 1983. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Joseph P. Lordi, the first chairman of New Jersey's Casino Control Commission, died, apparently of a heart attack, yesterday at his home in Spring Lake Heights, N.J."
Staff. "Thomas McLernon, Manager Of Transit Authority in 1950s", The New York Times, May 17, 1986. Accessed December 27, 2016. "Thomas J. McLernon, general manager of the New York City Transit Authority in the 1950s, died Wednesday at his home in Spring Lake Heights, N.J."
Williams, Carol Gorga. "Local teen wins beauty pageant", Asbury Park Press, November 11, 2013. Accessed July 20, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "In her first try competing in an American beauty pageant, 18-year-old Valentina Sanchez newly relocated to Monmouth County and a student at Manasquan High School has been crowned Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2014.... The teen, who was born in California but moved to Venezuela when she was 3, divides her time between relatives in Asbury Park and Spring Lake Heights."
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