Fair Haven, New Jersey
| Fair Haven, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°21′38″N 74°02′15″W / 40.36056°N 74.0375°WCoordinates: 40°21′38″N 74°02′15″W / 40.36056°N 74.0375°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1912 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Mike Halfacre (2014)[2] |
| • Administrator | Theresa S. Casagrande[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[4] | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2010)[5] | |
| • Total | 6,121 |
| • Density | 3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07704-3111 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-22440[6][7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885213[8] |
| Website | http://www.fairhavennj.net |
Fair Haven is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, along the Navesink River. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,121.[5]
Fair Haven was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 28, 1912, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 23, 1912. Portions of the borough were exchanged with Red Bank on June 17, 1957.[9]
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[edit] Geography
Fair Haven is located at 40°21′38″N 74°02′15″W / 40.360581°N 74.037387°W (40.360581, -74.037387).[10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), of which 0.60% is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 2,260 |
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| 1940 | 2,491 | 10.2% | |
| 1950 | 3,560 | 42.9% | |
| 1960 | 5,678 | 59.5% | |
| 1970 | 6,142 | 8.2% | |
| 1980 | 5,679 | −7.5% | |
| 1990 | 5,270 | −7.2% | |
| 2000 | 5,937 | 12.7% | |
| 2010 | 6,121 | 3.1% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[11] | |||
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 5,937 people, 1,998 households, and 1,658 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,559.3 people per square mile (1,372.6/km2). There were 2,037 housing units at an average density of 1,221.2 per square mile (471.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.87% White, 4.09% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.
There were 1,998 households out of which 47.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the borough the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $97,220, and the median income for a family was $109,760. Males had a median income of $83,657 versus $51,389 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $44,018. About 1.6% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Fair Haven is governed by the Borough form of government, with a mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The mayor serves a four-year term. Borough Council members serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. All officials are elected at-large on a partisan basis.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of the Borough of Fair Haven is Mike Halfacre, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2014. Members of the Fair Haven Borough Council are Council President Jon Peters (2011), James P. Banahan (2011), Jerome A. Koch (2011), Benjamin Lucarelli (2012), Robert K. Marchese (2012) and Rowland Wilhelm (2013).[12]
Fair Haven is a participating municipality in an initiative to study regionalizing their municipal police force with one or more municipalities. The borough received a grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs in the amount of $40,950 along with the Boroughs of Rumson, Little Silver, Oceanport and Shrewsbury to hire professional consultants to conduct the study on their behalf. A report is due before the end of 2007. On or about July 1, 2009, Fair Haven will close and move their Police, Fire and EMS dispatching over to Little Silver. After deadlines to begin this operation were missed, dispatching of police and emergency services will be handled by the Monmouth County Sheriff's office by October 1, 2009.[13]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Fair Haven is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 12th state legislative district.[14]
New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D, Hopewell Township).[15] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 12th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Samuel D. Thompson (R, Old Bridge Township) and in the General Assembly by Robert D. Clifton (R Matawan) and Ronald S. Dancer (R, Plumsted Township).[16] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[17] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[18]
Monmouth County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders consisting of five members who are elected at-large to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats up for election each year. [19] As of 2011, Monmouth County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan; term ends December 31, 2013)[20], Freeholder Deputy Director John P. Curley (R, Red Bank; 2012)[21], Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City; 2013), Lillian G. Burry (R, Colts Neck Township; 2011)[22] and Amy A. Mallet (D, Fair Haven, 2011).[23][24][25]
[edit] Education
The Fair Haven Public Schools serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[26]) are Viola L. Sickles School (PreK-3; 450 students) and Knollwood School (grades 4-8; 559 students).
Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, together with students from Rumson.[27] As of the 2008-09 school year, the Rumson-based high school had an enrollment of 973 students.[28]
[edit] History
Fair Haven's first permanent settlement dates to a structure built in 1816 at the Navesink River near today's Fair Haven Road. By the mid-19th century, steamboats stopped at "Chandler's Dock" on a route between Red Bank and New York City, bringing visitors to the area and local oysters to the city.[29]
Fair Haven has an annual Fireman's Fair during the last weekend of summer including Labor Day weekend which attracts a couple of thousand people, including noted musicians Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi. The Fair Haven Fireman's Fair also has a Fireman's night and invites all firefighters from any other firehouse to come and join in the festivities. The Fireman's Fair used to raffle off a car each year, but the taxes to be paid on the vehicle deterred people from participating. Currently[when?] they have a large 50/50 raffle where winnings sometimes achieve in the tens of thousands of dollars.[30] The Outback is a favorite concession stand in the back of the fair grounds. The fair is on the Fire Company grounds. The Fire Truck Ride is also very popular.
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Fair Haven include:
- Jacquelyn Jablonski, fashion model.[31]
- Vince Lombardi (1913–70), lived in Fair Haven while coaching with the New York Giants.[32]
- Robert W. Lucky (born 1936), engineer.[33]
- Bruce Mapes (1901–61), figure skating pioneer who invented the flip jump and the toeloop.[34]
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 63.
- ^ 2011 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed August 3, 2011.
- ^ Administrator, Borough of Fair Haven. Accessed May 22, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Fair Haven, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Fair Haven borough, New Jersey". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 179.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 2, 2009. Accessed August 3, 2011.
- ^ Government, Borough of Fair Haven. Accessed March 12, 2011.
- ^ Monmouth County to Dispatch Fair Haven Police, Borough of Fair Haven. Accessed October 20, 2009.
- ^ 2010 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 57. Accessed May 22, 2011.
- ^ Municipalities, Congressman Rush D. Holt, Jr. Accessed June 29, 2008.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ Monmouth County Government, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed January 5, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Director Robert D. Clifton, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2011.
- ^ Deputy Director Freeholder John P. Curley, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2011.
- ^ Freeholder Amy A. Mallet, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2011.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2011.
- ^ Rizzo, Nina. "Monmouth County freeholders sworn into office", Asbury Park Press, January 6, 2011. Accessed January 7, 2011.
- ^ Data for the Fair Haven Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 3, 2011.
- ^ Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 22, 2011. "The boroughs of Rumson and Fair Haven are residential communities zoned principally for single family dwellings."
- ^ District information for the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 22, 2011.
- ^ History, Borough of Fair Haven. Accessed December 2, 2007.
- ^ [1], Borough of Fair Haven. Accessed March 10, 2008.
- ^ La Gorce, Tammy. "New Faces NJ: Jacquelyn Jablonski - Fair Haven teen living her dream as a high-fashion model.", New Jersey Monthly, December 16, 2009. Accessed May 22, 2011. "It’s likely that few members of the class of 2009 have enjoyed the instant success of Jacqueline Jablonski. The 18-year-old from Fair Haven was just four months out of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and there she was, strutting the stuff of Herve Leger, Marc Jacobs, and other top fashion designers as a model during New York Fashion Week."
- ^ Anderson, Dave. "Sports of The Times; Confronting Some Haunting History on Lombardi Avenue", The New York Times, September 17, 1995. Accessed February 26, 2008. "Another factor was that Lombardi's wife, Marie, wanted to return to her New Jersey Shore roots. The Lombardis had lived in Fair Haven, N.J., near Red Bank, before moving to Green Bay."
- ^ Kamin, Arthur Z. "State Becomes a Part of Celebrating Marconi's Achievements", The New York Times, October 23, 1994. Accessed July 6, 2008. "In 1987, the award was presented in Washington to Dr. Robert W. Lucky of Fair Haven, now the vice president for applied research with Bellcore, the Bell Communications research arm in Lincroft."
- ^ Staff. "BRUCE MAPES SR., DIES; Former Professional Skater With 'Ice Follies' Was 59", The New York Times, February 20, 1961. Accessed March 12, 2011
[edit] External links
- Borough of Fair Haven official website
- Fair Haven Public Schools
- Fair Haven Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Fair Haven Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School
- Fair Haven Fire Department
- Fair Haven First Aid Squad
