Hazlet, New Jersey
| Hazlet, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°25′41″N 74°10′11″W / 40.42806°N 74.16972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | February 25, 1848 as Raritan Township |
| Renamed | November 28, 1967 as Hazlet Township |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Township (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Scott Aagre (term ends 2012)[2] |
| • Deputy Mayor | David Tinker |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.7 sq mi (14.7 km2) |
| • Land | 5.6 sq mi (14.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[4] | |
| • Total | 20,334 |
| • Density | 3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07730 |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 34-30690[5][6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882120[7] |
| Website | http://www.hazlettwp.org |
Hazlet Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,334.[4]
What is now Hazlet Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 25, 1848, from portions of Middletown Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Holmdel Township (February 23, 1857), Matawan Township (also February 23, 1857, now Aberdeen Township), Keyport (March 17, 1870), Keansburg (March 26, 1917) and Union Beach (March 16, 1925). The township was renamed "Hazlet Township" as of November 28, 1967, based on the results of a referendum held on November 7, 1967.[8] Hazlet derived its name from a Dr. John Hazlett who had an estate in Raritan Township near the Keyport-Holmdel Turnpike, now Holmdel Road.[9]
Hazlet 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 beauty of the Raritan Bayshore coastline.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km2), of which 5.6 square miles (15 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.71%, is water. As the crow flies, Hazlet Township is roughly 37 miles (60 km) south of New York City and 56 miles (90 km) northeast of Philadelphia.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,568 |
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| 1940 | 1,662 | 6.0% | |
| 1950 | 2,763 | 66.2% | |
| 1960 | 15,334 | 455.0% | |
| 1970 | 22,239 | 45.0% | |
| 1980 | 23,013 | 3.5% | |
| 1990 | 21,976 | −4.5% | |
| 2000 | 21,378 | −2.7% | |
| 2010 | 20,334 | −4.9% | |
| Population 1930 - 2000.[10] | |||
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 21,378 people, 7,244 households, and 5,802 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,802.3 people per square mile (1,468.7/km²). There were 7,406 housing units at an average density of 1,317.2 per square mile (508.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.17% White, 1.10% African American, 0.06% Native American, 3.39% Asian, 1.13% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.87% of the population.
There were 7,244 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $65,697, and the median income for a family was $71,361. Males had a median income of $51,776 versus $32,439 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,262. About 2.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Hazlet is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government by a five-member Committee. Township Committee members are elected at large by the voters on a partisan basis in the November general election to serve three-year staggered terms, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected annually by the Committee from among its five members.[1]
As of 2011[update], members of the Hazlet Township Committee are Mayor Scott Aagre, Deputy Mayor Michael Sachs, James Brady, James DiNardo and David Tinker.[11]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Hazlet Township is in the 6th Congressional district. New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Hazlet Township is in the The 13th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph M. Kyrillos (R, Middletown Township) and in the General Assembly by Amy Handlin (R, Middletown Township) and Declan O'Scanlon (R, Little Silver).[12]
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. [13] As of 2011, Monmouth County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan; term ends December 31, 2013)[14], Freeholder Deputy Director John P. Curley (R, Red Bank; 2012)[15], Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City; 2013), Lillian G. Burry (R, Colts Neck Township; 2011)[16] and Amy A. Mallet (D, Fair Haven, 2011).[17][18][19]
[edit] Education
The Hazlet Township Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[20]) are six K-6 elementary schools. In 2009, the entire school district was redistricted, therefore rearranging the grades of every school in the district, excluding the middle and high school. Beers Street School (280 students), Cove Road School (270), Lilian Drive School (289), Middle Road School (328), Raritan Valley School (329) and Sycamore Drive School (259) — Hazlet Middle School for grades 7 & 8 (579), and Raritan High School for grades 9 - 12 (1,039).
[edit] Transportation
Both Route 35 and Route 36 are within Hazlet Township's borders. The nearby Garden State Parkway provides easy access to the Jersey Shore or city destinations. Mass transportation is also available via New Jersey Transit buses and by train service at the Hazlet station on the North Jersey Coast Line to Hoboken Terminal, Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. Through rail freight service is provided by Conrail Shared Assets in the form of a freight train which runs between South Amboy and Lakehurst via Red Bank.
[edit] Historical events
Hazlet was the last town in New Jersey to have a drive-in movie theater, the Route 35 Drive-In, which closed in 1991,[21] until the Delsea Drive-In in Vineland reopened in 2004.[22]
[edit] Notable residents
- David Burke (born 1962), chef and restaurateur.[23]
- James Coonan (born 1946), former head of the Irish-American gang The Westies, before his conviction, Coonan was a resident of Hazlet.[24]
- Ray Evernham (born 1957), NASCAR co-owner of Evernham Motorsports and former crew chief of Jeff Gordon[25]
- Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola, from MTV's Jersey Shore.[26]
- Doug Hamilton (1963–2006), Major League Soccer executive.[27]
- Daniel O'Brien (born 1987), editor and Senior Writer for the comedy website Cracked.com[28]
- Jerry Recco, WFAN-AM anchor.[29]
- Patrick Valentino (born 1982), composer, conductor and musician.[30][31]
[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. 67.
- ^ 2011 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed November 2, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Hazlet, 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), Hazlet township, Monmouth County, 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. Hazlet Township p. 179, Raritan Township p. 184.
- ^ Welcome to Hazlet Township, accessed September 13, 2006.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Committee.pdf Government, Hazlet Township. Accessed June 23, 2011.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- ^ 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 Hazlet Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 25, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey Drive-In Theaters, State of New Jersey. Accessed July 5, 2007. "New Jersey's last drive-in theater, Hazlet's Route 35 Drive-In, closed in 1991."
- ^ The Drive-In Theater Tries a Comeback; Looking for a Few Hundred Adventurous Moviegoers, New York Times. Accessed December 12, 2007
- ^ Fabricant, Florence. "New Wave in the East River: David Burke", The New York Times, November 9, 1988. Accessed March 1, 2008. "These are heady accomplishments for someone who grew up thinking that the ultimate dessert was a Yodel, and who first set foot in a professional kitchen at 15, as a dishwasher in a Sheraton Inn near his home in Hazlet, N.J."
- ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. "7 Convicted of Racketeering, 1 Acquitted, in Westies Trial", The New York Times, February 25, 1988. Accessed November 7, 2007. "The other defendants range in age from 31 to 54, and all live in Manhattan, except the Coonans, who moved to Hazlet, N.J."
- ^ Ray Evernham 20 Points to Success: Bio, accessed November 29, 2006.
- ^ Hyman, Vicki. "'Jersey Shore': Meet Sammi Sweetheart, college athlete", The Star-Ledger, December 14, 2009. Accessed January 31, 2011. "Sam Giancola of Hazlet (the only actual New Jerseyan on the show) is a senior sociology major at William Paterson University where she plays Division III soccer (hence the WPU athletic wear she sports in the series)."
- ^ Rutgers Men’s Soccer Hosts Connecticut in the Second Annual Doug Hamilton Memorial Soccer Classic, Rutgers University press release dated April 4, 2008. Accessed June 23, 2011. "The Doug Hamilton Memorial Classic is a tribute to Hazlet native, who starred on the Raritan High School soccer team (Raritan class of 1981) and went on to a distinguished career including President and General Manager of both the Miami Fusion (2000-2002) and the Los Angeles Galaxy (2002-2006) of Major League Soccer."
- ^ Wong, David (2009-12-11). "Jersey Shore: Worst Thing to Happen to East Coast Since 9/11". Cracked.com. http://www.cracked.com/blog/jersey-shore-is-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-the-east-coast-since-911/. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ Columbia Football Games to Air Locally on WSNR, 620 AM, Columbia University press release dated September 5, 2006. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Recco is a 1998 graduate of New Jersey City University. He currently resides in Hazlet, New Jersey."
- ^ Kylen, Helene. "Monmouth Symphony Orchestra Premiers Work by Jersey Resident", Atlantic Herald, May 22, 2007. Accessed April 25, 2008. "Patrick Valentino grew up in Hazlet, NJ. His father was a retail sales person for Sears, his mother a homemaker who formerly worked in a bank."
- ^ the time of my life, PatrickValentinoMusic.com. Accessed April 25, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Hazlet Township official website
- Hazlet Township Public Schools
- Hazlet Township Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Hazlet Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°24′56″N 74°11′28″W / 40.41556°N 74.19111°W
