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Howell Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Howell
Howell Community Church
Howell Community Church
Map of Howell Township in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Howell Township in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Howell Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Howell Township, New Jersey
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
IncorporatedFebruary 23, 1801
Named forRichard Howell
Government
[4]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (Council-Manager)
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorWilliam Gotto (R, term ends December 31, 2016)[1]
 • ManagerJeffrey Mayfield[2]
 • ClerkPenny A. Wollman [3]
Area
[5]
 • Total61.209 sq mi (158.530 km2)
 • Land60.558 sq mi (156.844 km2)
 • Water0.651 sq mi (1.686 km2)  1.06%
 • Rank21st of 566 in state
1st of 53 in county[5]
Elevation
[6]
98 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2010 Census)[7][8][9]
 • Total51,075
 • Estimate 
(2015)[10]
52,104
 • Rank32nd of 566 in state
2nd of 53 in county[11]
 • Density843.4/sq mi (325.6/km2)
  • Rank402nd of 566 in state
48th of 53 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP code
07731 - Howell[12]
07727 - Farmingdale[13]
07728 - Freehold[14][15]
Area code(s)732 and 848 and 908[16]
FIPS code3402533300[5][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0882113[5][19]
Websitewww.twp.howell.nj.us

Howell Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 51,075,[7][8][9] reflecting an increase of 2,172 (+4.4%) from the 48,903 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 9,916 (+25.4%) from the 38,987 counted in the 1990 Census.[21]

History

Howell Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1801, from portions of Shrewsbury Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Brick Township in the newly created Ocean County (February 15, 1850), Wall Township (March 7, 1851) and Farmingdale (April 8, 1903).[22] The township was named for Richard Howell, who served from 1794 to 1801 as the third Governor of New Jersey.[23][24]

Some scenes for the War of the Worlds 2005 remake were filmed here, and a neighborhood called Ardena Acres was recreated as a set and left standing in Universal Studios Hollywood.[25]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 61.209 square miles (158.530 km2), including 60.558 square miles (156.844 km2) of land and 0.651 square miles (1.686 km2) of water (1.06%).[5][20]

Howell was formed from territory taken from Shrewsbury Township under an act of the New Jersey General Assembly passed February 23, 1801.[22] The township, as formed, included in addition to its present area all of what is now Wall Township, Lakewood Township, Brick Township, and all the boroughs along the Atlantic Ocean from Barnegat Inlet of the Shark River Inlet at Belmar.[26]

Ramtown (with a 2010 Census population of 6,242[27]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Howell Township.[28][29]

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Adelphia, Ardena, Ardmore Estates,[citation needed] Bergerville,[citation needed] Candlewood,[citation needed] Collingwood Park, Fairfield, Fort Plains, Freewood Acres, Jerseyville, Lake Club,[citation needed] Land of Pines,[citation needed] Larrabees, Lippencotts Corner, Lower Squankum,[citation needed] Matthews, Maxim, Oak Glen, Parkway Pines,[citation needed] Salem Hill,[citation needed] Shacks Corner, Southard, Squankum, West Farms, Winston Park, Wyckoff Mills and Yellow Brook.[30]

The township borders Colts Neck Township, Farmingdale, Freehold Township and Wall Township in Monmouth County; and Brick Township, Jackson Township and Lakewood Township in Ocean County.[31]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18102,780—
18203,35420.6%
18304,14123.5%
18404,69913.5%
18504,058*−13.6%
18602,574*−36.6%
18703,37131.0%
18803,3740.1%
18903,018−10.6%
19003,1032.8%
19102,703*−12.9%
19202,549−5.7%
19303,14623.4%
19404,03928.4%
19506,69665.8%
196011,15366.6%
197021,75695.1%
198025,06515.2%
199038,98755.5%
200048,90325.4%
201051,0754.4%
2015 (est.)52,104[10][32]2.0%
Population sources:
1810-1920[33] 1840[34] 1850-1870[35]
1850[36] 1870[37] 1880-1890[38]
1890-1910[39] 1910-1930[40]
1930-1990[41] 2000[42][43] 2010[7][8][9]
* = Lost territory in previous decade.[22]

Most common ancestries in Howell Township are Italian: 23.8%, Irish: 18.7%, German: 12.7%, Other groups: 11.3%, Polish: 7.7%, English: 4.9% and Russian: 3.0%.[44]

2010 Census

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The Census Bureau showed that in 2010 median household income was $89,287 and the median family income was $102,015. Males had a median income of $71,499 versus $54,308 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,489. About 4.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.[45]

2000 Census

As of the 2000 United States Census[17] there were 48,903 people, 16,063 households, and 13,011 families residing in the township. The population density was 802.8 people per square mile (310.0/km²). There were 16,572 housing units at an average density of 272.1 per square mile (105.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.99% White, 3.56% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.58% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.29% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.34% of the population.[42][43]

The most common first ancestry group cited by Howell residents in the 2000 Census was German (17.7%), English (12.7%), Irish (11.5%), United States or American (9.9%), Polish (6.6%), French (except Basque) (4.0%) and Italian (2.7%).[46]

There were 16,063 households out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.42.[42][43]

In the township the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.[42][43]

The median income for a household in the township in 2000 was $68,069, and the median income for a family was $74,623. Males had a median income of $55,349 versus $34,722 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,143. About 3.1% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.[42][43]

Parks and recreation

Manasquan Reservoir offers nature and exercise related activities such as fishing, bird watching, jogging, biking, dog walking. The reservoir also has a nature exhibit where people can go see the local wildlife.[47]

Alfred C. Sauer Park at Echo Lake offers a dock for fishing and kayaking, a nature trail and a pavilion overlooking the lake which can be rented. There is no swimming but there are grills and picnic tables as well as a playground.[48] In 2014, the township renamed the park in memory of Alfred C. Sauer, an environmentalist who worked to preserve the park and other natural environments in the township.[49]

Government

Local government

Howell Township operates within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of municipal government. The township is governed by a mayor and a four-member Township Council who are elected in partisan elections to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with elections held in even-numbered years as part of the November general election. Three council seats are up together and two years later there is one council seat and the mayoral seat up for election at the same time. At an annual reorganization meeting held after each election, the council selects a deputy mayor from among its members.[4][50]

As of 2016, the Mayor of Howell Township is Republican William Gotto, whose term of office ends December 31, 2016. Members of the Howell Township Council are Deputy Mayor Robert Nicastro (R, term on council ends 2018; term as deputy mayor ends 2016), Edward Guz (R, 2016), Pauline Smith (R, 2018) and Robert Walsh (R, 2018).[51][52][53][54][55]

Former mayor Robert Walsh was named to fill the seat vacated by William Gotto after Gotto took office as mayor in January 2013. Walsh's appointed portion of the term ended at the November 2013 general election, though Walsh was the only candidate to submit a petition to serve the balance of the term through December 2014.[56]

The Township Manager is Jeffrey Mayfield.[2] The Chief of the Howell Police Department is Andy Kudrick.[57]

Federal, state and county representation

Howell Township is located in the 4th Congressional District[58] and is part of New Jersey's 30th state legislative district.[8][59][60]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 4th congressional district is represented by Chris Smith (R, Manchester Township).[61][62] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[63] and George Helmy (Mountain Lakes, term ends 2024).[64][65]

For the 2024-2025 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 Avi Schnall (D, Lakewood Township).[66] Template:NJ Governor

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Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 33,176 registered voters in Howell Township, of which 6,622 (20.0%) were registered as Democrats, 7,744 (23.3%) were registered as Republicans and 18,798 (56.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 12 voters registered to other parties.[67]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 55.4% of the vote (12,529 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 43.2% (9,762 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (310 votes), among the 22,772 ballots cast by the township's 34,737 registered voters (171 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 65.6%.[68][69] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 54.8% of the vote (13,854 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 42.7% (10,790 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (300 votes), among the 25,278 ballots cast by the township's 34,490 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.3%.[70] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 59.0% of the vote (13,579 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 39.1% (8,990 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (219 votes), among the 23,015 ballots cast by the township's 31,549 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 73.0.[71]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 73.4% of the vote (9,999 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 25.2% (3,426 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (189 votes), among the 13,788 ballots cast by the township's 34,992 registered voters (174 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 39.4%.[72][73] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 68.7% of the vote (11,187 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 24.7% (4,023 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.4% (886 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (127 votes), among the 16,287 ballots cast by the township's 33,461 registered voters, yielding a 48.7% turnout.[74]

Education

The Howell Township Public Schools serve students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 12 schools had an enrollment of 6,522 students and 518.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.59:1.[75] Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[76]) are Adelphia School[77] (grades K-5; 377 students), Aldrich School[78] (K-5; 565), Ardena School[79] (K-5; 435), Greenville School[80] (K-5; 463), Griebling School[81] (K-5; 501), Land O' Pines School[82] (PreK-5; 521), Newbury School[83] (PreK-5; 413), Ramtown School[84] (K-5; 459), Taunton School[85] (K-5; 462), Memorial Middle School[86] (6-8; 668), Middle School North[87] (6-8; 827) and Middle School South[88] (6-8; 831).[89][90]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend either Howell High School, Freehold Township High School or Colts Neck High School (depending on home address), as part of the Freehold Regional High School District.[91] The Freehold Regional High School District also serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro.[92] Students from Howell can apply to participate in one of the Freehold Regional Learning Center programs within these six schools. Students from Howell may also apply to attend one of the Monmouth County Vocational School District schools throughout Monmouth County.[93]

Howell is served by Saint Veronica's School, a Catholic School for grades PreK-8, which operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.[94]

Monmouth Academy (formerly Lakewood Prep School) was a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school located in Howell Township, that served 180 students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade.[95]

Media

The Asbury Park Press provides daily news coverage of the town. The government of Howell provides columns and commentary to The Howell Times, which is one of seven weekly papers from Micromedia Publications.

Points of interest

Transportation

Driving down back roads in Howell

Roads and highways

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 292.75 miles (471.14 km) of roadways, of which 242.91 miles (390.93 km) were maintained by the municipality, 26.25 miles (42.25 km) by Monmouth County and 23.59 miles (37.96 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[97]

Motor roads include Route 33 (the Freehold Bypass), U.S. Route 9, and Interstate 195. The Garden State Parkway just misses the township by a tenth of mile, but is accessible at interchanges 98 and 100.

Public transportation

New Jersey Transit provides bus transportation to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 139 route, to both Jersey City and Newark on the 64 and 67 routes, with local service on the 836 route.[98]

Howell offers taxi services to and from the Belmar train station.

Cycleways, including the Edgar Felix Bikeway, connect to Manasquan and the beach, as well as other points of interest.[99]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Howell Township, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Howell Township include:

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  106. ^ Cichalski, Dan. "A short but sweet history From Renery to Kane to Johnson to Williams, Shore produces some of the nation's finest male soccer stars", Asbury Park Press, December 26, 1999. Accessed April 25, 2012. "Howell's Sandje Ivanchukov was one of the best all-around soccer players in Shore history. The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL made him one of the first high school draft picks in history in the mid-70s."
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  111. ^ Williams, Alesha. 'Senior Amy Polumbo is named Miss New Jersey; Pageant neophyte takes Miss N.J. crown; Amy Polumbo, Wagner College senior, to vie for Miss America", Asbury Park Press, June 18, 2007, via Wagner University web site. Accessed December 4, 2012. "Acting and performing are second nature to Amy Polumbo of Howell, but remembering to be herself was the tougher challenge for the 22-year-old crowned the state's newest Miss New Jersey on Saturday."
  112. ^ Mikle, Jean. "Farewell to Vinnie Roslin", Asbury Park Press The Music Room, February 15, 2012. Accessed October 17, 2013. "The Jersey Shore music scene lost yet another of its luminaries last week, when bass player Vinnie Roslin passed away of complications related to heart surgery. Born in 1947, Roslin, who grew up in the Howell and Freehold areas, was a founding member of Steel Mill along with Bruce Springsteen, Vini 'Mad Dog' Lopez and Danny Federici."
  113. ^ Slater, Darryl. "Jets wide receiver Ryan Spadola realizes NFL dream seven years after his father's suicide changed his life", The Star-Ledger, August 31, 2013. Accessed October 17, 2013. "This was a moment Ryan and his father, Donald, always dreamed about – Ryan as an NFL player. And he made the Jets, whose games Donald and Ryan attended together, driving 50 miles north from their home in Howell."
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