borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
New Jersey
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, United States. As of the
2010 United States Census
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United States Census Bureau
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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. Accessed August 4, 2012. reflecting a decline of 161 (−1.9%) from the 8,258 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 568 (+7.4%) from the 7,690 counted in the 1990 Census. It is the home of
Monmouth University
Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its charter.
There are about 4,400 full- ...
.
History
Prior to being called West Long Branch, the area had been called Mechanicsville from the 18th century through the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
, and then Branchburg in the 1870s. The name West Long Branch appears in the 1889 ''Wolverton Atlas of Monmouth County'', and seems to have derived its name from its proximity to a section of the
Shrewsbury River
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It extends east-northeast from its head of navigation at Oceanport to its confluence with ...
.
In 1908, the residents of what was the West Long Branch section of
Eatontown
Eatontown is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the borough's population was 12,709,New Jersey Legislature
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was passed on April 7, 1908, and the Monmouth County
Board of Chosen Freeholders
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authorized an election. On May 5, 1908, the referendum was held in West Long Branch, with voters approving the separation.Snyder, John P ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 187. Accessed April 19, 2012. The borough takes its name from Long Branch, which in turn takes its name from the "long branch" or south branch of the
Shrewsbury River
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Emporis
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On 12 Sept ...
. Accessed October 25, 2015.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the borough had a total area of 2.89 square miles (7.49 km2), including 2.86 square miles (7.40 km2) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.09 km2) of water (1.25%).
Unincorporated communities
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, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Norwood Park.
The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of
Eatontown
Eatontown is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the borough's population was 12,709,Long Branch, Ocean Township and Oceanport.
Demographics
Census 2010
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
American Community Survey
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median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
was $96,369 (with a margin of error of +/− $15,449) and the median family income was $114,250 (+/− $13,662). Males had a median income of $75,634 (+/− $8,441) versus $49,483 (+/− $5,714) for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the borough was $32,822 (+/− $3,260). About 5.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...
, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
Census 2000
As of the
2000 United States Census
The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 ce ...
there were 8,258 people, 2,448 households, and 1,860 families residing in the borough. The
population density
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was 2,859.9 people per square mile (1,103.3/km2). There were 2,535 housing units at an average density of 877.9 per square mile (338.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.22%
White
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, 2.23%
African American
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Asian
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, 0.04%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.50% from
other races
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, and 1.73% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
United States Census Bureau
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United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed August 4, 2012.
There were 2,448 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were
married couples
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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 22.1% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $71,852, and the median income for a family was $80,127. Males had a median income of $59,638 versus $34,000 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the borough was $27,651. About 3.1% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...
, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
West Long Branch is governed under the
Borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
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. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Borough Council, with all positions elected
at-large
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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.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',
Rutgers University
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
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, March 2013, p. 58. The Borough form of government used by West Long Branch is a "
weak mayor
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/ 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
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ordinances subject to an
override
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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.
, the
Mayor
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of the Borough of West Long Branch is
Republican
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Janet W. Tucci, who was first elected as mayor in 2005, and whose current term of office ends December 31, 2022.Mayor Tucci's Biography Borough of West Long Branch. Accessed August 1, 2022. Members of the West Long Branch Borough Council are Stephen A. Bray (R, 2022), Steven Cioffi (R, 2024), MaryLynn Mango (R, 2022), Christopher M. Neyhart (R, 2023), John M. Penta Jr. (R, 2024) and Matthew Sniffen (R, 2023).November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results
Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Clerk, updated January 7, 2020. Accessed February 8, 2020.
Police department
The West Long Branch Police Department is responsible for law and traffic enforcement in the Borough of West Long Branch. Its current Chief is Paul Habermann.
The Department has two divisions, Operations and Investigations. The Operations Division consists of Patrol, Traffic, Dispatch, Firearms, Records and Special Services. The Investigations Division is responsible for all criminal investigations.
New Jersey Redistricting Commission
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New Jersey Department of State
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League of Women Voters
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at-large
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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. , Monmouth County's Commissioners are
Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone ( R,
Neptune City
Neptune City is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,869,Hazlet Township, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as deputy commissioner director ends 2022),
Lillian G. Burry (R, Colts Neck Township, 2023),
Nick DiRocco (R, Wall Township, 2022), and
Ross F. Licitra (R, Marlboro Township, 2023).
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are
County clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon (R, 2025; Ocean Township),
Sheriff
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As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,862 registered voters in West Long Branch, of which 1,189 (24.5%) were registered as Democrats, 1,049 (21.6%) were registered as Republicans and 2,622 (53.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 2 voters registered as either
Libertarians
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Mitt Romney
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received 57.6% of the vote (2,029 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barack Obama
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with 41.5% (1,461 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (31 votes), among the 3,548 ballots cast by the borough's 5,079 registered voters (27 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 69.9%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican
John McCain
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received 57.4% of the vote (2,208 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 39.6% (1,524 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (47 votes), among the 3,844 ballots cast by the borough's 5,065 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.9%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican
George W. Bush
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received 57.4% of the vote (2,202 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat
John Kerry
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with 41.1% (1,574 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (38 votes), among the 3,833 ballots cast by the borough's 4,926 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 77.8.
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
Chris Christie
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Christie, who was born in Ne ...
received 72.7% of the vote (1,612 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barbara Buono
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with 25.8% (573 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (32 votes), among the 2,246 ballots cast by the borough's 5,068 registered voters (29 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 44.3%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 63.1% of the vote (1,732 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat
Jon Corzine
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with 28.9% (794 votes), Independent
Chris Daggett
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with 6.4% (176 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (18 votes), among the 2,743 ballots cast by the borough's 4,872 registered voters, yielding a 56.3% turnout.
Education
The
West Long Branch Public Schools
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serves students in
pre-kindergarten
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through
eighth grade
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Interlaken
, neighboring_municipalities= Bönigen, Därligen, Matten bei Interlaken, Ringgenberg, Unterseen
, twintowns = Scottsdale (USA), Ōtsu (Japan), Třeboň (Czech Republic)
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and Loch Arbour attend the district's school as part of
sending/receiving relationship
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s, in which students attend on a tuition basis. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 571 students and 65.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics
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) are
Betty McElmon Elementary School with 319 students in pre-Kindergarten through fourth grade and
Frank Antonides School with 243 students in fifth through eighth grades.
For
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through
twelfth grade
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s, public school students attend
Shore Regional High School
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, a regional high school located in West Long Branch that also serves students from the constituent districts of Monmouth Beach, Oceanport and Sea Bright. As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 609 students and 54.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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of 11.3:1. Seats on the board of education for the high school district are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with four of the nine seats assigned to West Long Branch.
Established in 1933,
Monmouth University
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There are about 4,400 full- ...
is a four-year
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on a campus, with 5,600 students and 232 full-time faculty. The campus is notable for the Great Hall at Shadow Lawn, a
National Historic Landmark
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that was used in the 1982 film ''
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''.
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Monmouth County and by the
New Jersey Department of Transportation
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NJ Transit
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provides local bus service on the
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and
837
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routes. The nearest train service is available at the
Long Branch station
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on the
North Jersey Coast Line
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.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with West Long Branch include:
* Jake Areman (born 1996),
soccer
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player who plays for the
Tampa Bay Rowdies
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in the
USL Championship
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.
*
Holly Black
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(born 1971), author of the ''
Spiderwick
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Bessie Clayton
Bessie Clayton (c. 1875 – July 16, 1948)Staff. ''The New York Times'', July 17, 1948, p. 15. Accessed October 25, 2015. "Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Andrew Allison, former wife of Roger Pryor, movie actor and band leader, and a granddaughter, ...
LGBT rights
Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
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and
prison reform
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activist
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Clarkson Sherman Fisher
Clarkson Sherman Fisher (July 8, 1921 – July 27, 1997) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Education and career
Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Lo ...
(1921–1997), federal judge who served as a councilmember in West Long Branch and later as Chief Judge of the
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
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Jon Herington
Jon Herington (born Jonathan Reuel Herington on April 14, 1954) is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and session musician.
Career
Herington was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and grew up in West Long Branch, New Jerse ...
(born 1954), jazz guitarist
* Steve Holeman (born 1967), head coach of the
Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer
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team
* Hubert T. Parson (1872–1940), businessman who served as president of the
F. W. Woolworth Company
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Arthur Pryor
Arthur Willard Pryor (September 22, 1869 – June 18, 1942) was a trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific composer of band music, his best-known composition being "The Whistler and His Dog". In lat ...
(1870–1942), trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band who was a prolific composer of band music, best known for "The Whistler and His Dog"
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T. M. Stevens
Thomas Michael "T. M." Stevens (born July 28, 1951) is an American bass guitarist from New York City. Stevens has worked with an array of rock, R&B, and pop acts as a session musician, and also leads his own groups and works as a solo performer ...
(born 1951), bassist
* Jordan Woolley (born 1981), actor
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Jimmy Zoppi
James Carter Cathcart (born March 8, 1954) is an American voice actor, script adaptor, voice director, pianist and vocalist known for providing the English voice for James, Meowth and Professor Oak in the ''Pokémon'' franchise since 2005.
Ca ...
TV.com
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. Accessed February 8, 2011. "Jimmy Zoppi was born on March 8, 1954, in West Long Branch, New Jersey."