Leisure Village West is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Manchester Township, in

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, in the

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. Until the 2000 census, the CDP had been part of the Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park CDP, which was split for the 2010 enumeration into separate CDPs for Leisure Village West and Pine Lake Park.2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey

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. Accessed January 11, 2013.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

, August 2012. Accessed January 11, 2013. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 3,493.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Leisure Village West CDP, New Jersey

. Accessed January 11, 2013. Leisure Village West is one of several active adult communities bearing similar names. Leisure Village and Leisure Village East are the other two communities nearby.

Geography

According to the

, the CDP had a total area of 1.222 square miles (3.164 km²), including 1.210 square miles (3.133 km²) of land and 0.012 square miles (0.031 km²) of water (0.98%).Gazetteer of New Jersey Places

. Accessed July 21, 2016.US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 3,493 people, 2,347 households, and 979 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 2,665 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 97.05% (3,390)

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, 1.60% (56) Black or African American, 0.06% (2)

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, 0.74% (26) Asian, 0.03% (1)

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, 0.20% (7) from

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, and 0.31% (11) from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.86% (65) of the population. Of the 2,347 households, 0.1% had children under the age of 18; 36.3% were married couples living together; 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 58.3% were non-families. Of all households, 54.5% were made up of individuals and 47.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.49 and the average family size was 2.07. 0.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 0.6% from 18 to 24, 2.1% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 80.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 76.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 60.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 60.7 males.

References

{{Authority control Census-designated places in Ocean County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Manchester Township, New Jersey Populated places in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey)