West Long Branch,

New Jersey

West Long Branch is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 8,258. It is the home of Monmouth University.

In 1908, the people of the West Long Branch section of Eatontown became unhappy with paying taxes to Eatontown and not getting what they thought was a fair return. A request was made that the West Long Branch section be separated from Eatontown. The Township of Eatontown strongly resisted as there were several large estates in the West Long Branch section that were a source of considerable taxes. The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders authorized an election and on May 5, 1908 the election was held in West Long Branch with voters approving the separation. On Tuesday, June 16, 1908, the West Long Branch section of Eatontown Township became the independent Borough of West Long Branch.

Geography

West Long Branch is located at 40 *17 '24 "N, 74 *1 '0 "W (40.289985, -74.016717).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 7.5 km2 (2.9 mi2). 7.5 km2 (2.9 mi2) of it is land and 0.1 km2 (0.04 mi2) of it (0.69%) is water.

Demographics

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 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 for the borough was $27,651. About 3.1% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The Mayor of West Long Branch Borough is Janet W. Tucci.

Members of the Borough Council are:

Richard F. Cooper, Jr. - Council President/Finance & Administration Chairman

J. Thomas DeBruin - Chairman Police Committee

Bettina Munson - Chairman Public Properties

Christopher Neyhart - Chairman of Recreation & Environmental Committee

Joe Woolley - Chairman of Department of Public Works

Barbara Ruane - Chairwoman of Fire Department and First Aid Squad

Education

Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the West Long Branch Public Schools. Schools in the district (with 2003-04 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Betty McElmon Elementray School, with 291 students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade; and Frank Antonides School, with 468 students in grades 4 - 8.

For grades 9 - 12, students attend Shore Regional High School, a regional high school that serves students from the constituent districts of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, Oceanport and West Long Branch. The high school is part of the Shore Regional High School District.

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