Longport, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Longport, New Jersey
settlement_type = Borough
nickname =
motto =

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image_caption = Atlantic Ocean shoreline


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map_caption = Map of Longport in Atlantic County


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map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Longport, New Jersey

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Atlantic
government_footnotes =
government_type = Walsh Act (New Jersey)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = George Baumgardner
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established_title = Incorporated
established_date = March 7, 1898

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 4.2
area_land_km2 = 1.0
area_water_km2 = 3.2
area_total_sq_mi = 1.6
area_land_sq_mi = 0.4
area_water_sq_mi = 1.2

population_as_of = 2007
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1081
population_density_km2 = 1067.7
population_density_sq_mi = 2765.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|885286|Borough of Longport, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.]
elevation_m = 3
elevation_ft = 10
latd = 39 |latm = 18 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 74 |longm = 31 |longs = 31 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 08403
area_code = 609
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-41370GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0885286GR|3
website = http://www.longport-nj.us
footnotes =

Longport is a Borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey on the Atlantic Ocean shore of Absecon Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,054.

Longport was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1898, from portions of Egg Harbor Township."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 70.]

Geography

Longport is located at coor dms|39|18|55|N|74|31|30|W|city (39.315166, -74.524907)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) of it (76.07%) is water.

Longport neighbors Margate City, and shares Absecon Island with Ventnor City as well as Atlantic City.

Longport is located on the southwest corner of 8.1-mile long Absecon Island, along with Margate City, Ventnor City and Atlantic City to the northeast. [ [http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/cenap-dp/projects/absecon/absecon.htm Absecon Island Shore Protection Project] , United States Army Corps of Engineers. Accessed May 1, 2008. "Construct an approximate $63 million beach and dune system along the 8.1 mile oceanfront of Absecon Island that includes, the cities of Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate and Longport."]

Streets at the southern end of the borough start at 11th Street, as the ten streets below it have been washed out on the delicate barrier island. [Peterson, Iver. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE0D61139F936A25753C1A96F948260&scp=3&sq=longport+%22Department+of+Environmental+Protection%22&st=nyt "The Public-Private Clash Over Beaches"] , "The New York Times", October 15, 1989. Accessed January 22, 2008. "That those 10 city blocks have disappeared from the map is a lesson that New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection wishes more people would remember when they seek to build houses on the seashore, particularly on barrier islands like the one Longport shares with Atlantic City."]

Demographics

USCensusPop
1930= 228
1940= 303
1950= 618
1960= 1077
1970= 1225
1980= 1249
1990= 1224
2000= 1054
estimate=1081
estyear=2007
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3440530&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3440530&_street=&_county=longport&_cityTown=longport&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Longport] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2008.]
footnote=Population 1930 - 1990. [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,054 people, 544 households, and 317 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,765.2 people per square mile (1,070.9/km²). There were 1,574 housing units at an average density of 4,129.5/sq mi (1,599.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.58% White, 0.09% African American, 1.14% Asian, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 544 households out of which 10.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.53.

In the borough the population was spread out with 11.4% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 34.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $51,324, and the median income for a family was $68,194. Males had a median income of $53,250 versus $36,146 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $50,884. About 2.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Longport operates under the Walsh Act commission form of New Jersey municipal government. Three non-partisan commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms of office. Each commissioner is assigned a specific department to head in addition to their legislative functions. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 12.] [ [http://www.longport-nj.us/mainpages/LP_Gov.asp Borough of Longport: Governing Body] , Borough of Longport. Accessed May 1, 2008.]

Members of the Longport Borough Commission are [ [http://www.longport-nj.us/mainpages/LP_Gov.asp Governing Body] , Borough of Longport. Accessed August 13, 2008.] :
*Nicholas Russo - Mayor and Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety
*James P. Leeds - Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property
*Daniel Lawler - Commissioner of Revenue and Finance

Federal, state and county representation

Longport is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 60. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

For Kindergarten through eighth grade, students attend the Margate City Schools in Margate City as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [ [http://www.margateschools.org/about.html About Margate and the School District] , Margate City School District, Accessed May 1, 2008. "The Public School System of Margate City is composed of PK through 8th grade children who reside in the City of Margate and the Borough of Longport."] Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409690 Data for the Margate City Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 1, 2008.] ) are [http://www.margateschools.org/uas/union_index.html Union Avenue Elementary School] with 224 students in grades K - 2, [http://www.margateschools.org/whr/ross_index.html William H. Ross III Intermediate] with 164 students in grades 3 - 5 and [http://www.margateschools.org/eat/tighe_index.html Eugene A. Tighe Middle School] with 195 students in grades 6 - 8.

Public school students in grades 9-12, along with those from Brigantine, Margate City and Ventnor City, attend Atlantic City High School in neighboring Atlantic City, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Atlantic City School District. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/narrative/01/0110/01-0110-010.html Atlantic City High School 2006 Report Card] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 14, 2007. "Atlantic City High School is a unique, comprehensive state-of-the-art facility that serves a diverse student population from Atlantic City, Brigantine, Longport, Margate and Ventnor."]

Private school options in the area include Holy Spirit High School in Absecon.

Community

Longport offers surfing and other water sports recreation on the beaches at 32nd Avenue and Pelham Avenue.

Notable residents

Longport also is home to professional surfers Frank Walsh and Ben Graeff, who compete at the national level.Fact|date=June 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.longport-nj.us/ Longport Borough website]
* [http://www.margateschools.org/ Margate City Schools]
*NJReportCard|01|3020|0|Margate City Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409690 Data for the Margate City Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.acboe.org/Schools/ACHS/achs.html Atlantic City High School]
* [http://www.shorenewstoday.com/db The Current of Longport]