Lakewood Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.
In 2016 the city has a population of about 100,758 residents. In the Census of the United States 2010, the municipality has a total population of 92,843, representing an increase of 32,491 (53.8%) of 60,352 counted in the 2000 Census, which in turn increased by 15.304 (34.0%) from 45,048 counted in the 1990 Census. the 7th as the most densely populated municipality in the state in 2010 after being ranked 22nd in 2000. The sharp increase in population from 2000 to 2010 was led by an increase in the Jewish Orthodox community and the Latino municipality.
Lakewood is the center of Orthodox Judaism, and is home to one of the world's largest yeshiva, Beth Medrash Govoha with 6,500 students, founded by Rabbi Aharon Kotler. The large Orthodox population, comprising more than half of the municipal population, used the great political power of the municipality as a vote block.
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History
The earliest documented European settlement in the Lakewood area today is by a sawmill operator, from about 1750 to the next. One of these sawmills - located at the eastern end of Lake Carasaljo now - is known as the Three Partners Mill from at least 1789 to at least 1814. From 1815 to 1818, in the same area, Jesse Richards had an iron smelting operation known as the Washington Furnace, using iron ore local swamp. Ironworks was revived in 1833 by Joseph W. Brick, who named the business of Bergen Iron Works, which also became the name of the city that accompanies it. In 1865, the city was renamed Bricksburg in 1865, and in 1880, its name was changed to Lakewood and became a fashionable winter resort.
The Lakewood developers thought that "Bricksburg" did not capture their vision for the community, and the names "Brightwood" and "Lakewood" were proposed. After reaching the local population, "Lakewood" was chosen, and the United States Postal Service approved the name in March 1880. The name "Lakewood" was intended to focus on locations near lakes and pine forests.
Lakewood was founded as a township by the act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1892, from parts of Brick Township. The parts of Howell Township in Monmouth County were annexed to Lakewood Township in 1929.
The three largest hotels in Lakewood are Laurel House (opened in 1880, closed in 1932), the Lakewood Hotel (opened in January 1891, closed in 1925), and Laurel-in-the-Pines (opened in December 1891, burned in 1967). The Lakewood promoter claims that its winter temperatures are usually about ten degrees warmer than New York City and warmer than points that lie further south, but this claim is not supported by official records from the US Weather Bureau. During the 1890s, Lakewood was a resort for the rich and famous, and The New York Times presents weekly columns for Lakewood community activities. Grover Cleveland spent the winter of 1891-92 and 1892-93 in a cabin near Lakewood Hotel, leaving for business in New York City. Mark Twain also enjoys a vacation at Lakewood. George Jay Gould I landed at Lakewood in 1896, now a University of the Georgian Court. John D. Rockefeller bought the property in 1902 which later became Ocean County Park. The Lakewood hotel business remained strong in the 1920s and 1950s, but suffered a severe deterioration in the 1960s. In the 1960s, many forests and cranberry swamps in the township were replaced by large housing developments. Leisure Village, a condo pension development on the south side of Route 70, was opened for sale in 1963.
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Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the municipality has a total area of ​​24,982 square miles (64,703 km 2 ), including 24,577 square miles (63,653 km 2 ) of land and 0.405 square miles (1,050 km 2 ) water (1.62%). Lakewood is a fairly flat place, being in the Coastal Plains; three quarters of the area is between 20-80 feet above sea level, and the highest point is about 150 feet.
The North branch of the Metedeconk River forms the northern boundary and part of the municipal east border, while the Southern Branch flows through the township. The southern part of the township is drained by the northern branch of Kettle Creek. The municipality has four man-made lakes; three of them - Lake Carasaljo, Manetta, and Shenandoah - are in the South Branch of the Metedeconk River, while the fourth - Lake Waddill - is at Kettle Creek.
The Lakewood CDP (Census 2010 population of 53,805), Leisure Village (4,400 in 2010) and Leisure Village East (4,217 in 2010) are unrelated communities and census places (CDP) located at Lakewood Township.
Other unrelated communities, locality and place names located partly or entirely within the township include Greenville, Carasaljo Lake, Seven Stars, and Lakewood South.
Township is bordered by the municipalities of Brick Township, Jackson Township, and Toms River Township in Ocean County; and Howell Township in Monmouth County.
Economy
Part of Lakewood Township is part of the urban enterprise zone, one of 27 zones in the state. In addition to other benefits to drive jobs within the zone, buyers can take advantage of a 3.3125% reduction in sales tax rate (compared to statewide charged rate of 6,625% effective January 1, 2018) at qualified merchants. Established in 1994, the Urban Enterprise Zone municipal status ends in October 2025.
Art and culture
The Strand, a local theater founded in 1922, was designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb.
Sports
FirstEnergy Park, home of Lakewood BlueClaws, is a 6,588 seater stadium built at a cost of $ 22 million through funds collected from Urban Enterprise Zone township.
The Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League, a minor A-League baseball league affiliate of Philadelphia Phillies, plays at FirstEnergy Park. The BlueClaws have led the league that is present every year since its formation in 2001 to 2011, with more than 380,000 fans in the 2001 season, representing an average attendance of over 6,200 fans per game.
Parks and recreation
Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum, on the campus of Georgian Court University.
Demographics
The percentage of Jews in Lakewood is one of the highest for US-affiliated areas, about 59%.
Census 2010
At the 2010 US Census, there were 92,843 people, 24,283 households, and 17,362 families living in villages. Population density was 3,777.7 per square mile (1,458.6/km 2 ). There are 26,337 housing units with an average density of 1,071.6 per square mile (413.7/km 2 ). Racial makeup of the township is 84.33% (78.290) White, 6.35% (5.898) Black or African American, 0.30% (276) Native Americans, 0.84% ​​(777) Asia, 0.02% 14) Pacific Islands, 6.68% (6,199) of other races, and 1.50% (1,389) of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 17.30% (16.062) of the population.
There are 24,283 households where 43.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% are married couples living together, 9.1% have married women without present husbands, and 28.5% is not family. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 3.73 and the average family size was 4.49.
In the village, the population is spread by 41.8% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 11.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% years or more. The median age was 23.9 years. For every 100 women there are 98.7 men. For every 100 women age 18 and older there are 94.0 men.
The Census Survey of the American Society of 2006-2010 shows that (in 2010 the dollar-adjusted inflation) average household income was $ 41,527 (with a margin of error of $ 1.797) and the average family income was $ 45,420 (/- $ 2,296). Men have an average income of $ 39,857 (/- $ 4,206) versus $ 32,699 (/- $ 2,365) for women. The per capita income for municipalities is $ 16,430 (/- $ 565). Approximately 21.9% of families and 26.1% of the population are below the poverty line, including 36.0% of those under the age of 18 and 5.7% of those aged 65 and older.
2000 Census
In the 2000 US Census, there were 60,352 people, 19,876 households, and 13,356 families living in the settlements. Population density was 2,431.8 persons per square mile (938.8/km ²). There are 21,214 housing units with an average density of 854.8 per square mile (330.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township is 78.77% White, 12.05% African American, 0.17% Native Americans, 1.39% Asia, 0.03% Pacific Island, 4.61% of other races, and 2.98 % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 14.80% of the population.
There were 19,876 households where 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 10.6% had unmarried female households present, and 32.8% is non-family. 28.5% of all households are individual and 19.5% have a single person living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.64.
In municipalities the population is spread by 31.8% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% 65-year-olds or more. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there are 91.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 85.5 men.
The median income for municipal households was $ 35,634, and the average income for families was $ 43,806. Men have an average income of $ 38,967 compared to $ 26,645 for women. The per capita income for municipalities is $ 16,700. About 15.7% of families and 19.8% of the population are below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under the age of 18 and 7.7% of those aged 65 and older.
Government
Local government
Lakewood Township is organized under the form of municipal government. The five-member Township committee is elected directly by the general electorate in a partisan election to serve a three-year tenure on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming for election each year as part of the November elections in a three-year cycle. At the annual reorganization meeting, the Municipal Committee elects one of its members to serve as Mayor and the other as Deputy Mayor.
The municipal committee controls all municipal legislative powers except for health matters, controlled by the Council of Health. In addition, the Committee appoints members to councils, commissions, and committees. Each member of the municipal committee serves as a link to different divisions, departments, and committees.
The mayor, chosen from among committee members, presides over meetings and performs other tasks that may be prescribed by the Township Committee. The mayor has the power to appoint a subcommittee with the approval of the committee. When permitted, he can execute documents on behalf of the township, make statements about holidays and events of interest, and train the municipal ceremonial power and other powers afforded him by law.
In 2018, members of the Lakewood City Committee are Major Ray Coles (D, the term on the committee ends December 31, 2020; term as mayor ends 2019), Deputy mayor Menashe Miller (R, terminology on the committee and as deputy mayor ends 2018), Albert Akerman ( R, 2019), Michael J. D'Elia Sr. (R, 2020) and Meir Lichtenstein (D, 2018).
Miller also received a salary from the New Jersey General Assembly where he worked as a legislative assistant. Coles serves as Treasurer of the Lakewood Municipal Utility Authority.
Police
Lakewood Township is served by the Lakewood Police Department (LPD), which provides police protection for municipalities. It has several special units: Traffic and Safety, School Resource Officer, Special Response Team (SWAT), Diving Team, and Motorcycle Patrol and Bicycle Patrol units in spring and summer. The current Chief of Police is Gregory Meyer.
Fire
Lakewood Township is served by Lakewood Fire Department (LFD), an integrated combination of five volunteer firefighting firms; one fire police unit; and two fire stations that provide fire protection for municipalities.
The fire department was established in October 1888. The BoC was created in 1896. The first motorized equipment was purchased in 1915. The greatest fire in the city's history occurred on April 20, 1940, when a forest fire destroyed more than 50 structures and burned most of the southern part of the city. The greatest loss of life caused by a fire occurred on February 12, 1936 when the Victoria Mansion Hotel (worth $ 100,000) located on the southeast corner of Lexington Avenue and Seventh Street, was destroyed in a fire and 16 people died. The largest structural fire in department history occurred on March 29, 1967, when Laurel Laurel at Hotel Pines was flattened by a suspicious fire that also killed three people. The last fire hose was picked up a week later when the fire was finally declared out.
There are about 75 volunteer firefighters with an increase in membership over the last 2 years.
The head of the Lakewood Fire Department is Mike D'Elia Jr.
- Fire station volunteers
- Lakewood Fire Company No. 1 - Station 64 - 119 First Street
- Rescue Fire Company No. 2 - Station 65 - 1350 Lanes Mills Road
- Company Hose Junior No. 3 - Station 66 - 970 New Hampshire Avenue
- Company Hose Junior No. 3 - Station 66-1 - 170 Lafayette Boulevard
- Reliance Hose Company No. 4 - Station 67 - 300 River Avenue
- Lakewood & amp; Company Ladder. 1 - Station 68 - 733 Cedar Bridge Avenue
- Lakewood Fire Police - Station 64 - 119 First Street
- Career fire station
- Lakewood Fire District No. 1 - Station 74 - 735 Cedar Bridge Avenue
- Lakewood Fire District No. 1 - Station 74-1 - 800 Monmouth Avenue
EMS
Lakewood Township is served by three emergency medical services (EMS), which includes Lakewood EMS (LEMS), Lakewood First Aid & amp; Emergency Squad (LFAS) and Hatzolah EMS. All squads operate independently, but work together to provide emergency medical services for the township. Lakewood First Aid & amp; Emergency Squad and Hatzolah EMS is a volunteer organization, while Lakewood EMS is a city career service under the direction of EMS Chief Crystal Van de Zilver. In the event of a motor vehicle accident, Lakewood First Aid & amp; Emergency Squad is the premier provider of vehicle dismissal services for municipalities and Hatzolah EMS serves as a backup.
The three organizations collectively have about 150 volunteers and pay EMT. Hatzolah also has a paramedical unit with special arrangements with Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corporation (MONOC).
- The volunteer team
- Lakewood First Aid & amp; Emergency Squad - Squad 25 - 1555 Pine Street
- Hatzolah EMS - Squad 45 - Monmouth Avenue and 3rd Street, 501 West Highway at Heathwood Avenue
- EMS Department
- Lakewood EMS - Squad 52 - 1555 Pine Street
Representations of Federal, state, and county
Lakewood Township is located in the 4th Congress District, and is part of New Jersey's 30th state legislative district.
The Fourth District of New Jersey Congress is represented by Christopher Smith (R). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrat Cory Booker (Newark, term ending 2021) and Bob Menendez (Paramus, 2019).
For sessions 2018-2019 (Senate, General Assembly), the New Jersey Legislative 30th Legislative District 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 Ned Thomson (R, Wall Township). The governor of New Jersey is Phil Murphy (D, Middletown Township). Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Sheila Oliver (D, East Orange).
Ocean County is governed by a Selected Council of Rightsholders consisting of five members, massively elected in partisan elections and serving a staggering three-year term, with one or two seats coming for election each year as part of the month's general election November. In an annual reorganization held in early January, the board elected a Director and Deputy Director from among its members. In 2015, Ocean County Shareholders (with party affiliation, year-end, residence and department directors listed in brackets) are the Director of Exemption John C. Bartlett, Jr. (R, ending December 31, 2015, Pine Beach, Finance, Parks and Recreation), Deputy Director of Freeholder Gerry P. Little (R, 2015, Surf City; Human Services), John P. Kelly (R, 2016, Eagleswood City; Law and Public Safety), James F. Lacey (R, 2016, Brick Township, Transportation) and Joseph H. Vicari (R, 2017, Toms River; Senior Service and Area Operations). The constitutional officials selected by countywide are County Clerk Scott M. Colabella (R, 2015, Barnegat Light), Sheriff Michael Mastronardy (R, 2016; Toms River) and Surrogate Jeffrey Moran (R, 2018, Beachwood).
Politics
On March 23, 2011, there were a total of 37,925 registered voters in Lakewood Township, of which 6,417 (16.9%) were registered as Democrats, 13,287 (35.0%) were registered as Republicans, and 18,202 (48.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There are 19 voters registered to another party. Among the municipal Census 2010 population, 40.8% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 70.2% of those aged 18 and older (vs. 82.6% of districts).
Vaad at Lakewood is the 11-member elder council of the Orthodox community, which greatly influences the way people will vote, often after interviewing political candidates.
In the 2016 presidential election, Republicans Donald Trump received 74.4% of the vote (17,914 votes), in front of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 24.2% (5,841 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (333 votes). In the 2012 presidential election. Republican Mitt Romney received 72.9% of the vote (19,273 players), in front of Democrat Barack Obama with 26.7% (7.062 votes), and other candidates with 0.3% (87 votes), among 26,590 votes issued by 41,233 registered voters in the municipality (168 ballots broken), for a 64.5% voter turnout. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 69.1% of the vote (19,173 players), in front of Democrat Barack Obama with 29.7% (8,242 votes), and other candidates with 0.5% (144 votes), at between 27,750 ballots cast by 39,640 registered voters in the municipality, for a turnout of 70.0%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 66.4% of the vote (16,045 votes), defeating Democrat John Kerry with 32.5% (7852 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (137 votes) 24,152 votes by 35,217 registered voters in the municipality, for percentage of voters 68.6.
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Christ Christie's Republic received 82.4% of the vote (11,850 players), in front of Democrat Barbara Buono with 16.9% (2,427 votes), and another candidate with 0.7% (107 votes), among 14,921 ballots cast by 41,567 registered voters in the municipality (537 ballots broken), with a turnout of 35.9%. In the 2009 gubernatorial elections, Republican Chris Christie received 54.9% of the vote (10,528 votes), in front of Democrat Jon Corzine with 30.8% (5,910 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 2.6% (506 votes) and candidates others with 0.7% (142 votes), among 19,171 ballots cast by 37,928 registered voters in the municipality, yielding 50.5% of voters.
Education
The Lakewood School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through the twelfth grade, and is broken up into three different school stages. In the academic year 2014-2015, districts and seven schools have enrollment of 6,208 students and 452.4 class teachers (based on FTE), for pupil-teacher ratio of 13.7: 1. Schools in districts (with registration data 2014-15 from Central National for Educational Statistics) is the Lakewood Early Childhood Center with 274 students at PreK, Spruce Street School with 599 students at Kindergarten, Ella G. Clarke School (641; 1-5), Clifton Avenue School (919; 1-5), Oak Street School (1,156; 1-5), Piner Elementary School (PreK-1 grades; no registration data available), Lakewood Middle School with 1,147 students in grades 6-8 and Lakewood High School with enrollment of 1,112 students in grades 9-12.
Georgian Court University is a private Catholic university located on the shores of Lake Carasaljo. Founded in 1908 by the Sisters of Mercy as a women's college in North Plainfield, New Jersey, the school moved to former George Jay Gould I plantation in Lakewood in 1924. Women constituted 88% of the student population in the fall of 2006.
There are many yeshiva and Jewish schools serving the Orthodox Jewish community, with the school district providing buses for 18,000 students enrolled at 74 yeshivas in 2011, and 25,000 by 2016. Beth Medrash Govoha has over 5,000 registrations, making it one of the largest yeshivas in the world.
The non-denominational Calvary Academy serves students in kindergarten through the twelfth grade.
The Roman Catholic-affiliated Sacred Family School caters to youth from pre-school to 8th grade under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese in Trenton. In 2014, the diocese announces that schools are closed by the end of the 2014-2015 school year, as fewer students sign up.
Transportation
Roads and highways
In May 2010, the sub-district had a total of 193.15 miles (310.84 km) from the highway; where 135.26 miles (217.68 km) is managed by the municipality, 43.28 miles (69.65 km) by Ocean County, 11.22 miles (18.06 km) by the Department of Transport of New Jersey, and 3.39 mile (5.46 km) by the Turnpike Authority of New Jersey.
The main route of the area to pass is CR 526, CR 528, CR 547 and CR 549. The routes of state and US passes are Route 70, Route 88 and Route 9. The State Parkway park passes through the eastern part of the municipality, linking the Toms River in the south to the Brick in the north with one major intersection serving Lakewood at exit 89. Drivers can access Route 70 from exit 89, after exit 88 closes permanently in November 2014.
Public transport
Lakewood Bus Terminal is a regional transit hub. NJ Transit provides bus services on route 137 and 139 to and from Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, to Philadelphia on route 317, to Newark at 67 and to Atlantic City at 559.
The Lakewood Shuttle is a bus with two routes: one in town, and one in Industrial Park.
Local Ocean Ride services are provided at OC3 Brick/Lakewood/Toms River and OC4 Lakewood - Brick Link routes.
Lakewood Airport is a public airport located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of the town's main business districts. The airport is publicly owned.
The Monmouth Ocean Middlesex Line (MOM) is a passenger train project proposed by NJ Transit Rail Operations (NJT) to serve the Central New Jersey district of Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex that will serve Lakewood.
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