Mantoloking

Mantoloking is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 296,[8][9][10] reflecting a decline of 127 (-30.0%) from the 423 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 89 (+26.6%) from the 334 counted in the 1990 Census.[19] The borough has an estimated summer population of approximately 5,000.[20]

As of the 2000 Census, Mantoloking was the highest-income community in the state of New Jersey with a per capita money income of $114,017 as of 1999, an increase of 29.8% from the $87,830 recorded in 1989.[21] Based on data from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey, the borough had a per-capita income of $97,938, ranked 4th in the state.[22] In the Forbes magazine 2012 rankings of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", the borough was ranked 139th, with a median price of $1,403,349.[23]

Mantoloking was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 10, 1911, from portions of Brick Township.[24] The name Mantoloking is derived from the Unami language of the Lenni Lenape Native Americans who once inhabited New Jersey. Various meanings have been attributed to the community's name including "frog ground" or "sand place".[25][26]

The borough is a Jersey Shore community situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, also known as Barnegat Bay Island, a long, narrow barrier island that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. The town is linked to the New Jersey-mainland via the Mantoloking Bridge, linking the town with Brick Township across the Barnegat Bay. Mantoloking is home to the Olympic-champion producing Mantoloking Yacht Club. Some old "summer cottages" in the borough were designed by architect Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White. Together with Bay Head to the north, Mantoloking is considered part of the Jersey Shore's "Gold Coast".[27] It is a dry town where alcohol cannot be sold.[28][29]

During Hurricane Sandy in 2012, storm surge damaged about 90% of the properties in Mantoloking with the largest damage occurring when a breach was formed between the Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of Herbert Street (CR 528).[30]

When Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on October 29, 2012, the effects were severe, and Mantoloking was especially hard hit, with more than 50 homes requiring demolition,[31] accounting for almost 10% of the housing units in the borough as of the 2010 Census.[8] Verizon Communications announced in July 2013 that it won't rebuild its copper-wire based plain old telephone service to Mantoloking residents, instead providing them with its Voice Link wireless service, an effort that brought protests from the AARP. Residents have complained that many calls don't go through when dialed, that fax transmissions cannot be made, that 911 calls may be affected by network bottlenecks and that power outages would result in the loss of service.[32][33]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km2), including 0.39 square miles (1.00 km2) of land and 0.25 square miles (0.66 km2) of water (39.69%).[1][2]

The borough borders the Ocean County municipalities of Bay Head, Brick Township and Point Pleasant.[34][35][36]

The 2010 United States census counted 296 people, 162 households, and 103 families in the borough. The population density was 767.9 per square mile (296.5/km2). There were 535 housing units at an average density of 1,387.9 per square mile (535.9/km2). The racial makeup was 94.93% (281) White, 1.69% (5) Black or African American, 0.34% (1) Native American, 0.34% (1) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 2.36% (7) from other races, and 0.34% (1) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% (7) of the population.[8]

Of the 162 households, 3.1% had children under the age of 18; 58.6% were married couples living together; 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 36.4% were non-families. Of all households, 35.2% were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.77 and the average family size was 2.16.[8]

4.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 6.8% from 25 to 44, 39.2% from 45 to 64, and 47.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 64.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 83.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.6 males.[8]

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $151,667 (with a margin of error of +/- $66,768) and the median family income was $200,833 (+/- $146,466). Males had a median income of $98,333 (+/- $210,103) versus $42,917 (+/- $32,621) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $97,938 (+/- $40,847). About none of families and none of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.[44]

As of the 2000 United States Census[16] there were 423 people, 207 households, and 140 families residing in the borough. The population density was 958.6 people per square mile (371.2/km2). There were 522 housing units at an average density of 1,183.0 per square mile (458.1/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.64% White, 1.65% African American, 0.47% Asian, 0.24% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.[42][43]

There were 207 households, out of which 11.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.45.[42][43]

In the borough the population was spread out, with 10.2% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 10.6% from 25 to 44, 39.2% from 45 to 64, and 36.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.[42][43]

The median income for a household in the borough was $105,841, and the median income for a family was $125,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $64,167 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $114,017. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.2% of those over 64.[42][43]

Mantoloking is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 218 municipalities (of the 565) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[45] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Borough Council, with all positions elected at-large 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.[6] The Borough form of government used by Mantoloking is a "weak mayor / 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 ordinances subject to an override 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.[46][47]

As of 2020[update], the Mayor of Mantoloking is Republican E. Laurence "Lance" White, III, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2022. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Evan S. "Steve" Gillingham (R, 2021), Anthony M. Amarante (R, 2020), F. Bradford Batcha (R, 2021), D'Arcy Green (R, 2022), Christopher R. Nelson (R, 2020) and Lynn O'Mealia (R, 2022).[3][48][49][50][51][52][53]

In December 2018, Donald Ness was selected by the Borough Council to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that became vacant following the resignation of Lynn O'Mealia earlier that month.[54]

In 2018, the borough had an average property tax bill of $17,762, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.[55]

Mantoloking is located in the 3rd Congressional District[56] and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district.[9][57][58] Prior to the 2010 Census, Mantoloking had been part of the 4th Congressional District , a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[59]

For the 117th United States Congress, New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District is represented by Andy Kim (D, Bordentown).[60] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[61] and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025).[62][63]

For the 2022–2023 session, the 10th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James W. Holzapfel (R, Toms River) and in the General Assembly by John Catalano (R, Brick Township) and Gregory P. McGuckin (R, Toms River).[64]

Ocean County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders consisting of five members, elected on an at-large basis in partisan elections and serving staggered three-year terms of office, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election.[65] At an annual reorganization held in the beginning of January, the board chooses a Director and a Deputy Director from among its members. As of 2019[update], Ocean County's Freeholders (with party affiliation, term-end year, residence and department directorship listed in parentheses) are Freeholder Director Virginia E. Haines (R, 2019, Toms River; Parks and Recreation and Natural Lands),[66] Freeholder Deputy Director John P. Kelly (R, 2019, Eagleswood Township; Law and Public Safety),[67] Gerry P. Little (R, 2021, Surf City; Roads),[68] Gary Quinn (R, 2021, Lacey Township; Human Services and Transportation)[69] and Joseph H. Vicari (R, 2020, Toms River; Senior Services and County Operations).[70][71][72] Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Scott M. Colabella (R, 2019, Barnegat Light),[73][74] Sheriff Michael Mastronardy (R, 2019; Toms River)[75] and Surrogate Jeffrey Moran (R, 2023, Beachwood).[76][77]

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 324 registered voters in Mantoloking, of which 23 (7.1%) were registered as Democrats, 247 (76.2%) were registered as Republicans and 54 (16.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[78] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 109.5% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 114.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).[78][79]

Mantoloking is one of the most consistently Republican jurisdictions in the state of New Jersey. After New Jersey native Woodrow Wilson carried the borough in its inaugural election, no Democratic presidential candidate has done so again. Even as New Jersey has trended Democratic since the 1990's, Mantoloking has remained largely Republican, with 2016 and 2020 Republican nominee and president Donald Trump carrying the borough by over 25 points in both of his campaigns. Prior to Trump, all of the preceding 21 Republican nominees for president from Herbert Hoover in 1932 to Mitt Romney in 2012 won Mantoloking by a margin of at least 50 points, with 14 of them earning 80% of the vote, and Thomas Dewey in 1948, Dwight Eisenhower in 1956, and Richard Nixon in 1960 and 1972 each winning 90% of the vote.

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 92.7% of the vote (152 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 7.3% (12 votes), and other candidates receiving no votes, among the 165 ballots cast by the borough's 307 registered voters (1 ballot was spoiled), for a turnout of 53.7%.[102][103] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 80.9% of the vote (174 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 12.1% (26 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.0% (13 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (1 votes), among the 215 ballots cast by the borough's 336 registered voters, yielding a 64.0% turnout.[104]

Students in Mantoloking attend public school in Point Pleasant Beach for kindergarten through twelfth grade as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District, together with students from Bay Head and Lavallette who attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[105] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 763 students and 78.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.[106] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[107]) are G. Harold Antrim Elementary School[108] 384 students in grades PreK-8 and Point Pleasant Beach High School[109] 367 students in grades 9-12.[110][111]

As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 6.42 miles (10.33 km) of roadways, of which 4.00 miles (6.44 km) were maintained by the municipality, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) by Ocean County and 2.17 miles (3.49 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[112]

New Jersey Route 35 and County Route 528 are the main highways serving Mantoloking. Route 35 traverses the borough north to south, parallel to the coast, while CR 528 begins at Route 35 and heads west across Barnegat Bay to the mainland.

NJ Transit trains terminate at the Bay Head station and yard, 1.5 miles north of Mantoloking's northern border, with service on the North Jersey Coast Line north to Penn Station Newark and Penn Station New York in Midtown Manhattan.[113]

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mantoloking, New Jersey has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature > 32.0 °F (> 0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ 71.6 °F (≥ 22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months at Mantoloking, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values ≥ 95 °F (≥ 35 °C). On average, the wettest month of the year is July which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values < 0 °F (< -18 °C). The plant hardiness zone at Mantoloking Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 3.5 °F (-15.8 °C).[114] The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is between 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Mantoloking, New Jersey would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass (73) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).[117]

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mantoloking include: