Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
Township | |
| Township of Little Egg Harbor | |
 Map of Little Egg Harbor Township in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
 Census Bureau map of Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′56″N 74°20′09″W / 39.632206°N 74.335951°W / 39.632206; -74.335951Coordinates: 39°37′56″N 74°20′09″W / 39.632206°N 74.335951°W / 39.632206; -74.335951[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Discovered | 1614 |
| Founded | February 13, 1740 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government [7] | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Ray Gormley (R, term ends December 31, 2017)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Garrett Loesch[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Diana McCracken[6] |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 73.053 sq mi (189.206 km2) |
| • Land | 47.368 sq mi (122.682 km2) |
| • Water | 25.685 sq mi (66.524 km2) 35.16% |
| Area rank | 13th of 566 in state 4th of 33 in county[1] |
| Elevation [8] | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[9][10][11][12] | |
| • Total | 20,065 |
| • Estimate (2016)[13] | 20,818 |
| • Rank | 130th of 566 in state 10th of 33 in county[14] |
| • Density | 423.6/sq mi (163.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 455th of 566 in state 29th of 33 in county[14] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP code | 08087[15] |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 294, 296, 812[16] |
| FIPS code | 3402940560[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882067[1][19] |
| Website | www.leht.com |
Little Egg Harbor Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 20,065,[10][11][12] reflecting an increase of 4,120 (+25.8%) from the 15,945 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,612 (+19.6%) from the 13,333 counted in the 1990 Census.[20] The 2010 population was the highest recorded in any decennial census.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Founding
1.2 Tuckerton Wireless Tower
1.3 Later history
2 Geography
3 Demographics
3.1 Census 2010
3.2 Census 2000
4 Government
4.1 Local government
4.1.1 Emergency services
4.2 Federal, state and county representation
4.3 Politics
5 Education
6 Transportation
6.1 Roads and highways
6.2 Public transportation
7 Notable people
8 References
9 External links
History
Founding
The Giffordtown Schoolhouse, which operated until 1951, now part of the Tuckerton Historical Society
Originally part of Burlington County, Little Egg Harbor took its name from the portion of a bay called Egg Harbor (known today as Little Egg Harbor) by the Dutch sailors because of the eggs found in nearby gull nests. The first known account of the town was made by Captain Cornelius Jacobsen May in 1614.[21][22]
The first European to settle the township was Hendrick Jacobs Falkenberg, who likely arrived by 1693 when he does not appear on a census of the Swedes along the Delaware River, where he had lived for nearly three decades.[23] Though he was from Holstein (now in Germany), his first wife was a Finn and part of the Swedish community. Falkenberg settled on an 800-acre tract of land that he had acquired from the Lenni Lenape Native Americans in 1674, and a 1697 deed re-confirmed this earlier purchase. This tract included the two islands of Monhunk and Minnicunk later known as Osborn Island and Wills Island.[24] Falkenberg was a linguist, fluent in the Lenape language, and was considered southern New Jersey's foremost language interpreter involving land transactions between the Indians and the European settlers, particularly the English Quakers.[25]
Plaque commemmorating the Little Egg Harbor massacre monument
The Little Egg Harbor Massacre took place in October 1778 during the American Revolutionary War, as British Army Major Patrick Ferguson was wreaking havoc on Colonial shipping in the Mullica River. Kazimierz Pułaski and his newly raised forces were ordered to oppose his actions. Pulaski's Legion, along with three companies of light infantry, three troops of light horse, and one artillery detachment, came too late to be of great use against Ferguson's operations. But their arrival did stop Ferguson from raiding the iron works at Batsto, and stemmed their attacks on privateers at The Forks of the Mullica River.
They then set up camp on a farm. A deserter, Lt. Gustav Juliet, found Ferguson and told him of Pulaski's encampment; he mentioned that morale was fairly low, and security almost nonexistent, so that a surprise attack would be devastating. Ferguson promptly loaded 250 of his best men onto boats and rowed them, in the dark, some 10 miles (16 km) to Osborne Island. He then marched them a further 2 miles (3.2 km) to the site of the infantry outpost, which comprised 50 men a short distance from the main encampment. At first light, Ferguson ordered the attack; only five of his quarry were taken alive. Pulaski eventually led his mounted troops up, causing Ferguson to retreat to his boats minus a few men that had fallen into the colonists' hands. A memorial on Radio Road commemorates the attack.[26]
Little Egg Harbor Township was formed on February 13, 1740, as Egg Harbour Township from portions of Northampton Township (now Mount Holly Township), while the area was still part of Burlington County. It was incorporated as one of New Jersey's 104 in the Township Act of 1798 by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. While in Burlington County, portions of the township were taken to form Washington Township (November 19, 1802) and Bass River Township (March 30, 1864). Little Egg Harbor Township became part of Ocean County on March 30, 1891, after which further portions of the township were ceded to create Long Beach Township (March 23, 1899) and Tuckerton (February 18, 1901).[27]
Tuckerton Wireless Tower
A concrete footing for the former Tuckerton Wireless Tower, located in the center of South Ensign Drive
The Tuckerton Wireless Tower (39°33′31″N 74°22′14″W / 39.5585°N 74.3706°W / 39.5585; -74.3706), at 825 feet (251 m) in height, was built in 1912[28][29] by the German "Hochfrequenzmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft Für Drahtlose Telegraphie" company (The High Frequency Machine Corporation for Wireless Telegraphy, often referred to as HOMAG) when the present-day Mystic Island was called Hickory Island. The tower was used to communicate with an identical radio telegraph station in Eilvese, Germany starting on Jun 19, 1914, less than two weeks before the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. The station continued to communicate with Eilvese [30] until America entered World War I on April 6, 1917.[31] It is rumored that it was used to send the message to order the attack by a German U-boat on the RMS Lusitania. After President Wilson's Declaration of Neutrality, the President's Executive Order 2042[32] required the US Navy to take over the station on September 9, 1914, to assure the neutrality of messages sent to and from the station.[33] However, the station continued to be operated by German nationals employed by HOMAG and continued to communicate only with the Eilvese radio station.[34]
When America entered the war, all U.S. radio stations were seized and shut down by Executive Order 2605A on April 30, 1917.[35] The remaining German personnel at Tuckerton immediately became war prisoners and were replaced by U.S. Navy personnel. The Navy used the Tuckerton Radio Station for transatlantic communications while the naval radio stations in New Brunswick, New Jersey and Sayville, New York were undergoing major transmitter and antenna upgrades. Tuckerton was used for fleet broadcasts after installations of 200 kilowatt transmitters at New Brunswick and Sayville were completed in June 1918.
After the war, the Tuckerton Wireless Station was included in German war reparations paid to America. Shortly afterwards, it was sold to RCA which operated it until 1948 as a backup to their famous Radio Central facility in Rocky Point, New York.[31] In 1921, RCA installed two massive Alexanderson alternators, which were removed in 1948. For transatlantic communications, the radio station operated under the call signs WCI and WGG. For coastal communications, after World War I, the station operated under the callsign WSC. The 820-foot (250 m) steel tower, anchored by three large concrete blocks, was taken down on December 27, 1955.[36] The three huge anchor blocks still exist today, in a backyard on North Ensign Drive and in the middle of South Ensign Drive and Staysail Drive. Many smaller anchor blocks providing foundations for smaller towers that supported the umbrella antenna are still visible in the lagoons. Remains of the large tower can be seen in scraps at the Giffordtown Museum.[37]
Later history
While the township was formed in the 1700s, Little Egg Harbor remained predominantly rural and undeveloped well into the late 20th century. It wasn't until the late 1950s until any major development was started. During this time, the construction of manufactured waterfront bungalows on lagoons were built and marketed as vacation properties, most notably Mystic Islands, Holly Lake Harbor, as well as Atlantis; the latter of which a "research home" was constructed to test hundreds of components and finishing materials for possible inclusion in model homes.[38] Most of the population were seasonal residents from either New York, Philadelphia, or other parts of New Jersey. Several developments were constructed in the decades following around the Mystic Islands area, mostly consisting of townhomes, duplex, and small single-family homes meant to act as either vacation homes or year-round residence.
In 1979, Pinelands Regional High School opened in the growing township, serving students from Little Egg Harbor, Tuckerton, Bass River, and Eagleswood; those students formerly went to Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin.[39]
By the 2000s, the township was one of the fastest-growing in Ocean County, next to Barnegat.[40] The formerly sleepy township saw the development of several new housing developments, shopping centers, and offices. While 75% of the growth came from new retirement communities, the former resort town dubbed "Little Treasure on the Bay" saw an influx of year-round residents and families, becoming more of a suburb.[41]
On November 3, 2004, a fighter jet on a training mission from the 113th Wing of the District of Columbia Air National Guard, based at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, shot seven bullets into the roof of the Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School, and many others into the parking lot. Only a few custodians were in the school, and nobody was injured. The plane had been on a training mission at the Warren Grove Gunnery Range, a 2,400-acre (10 km2) area about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the school. The school was repaired during the New Jersey Teachers' Convention, using $519,000 paid by the Air Force to the school district.[42]
On the morning of August 28, 2011, Tropical Storm Irene made its second U.S. landfall in Brigantine, though initial reports placed it at the Little Egg Inlet on the border with Galloway Township. At the time it was believed to be the first hurricane to make landfall in New Jersey since 1903,[43] but later analysis by the National Hurricane Center determined that the storm had weakened to tropical storm status by the time it made its second landfall.[44] On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage and flooding to the township, damaging roughly 4,000 homes, especially in the Mystic Island section.[45] On the one-year anniversary of the storm, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie visited the township's Community Center to celebrate both the reopening of the storm-damaged building as well as the recovery efforts from the storm.[46]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 73.053 square miles (189.206 km2), including 47.368 square miles (122.682 km2) of land and 25.685 square miles (66.524 km2) of water (35.16%).[1][2]
Mystic Island (2010 Census population of 8,493[47]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in the southern part of the township.[48][49][50]
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Atlantis, Edge Cove, Giffordtown, Jessies Point, Nugentown, Parkertown, Storm Island, Tucker Beach and West Tuckerton.[51]
The township borders the Ocean County municipalities of Barnegat Township, Beach Haven, Eagleswood Township, Long Beach Township and Stafford Township; Galloway Township in Atlantic County; and both Bass River Township and Woodland Township in Burlington County.[52] Little Egg Harbor completely surrounds the independent municipality of Tuckerton, which became independent when it was incorporated in 1901.[27] Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton share the same ZIP code.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1800 | 1,160 | — | |
| 1810 | 913 | −21.3% | |
| 1820 | 1,102 | 20.7% | |
| 1830 | 1,491 | 35.3% | |
| 1840 | 1,875 | 25.8% | |
| 1850 | 2,020 | 7.7% | |
| 1860 | 2,375 | 17.6% | |
| 1870 | 1,779 | −25.1% | |
| 1880 | 1,881 | 5.7% | |
| 1890 | 1,771 | −5.8% | |
| 1900 | 1,856 | * | 4.8% |
| 1910 | 388 | * | −79.1% |
| 1920 | 410 | 5.7% | |
| 1930 | 547 | 33.4% | |
| 1940 | 577 | 5.5% | |
| 1950 | 644 | 11.6% | |
| 1960 | 847 | 31.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,972 | 250.9% | |
| 1980 | 8,483 | 185.4% | |
| 1990 | 13,333 | 57.2% | |
| 2000 | 15,945 | 19.6% | |
| 2010 | 20,065 | 25.8% | |
| Est. 2016 | 20,818 | [13][53] | 3.8% |
| Population sources: 1800-1890[54] 1850-2000[55] 1800-1920[56] 1850-1870[57] 1850[58] 1870[59] 1880-1890[60] 1890-1910[61] 1910-1930[62] 1930-1990[63] 2000[64][65] 2010[10][11][12] * = Lost territory in previous decade.[27] | |||
Census 2010
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 20,065 people, 8,060 households, and 5,674 families residing in the township. The population density was 423.6 per square mile (163.6/km2). There were 10,324 housing units at an average density of 218.0 per square mile (84.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.19% (18,899) White, 1.35% (271) Black or African American, 0.16% (33) Native American, 1.24% (249) Asian, 0.01% (2) Pacific Islander, 1.51% (303) from other races, and 1.54% (308) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.22% (1,047) of the population.[10]
There were 8,060 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.90.[10]
In the township, the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.4 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.8 males.[10]
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $59,365 (with a margin of error of +/- $3,765) and the median family income was $66,345 (+/- $4,466). Males had a median income of $56,279 (+/- $3,204) versus $42,683 (+/- $3,850) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,566 (+/- $1,778). About 6.5% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.[66]
Census 2000
As of the 2000 United States Census[17] there were 15,945 people, 6,179 households, and 4,442 families residing in the township. The population density was 324.7 people per square mile (125.4/km²). There were 7,931 housing units at an average density of 161.5 per square mile (62.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.22% White, 0.79% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.98% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.26% of the population.[64][65]
There were 6,179 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.98.[64][65]
In the township the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.[64][65]
The median income for a household in the township was $45,628, and the median income for a family was $51,580. Males had a median income of $39,668 versus $29,576 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,619. About 4.1% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.[64][65]
Government
The Little Egg Harbor Administrative Justice Complex opened in 2004
Local government
Little Egg Harbor operates under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government. The five-member Township Committee is elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[7][67] Annually, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor, and another as Deputy Mayor, each serving one-year terms.[68]
As of 2016[update], the members of the Township Committee are Mayor Eugene "Gene" Kobryn (R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2016), Deputy Mayor David Schlick (D, term on committee ends 2018; term as deputy mayor ends 2016), Ray Gormley (R, 2017), John Kehm Jr. (R, 2017) and Lisa Stevens (D, 2018).[3][69][70][71][72][73][74]
Emergency services
Little Egg Harbor Township is served by Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS, which also provides primary 911 emergency medical services for the residents of Bass River Township and Eagleswood Township.[75]
Federal, state and county representation
Little Egg Harbor Township is located in the 2nd Congressional District[76] and is part of New Jersey's 9th state legislative district.[11][77][78] Prior to the 2010 Census, Little Egg Harbor Township had been part of the 3rd 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.[79]
For the 116th United States Congress, New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Jeff Van Drew (D, Dennis Township).[80] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2021)[81] and Bob Menendez (Paramus, term ends 2025).[82][83]
For the 2018–2019 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 9th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Christopher J. Connors (R, Lacey Township) and in the General Assembly by DiAnne Gove (R, Long Beach Township) and Brian E. Rumpf (R, Little Egg Harbor Township).[84][85] The Governor of New Jersey is Phil Murphy (D, Middletown Township).[86] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Sheila Oliver (D, East Orange).[87]
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.[88] 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),[89]
Freeholder Deputy Director John P. Kelly (R, 2019, Eagleswood Township; Law and Public Safety),[90]
Gerry P. Little (R, 2021, Surf City; Roads),[91]
Gary Quinn (R, 2021, Lacey Township; Human Services and Transportation)[92] and
Joseph H. Vicari (R, 2020, Toms River; Senior Services and County Operations).[93][94][95] Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are
County Clerk Scott M. Colabella (R, 2019, Barnegat Light),[96][97]
Sheriff Michael Mastronardy (R, 2019; Toms River)[98] and
Surrogate Jeffrey Moran (R, 2023, Beachwood).[99][100]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 13,562 registered voters in Little Egg Harbor Township, of which 2,641 (19.5%) were registered as Democrats, 3,963 (29.2%) were registered as Republicans and 6,951 (51.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 7 voters registered to other parties.[101] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 67.6% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 84.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).[101][102]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 57.0% of the vote (5,129 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 42.0% (3,777 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (97 votes), among the 9,060 ballots cast by the township's 14,200 registered voters (57 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 63.8%.[103][104] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 56.5% of the vote (5,577 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 41.6% (4,108 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (117 votes), among the 9,879 ballots cast by the township's 14,042 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.4%.[105] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 58.9% of the vote (5,046 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 40.0% (3,430 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (71 votes), among the 8,571 ballots cast by the township's 12,064 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 71.0.[106]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 74.6% of the vote (4,603 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 23.5% (1,449 votes), and other candidates with 2.0% (122 votes), among the 6,322 ballots cast by the township's 13,898 registered voters (148 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.5%.[107][108] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 63.0% of the vote (4,198 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 28.9% (1,926 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.5% (364 votes) and other candidates with 1.4% (91 votes), among the 6,666 ballots cast by the township's 13,690 registered voters, yielding a 48.7% turnout.[109]
Education
Students in public school for grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade attend the schools of the Little Egg Harbor Township School District. As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its three schools had an enrollment of 2,831 students and 159.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.8:1.[110] Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.[111]) are
Robert C. Wood Sr. Early Childhood Center[112] (271 students in PreK; preschool opened for the 2012-13 school year),
Frog Pond Elementary School[113] for grades K to 6 (610 students) and
George J. Mitchell Elementary School[114] for pre-K through sixth grade (727 students).[115][116]
Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Pinelands Regional School District, which also serves students from Bass River Township, Eagleswood Township and Tuckerton Borough.[117][118][119] The township has six members serving on the district's nine-member Board of Education.[120] Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[121]) are
Pinelands Regional Junior High School[122] with 802 students in grades 7-9 and
Pinelands Regional High School[123] with 815 students in grades 10-12.[124][125][126]
Transportation
Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 128.34 miles (206.54 km) of roadways, of which 86.31 miles (138.90 km) were maintained by the municipality, 34.55 miles (55.60 km) by Ocean County, 3.47 miles (5.58 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 4.01 miles (6.45 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[127]
The Garden State Parkway passes through the township, connecting Bass River Township in Burlington County in the south to Eagleswood Township in the north[128] and includes interchange 58, which is signed for County Route 539 serving Tuckerton / Trenton.[129] County Route 539 and Route 9 are major arteries in the township.
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides bus service between the township and Atlantic City on the 559 route.[130]
Ocean Ride local service is provided on the OC6 Little Egg Harbor - Stafford Township route.[131][132][133]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Little Egg Harbor Township include:
Gaten Matarazzo (born 2002), star of the Netflix original series Stranger Things.[134]
Lily McBeth (born 1934), transgender substitute teacher at the town's local schools who made national news after she underwent a sex-change operation.[135]
- Jacklyn Pezzotta, winner of the Miss New Jersey Teen USA pageant in 2003.[136]
Brian E. Rumpf (born 1964), member of the New Jersey General Assembly since 2003, who also served on the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee, serving as the township's mayor from 2000 to 2003.[137]
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^ Spahr, Rob. "Barnegat Township expected to bear burden of growth as Ocean County population continues to boom, officials say", The Press of Atlantic City, October 31, 2010. Accessed January 24, 2015. "Little Egg Harbor Township was once dubbed by Assemblyman Brian Rumpf, R-Ocean, Burlington, Atlantic, as 'The Little Hidden Treasure by the Bay.' ... The township's population skyrocketed from a mere 847 in 1960 to 26,818 in 2009, which represents a more than 3,000 percent increase."
^ Spahr, Rob. "Little Egg school shot by jet to get $519,000", The Press of Atlantic City, November 2, 2006. Accessed September 29, 2014. "Superintendent of Schools Frank Kasyan, along with Assemblyman Brian Rumpf, announced Wednesday that after a lengthy tort-claims process, the Air Force has agreed to pay the school board more than $500,000."
^ Staff. "Hurricane Irene makes landfall in New Jersey; storm should be gone by mid-afternoon, meteorologist predicts - UPDATE", The Express-Times, August 28, 2011. Accessed September 29, 2014. "Hurricane Irene made landfall at 5:35 this morning in Little Egg Inlet, near Atlantic City, according to Hackettstown-based WeatherWorks meteorologist Nick Troiano, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, 1 mile an hour above the level at which a hurricane is defined. It was 1903 the last time a hurricane -- also a category one storm -- Troiano said. It was also near Atlantic City."
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^ Staff. "Shore residents live among lingering Sandy damage", NewsWorks, October 8, 2013. Accessed January 24, 2015.
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^ Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 264, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed December 27, 2012. "Little Egg Harbor township comprises the southeastern section of the county, and contained in 1870 a population of 1,779."
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^ abcde Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Little Egg Harbor township, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 27, 2012.
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^ "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 7. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 3, 2015.
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^ Home Page, Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS. Accessed June 13, 2016. "Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS is committed to protecting the lives of Little Egg Harbor's, Bass River's, and Eagleswood's residents and visitors by providing the best possible emergency and medical response services."
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^ Pinelands Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Pinelands Regional School District is a limited-purpose regional school district located in southern Ocean County. The District consists of a Junior High School for grades 7-9, a High School for grades 10-12 and an Alternative High School for at-risk students in grades 9-12. The communities of Bass River, Eagleswood, Little Egg Harbor, and Tuckerton are served by the District with approximately 1,700 students in grades 7-12."
^ School Choice Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed January 18, 2017. "Pinelands Regional School District is comprised of a Junior High School and a High School. The District serves students in grades 7 through 12 living in the communities of: Bass River Township (Burlington County), Eagleswood Township, Little Egg Harbor Township, Tuckerton Borough"
^ Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "PINELANDS REGIONAL - Serves: Bass River in Burlington County; Eagleswood, Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton in Ocean County"
^ Board of Education, Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed January 18, 2017. "The Board of Education is composed of nine citizens elected to serve terms of three years each. Representatives are elected on the basis of constituent population - one from Bass River Township, one from Eagleswood Township, six from Little Egg Harbor Township, and one from the Borough of Tuckerton."
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^ Jackson, Vincent. "Little Egg Harbor teen's journey from Broadway To NetflixGaten Matarazzo has a role in Netflix's Stranger Things", The Press of Atlantic City, July 12, 2016. Accessed September 4, 2016. "Gaten Matarazzo, of Little Egg Harbor Township, learned something about the world of Hollywood casting when he auditioned for a child's role in the new Netflix series Stranger Things."
^ Lee, Michelle. "Transgender teaching sub won't return", The Press of Atlantic City, July 23, 2009. Accessed September 12, 2011. "Lily McBeth, a substitute teacher from Little Egg Harbor Township, became a national symbol of acceptance for transgender Americans in 2006 when the Eagleswood and Pinelands Regional school districts kept her on the job despite protests from some parents."
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External links
- Little Egg Harbor Township website
- Little Egg Harbor Township School District
Little Egg Harbor Township School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
School Data for the Little Egg Harbor Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Pinelands Regional School District
- Little Egg Harbor Branch of Ocean County Library
- Sunset Over the Salt Meadows
- Pinelands-Pine Barrens photo galleries of native flora fauna and landscapes
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