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Little Egg Harbor Township is a Township located in Ocean County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the township had a total population of 15,945. Mystic Island (2000 Census population of 8,694) is a Census-designated Place and Unincorporated area in the southern part of the township. The borough of Tuckerton is within the township but is politically independent. Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton share the same zip code. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 189.5 Km&2 (73.2 Mi&2 ). 127.2 km&2 (49.1 mi&2) of it is land and 62.3 km&2 (24.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 32.90% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 15,945 people, 6,179 households, and 4,442 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 125.4/km&2 (324.7/mi&2). There were 7,931 housing units at an average density of 62.4/km&2 (161.5/mi&2). 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. 3.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 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. 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. 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. 6.5% of the population and 4.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 9.4% of those under the age of 18 and 3.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. TRIVIA In the universe of DC Comics , the actual towns and geography in and surrounding the Mystic Island section of Little Egg Harbor Township are replaced by Gotham City , home of Batman . GOVERNMENT Local government Little Egg Harbor operates under the Township form of government. The Township Committee cocnsists of five members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis. Each year, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor, and another as Deputy mayor, both serving one-year terms. The members of the Township Committee are Mayor Ray Gormley (term ends 12/31/05), Deputy Mayor Barbara Jo Crea (12/31/07), Brian E. Rumpf (12/31/05), Scott Stites (12/31/06) and Arthur Midgley (12/31/06). Federal, state and county representation Little Egg Harbor Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District. EDUCATION Students in grades pre-K through 6 attend the schools of the Little Egg Harbor Township School District . George J. Mitchell Elementary School serves 795 students in pre-K through second grade and Little Egg Harbor Township Intermediate School serves 940 students in grades 3 to 6. Students in grades 7 - 12 attend the schools of the Pinelands Regional School District , which serves students from Bass River Township , Eagleswood Township , Little Egg Harbor Township and Tuckerton Borough . The district is comprised of the Pinelands Regional Junior High School (1,082 students in grades 7-9) and Pinelands Regional High School (888 students in grades 10-12). The current combined enrollment is nearly 2,000 students. The student to teacher ratio is 25:1 in the high school, and 22:1 in the middle school. COMMUNITY Major developments in Little Egg Harbor Township include Tall Timbers (Townhomes, Radio Road and Center Street), Atlantis (Single Family Homes, Radio Road and Great Bay Boulevard, also home to Ocean County Golf Course at Atlantis), Holly Lake (Single Family Homes, Radio Road), Holly Lake Park (Single Family Homes and Condos, Oak Lane), Harbourtown Villas & Estates (Townhomes and Single Family Homes, Radio Road), Tavistock (Townhomes, Radio Road and Mathistown Road), Cross Creek (Single Family Homes, Center Street), and many more. Little Egg Harbor is growing rapidly, turning into a , to Center Street. Holly Lake and Holly Lake Park are separate communities, Holly Lake Park is the original, and they both share ownership of the same freshwater lake - Holly Lake. The lake contains lots of sunnies and Northern River Otters . The lake drains out to the Little Egg Harbor and the Barnegat Bay . Other local rivers from that network is Willis Creek, running through and providing lagoons for the Atlantis Development. The Ocean County Golf Course at Atlantis can be found here: {Link without Title} . Little Egg Harbor Township was in the headlines in November 2004 for the Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School Bombing when 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 Intermediate School's roof, and many others into the parking lot. The plane had been on a training mission at the Warren Grove Gunnery Range, a 2,400-acre area about 3.5 miles from the school. The coverage was featured on many popular network stations. The school was repaired during the New Jersey Teachers' Convention, and nobody was injured. Only a few custodians were in the school. The base was not affected by this incident. The town is also a hot spot for Donald Trump 's helicopter while flying from the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey , to the Trump World Tower in New York, mostly to film the show '' The Apprentice ''. Little Egg Harbor is the first town to be seen by Donald Trump during each helicopter ride. EXTERNAL LINKS
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