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Island Heights is a Borough located in Ocean County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough had a total population of 1,751. GEOGRAPHY Island Heights is located at 39°56'33" North, 74°8'49" West (39.942616, -74.146890). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 2.3 Km&2 (0.9 Mi&2 ). 1.6 km&2 (0.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.7 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 31.03% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,751 people, 705 households, and 497 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,126.8/km&2 (2,909.2/mi&2). There were 807 housing units at an average density of 519.3/km&2 (1,340.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.77% White , 0.11% African American , 0.46% Native American , 0.63% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.06% from Other Races , and 0.97% from two or more races. 1.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 705 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were Married Couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97. In the borough the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $61,125, and the median income for a family was $72,596. Males had a median income of $47,500 versus $38,375 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $26,975. 4.1% of the population and 2.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.5% of those under the age of 18 and 9.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government The Mayor of Island Heights is David M. Siddons. Council Members are Michael L. Frankovich (Council President), Jim Biggs, Brian Hall, Karen Hershey, Betsy Hyle and Fred Rosenfeld. Federal, state and county representation Island Heights is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 10th Legislative District. EDUCATION The Island Heights Elemetary Schools serves 105 students in grades K-6. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the schools of the for grades 9 - 12 (1,494 students). EXTERNAL LINKS |
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