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Sea Bright is a Borough located in Monmouth County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough had a total population of 1,818. While Sea Bright's formal history starts in 1869, there was, in the early 1840's, a small cluster of wooden shacks nestled among the tall grass-topped sand dunes of the barrier beach. This was the fishing village of Nauvoo. Long an enigma to local historians and often misinterpreted as a Native American word, the origin of " Nauvoo " is Sephardic Hebrew . It is clearly the same word that Mormon leader Joseph Smith gave to the Illinois town he founded in 1839. Meaning literally "beautiful of pleasant place," New Jersey's Nauvoo might well have been named by Smith as he visited Monmouth County in 1839. In an event, moved by Mormon influence, Nauvoo was the name chosen by local fisherman for their tiny settlement on the Jersey Shore . One of the earliest accounts of the barrier beach, published a dozen years before Sea Bright's existence, describes a steamboat journey from New York to the Ocean House, a low rambling wooden structure situated on the beach opposite the mouth of the Navesink River . Built in 1842, this first hotel on the sandy strip offered "excellent fishing, fine sea bathing and capital accommodations" for three hundred patrons. At the Ocean House one "found a number of beach carriages", as they are called, awaiting the arrival of the boat from New York City to take passengers to Long Branch . GEOGRAPHY Sea Bright is located at 40°22'13" North, 73°58'24" West (40.370314, -73.973471). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 2.9 Km&2 (1.1 Mi&2 ). 1.7 km&2 (0.6 mi&2) of it is land and 1.3 km&2 (0.5 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 43.36% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,818 people, 1,003 households, and 402 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,096.8/km&2 (2,846.9/mi&2). There were 1,202 housing units at an average density of 725.1/km&2 (1,882.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.39% White , 1.76% African American , 0.00% Native American , 2.26% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.88% from Other Races , and 0.72% from two or more races. 4.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,003 households out of which 11.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% were Married Couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 59.9% were non-families. 45.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.51. In the borough the population was spread out with 11.2% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 41.5% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $65,563, and the median income for a family was $72,031. Males had a median income of $60,417 versus $41,100 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $45,066. 7.6% of the population and 5.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 18.0% of those under the age of 18 and 3.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government The Mayor of Sea Bright Borough is Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams. Members of the Sea Bright Borough Council (with their committee chairperson assignments in parentheses) are Council President Maria Fernandes (Public Works / Building Maintenance), Clark W. Craig (Code Enforcement, Recreation, Cultural Arts,Beautification), William Keeler (Finance, Insurance, Grants, Capital Projects and Flood Control), Brian P. Kelly (Personnel), Dina Long (Public Safety / Public Relations) and Thomas Scriven (Beach, Environment and Education). Federal, state and county representation Sea Bright is in the Sixth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 11th Legislative District. EDUCATION Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Oceanport School District as part of a sending / receiving relationship. Schools in the district (with 2003-04 enrollment data from the National Center For Education Statistics ) are Wolf Hill Elementary School , with 412 students in Kindergarten through 4th grade; and Maple Place Middle School , with 362 students in grades 5 - 8. For grades 9 - 12, students attend Shore Regional High School , a regional high school that serves students from the constituent districts of Monmouth Beach , Sea Bright , Oceanport and West Long Branch . The High School is part of the Shore Regional High School District . EXTERNAL LINKS
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