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Beach Haven is a Borough in Ocean County , New Jersey , in the United States . As of the 2000 Census , the borough population was 1,278. Beach Haven was incorporated as a Borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 11 , 1890 , from portions of Eagleswood Township , based on the results of a referendum held five days earlier."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 201. GEOGRAPHY Beach Haven is located on the southern part of Long Beach Island . Beach Haven is located at (39.561296, -74.240424). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 6.0 Km&2 (2.3 Mi&2 ). 2.5 km&2 (1.0 mi&2) of it is land and 3.5 km&2 (1.3 mi&2) of it (57.76%) is water. DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,278 people, 586 households, and 346 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 503.5/km&2 (1,301.8/mi&2). There were 2,555 housing units at an average density of 1,006.6/km&2 (2,602.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.83% White , 0.08% African American , 0.55% Asian , 0.08% from Other Races , and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.69% of the population. There were 586 households out of which 18.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were Married Couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.80. In the borough the population was spread out with 17.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $48,355, and the median income for a family was $68,036. Males had a median income of $39,444 versus $29,688 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $30,267. About 1.2% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT Local government Beach Haven has governed under the . p. 2. Accessed August 14 , 2007 . Federal, state and county representation Beach Haven is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , New Jersey League Of Women Voters , p. 54. Accessed August 30 , 2006 . EDUCATION For grades K through 6, public school students attend the Beach Haven Elementary School, which serves 88 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade. For grades 7 through 12, public school students attend the Southern Regional Middle School (grades 7 and 8) and , 2007 . NOTABLE RESIDENTS Notable current and former residents of Beach Haven include:
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