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79-721: JP Rail, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation doing business as SRNJ, operates tracks in the Winslow area that originally belonged to the New Jersey Southern Railroad , and which were later acquired by the Central Railroad of New Jersey (in the 1880s) and subsequently Conrail (1976) and the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT; 1984). SRNJ acquired operating rights to the 15.5 miles (24.9 km) Winslow-Vineland route, known as

158-633: A humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The 2010 United States census counted 2,654 people, 881 households, and 662 families in the borough. The population density was 2,900.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,120.0/km ). There were 943 housing units at an average density of 1,030.7 per square mile (398.0/km ). The racial makeup was 77.24% (2,050) White , 10.81% (287) Black or African American , 0.64% (17) Native American , 2.11% (56) Asian , 0.23% (6) Pacific Islander , 3.65% (97) from other races , and 5.31% (141) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.07% (347) of

237-495: A sending/receiving relationship with the Manchester Township School District . As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 959 students and 87.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. As of May 2010 , the borough had a total of 13.55 miles (21.81 km) of roadways, of which 7.72 miles (12.42 km) were maintained by

316-675: A boat across Delaware Bay, a railroad across the Delmarva Peninsula , and a boat across Chesapeake Bay , according to a statement issued in 1873 over the signature of Jay Gould, President. The only lengthy NJS branch in south Jersey ran from Bridgeton to a place called Bivalve, on the Maurice River in Port Norris . It was opened in 1872 by the Bridgeton and Port Norris Railroad , but connected at Bridgeton not with

395-463: A branch running east to the resort town of Long Branch on the shore. It was the first railroad to reach Long Branch. Summer service in the first year was three train and boat trips per day in each direction. This first section included what would remain the two largest engineering works on the line: the long pier at Port Monmouth and the Navesink River bridge at Red Bank. Later in 1860

474-482: A countywide basis are: Clerk Scott M. Colabella (R, 2025, Barnegat Light), Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy (R, 2025; Toms River) and Surrogate Jeffrey Moran (R, 2028, Beachwood ). As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,373 registered voters in Lakehurst, of which 254 (18.5%) were registered as Democrats , 295 (21.5%) were registered as Republicans and 823 (59.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There

553-615: A hurricane in September 1944 destroyed both the Atlantic Highlands pier and parts of the railroad along the shore to the Shrewsbury River. The railroad along the shore was rebuilt, but did not last much longer. Passenger service from Highlands over the Shrewsbury River bridge and south to East Long Branch was eliminated in 1945. This ended passenger operations over the original Long Branch and Sea Shore Railroad and

632-618: A new route from Camden to Long Branch in 1881, running via a new line from Whitings to Toms River and Seaside Heights and up to the end of the NY&;LB at Bay Head Junction , just south of Point Pleasant. The Pennsylvania likewise rerouted the trains from Philadelphia off the NJS in 1880, running instead by a new line to Sea Girt and then up the new NY&LB. The section of the NY&LB from Long Branch to Point Pleasant therefore had trains to both New York and Philadelphia, but not through service, and

711-549: A now obscure date in the early 20th century. A map and timetable from January 1910 no longer shows it as part of the railroad. The property may have been held together for some time longer. Although this section has been closed for over a century, it can still be traced easily in satellite images by following power line right of ways from the Navesink River between Red Bank and Middletown just east of NJ State Route 35 , north across Middletown and through Belford, then towards

790-668: A railroad from Camden near Pemberton . The other, the Tuckerton Railroad , ran southeast to reach the bay towns from Waretown (which was also on the NJS's branch from Lakehurst) to Tuckerton . Gould lost control of the New Jersey Southern Railroad company in the Panic of 1873 and it went into receivership. Rail service to the Monmouth County coast was revolutionized by the opening of

869-406: A staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. The borough form of government used by Lakehurst is a " weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of

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948-552: Is all the more remarkable because the monopoly was set to expire on January 1, 1869. The Camden and Amboy Railroad further weakened the R&;DB by supporting a competing service to Long Branch. The Long Branch and Sea Shore Railroad was opened in 1865 from Spermaceti Cove on Sandy Hook down the narrow sand spit to a station in Long Branch near the R&DB station. This route was shorter and faster both by sea and land than

1027-646: Is completely surrounded by Manchester Township , making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another. The borough is one of 11 municipalities in Ocean County that are part of the Toms River watershed . The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lakehurst has

1106-888: Is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of five members who are 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. 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 2024 , Ocean County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year and residence) are: John P. Kelly (R, 2025, Eagleswood Township ), Virginia E. Haines ( R , 2025, Toms River ), Director Barbara Jo Crea (R, 2024, Little Egg Harbor Township ) Deputy Director Gary Quinn (R, 2024, Lacey Township ) and Frank Sadeghi (R, 2026, Toms River). Constitutional officers elected on

1185-650: Is named for its location near lakes and woods. The community of Lakehurst first reached international recognition as a winter resort around the turn of the 20th century, following the opening of the Pine Tree Inn in 1898. In 1911, the rope factory in the town burned down, prompting the formation of a volunteer fire department . The Hindenburg disaster , occurred on May 6, 1937; the German zeppelin Hindenburg arriving from Frankfurt am Main caught fire at

1264-608: Is provided on the OC1A Whiting Express and the OC2 Manchester routes. Lakehurst is located on the former Central Railroad of New Jersey Southern Division Main Line. The Barnegat Branch formerly extended from Lakehurst through Toms River and Beachwood down to Barnegat. Lakehurst is being considered as the southern terminus of the planned NJ Transit Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Line , which would closely follow

1343-798: Is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For the 2024-2025 session , the 9th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Carmen Amato ( R , Lacey Township ) and in the General Assembly by Greg Myhre (R, Stafford Township ) and Brian E. Rumpf (R, Little Egg Harbor Township ). Ocean County

1422-496: Is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on

1501-631: The Blue Comet , which started operating two round trips a day starting in February 1929. Trains covered the 136 miles (220 km) in 168 minutes, including running at 70 miles per hour (100 km/h) on the NJS from Red Bank to Winslow Junction. The service was rerouted to the former Camden and Atlantic Railroad line in 1933 when the Pennsylvania Railroad and Reading Company system's combined their southern New Jersey services as

1580-581: The 2000 United States census there were 870 households (662 of which were families of two or more) in the borough making up the total population of 2,522. The population density was 2,733.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,055.6/km ). There were 961 housing units at an average density of 1,041.7 per square mile (402.2/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 84.22% White , 7.85% African American , 0.63% Native American , 2.34% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 2.74% from other races , and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.97% of

1659-524: The 2004 presidential election , Republican George W. Bush received 58.8% of the vote (518 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 39.8% (351 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (12 votes), among the 881 ballots cast by the borough's 1,427 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 61.7. In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 73.4% of the vote (398 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 25.1% (136 votes), and other candidates with 1.5% (8 votes), among

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1738-453: The Camden and Amboy Railroad proved notoriously unable to handle the traffic on its one-track main line across New Jersey, and the R&DB rapidly became a valuable alternate route. 17,500 troops were sent via the R&DB over nine months starting September 1862. But the Camden and Amboy Railroad took the matter to court, and tried to use its influence in the state legislature to dissolve

1817-772: The Lakehurst Naval Air Station , which is located in Manchester Township (not in the borough of Lakehurst). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough had a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 km ), including 0.90 square miles (2.32 km ) of land and 0.09 square miles (0.24 km ) of water (9.39%). The borough's lake, Lake Horicon, existed prior to 1942, as clearly shown in aerial photographs from 1940 and 1931 and topographical maps from 1912. The cedar water lake remains stream-fed. Lakehurst

1896-460: The New York and Long Branch Railroad (NY&LB) in 1875 from Perth Amboy to Long Branch. It was the so-called "all rail route" from Jersey City , operated by the Central Railroad of New Jersey . The NY&LB crossed the NJS original mainline at Red Bank and the NJS mainline via Long Branch on the west side of town at Branchport. This was the third railroad to Long Branch, and it rapidly became

1975-758: The New York and Long Branch Railroad to Red Bank, the Southern Division to Winslow Junction, and the Atlantic City Railroad , which was acquired by the CNJ in 1883 (and later transferred to the Reading Company ). Atlantic City had long been a vacation spot for Philadelphia, while New Yorkers had gone to shore points on Long Island or the coast near Long Branch. The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) operated through parlor cars from Jersey City ( Exchange Place ), but by way of Camden, where

2054-551: The Northeast Corridor Line south of New Brunswick and runs over what is now a freight line via Jamesburg and Freehold , entering the former NJS at Farmingdale . The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders opposed the Monmouth Junction routing, and received support from Governor Jon Corzine early in 2008. Residents of Jamesburg, where the railroad runs in a grassy island in the middle of

2133-644: The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines , and the Blue Comet was cut back in 1934 to one round trip a day except in the summer, because of economic conditions. Continuing decline in ridership led to cancellation in September 1941. A timetable of May 1945 shows passenger service cut back to two round trips a day from Jersey City to Red Bank, down the NJS to Lakehurst, and the Toms River branch to Barnegat . The remainder south

2212-769: The Raritan Bay to Cape Island (Cape May), near the outlet of the Delaware Bay . It was to form part of a rail and water route from the New York City area to the Norfolk, Virginia area. The man behind it was William A Torrey, who owned 43 square miles (110 km ) in the area of present-day Lakehurst . Construction began in 1858 from Port Monmouth on Raritan Bay. The first segment opened in June 1860 ran south via Red Bank as far as Eatontown and then by

2291-798: The Salem County Branch Line , was originally part of the Salem Railroad (later the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad ), and subsequently became the Salem Secondary Track on the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL). PRSL was acquired by Conrail in 1976, and the Salem branch was sold by Conrail to the Salem County government in 1985. SRNJ contracted with the county in 1995 to take over operations on

2370-626: The 18.6 miles (29.9 km) route (plus a one-mile spur in Salem) from the West Jersey Railroad Co. which was awarded the initial contract by the county in 1988. Between 2009 and 2012 U.S. Rail Corporation operated the Salem line. In 2012 the county reassigned the contract to SRNJ, which ended in 2022. The railroad serves local businesses and interchanges freight cars with Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO). SRNJ maintains an interchange yard at Winslow Junction, connecting with

2449-402: The 555 ballots cast by the borough's 1,461 registered voters (13 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 38.0%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 65.0% of the vote (371 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 25.4% (145 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 7.4% (42 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (6 votes), among the 571 ballots cast by

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2528-411: The 872 ballots cast by the borough's 1,480 registered voters (10 ballots were spoiled ), for a turnout of 58.9%. In the 2008 presidential election , Republican John McCain received 49.5% of the vote (459 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 47.7% (443 votes) and other candidates with 1.7% (16 votes), among the 928 ballots cast by the borough's 1,521 registered voters, for a turnout of 61.0%. In

2607-637: The Atlantic City Line and CSAO Beesley Point Secondary Track. The Winslow branch route was restored after it was damaged by floods in 2003. As of 2022 the Winslow Junction-Vineland section of track is not in use outside of yard limits in Winslow Junction. The railroad also has trackage rights over NJT's Atlantic City Line , to Atlantic City , where they can access their branch line to Pleasantville, NJ . In 2018,

2686-501: The CNJ ferry slips at the Liberty Street Ferry Terminal , at 04:30, 10:15, 15:45, and 17:00, taking about an hour to reach Atlantic Highlands. The service was operated by two boats, Monmouth , built in 1888, and Sandy Hook , 1889. As summer traffic continued to increase, a third boat, Asbury Park , was added in 1903, and a new stop was added at Pier 81 North River (42nd St) in 1905. Information available for

2765-472: The Long Branch and Sea Shore Railroad, when it was of no further interest to the Camden and Amboy, and improved it by extending it farther north on Sandy Hook to Horse Shoe Cove. From this base he then acquired the former R&DB. The Horse Shoe Cove dock was more sheltered than Port Monmouth, and its better access to Long Branch made it the preferred route for the combined railroads. Boat service to Port Monmouth

2844-639: The NJS but with the West Jersey Railroad running to Camden. The principal commodity was oysters , at that time plentiful in the area and much in demand. The NJS did not acquire this line until 1887, after the B&;PN company had failed and it was reorganized as the Cumberland and Maurice River Railroad . Also at this time two connecting lines were built in central Jersey, both from Whitings. The Pemberton and New York Railroad ran west to meet

2923-429: The NJS main line. The old NJS main line from Port Monmouth to Red Bank was downgraded to a branch with minimal train service. The NJS line from East Long Branch to Eatontown saw a few trains that allowed passengers to use the bay route and connect at Eatontown for southern New Jersey. The last railroad related to the NJS, Atlantic Highlands route, was not built until after the CNJ took over operations. Atlantic Highlands

3002-411: The New Jersey Southern Railroad near the end of 1869. That summer, a cooperative arrangement with the Camden and Amboy Railroad permitted operation of a train service from Philadelphia to Long Branch, via Trenton , Monmouth Junction , and Farmingdale , using the R&DB main line and branch north of Farmingdale. The new company was created by railroad financier Jay Gould . He had first taken over

3081-496: The R&DB route, which had been built incidental to the main line to southern New Jersey. The Camden and Amboy Railroad supplied the locomotives and cars for the new road. The LB&SS would later become part of the New Jersey Southern. The R&DB company, having exhausted its limited resources on the fight with the Camden and Amboy Railroad , went into bankruptcy, and was reorganized under new management as

3160-551: The R&DB, while the R&DB appealed to the United States Congress to protect its operation. Through service to Camden was discontinued in February 1866, and in December 1867 the R&DB lost its case on appeal and was ordered to close the section of line from Atsion to Atco, making it impossible for passengers to travel to Camden even by changing trains. The Camden and Amboy's zealous defense of its rights

3239-622: The SRNJ leased the Salem Branch between Swedesboro and Woodbury from Conrail. In Woodbury, the SRNJ maintains a yard and connects with Conrail Shared Assets Operations . The railroad also maintain a yard in Swedesboro for interchange with SMS Rail Lines . The SRNJ owns a diverse variety of locomotive equipment including an EMD GP9 , EMD GP10 and MLW M-420s . New Jersey Southern Railroad The New Jersey Southern Railroad

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3318-851: The Winslow Branch, from The Shore Fast Line, Inc. (SFLR) in 1991. (SFLR, a freight carrier, is not to be confused with the Shore Fast Line, an interurban passenger railroad that was operated by the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad from 1907 to 1948.) In the 1991 transaction SRNJ also obtained rights from SFLR to operate freight on 30.7 miles (49.4 km) of the Atlantic City Line owned by New Jersey Transit , from Winslow to Pleasantville; and took ownership of several short sections of connecting branch lines and junctions. The Salem-Swedesboro route, known locally as

3397-401: The average family size was 3.33. In the borough the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males. The median income for a household in

3476-447: The borough council appointed Bernadette Dugan to the seat expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Gary Lowe until he died in office the previous January, just weeks after having taken office. Dugan will serve on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when voters will choose a candidate to fill the balance of the term of office. In August 2015, the borough council selected former mayor Stephen F. Childers to fill

3555-435: The borough was $ 43,567, and the median income for a family was $ 48,833. Males had a median income of $ 35,403 versus $ 26,667 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 18,390. About 4.4% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over. Lakehurst is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which

3634-631: The borough's 1,469 registered voters, yielding a 38.9% turnout. The Lakehurst School District serves students in public school for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Lakehurst Elementary School. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 379 students and 37.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1. Public school students from Lakehurst in ninth through twelfth grades attend Manchester Township High School in Manchester Township , as part of

3713-413: The borough's population was 2,636, a decrease of 18 (−0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 2,654, which in turn reflected an increase of 132 (+5.2%) from the 2,522 counted in the 2000 census . Lakehurst was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1921, from portions of Manchester Township , based on the results of a referendum held on May 24, 1921. The borough

3792-597: The cars were switched to Atlantic City trains on the PRR-owned Camden and Atlantic Railroad (the same road that once connected with the NJS predecessor, the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad). The PRR later started running through trains from Jersey City to Atlantic City, notably, the Nellie Bly, as early as 1901. The CNJ management decided in 1928 to recover some of the luxury passengers with trains called

3871-670: The council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. As of 2024 , the mayor of Lakehurst Borough is Republican Harry Robbins, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Lakehurst Borough Council are Council President Steven Oglesby (R, 2025), James W. Davis Jr. (R, 2024), Brian C. DiMeo (R, 2025), Bernadette Dugan (R, 2024; elected to serve an unexpired term), Patricia A. Hodges (R, 2026) and Robert McCarthy (R, 2026). In March 2022,

3950-479: The end of the NJS at Atsion, crossed the Camden and Atlantic at Winslow Junction , and reached the agricultural town of Vineland in 1870. This company was backed by Charles K. Landis , the founder of Vineland as a somewhat utopian community. The railway was continued onward to Delaware Bay at Bay Side in 1871. The New Jersey Southern's plan now was to reach Baltimore by means of the Vineland Railway,

4029-478: The former R&DB was revived for about two years from 1878 to 1880. The rail portion of the new route ran from Sandy Hook via Long Branch, Eatontown, Whitings, and Pemberton to Camden. Travellers could leave New York by boat at 11:00 in the morning and arrive at Philadelphia by ferry at 4:20 in the afternoon. The Pennsylvania Railroad acquired the Pemberton route in 1879, and used it and new construction to create

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4108-424: The largest boat, was sold after the 1916 season as no longer needed. The two older boats were kept running well into the automobile age, but Monmouth was retired after 1938 as worn out, leaving only Sandy Hook , which made the last run on the bay route in 1941. Sandy Hook went into war service in 1943 and was sold in 1946 for a hefty $ 75,000. Any hopes for a resumption of service after the war had been dashed when

4187-562: The main line was opened as far as Lakewood . As construction continued, instead of turning southeast at Lakehurst to Toms River and parallel to the shore to Cape May, the main line continued southwest, opening to Whiting ( Manchester Township ) and Atsion (now in Wharton State Forest ) in 1862. The route passed through the center of the lightly populated Pine Barrens , and was connected to towns on Barnegat Bay only by stages running on public roads. A branch to Toms River

4266-471: The main street, were particularly opposed. In September 2008, objections were raised for the first time to the routing based on its path across Monmouth Battlefield State Park . Another draft environmental impact statement was to be released in 2009. Lakehurst, New Jersey Lakehurst is a borough in Ocean County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . As of the 2020 United States census ,

4345-576: The municipality, 3.95 miles (6.36 km) by Ocean County and 1.88 miles (3.03 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation . New Jersey Route 70 is the main highway through the borough, which lies at the western end of New Jersey Route 37 . County Route 547 connects from the North after paralleling the eastern edge of the Lakehurst Maxfield Field portion of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst . Ocean Ride local service

4424-485: The old NJS line to Port Monmouth at Belford , and a track connection was made there. The record is no longer clear, but it appears that in addition to the primary service from Jersey City to Atlantic Highlands by rail, some trains also operated in connection with boats from New York, running from Atlantic Highlands pier down the old NJS to Red Bank and Eatontown. A notice from 1892 reports special trains to Monmouth Park Racetrack running this way. The Atlantic Highlands route

4503-502: The opening of Pennsylvania Station .) To make this possible the two railroads had built a connecting line from Atsion to Atco on the Camden and Atlantic Railroad . As roundabout as it was, this service caused controversy because it broke the state-authorized monopoly of the Camden and Amboy Railroad for travel between Jersey City and Philadelphia. But as the Civil War put demands on the railroads to transport troops and materials,

4582-525: The original Long Branch branch of the Delaware and Raritan Bay Railroad, built in 1865 and 1860 respectively. Service was cut back to Atlantic Highlands in 1958 and eliminated (Matawan to Atlantic Highlands) in 1966. In the 1990s, most of the route from Matawan to Atlantic Highlands was made into the Henry Hudson Trail . The portion of the old NJS from Port Monmouth to Red Bank was abandoned at

4661-433: The population were under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 105.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 97.8 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income

4740-408: The population. There were 870 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and

4819-416: The population. Of the 881 households, 36.8% had children under the age of 18; 50.7% were married couples living together; 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.9% were non-families. Of all households, 18.5% were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.43. 28.4% of

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4898-524: The portion along the shore was part of the NJS, and even that was not part of the original Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad. The bay route was shut down in the cold months by some date in the 1880s. Some all-rail trains to Atlantic Highlands continued on to East Long Branch, and in the off season they were the only train service. However, from May to October the bay route was very busy indeed, with summer resident commuters, vacationers, and day visitors. For many years boats left Pier 10 North River, adjacent to

4977-422: The possible journeys involving the NJS bay route to Long Branch and a change of trains to the Pennsylvania Railroad were not promoted. The New Jersey Southern was formally acquired by the Central Railroad of New Jersey in September 1879, although a CNJ timetable of July 1878 shows that the NJS was already operated by the CNJ at that date. The CNJ moved to consolidate operations of the rail and bay routes. A new link

5056-443: The primary route. The time by rail from New York (including a ten-minute ferry ride to Jersey City) was about 1 hour 40 minutes. The "bay route" to Sandy Hook took about 2 hours but writers of the period considered it the more pleasant journey, at least in good weather. The New York and Long Branch was extended by separate companies to Sea Girt in 1876 and Point Pleasant in 1880. The idea of connecting New York and Philadelphia by

5135-415: The shore of Port Monmouth east of the existing pier. Satellite images also reveal a branch in the Compton Creek marshes heading east towards previous and current fish processing facilities. The most well-known trains on the NJS mainline were the fast trains between Jersey City and Atlantic City. "The first direct fast train ever run from New-York to Atlantic City" was inaugurated in January 1889, running down

5214-444: The summer of 1915 shows nine round trips, and most boat trips connected at Atlantic Highlands with four boat trains: a Point Pleasant express, a Long Branch express, a Long Branch local, and a shuttle to Atlantic Highlands. Extra trains were sometimes added to accommodate crowds, particularly northbound on Sunday nights. A few Long Branch express trains continued to Eatontown to connect with trains to southern New Jersey. Asbury Park ,

5293-426: The unexpired term ending in December 2016 of Glenn McComas, who had resigned from office the previous month as he was moving out of the borough. Lakehurst is located in the 4th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 4th congressional district is represented by Chris Smith ( R , Manchester Township ). New Jersey

5372-423: Was $ 67,872 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 8,972) and the median family income was $ 67,838 (+/− $ 7,173). Males had a median income of $ 44,844 (+/− $ 8,788) versus $ 34,950 (+/− $ 7,557) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 27,171 (+/− $ 4,950). About 2.1% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including none of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over. As of

5451-413: Was a railroad that started in 1854. It would continue under this name until the 1870s as a separate company and the lines that it had constructed or run continued to be run in the New Jersey Southern name until the early 2000s. The New Jersey Southern Railroad (NJS) began life as the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad Company (R&DB), in March 1854. The R&DB was chartered to construct a railroad from

5530-418: Was built in 1878 from the NJS Long Branch station, now called East Long Branch, to the NY&LB at West End, on the south end of the town. The main services from New York were now: Jersey City to Point Pleasant over the New York and Long Branch; Sandy Hook to East Long Branch and (via the new link) to Point Pleasant; and Jersey City to southern New Jersey, turning off the New York and Long Branch at Red Bank into

5609-477: Was closed by 1988. Freight service remains on the NJS main line from Red Bank to Lakewood as part of Conrail's Southern Secondary line. The line from Winslow Junction to Vineland is run by the SRNJ , The line south of Landisville is out of service after it was damaged by floods in 2003. New Jersey Transit proposed passenger service over parts of the NJS in 1996 as a project called MOM (Monmouth Ocean Middlesex) . The first draft environmental impact statement

5688-405: Was discontinued about 1871. Trains now ran through from Sandy Hook to Long Branch to Eatontown Junction and from there down the NJS main line to southern New Jersey. Some service continued to run on the old NJS route from Port Monmouth via Red Bank to Eatontown. Meanwhile, down in south Jersey, the main line was finally extended to Delaware Bay, but not by the NJS. The Vineland Railway started at

5767-600: Was for freight only. The last regular passenger service on the former NJS ended in 1957. The very last passenger train was probably a special run to Toms River in 1972. The Central Railroad of New Jersey was among the railroads merged into Conrail in April 1976. Conrail began closing segments of the former NJS, and in 1978 severed the main line by abandoning the stretch through the Pine Barrens from Lakehurst to Winslow Junction. The Toms River branch (diverging at Lakehurst)

5846-542: Was further extended along the shoreline to the Shrewsbury River in 1890. The Central Railroad of New Jersey acquired the entire route in 1889. The connection between Atlantic Highlands and the New Jersey Southern routes was made in 1892 with the construction of a railroad bridge over the Shrewsbury River and the closing of the Sandy Hook boat docks. Sandy Hook was a military base, Fort Hancock, and more land

5925-480: Was now needed for weapons testing, so the dock and railroad that had been allowed on the federal property now had to go. From May 1892, the boats now ran to Atlantic Highlands, only, and the shore trains ran from there, over the new bridge, and down the old route to East Long Branch. For more than forty years this routing via Atlantic Highlands continued to be known as the Sandy Hook Route. As explained only

6004-483: Was one voter registered to another party. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 51.7% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 72.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 50.8% of the vote (438 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 48.5% (418 votes), and other candidates with 0.7% (6 votes), among

6083-582: Was opened later, in 1866, and extended to Waretown in 1872. The reason for the Pine Barrens routing soon became clear. In September 1862, the R&DB and the Camden and Atlantic Railroad began operating a through service between the New York City market (specifically, in Jersey City ) and Philadelphia once a day, without change of trains between Port Monmouth and Camden . (New Jersey trains would only begin entering New York City in 1910 with

6162-562: Was released in 2003. The three study routings run south to the current end of operable track at Lakehurst. One branches off the former New York & Long Branch, now called the North Jersey Coast Line , at Red Bank as NJS trains did. The Boards of Chosen Freeholders (county governments) for Monmouth and Ocean Counties both announced a preference in 2006 for the Monmouth Junction routing, which branches off

6241-571: Was settled in 1881 as a Methodist camp meeting site, and by 1882 some of the Sandy Hook boats also stopped at the Atlantic Highlands pier. The railroad from Matawan on the New York and Long Branch was opened to Keyport by the Freehold and New York Railroad in 1880 and extended by the locally financed New York and Atlantic Highlands Railroad to Atlantic Highlands in August 1889. The route crossed

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