Bay Head, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Bay Head is a Borough
in Ocean County
, New Jersey
, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 968. Bay Head is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula
, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay
from the Atlantic Ocean
. Together with Mantoloking to south, Bay Head is considered part of the Jersey Shore's "Gold Coast".
Bay Head was incorporated as a Borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
on June 15, 1886, from portions of Brick Township
, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier.
The community was supposed to have been named "Bayhead" after the Bayhead Land Company that developed the area in the 1870s. A railroad sign posted in the 1880s labeled the station as "Bay Head," and the name stuck when the borough was incorporated in 1886. The name also comes from the town's location, which is at the "head" of Barnegat Bay
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), of which 0.59 square miles (1.5 km²) is land and 0.11 square mile (0.2848986921 km²) (15.71%) is water.
Previously the Bay Head Land Company had been incorporated on September 6, 1879, capitalized at $12,000. The founding partners were David H. Mount of Rocky Hill, and three Princeton men: Edward Howe, his brother Leavitt Howe and William Harris. Within several years, the resort had grown in population, with a seawall installed, roads built and graded. In 1882, Bay Head had 20 new cottages, and a population of 75.
The Bay Head Historic District, listed in the New Jersey and the National Registers of Historic places in 2005, includes over 550 contributing structures (over half of the town's buildings) making it one of the largest historic districts in New Jersey. Bay Head's historic district is architecturally significant for its large collection of well-preserved Shingle Style, Stick Style, and Queen Anne Style structures.
of 2000, there were 1,238 people, 584 households, and 349 families residing in the borough. The population density
was 2,094.3 people per square mile (810.2/km2). There were 1,053 housing units at an average density of 1,781.3 per square mile (689.1/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.98% White, 0.16% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.48% from other races
, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.
There were 584 households out of which 16.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples
living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the borough the population was spread out with 15.4% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $77,790, and the median income for a family was $93,055. Males had a median income of $64,063 versus $38,672 for females. The per capita income
for the borough was $49,639. About 0.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
, the Mayor of the Borough of Bay Head is William W. Curtis (R
, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Bay Head Borough Council are Council President John M. Berko (R, 2011), Jennifer Barnes-Gambert (R, 2011), John DeFilippis (R, 2013), Mary Stockton Glass (R, 2012), D’Arcy Rohan Green (R, 2012) and James A. Urner (R, 2013).
based on the results of the 2010 Census.
serves students in public school for kindergarten through eighth grade. Bay Head Elementary School had an enrollment of 108 students in the 2009-10 school year.
Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Point Pleasant Beach High School
in Point Pleasant Beach
, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Point Pleasant Beach School District
.
trains terminate at the Bay Head
station and yard, with service on the North Jersey Coast Line
north to Penn Station Newark
, Hoboken Terminal
, and Penn Station New York
in Midtown Manhattan
.
The main roadway through Bay Head is Route 35, a two-lane highway that connects many of the Jersey Shore's small communities.
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
in Ocean County
Ocean County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 510,916 people, 200,402 households, and 137,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 803 people per square mile . There were 248,711 housing units at an average density of 151/km²...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 968. Bay Head is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula
Barnegat Peninsula
The Barnegat Peninsula, also known as the Island Beach Peninsula and colloquially as "the barrier island", is a 20-mile long, narrow barrier peninsula located in Ocean County, New Jersey, that divides the Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. It is a vacation destination and summer colony area and...
, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay
Barnegat Bay
Barnegat Bay is a small brackish arm of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 30 miles long, along the coast of Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. It is a long barrier peninsula, as well as by the north end of Long Beach Island...
from the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. Together with Mantoloking to south, Bay Head is considered part of the Jersey Shore's "Gold Coast".
Bay Head was incorporated as a Borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
on June 15, 1886, from portions of Brick Township
Brick Township, New Jersey
-Transportation:The major county routes that pass through are CR 528, and CR 549 . Two state routes pass through: Route 70 and Route 88...
, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier.
The community was supposed to have been named "Bayhead" after the Bayhead Land Company that developed the area in the 1870s. A railroad sign posted in the 1880s labeled the station as "Bay Head," and the name stuck when the borough was incorporated in 1886. The name also comes from the town's location, which is at the "head" of Barnegat Bay
Geography
Bay Head is located at 40.068690°N 74.047064°W (40.068690, -74.047064).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), of which 0.59 square miles (1.5 km²) is land and 0.11 square mile (0.2848986921 km²) (15.71%) is water.
History
The first post office was established in Bay Head in the summer of 1882. Julius Foster was first postmaster.Previously the Bay Head Land Company had been incorporated on September 6, 1879, capitalized at $12,000. The founding partners were David H. Mount of Rocky Hill, and three Princeton men: Edward Howe, his brother Leavitt Howe and William Harris. Within several years, the resort had grown in population, with a seawall installed, roads built and graded. In 1882, Bay Head had 20 new cottages, and a population of 75.
The Bay Head Historic District, listed in the New Jersey and the National Registers of Historic places in 2005, includes over 550 contributing structures (over half of the town's buildings) making it one of the largest historic districts in New Jersey. Bay Head's historic district is architecturally significant for its large collection of well-preserved Shingle Style, Stick Style, and Queen Anne Style structures.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 1,238 people, 584 households, and 349 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,094.3 people per square mile (810.2/km2). There were 1,053 housing units at an average density of 1,781.3 per square mile (689.1/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.98% White, 0.16% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.48% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.
There were 584 households out of which 16.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the borough the population was spread out with 15.4% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $77,790, and the median income for a family was $93,055. Males had a median income of $64,063 versus $38,672 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the borough was $49,639. About 0.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
Bay Head is governed under the BoroughBorough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
, the Mayor of the Borough of Bay Head is William W. Curtis (R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Bay Head Borough Council are Council President John M. Berko (R, 2011), Jennifer Barnes-Gambert (R, 2011), John DeFilippis (R, 2013), Mary Stockton Glass (R, 2012), D’Arcy Rohan Green (R, 2012) and James A. Urner (R, 2013).
Federal, state and county representation
Bay Head is in the 4th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district. The legislative district was kept unchanged by the New Jersey Apportionment CommissionNew Jersey Apportionment Commission
The New Jersey Apportionment Commission is a constitutionally-created ten-member commission responsible for apportioning the forty districts of the New Jersey Legislature. The commission is convened after each decennial U.S. Census, and the districts are to be in use for the legislative elections...
based on the results of the 2010 Census.
Education
The Bay Head School DistrictBay Head School District
The Bay Head School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Bay Head, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States....
serves students in public school for kindergarten through eighth grade. Bay Head Elementary School had an enrollment of 108 students in the 2009-10 school year.
Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Point Pleasant Beach High School
Point Pleasant Beach High School
Point Pleasant Beach High School is a four-year, comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Point Pleasant Beach in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Point Pleasant Beach School District...
in Point Pleasant Beach
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Point Pleasant Beach is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,665....
, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Point Pleasant Beach School District
Point Pleasant Beach School District
The Point Pleasant Beach School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Point Pleasant Beach, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States....
.
Transportation
New Jersey TransitNew Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
trains terminate at the Bay Head
Bay Head (NJT station)
Bay Head is a railway station in Bay Head, New Jersey. This station is served by trains on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, and it is the southern terminus for the line. The rail yard contains of wetland inside the loop formed by the tracks used to turn around the trains. The rail...
station and yard, with service on the North Jersey Coast Line
North Jersey Coast Line
The North Jersey Coast Line is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail service operating between New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal and Bay Head, New Jersey...
north to Penn Station Newark
Pennsylvania Station (Newark)
Pennsylvania Station is a major transportation hub in Newark, New Jersey. Located at Raymond Plaza, between Market Street and Raymond Boulevard, Newark Penn Station is served by the Newark Light Rail, New Jersey Transit commuter rail, Amtrak long distance trains, the PATH rapid transit system, and...
, Hoboken Terminal
Hoboken Terminal
Hoboken Terminal is one of the New York Metropolitan area's major transportation hubs. The commuter-oriented intermodal facility, is located on the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey...
, and Penn Station New York
Pennsylvania Station (New York City)
Pennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a hub for inbound and outbound railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also...
in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
.
The main roadway through Bay Head is Route 35, a two-lane highway that connects many of the Jersey Shore's small communities.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Bay Head include:- Bobbi BrownBobbi BrownBobbi Brown is the founder and CEO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Her products are sold in over 988 stores and 56 countries worldwide.-Biography:From a young age, Bobbi loved makeup...
(born 1957), cosmetologist and media contributor. - Leavitt Howe (1836–1904), founder with brother Edward Howe and two others of Bay Head Land Company, 1879.
- L. Ron HubbardL. Ron HubbardLafayette Ronald Hubbard , better known as L. Ron Hubbard , was an American pulp fiction author and religious leader who founded the Church of Scientology...
(1911–86), who wrote Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental HealthDianetics: The Modern Science of Mental HealthDianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health is a book by L. Ron Hubbard which sets out self-improvement techniques he developed, called Dianetics. The book is also one of the canonical texts of Scientology. It is colloquially referred to as Book One...
there. - James C. Kellogg IIIJames C. Kellogg IIIJames C. Kellogg III was Chairman of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the New York Stock Exchange.Kellogg attended the Pingry School, graduating in the class of 1933...
(1915–1980), Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New JerseyPort Authority of New York and New JerseyThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state port district, established in 1921 through an interstate compact, that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure, including the bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports, within the Port of New York and New Jersey...
. - Peter KelloggPeter KelloggPeter R. Kellogg is an American businessman and philanthropist with a net worth estimated by Forbes at around $2.6 billion.-Personal:Peter attended Berkshire School in Sheffield, MA. He is the son of James Crane Kellogg, Jr. of Wall Street specialist firm Spear, Leeds & Kellogg; he joined his...
(born 1943), tied for number 278 on Forbes Magazine's 2006 Billionaires List, with a net worth of $2.6 billion; director of the Wall StreetWall StreetWall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
investment firm Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, which was sold to Goldman SachsGoldman SachsThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
in 2000 for $5.5 billion. - Roger KingRoger King (producer)Roger Monroe King was an American television and media executive for King World Productions and CBS. He was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 1992 and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2004 and is credited with launching the careers of such top...
(1944–2007), Producer, Owner of King World ProductionsKing World ProductionsKing World Productions, Inc. was a production company and a syndicator of television programming in the United States until its eventual 2007 incorporation into CBS Television Distribution...
, produces game shows such as Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy!Jeopardy!Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
; and co-produces alongside Oprah WinfreyOprah WinfreyOprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011...
and Dr. Phil McGraw. - Paul Mulshine, nationally syndicated conservative opinion columnist for The Star-LedgerThe Star-LedgerThe Star-Ledger is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to The Jersey Journal of Jersey City, The Times of Trenton and the Staten Island Advance, all of which are owned by Advance Publications.The Newark Star-Ledgers daily...
. - Val SkinnerVal SkinnerVal Skinner is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Skinner was born in Hamilton, Montana. She was the 1974 Nebraska Junior Girls champion and the 1976 Nebraska High School State champion and won both these titles in 1978. She was also the 1980 Nebraska Match...
(born 1960), LPGA golfer. - John WanamakerJohn WanamakerJohn Wanamaker was a United States merchant, religious leader, civic and political figure, considered by some to be the father of modern advertising and a "pioneer in marketing." Wanamaker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Biography:He was born on July 11, 1838.He opened his first store in...
(1838–1922), retailer who spent many summers at his cottage at the beach.
External links
- Borough of Bay Head
- Bay Head Elementary School
- Data for the Bay Head Elementary School, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
- Bay Head Historical Society
- Bay Head Reading Center - Ocean County Library