Dover Beaches South, New Jersey
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Dover Beaches South more commonly known as Ortley Beach is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 and unincorporated area located within Toms River Township
Toms River, New Jersey
Toms River is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Toms River Township and is the county seat of Ocean County, New Jersey. It is part of a larger Toms River Township...

, 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...

. As of the 2000 United States Census, the CDP population was 1,594. It is more commonly called Ortley Beach. Toms River Beaches South 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
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.

Toms River Township is split by the United States Census Bureau
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 into three CDPs; Toms River CDP on the mainland comprising over 95% of the Township's population, along with Dover Beaches North
Dover Beaches North, New Jersey
Dover Beaches North is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Toms River, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 1,785. The CDP includes the communities of half of Normandy Beach, Normandy Shores, Ocean Beaches 1,2 and 3,...

 and Dover Beaches South.

Geography

Dover Beaches South is located at 39°57′16"N 74°4′32"W (39.954568, -74.075679)and is bordered by the municipalities of Lavallette
Lavallette, New Jersey
Lavallette is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,875. Lavallette is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.Lavallette was...

 and Seaside Heights
Seaside Heights, New Jersey
Seaside Heights is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,887. Seaside Heights is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean...

.

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (42.06%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,594 people, 862 households, and 422 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 992.7/km² (2,568.6/mi²). There were 2,622 housing units at an average density of 1,632.8/km² (4,225.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.93% White, 0.46% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.06% 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 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.13% of the population. Most of the population is made up of people of Italian descent of the Roman Catholic faith

There were 862 households out of which 13.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.0% were non-families. 46.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 2.59.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 12.6% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,407, and the median income for a family was $53,811. Males had a median income of $38,984 versus $35,735 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 CDP was $26,702. About 5.5% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

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