Monmouth County, New Jersey Totally Explained

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As of the census of 2000, there were 615,301 people, 224,236 households, and 160,328 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,304 people per square mile (503/km²). There were 240,884 housing units at an average density of 510 per square mile (197/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.39% White, 8.06% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 3.97% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.74% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. 6.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Based on the first ancestries reported by Monmouth County residents in the 2000 Census, 23% of residents were of Italian ancestry, 18% Irish, 9% German and 5% Polish ancestry.
   There were 224,236 households out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.24.
   In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.
   The median income for a household in the county was $64,271, and the median income for a family was $76,823. Males had a median income of $55,030 versus $35,415 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,149. About 4.50% of families and 6.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.
   Monmouth County is home to a large Irish-American population, with 141,515 residents (23% of the county's population) listed themselves as being of Irish ancestry in the 2000 Census. Among U.S. municipalities with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry, Monmouth had three of the top 10 highest percentage of residents of Irish ancestry:
Spring Lake (ranked 1st, at 39.4%), Avon-by-the-Sea (#3 at 36.5%) and Sea Girt (in the 9th spot, at 34.1%).

Government

Monmouth County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected at-large for three year terms. Each January, the freeholders select one of their members to serve as the director of the board for the year to preside over the meetings and activities of the board. Monmouth County's Freeholders have both administrative and policy making powers.
The Freeholders oversee the five mandatory functions of county government delegated to it by the state. Each freeholder is assigned responsibility for one of the five functional areas: Administration and Special Services; Public Works and Engineering; Human Services, Health and Transportation; Finance and Administration of Justice. In total, the Board is responsible for supervising more than 70 county departments.
Monmouth County's Freeholders are:

Director Lillian G. Burry (R)

Deputy Director Robert D. Clifton (R)

Director William C. Barham (R)

John D'Amico, Jr. (D)

Barbara McMorrow (D)

Politics

Monmouth County has trended in favor of the Republican party for quite some time until recently. Most recently, President George W. Bush in the 2004 election carried Monmouth County with 54.6% of the vote, and in the 2006 Senate election State Senator Tom Kean Jr. also carried Monmouth, by a similar margin of 52.63% of the vote. The Republican Party currently holds three of five Freeholder seats; however it's the first time in 20 years that a Democrat has won a seat on the board, as Barbara McMorrow of Freehold Township won a close race in November of 2006 with 51% of the vote.

Municipalities

Belmar

Brielle

Deal

West Keansburg

Highlands

Holmdel Township

Howell Township

Ramtown

Keyport

Yorketown

Manasquan

Marlboro Township

Morganville

Rumson

Upper Freehold Township

Wall Township

West Long Branch

Fire Departments

All of the municipalities in the county have volunteer fire departments with the largest in Middletown. However, in terms of HazMat emergencies, very few towns have special units to respond to these and so the Special Unit from the Middeltown Township Fire Department responds to most HazMat cases.

Education

Brookdale Community College is the two-year community college for Monmouth County, one of a network of 19 statewide. The school is in Lincroft and was founded in 1967. Monmouth University is a four-year private university located in West Long Branch.
In addition to multiple public high schools, there are many secular and non-secular private schools in Monmouth County such as Red Bank Catholic High School, Christian Brothers Academy, Ranney School, St. John Vianney High School, and Mater Dei High School.
The county has an extensive vocational high school program, known as the Monmouth County Vocational School District including 5 magnet schools:

Academy of Allied Health & Science (AAHS) in Neptune Township

Biotechnology High School (BTHS) in Freehold

Communications High School (CHS) in Wall Township

High Technology High School (HTHS) in Lincroft

Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) in Sandy HookFurther Information

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