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Hazlet, New Jersey
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| Hazlet, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Area | |
| - Total | 5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²) |
| - Land | 5.6 sq mi (14.6 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 21,378 |
| - Density | 3,802.3/sq mi (1,468.1/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07730 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-30690GR2 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882120GR3 |
Hazlet Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 21,378.
On February 25, 1848, the New Jersey Legislature officially created the Township of Hazlet (known as Raritan Township until 1967) a municipal corporation which, prior to that date had been part of Middletown Township.
What is now Hazlet Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 25, 1848, from portions of Middletown Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Holmdel Township (February 23, 1857), Matawan Township (also February 23, 1857, now Aberdeen Township), Keyport (March 17, 1870), Keansburg (March 26, 1917) and Union Beach (March 16, 1925). The township was renamed Hazlet Township as of November 28, 1967, based on the results of a referendum held on November 7, 1967.[1] Hazlet derived its name from a Dr. John Hazlett who had an estate in Raritan Township near the Keyport-Holmdel Turnpike, now Holmdel Road.[2]
Hazlet is part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bayshore coastline.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.7 square miles (14.7 km²), of which, 5.6 square miles (14.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.71%) is water. As the crow flies, Hazlet Township is roughly 37 miles south of New York City and 56 miles northeast of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,568 |
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| 1940 | 1,662 | 6.0% | |
| 1950 | 2,763 | 66.2% | |
| 1960 | 15,334 | 455.0% | |
| 1970 | 22,239 | 45.0% | |
| 1980 | 23,013 | 3.5% | |
| 1990 | 21,976 | -4.5% | |
| 2000 | 21,378 | -2.7% | |
| Est. 2006 | 20,936 | [3] | -2.1% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[4] | |||
As of the census² of 2000, there were 21,378 people, 7,244 households, and 5,802 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,802.3 people per square mile (1,468.7/km²). There were 7,406 housing units at an average density of 1,317.2/sq mi (508.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.17% White, 1.10% African American, 0.06% Native American, 3.39% Asian, 1.13% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.87% of the population.
There were 7,244 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $65,697, and the median income for a family was $71,361. Males had a median income of $51,776 versus $32,439 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,262. About 2.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
Hazlet Township is governed by a five-member Committee elected by the voters in the November general election to serve three-year staggered terms. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected annually by the Committee from among its five members.
Members of the Hazlet Township Committee are Mayor James DiNardo, Deputy Mayor Kevin Lavan, Bridget Antonucci, Joseph Belasco and Michael Sachs.[5]
Hazlet Township is in the Sixth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 13th Legislative District.[6]
New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District, covering portions of Middlesex County and Monmouth County, is represented by Frank Pallone (D). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 13th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph M. Kyrillos (R, Middletown Township) and in the Assembly by Amy Handlin (R, Middletown Township) and Samuel D. Thompson (R, Old Bridge Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Monmouth County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Monmouth County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director William C. Barham, Freeholder Deputy Director Robert D. Clifton, Lillian G. Burry, Anna C. Little and Theodore J. Narozanick.
The Hazlet Township Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district consists of six K-6 elementary schools ( Beers Street School, Cove Road School, Lilian Drive School, Middle Road School, Raritan Valley School and Sycamore Drive School), Hazlet Middle School for grades 7 & 8, and Raritan High School for grades 9 - 12.
Both Route 35 and Route 36 are within Hazlet Township's borders. The nearby Garden State Parkway provides easy access to the Jersey Shore or city destinations. Mass transportation is also available via New Jersey Transit buses and by train service at the Hazlet station on the North Jersey Coast Line to Hoboken Terminal, Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.
Hazlet was the last town in New Jersey to have a drive-in movie theater, the Route 35 Drive-In, which closed in 1991,[7], until the Delsea Drive-In in Vineland, New Jersey reopened in 2004.[8].
Notable current and former residents of Hazlet Township include:
- David Burke, world-renowned chef and restaurateur (Park Avenue Cafe, New York; David Burke & Donatella, New York).[citation needed]
- James Coonan, Former head of the Irish-American gang The Westies, before his conviction, Coonan was a resident of Hazlet.[9]
- Ray Evernham, NASCAR co-owner of Evernham Motorsports and former crew chief of Jeff Gordon[10]
- Jerry Recco, WFAN-AM Anchor.[11]
- Patrick Valentino, Composer, conductor and musician.[12]
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. Hazlet Township p. 179, Raritan Township p. 184.
- ^ Welcome to Hazlet Township, accessed September 13, 2006.
- ^ Census data for Hazlet township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 16, 2007.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Hazlet Township Committee. Retrieved on October 22, 2007.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ New Jersey Drive-In Theaters, State of New Jersey. Accessed July 5, 2007. "New Jersey's last drive-in theater, Hazlet's Route 35 Drive-In, closed in 1991."
- ^ The Drive-In Theater Tries a Comeback; Looking for a Few Hundred Adventurous Moviegoers, New York Times. Accessed December 12, 2007
- ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. "7 Convicted of Racketeering, 1 Acquitted, in Westies Trial", The New York Times, February 25, 1988. Accessed November 7, 2007. "The other defendants range in age from 31 to 54, and all live in Manhattan, except the Coonans, who moved to Hazlet, N.J."
- ^ Ray Evernham 20 Points to Success: Bio, accessed November 29, 2006.
- ^ Columbia Football Games to Air Locally on WSNR, 620 AM, Columbia University press release dated September 5, 2006. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Recco is a 1998 graduate of New Jersey City University. He currently resides in Hazlet, New Jersey."
- ^ Patrick Valentino, composer.
- Hazlet Township Official Website
- Hazlet Township Public Schools
- Hazlet Township Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Hazlet Township Public Schools
