Matawan, New Jersey
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Matawan is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 8,910.
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[edit] Geography
Matawan is located at (40.411290, -74.234906)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²). 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (5.00%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,910 people, 3,531 households, and 2,376 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,508.8/km² (3,909.1/mi²). There were 3,640 housing units at an average density of 616.4/km² (1,597.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 82.35% White, 6.53% African American, 0.02% Native American, 7.99% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.23% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.45% of the population.
There were 3,531 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $63,594, and the median income for a family was $72,183. Males had a median income of $51,924 versus $37,113 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,320. About 3.8% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Mayor of Matawan is Mary M. Aufseeser. Members of the Matawan Borough Council are Megan Mullaney (Council President), Paul Buccellato, Debra Buragina, Donna Gould, William Malley and Neil Mendelsohn.<ref>Matawan Borough Mayor's Office and Council Members, accessed May 22, 2006</ref>
The Borough Administrator and Chief Administrative Officer is Fred Carr.
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Matawan is in the Sixth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 13th Legislative District.<ref>League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 60, accessed August 30, 2006</ref>.
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 Robert 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.
[edit] Education
Matawan is part of the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, together with the neighboring community of Aberdeen Township. The district is comprised of seven schools which are as follows (with 2004-05 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics):
Preschool
- Cambridge Park Developmental Learning Center (Preschool; 66 students)
Elementary Schools
- Ravine Drive Elementary School (Grades K-3; 431 students)
- Strathmore Elementary School (Grades K-3; 522 students)
- Cliffwood Elementary School (Grades K-3; 431 students)
- Lloyd Road Elementary School (Grades 4-5; 495 students)
Middle School
- Matawan Aberdeen Middle School (Grades 6 - 8; 1,016 students)
High School
- Matawan Regional High School (Grades 9 - 12; 1,121 students)
The MARSD Central Offices are located at 1 Crest Way, in Aberdeen, New Jersey.
[edit] History
[edit] 1916 Shark Attacks
Despite being 11 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, Matawan was the site of three shark attacks in the summer of 1916. A shark, possibly a bull shark or Great White Shark entered Matawan Creek where it killed a boy, Lester Stillwell; a man, Stanley Fisher; and injured another boy, Joseph Dunn. Over a two week span in July, up to 100 sharks were killed during the hunt for this shark known as the "Matawan Man-Eater". A great white shark of 8 feet in length was captured and later dissected, confirming it as the killer. The attacks were the inspiration for the 1975 movie Jaws and is considered to be one of the first attacks known worldwide.
[edit] Transportation locus
In the later 1900s Matawan became known for its heavily-used train station at Aberdeen-Matawan on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, which attracts riders from all over Western Monmouth County.
[edit] Recreation
Matawan is the northern terminus of the middle segment of the Henry Hudson Trail.
[edit] Trivia
In 1964, The "Matawan" station design was introduced at a new Texaco service station in town. Features include mansard roofing design, service bays moved to the side of station and sheetrock covering over most exterior walls.<ref>Texaco: Service Stations, accessed November 23, 2006</ref>
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Matawan Borough website
- Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
- Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
- Matawan First Aid & Rescue Squad website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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