ZIP Code 07735

Keyport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 7,240, following a decline of 328 (4.3%) from the 7,568 counted in the 2000 Census. Keyport was originally formed as a Town on March 17, 1870, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet). On April 2, 1908, the Borough of Keyport. was formed, replacing Keyport Town. The borough borders the boroughs of Keansburg (via a maritime boundary) and Union Beach, and the townships of Aberdeen and Hazlet to the northeast, southwest and southeast respectively. It 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 Raritans Bays hore coastline. It was named after the "Pearl of the. BaysHore" or the "Gateway to the Bayinghore" by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the early 20th century. The town's nickname is "Keyport" or "The Pearl" by locals. It has a total area of 1.46 square miles (3.77 km²), including 1.38 square miles of land and 0.07 sq miles (0.19 km²) of water (5.07%).

Geography

Keyport is the primary city name, but also Union Beach are acceptable city names or spellings, Cliffwood Bch, Cliffwood Beach on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Borough of Keyport. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.46 square miles (3.77 km²) The borough borders the boroughs of Keansburg (via a maritime boundary) and Union Beach, and the townships of Aberdeen and Hazlet to the northeast, southwest and southeast respectively. The borough has a population of 2,788. The population of the borough as of the 2010 United States Census was 2,816. The Borough has a total land area of 3.58 square miles and 0.07 square miles of water (5.07 km²), making it one of the smallest boroughs in New Jersey. It is the only borough in the borough to have a population over 2,000. The town's population is 2,800, according to the 2010 Census. It has a water area of 0.19 square miles, making it the smallest Borough in the state with a population exceeding 1,000 in the United States. It also has a land mass of 1,838 square miles. It was the first borough to be named after a president, John F. Kennedy, who died in office in 1913. The city's name is derived from the town's first post-revolutionary name, "John F. "Jack" Kennedy, Jr." The borough was named after the founder of the city's first newspaper, "The New York Times" The borough's population has a history dating back to the 18th century, when it was known as "Johnstown".

Demographics

The 2010 U.S. census counted 7,240 people, 3,067 households, and 1,693 families in the borough. The racial makeup of the borough was 85.2% White, 7.0% African American, 0.12% Native American, 2.22% Asian,0.04% Pacific Islander, and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.09% of the population. The median household income was $56,509 (with a margin of error of +/ $7,915) and the median family Income was $82,714 (+/ $13,757) in 2010. The per capita income for the borough is $28,545. About 4.9% of families and 9.5% of people were below the poverty line in 2010, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0%) of those age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.11. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.6 males. The. median income for males was $40,324 compared with $34,324 for females. The population density was 5,358.4 per square mile (2,072.4/km²). There were 3,400 housing units at an average density of 2,407.3 per squaremile (931.0/ km²).

Economy

Keyport is known for its oyster industry, which had been one of the world's largest suppliers until overfishing and pollution led to a collapse of the industry in the early to mid 20th century. In August 2010, NY/NJ Baykeeper suspended an effort to recreate the oyster reefs in Keyport's Raritan Bay after the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection cited concerns that the oysters could be harvested and sold to the public. The Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company operated from 1914 to 1930 and built seaplanes for the United States Navy during World War I. It was the site of the professional dance debut of film star Fred Astaire in 1903 at age four, together with his sister Adele, as part of an act that earned a review that called the duo "the greatest child act in vaudeville" Keyport is home to Espresso Joe's, a coffee shop and venue for local musical and artistic acts. Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay filmed a segment for CBS Sunday Morning at the Broad Street Diner, which has won numerous awards and accolades. The business district is now under control of the Keyport Bayfront Business Cooperative (which was established in 2011 to replace the now-defunct Keyport Business Alliance) which helps to organize events that benefit the businesses in Key port as well as the city as a whole. Keyport has been credited as the birthplace of the "Lazy Susan", designed by William Bedle in 1845.

Government

Keyport is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis. Monmouth County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of five members who are elected at-large. New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term end 2027) and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025). New Jersey's 13th state legislative district is represented by Declan O'Scanlon (R, Little Silver) and in the General Assembly by Vicky Flynn (R) and Gerard Scharfenberger (R), respectively. Keyport is located in the 6th Congressional District and is part of New York's 11th congressional district. As of 2022, the Mayor of Key port is Democrat Collette J. Kennedy, whose term ofoffice ends December 31, 2022. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects one person to serve as Director and another as Deputy Director. As. of Monmouth county's Commissioners are elected on a countywide basis on aConstitutional basis, elected officers are on a rotating basis. For the 117th United States Congress, New. Jersey's Sixth Congressional District isrepresented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch). For the 2022-2023 session, the 13th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented.

Education

The Keyport Public Schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2018-2019 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,062 students and 104.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentteacher ratio of 10.2:1. Schools in the district (with 2018-2019 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Keyport Central School with 687 students in grades Pre-K8 and Keyport High School with 364 students ingrades 912.Students in public school for ninth through twelve grades from Union Beach attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Union Beach School System. The district has two elementary schools and one middle school. It also has one high school. The school system has two middle schools, one for pre-K-8 students and one for 9-12 students. It has two high schools for ninth and 12th graders, one in Keyport and one in Union Beach. The high school is the only public school in the town of Keyport, New Jersey. It is located on the New Jersey Turnpike and has a population of about 1,000. It was built in the early 1900s and is located near the town's historic downtown area. The town has a history of being the site of several battles between the U.S. Navy and the Spanish-American War.

Transportation

As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 25.51 miles (41.05 km) of roadways. Route 35 and Route 36 both pass through in the southern section. The Garden State Parkway is just outside in neighboring Aberdeen and Hazlet Townships at Exit 117. NJ Transit offers local bus service on the 817 route and train service at the Hazlet and Aberdeen-Matawan stations on the North Jersey Coast Line. The borough is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which connects to the New York and New York City subway system at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PHL) station in New York, and to the Long Island Rail Road station in Long Island, which links to New York via Long Island and Long Island MacArthur. The New Jersey Department of Transportation maintains 4.96 miles (7.98 km) by Monmouth County and 1.85 miles (2.98km) by the state. It is located in the Bergen County section of New Jersey. The Bergen-Lackawanna Line, a commuter rail line, runs through the borough. It stops at Hazlet, Aberdeen and Matawan on the N.J. Coast Line and at Long Beach Island on the Luntz Line. It also connects to Newark via Long Beach and Hoboken on the NJ Turnpower Plant. It was the site of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, in which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fought a Japanese invasion of the Philippines.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Keyport, Monmouth County, New Jersey = 10.9. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 16. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Keyport = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,082 individuals with a median age of 41.5 age the population dropped by -1.45% in Keyport, Monmouth County, New Jersey population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 5,215.5 residents per square mile of area (2,013.7/km²). There are average 2.26 people per household in the 3,287 households with an average household income of $53,911 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.50% of the available work force and has dropped -3.55% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.40%. The number of physicians in Keyport per 100,000 population = 320.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Keyport = 43.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 13.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 101. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 208. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 25.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 48, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Keyport, Monmouth County, New Jersey which are owned by the occupant = 47.96%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 51 years with median home cost = $221,660 and home appreciation of -7.36%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $21.74 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $8,945 per student. There are 13.9 students for each teacher in the school, 1170 students for each Librarian and 585 students for each Counselor. 6.12% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 9.33% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 6.71% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).