Community

About

Seaside Park, NJ

Seaside Park is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey with a population of 1,436. The borough of Seaside Park is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier island that separates mainland from the Atlantic Ocean.

Seaside Park was once a section of Dover Township (now known as Toms River Township) until Berkeley Township was created in 1875. The area then became known as the “Sea Side Park” section of Berkeley Township. Over the next twenty-five years, lots were sold, houses and roads were built, and the population of Seaside Park began to slowly grow.

On March 3, 1898, New Jersey Senate President Foster M. Voorhees, the acting Governor of New Jersey, signed a bill incorporating “Sea Side Park” as an independent borough, created from portions of Berkeley Township.[1] Originally, the town ran from 14th Avenue to North Avenue, about half its present size. An area known as the Berkeley Tract, north of the original area of the borough, was annexed on or about May 12, 1900.

As the community grew, the name of the borough lost a space. In 1914, a newly-appointed municipal clerk wrote the name of the town as “Seaside Park” in the council minutes. This practice continues to this day.[2]

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 1,436 people, 938 households, and 577 families residing in the borough. The population density was 846.5/km² (2,192.4/mi²). There were 2,586 housing units at an average density of 1,524.4/km² (3,948.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.87% White, 3.83% Hispanic, 0.28% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0..21% Pacific Islander, and 0.77% from other races.

There were 938 households out of which 9.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 28.4% had a female householder with no spouse present, 23.9 % had a male householder with no spouse present, and 47.1% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.49.

In the borough the population was spread out with 8.9% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 15.2% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 43.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62.2 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $83,333, and the median income for a family was $106,042. The per capita income for the borough was $58,327. About 13.0% of the population is below the poverty line, including 0.0% below the age of 18, and 6.4% of those ages 65 or over.

Population(2020 Census)	Housing units	Area in square miles(Land Area)	Population Density per Square Mile of Land Area
1,436	2,586	0.655	2,192.37 People/sq mile

Education

Seaside Park students may attend either Lavallette Elementary School or Toms River Regional School District for grades K-6.

Students in public school for grades 7 through 12 attend the schools of the Central Regional School District which serves students from the municipalities of Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park. The schools in the district are Central Regional Middle School for grades 7 and 8, and Central Regional High School for grades 9 – 12.

Library

Ocean County Library

(The information above is taken directly from data.census.gov, an official website of the United State Government)