Fair Haven

Fair Haven is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Rumson peninsula along the Navesink River and is bordered by Red Bank and Little Silver to the west. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 6,121, reflecting an increase of 184 (+3.1%) from the 5,937 counted in the 2000 Census. Fair Haven was incorporated as a borough on March 28, 1912, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, subject to a referendum held on April 23, 1912. Portions of the borough were exchanged with Red Bank on June 17, 1957. The borough has an annual Fireman's Fair during the last weekend of summer including Labor Day weekend which attracts a couple of thousand people, including noted musicians Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi. The steamship "Albertina" is depicted on the Borough seal. It was built in 1882 by Lawrence & Foulks. The Borough has a total area of 2.11 square miles (5.47 km²), including 1.59 squaremile (4.13 km²) of land and 0.52 square miles of water (24.55%). The borough borders the communities of Little Silver, Middletown Township, Red Bank, and Rumson. In 2010, the median household income was $112,308 (with a margin of error of +18,209/209) and the median family incomes was $113,546 (+ $18,045).

History

Fair Haven is the primary city name, but also Red Bank are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Borough of Fair Haven. Fisk Chapel was built in 1882 to accommodate the borough's African American population. The Fireman's Fair used to raffle off a car each year, but most attendees already had their own cars. The decision was made in the 1990s to switch to a 50/50 raffle whose prize can be in the tens of thousands of dollars. The fair is on the Fire Company grounds and attracts a couple of thousand people including noted musicians Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi. The borough's first permanent settlement dates to 1816 at the Navesink River near today's Fair Haven Road. By the mid-19th century, steamboats stopped at "Chandler's Dock" on a route between Red Bank and New York City, bringing visitors to the area and local oysters to the city. The steamship "Albertina" is depicted on the Borough seal. It was built by Lawrence & Foulks. The Borough's first public school was opened in 1816. The first public high school was founded in 1820. The town's first post office opened in 1861. It is located on the former site of the New York and New Haven Railroad. The city's first fire station was built on the site of what is now the New Jersey Turnpike in 1815. The current fire station is located in the former New York & New Jersey Post Office building on the corner of the Long Island Rail Road and the New Haven Turnpikes. It has been there since 1816 and is the oldest fire station in the state.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.11 square miles (5.47 km²) The borough borders the Monmouth County communities of Little Silver, Middletown Township, Red Bank and Rumson. The borough is located in the New Jersey Meadowlands region of New Jersey. It has a population of 1,788. The Borough has a land area of 1.59 sq miles (4.13 km²), including 0.52sq miles (1.34km²) of water (24.55%). The borough's population is 1,856. It is located on the New York-New Jersey border. It also borders the communities of Red Bank, Little Silver and Middlettown Township. It was founded in 1808. The town was named after the town's founder, William H. H. "Bill" Houghton, who was born in the area in 1807. The current mayor of the borough is William J. Houghter, who is also the former mayor of Rumson, New Jersey, and served as mayor from 1987 to 1991. The city's name is derived from Hought's family name, which means "hairy" or "doughty" in English and "houghton" in Italian. It's also known as "Houghton Township" and "Haughter Township" in the English language, and " Haughton Township in the Spanish language.

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 5,937 people, 1,998 households, and 1,658 families residing in the borough. The median household income was $112,308 (with a margin of error of +/ $18,209) and the median family incomes was $113,546. The per capita income for the borough was $54,241 (+/ $6,162). About 0.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over. The borough has a population of 6,121, with 2,065 housing units. The 2010 U.S. census counted 6,103 people, 2,084 of whom were under the age of 18. The racial makeup was 94.63% (5,792) White, 2.50% (153) Black or African American, 0.10% (6) Native American, 1.08% (66) Asian,0.44% (27) from other races, and. 1.16% (71) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.70% (165) of thePopulation. In the borough the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the Age of 18, 4.0%. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.7 males. The average household size was 3.45.

Government

Fair Haven is located in the 6th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 13th state legislative district. New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark) and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025) Monmouth County Commissioners are comprised of five members who are elected at-large on a staggered basis. Fair Haven was a participating municipality in an initiative to study regionalization of their municipal police force with one or more municipalities. The borough received a grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs in the amount of $40,950 along with the Boroughs of Rumson, Little Silver, Oceanport and Shrewsbury to hire professional consultants to conduct the study on their behalf. A report was prepared that proposed that on or about July 1, 2009, Fair Haven would close and move their Police, Fire and EMS dispatching over to Little Silver. After deadlines to begin this operation were missed, dispatching of police and emergency services would be handled by the Monmouth county Sheriff's office by October 1,2009. The proposal to consolidate services with Little Silver was presented to and rejected by the voters.Fair Haven's mayor is Republican Joshua Halpern, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2022. The Borough form of government used by Fair Haven is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council.

Education

The Fair Haven Public Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 201819 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 966 students and 88.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentteacher ratio of 11.0:1. Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, together with students from Rumson. Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with four seats assigned to Fair Haven. In 2016, Newsweek ranked RFH the 144th best high school in the United States. The school is located in the town of Fair Haven, which has a population of 1.2 million. The high school had anrollment of 983 students and 84.8 classroom teachers as of the 2014-15 school year. It was ranked 144th out of 144 high schools in the U.S. by Newsweek in the 2016-17 edition of the magazine's "Best Public High Schools" issue. It is the only high school to be located in Fair Haven; the other high schools are located in Rumson and Teterboro, which have a combined population of 2.3 million. It has a student-to-teacher ratios of 11:1 and 11.6:1, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The district's two schools are Viola L. Sickles School with 401 students in grades Pre-K3 and Knollwood School with 564 students ingrades 48.

Transportation

As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 23.95 miles (38.54 km) of roadways. County Route 10 (River Road) is the main road through the town. No Interstate, U.S. or state highways pass through Fair Haven. NJ Transit provides local service on the 835 route. The nearest train station is at Red Bank, where service is available on the North Jersey Coast Line. Fair Haven is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to New York City. It is also on the Delaware River, where it connects to the New York and Long Island Rail Road. The New York to Long Island Railroad has a station in Fair Haven, which is on the Red Bank side of the river. The train station also has a stop on the Long Island side, on the N.J. shore. The town has a population of 3,000, making it one of the smallest boroughs in New Jersey, with a population density of 1,000 per square mile (3,000/km) in 2010. The borough's population was 4,000 in 2010, down from 4,200 in 2000. It has an estimated population of 5,000 (4,100/km), down from 5,200/km in 2000, when it had 4,300/km (5,500/sq mi) in 2006. The city's population is 4,100 (4.5 per cent) less than its pre-war population of 4,500.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Fair Haven, 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 Fair Haven = 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 6,269 individuals with a median age of 37.7 age the population dropped by -0.93% in Fair Haven, Monmouth County, New Jersey population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,935.3 residents per square mile of area (1,519.4/km²). There are average 3.04 people per household in the 1,935 households with an average household income of $125,330 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 Fair Haven per 100,000 population = 320.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Fair Haven = 46.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 18.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 117. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 209. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 23.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 49, 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 Fair Haven, Monmouth County, New Jersey which are owned by the occupant = 91.36%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 57 years with median home cost = $600,530 and home appreciation of -0.92%. 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 $7,051 per student. There are 15.7 students for each teacher in the school, 496 students for each Librarian and 991 students for each Counselor. 7.45% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 35.22% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 26.07% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).