Brick Township

As of the 2020 United States census, the township had a population of 73,620, making it the state's 13th-largest municipality and the third most populous municipality in Ocean County. A majority of Brick Township is located on the mainland. Ocean Beaches I, II, and III are situated on the Barnegat Peninsula. The mainland and beach area of the town are not geographically adjacent. In 2006, Brick earned the title of "America's Safest City", out of 371 cities included nationwide in the 13th annual Morgan Quitno survey. In 2012, Brick was ranked sixth in the state with 550 reported incidents of heroin or opiate abuse, behind Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Atlantic City and Camden. During the December 2010 North American blizzard, Brick Township received 30 inches (760 mm) of snow. In October 2012, parts of Brick were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Adamston, Arrowhead Village, Breton Woods, Burrsville, Cedar Bridge, Cedarwood Park, Cherry Quay, Greenriar, Havens Park, Herbertsville, Herring Island, Mandalay Neck, Meteconk, Metedk, Osbornk, Playground Beach, Seaweed Point, Sloop Point, West Mantoloking and West Osbornville. The township is served by the United States Postal Service as ZIP Code 07731.

Geography

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Adamston, Arrowhead Village, Breton Woods, Burrsville, Cedar Bridge, Cedarwood Park, Cherry Quay, Greenbriar and Havens Cove. The communities of Herbertsville and Parkway Pines are located close to exit 91 of the Garden State Parkway, near the Monmouth County border, and are geographically distant from the rest of the township. The township borders Bay Head, Lakewood Township, Mantoloking, Point Pleasant and Toms River Township in Ocean County. It also borders the municipalities of Brielle, Howell Township and Wall Township. It is served by the United States Postal Service as ZIP Code 07731 with Howell Township. The U.S. Census Bureau says the township had a total area of 32.22 square miles (83.44 km²), including 25.61square miles (66.34 km²) of land and 6.61sq miles (17.11sq km) of water (20.50% of the total area) The township is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to New Jersey's Atlantic Ocean shore. It has a population of 2,816. The town's ZIP Code is 07732. The Township's population is 2,715. It was the site of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, which took place in World War I.

Demographics

As of the 2000 U.S. census, there were 76,119 people, 29,511 households, and 20,775 families residing in the township. The median household income was $65,129 (with a margin of error of +/ $2,969) and the median family incomes was $81,868. The per capita income for the township was $33,258 (+/ $891). About 4.1% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those age 65 or over. The racial makeup of the township is 95.81% White, 0.99% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.19% Asian,0.02% Pacific Islander, and 1.04% from two or more races. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05. In the township, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.6 males. The township has a population of 75,072 people, with 33,677 housing units at an average density of 1,309.6 per square mile (505.6/km²) The median income for a household in the Township was $52,092, and the family was $44,446.

Sports

The Brick Pop Warner Little Scholars Mustangs finished the 2006 season with a perfect 90 record and won the Jersey Shore B Division. In 2003, the junior peewee Mustang cheer squad won the national title. Brick is home of the Ocean Ice Palace, built in 1960, which hosts the Brick Hockey Club. The ice rink is also home to the Brick Stars, a special needs hockey team who has home games and practices. The Brick Stars play in the New Jersey State Hockey League and have home games at the Brick Ice Palace. The Ice Palace was built in the 1960s and is located in Brick, New Jersey. It is one of the oldest ice rinks in the U.S. and was built on the site of a former ice cream parlor. It has been home to a number of sports teams, including the New York Knicks, New York Mets, and the New England Patriots. It was also the home of New Jersey's first high school football team, which won the state championship in 1961. The team was founded in 1903 and was known as the "Brick Highlanders" The team won a state title in the B Division in 1961 and a national championship in the A Division in 1962. The Mustangs also won a national title in 2003 and 2009. The cheerleaders competed against other teams from across the nation in Disney World. In 2006 and 2009, the Mustangs won the Disney World Cheerleading Championship. In 2009, they won the World Championship in the Junior Cheerleader Division.

Parks and recreation

Brick Township Reservoir covers 80 acres (32 ha) and is encircled by a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) trail. Fishing is permitted on the reservoir. The township also maintains nearly a dozen community parks, a multi-sports facility at the Drum Point Sports Complex and three oceanfront beaches as well as Windward Beach Park on the Metedeconk River. The reservoir can hold up to 1,000,000, 000 US gallons (3.8×109 l; 830,000.,000 imp gal) of water, which is pumped in from the MetingeconK River. It is located in both Brick and Wall Township, with parts located in the Brick section of Wall Township. It was built in the early 1900s and is the largest reservoir of its kind in the U.S., with a capacity of more than 1.5 million gallons (1.6 billion liters) The reservoir was built to provide drinking water for the town of Brick, which has a population of 1.2 million. It also serves as a reservoir for the nearby town of Wall, New Jersey, where the population is 1.3 million. The town also has a number of community parks and beaches. It has three ocean-front beaches, one of which is located on the Metingeck River, which runs through the township's Brick section. The water is pumped into the reservoir from the metingeek river.

Government

Brick Township operates under the Mayor-Council plan 2 form of government. The mayor is elected for a four-year term without limitation as to the number of terms. As of 2022, the mayor of Brick Township is Democrat John G. Ducey, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2025. The township is located in the 4th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district. New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term end 2025). For the 117th U.S. Congress, Brick Township's Fourth Congressional District is represented by Chris Smith (R, Manchester Township). Ocean County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of five members who are elected on an at-large basis in staggered elections and serving three-year terms of office. At an annual reorganization held in the beginning of January, the board chooses a Deputy Director from among its members and a deputy director from among the directors of the Departments of Public Safety, Engineering and Public Works. For the 2022-2023 session, the 10th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature isrepresented in the State Senate by James W. Holzapfel (R) and Gregory P. McGuckin (R), and in the General Assembly by John Catalano (R and Gregory Tuckin, Toms River).Ocean County's County Director is John P. Kelly (R).

Education

The Brick Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 202021 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 8,414 students and 689.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentteacher ratio of 12.2:1. Schools in the district (with 202021 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Herbertsville Preschool (147; PreK), Warren H. Wolf Preschool, Drum Point Elementary School (479; K-5), Midstreams Elementary School and Osborneville Elementary School. St. Dominic Elementary School is a Roman Catholic private school overseen by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton, and St. Paul's Christian School, a Methodist private school, serves students in nursery through eighth grade. The district's high schools are Brick Memorial High School (1,410; 9-12) and Brick Township High School(1,314;9-12), as well as Lake Riviera Middle School (861; 6-8) and Veterans Memorial Middle school (965;6-8), as of the 2014-15 school year. The school district is part of the New Jersey Department of Education's New Jersey School Performance Council. The superintendent of schools for the district is Robert A. Wojciechowski, who is also the superintendent of the Gloucester County School District for the past three years.

Transportation

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 318.77 miles (513.01 km) of roadways. The Garden State Parkway is the most prominent highway passing through Brick. Three state routes also pass through: Route 70 Route 88, and Route 35. The major county routes that pass through are CR 528, and CR 549 (as well as its spur)NJ Transit offers bus service between the township and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 137 route. Ocean Ride service is provided on route 3, 3A and 4, as well as route 67 and the 317. The township is home to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which has a network of 3.29 miles (5.29km) of toll roads in the area. The town is also home to a number of golf courses, which are popular with New Jersey golfers. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean and the Delaware River, and has a population of about 2,000. It was once the site of the Laurelton Circle, a traffic circle at the junction of Route 70, Route 88 and Princeton Avenue. The traffic circle was converted to a traffic light regulated intersection in 1986, due to an increase in traffic and accidents. To reduce the need for left turns, a short portion of eastbound Route 88 was re-routed onto Princeton Avenue, and some other movements are controlled by jughandles and a two-way connection in the northwest corner.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Brick Township, New Jersey has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) The plant hardiness zone at Brick Township Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 3.4 °F (15.9 °C) The average seasonal (NovemberApril) snowfall total is between 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity. On average, the wettest month of the year is July which corresponds to an annual thunderstorm peak. During the summer months, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values 95 °C (35 °C). During the winter months, episodes ofextreme cold and wind can occur, with wind chill values 0 °F ( 18 °C), and there is no significant precipitation difference between seasons. The average monthly average temperature is 71.6°F (22.0°C), with four months having an average mean temperature > 32.0 °F and at least one month with a mean temperature of 10.0 °C or less. The annual average precipitation total is 2.5 to 3.0 inches (50 to 61 cm), with no significant difference between the seasons. In July, there is an average of 1.6 inches (4.5 cm) of rain.