Lavallette, New Jersey
—  Borough  —
Map of Lavallette in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New jersey.
Census Bureau map of Lavallette, New Jersey Census Bureau map of Lavallette, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°58′7″N 74°4′18″W / 39.96861°N 74.07167°W / 39.96861; -74.07167Coordinates: 39°58′7″N 74°4′18″W / 39.96861°N 74.07167°W / 39.96861; -74.07167
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Incorporated	December 21, 1887
Government[1]
• Type	Borough (New Jersey)
• Mayor	(R, 2010)
Area
• Total	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
• Land	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	1,875
• Density	3,315.1/sq mi (1,280.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	08735
Area code(s)	732
FIPS code	34-39390[3][4]
GNIS feature ID	0877696[5]
Website	https://www.lavallette.org

Lavallette is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,875. Lavallette is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.

Lavallette was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 21, 1887, from portions of Dover Township (now Toms River Township), based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.^[6]

Lavallette was named for Elie A. F. La Vallette, one of the first rear admirals appointed in the United States Navy when President Abraham Lincoln created the rank in July 1862, and the father of Albert T. Lavallette, co-founder of the borough.^[7][8]

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Lavallette as its 8th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.^[9]

Geography [link]

Lavallette is located at 39°58′07″N 74°04′18″W / 39.968481°N 74.071647°W / 39.968481; -74.071647 (39.968481, -74.071647).^[10]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), of which, 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (12.90%) is water.

Demographics [link]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 2,665 people, 1,208 households, and 741 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,315.1 people per square mile (1,286.2/km²). There were 3,210 housing units at an average density of 3,993.1 per square mile (1,549.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.12% White, 0.26% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.64% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.

There were 1,208 households out of which 14.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.66.

In the borough the population was spread out with 13.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 36.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $43,846, and the median income for a family was $57,778. Males had a median income of $44,583 versus $32,292 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,588. About 5.9% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

Most of the houses in the area sell for million dollars plus reaching as high as 8 million, as the location of the oceanfront and bayfront properties are highly sought after.

Government [link]

Local government [link]

Lavallette is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.^[1]

The mayoral election on November 7, 2006 was declared null and void after allegations of voter fraud by the losing candidate; a special election to fill the seat was scheduled for March 13, 2007.^[12] In the rerun election, Republican Walter G. LaCicero was elected Mayor, and his term of office will end on December 31, 2010. Members of the Lavallette Borough Council are Council President Anita F. Zalom (R, 2008), Joseph Ardito (D, 2008), Joanne Filippone (R, 2008), Robert Lamb (R, 2007), Michael Stogdill (R, 2007) and Britta Wenzel (D, 2008).^[13][14]

Federal, state and county representation [link]

Lavallette is in the 3rd Congressional district. New Jersey's Third Congressional District is represented by Jon Runyan (R, Mount Laurel Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

Lavallette is in the The 10th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James W. Holzapfel (R, Toms River) and in the General Assembly by Gregory P. McGuckin (R, Toms River) and David W. Wolfe (R, Brick Township).^[15]

Ocean County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders consisting of five members, elected at large in partisan elections and serving staggered three-year terms of office, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year. As of 2011, Ocean County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari (Toms River, term ends December 31, 2011), Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little (Surf City, 2012), John C. Bartlett, Jr. (Pine Beach, 2012), John P. Kelly (Eagleswood Township, 2010) and James F. Lacey (Brick Township, 2013).^[16][17]

Education [link]

The Lavallette School District serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The Lavallette Elementary School had an enrollment of 141 students as of the 2005-06 school year.^[18]

Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Point Pleasant Beach High School in Point Pleasant Beach, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District.^[19]

Recreation [link]

There are nine protected ocean beaches designated for swimming as well as two on the Barnegat Bay. Four of the ocean beaches have specifically designated areas for surfing and surf-fishing. The borough offers tennis, bocce, shuffleboard, basketball and roller blading opportunities on the mainland while Barnegat Bay provides fishing, crabbing, swimming, boating, sailing, windsurfing and other water sports.

There are also band concerts, fireworks, and Movies on the Bay, held at the Centennial Gazebo and Gardens located at Philadelphia Avenue and the bayfront.

Notable residents [link]

Notable current and former residents of Lavallette include:

• Joe Pesci (born 1943), actor.^[20]

Movie location [link]

The 2007 coming-of-age romance movie Greetings from the Shore was set and shot in Lavallette.

References [link]

External links [link]

• Official Website for the Borough of Lavallette
• Lavallette vacation guide
• Lavallette.com
• Ocean County Department of Planning page for Lavallette Borough
• Lavallette Elementary School
• Lavallette Elementary School's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Lavallette Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics
• Upper Shores Branch (Lavallette) of Ocean County Library

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