Little Silver, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Little Silver, New Jersey
settlement_type = Borough
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map_caption = Map of Little Silver in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.


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map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Little Silver, New Jersey

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Monmouth
government_footnotes =
government_type = Borough (New Jersey)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Suzanne Castleman
leader_title1 = Administrator
leader_name1 = Michael D. Biehl
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = April 28, 1923

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 8.7
area_land_km2 = 7.2
area_water_km2 = 1.6
area_total_sq_mi = 3.4
area_land_sq_mi = 2.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.6

population_as_of = 2006
population_footnotes =
population_total = 6089
population_density_km2 = 859.5
population_density_sq_mi = 2226.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|885282|Borough of Little Silver, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.]
elevation_m = 5
elevation_ft = 16
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longd = 74 |longm = 02 |longs = 04 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 07739
area_code = 732
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-40770GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
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website = http://www.littlesilver.org
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Little Silver is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,170.

Little Silver was formed as a Borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1923, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 28, 1923."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 181.]

Geography

Little Silver is located at coor dms|40|20|7|N|74|2|26|W|city (40.335170, -74.040599)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (17.80%) is water.

History

Prior to the settlement of Europeans, the area that is now Little Silver was inhabited by the Navesink Native Americans.

There are several tales of how Little Silver received its name. In one, brothers Joseph and Peter Parker, who settled in this area in 1667 and owned land bounded by Parker's Creek on the south and Little Silver Creek on the north, named their holdings "Little Silver" after their father's (George Parker) estate in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. [Goodnough, Abby. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7DD1139F934A25753C1A965958260&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FPeople%2FG%2FGoodnough%2C%20Abby " If You're Thinking of Living in/Little Silver; Life on a Peninsula Near Sandy Hook"] , "The New York Times", October 17, 1993. Accessed June 8, 2007. "Little Silver was settled in 1667 by Joseph and Peter Parker, who named their property for their father's Portsmouth, R.I., estate."] This in turn can be traced overseas to Little Silver, a village in Devonshire, England.

In another, patrons from New York City would ask ferry pilots to stop at "Lita Silva's", the most famous of the Point Road brothels. Over time the brothels were replaced by more respectable establishments including the Pontin House and the Bass House. Lita Silva's stop on the ferry became the Little Silver stop.

The borough's earliest European residents were mostly farmers, fishermen and merchants

The borough has had a varied history as a resort, agricultural area and fishing town. Today, the municipality is primarily residential with a range of housing types, from ranches and capes. Little Silver separated from Shrewsbury Township in 1923. Farms and nurseries have been replaced by housing today. Over the years, New York City and North Jersey commuters have decided to make Little Silver their home, traveling by rail or auto to their jobs. The Little Silver Train Station on Sycamore Avenue was designed by the noted American architect Henry Hobson Richardson and built in 1890. It reopened after renovations in 2003.

The over 350-year old Parker House at 235 Rumson Road in Little Silver is a state historic site.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1930=1109
1940=1461
1950=2595
1960=5202
1970=6010
1980=5548
1990=5721
2000=6170
estimate= 6089
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3460090&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3460090&_street=&_county=little+silver&_cityTown=little+silver&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Little Silver borough] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 19, 2007.]
footnote=Population 1930 - 1990. [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,170 people, 2,232 households, and 1,810 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,226.2 people per square mile (860.0/km²). There were 2,288 housing units at an average density of 825.5/sq mi (318.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.15% White, 0.31% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.51% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 2,232 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the borough the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $94,094, and the median income for a family was $104,033. Males had a median income of $90,941 versus $45,938 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $46,798. About 0.4% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Little Silver 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. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 63.]

As of 2008, the Mayor of Little Silver is Suzanne S. Castleman. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Jonathan H. Bitman, Rick J. DeNoia, Jr., Donald S. Galante, David E. Gilmour, Robert C. Neff, Jr. and Stuart Van Winkle. [http://www.littlesilver.org/ls/Borough%20Council Little Silver Borough Council] , Borough of Little Silver. Accessed June 2, 2008.]

Little Silver is a participating municipality in an initiative to study regionalizing 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, Fair Haven, Oceanport and Shrewsbury to hire professional consultants to conduct the study on their behalf.Fact|date=June 2008

Federal, state and county representation

Little Silver is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 12th Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 60. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

The Little Silver School District serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408790 Data for the Little Silver School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 3, 2008.] ) are [http://www.littlesilverschools.org/lss/Point%20Road%20School/ Point Road School] (K-4; 442 students) and [http://www.littlesilverschools.org/lss/Markham%20Place%20School/ Markham Place School] (4-8; 360 students).

For grades 9-12, students attend Red Bank Regional High School,which is located in Little Silver but not affiliated with the District. The school serves students from the boroughs of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/25/4365/25-4365-050.html Red Bank Regional High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2008. "Red Bank Regional High School is a comprehensive secondary school that offers a wide array of academic and extra-curricular program offerings for the student body which numbers 1,200. The constituent sending districts include Little Silver, Red Bank Borough and Shrewsbury."]

Transportation

The Little Silver train station is served by trains on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line. The station is located in between two grade crossings, and trains can back up traffic when they stop at the station.

In 1984, the station building was added to the National Register of Historic Places, as building 84002754. [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NJ/Monmouth/state.html Historic Places -- Monmouth County, New Jersey] , National Register of Historic Places. Accessed June 2, 2008.]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Little Silver include:
*John O. Bennett (1948-), former Assemblyman, State Senator, Senate Co-President and Acting Governor. [Sullivan, Joseph F. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFD6173FF930A35757C0A96E948260 "POLITICS; Parties Maneuver to Replace 2 Representatives"] , "The New York Times", April 3, 1988. Accessed December 16, 2007. "Other Republican Assemblymen, including John O. Bennett of Little Silver and Joseph A. Palaia of Ocean Township, also have been mentioned."]
*Asia Carrera (1973-), porn star grew up in Little Silver. Residents know her as Jessica Andrea Steinhauser.Fact|date=June 2008
*Harold Hartshorne (1891-1961), Gold medal winner in figure skating.Fact|date=June 2008
*Karl Guthe Jansky (1905-1950), the founder of radio astronomy. [ [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60A1EF73F5B12718DDDAC0994DA405B8089F1D3 "KARL G. JANSKY, 44, AUTHORITY IN RADIO; Bell Laboratories Engineer Dies--Discovered Waves of Extraterrestrial Origin"] , "The New York Times", February 15, 1950. Accessed June 3, 2008. "Karl Guthe Jansky of 57 Silverton Avenue, Little Silver, N.J., radio research engineer with the Bell Telephone Laboratories since 1928, who discovered radio waves of extraterrestrial origin in 1933 died yesterday in the Riverside Hospital, Red Bank, N.J., of a heart malady."]
*Robert Lewis Morgan (1952-), served in the New Jersey General Assembly for one term, from 2004 to 2006, where he represented the 12th legislative district. Morgan served on the Little Silver School District Board of Education as Vice President. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20051223001603/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/Morgan.asp Assemblyman Morgan's Legislative Website] , New Jersey Legislature from the Internet Archive, dated December 23, 2005. Accessed June 3, 2008.]
*Daniel J. O'Hern (1930-), former Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. [ [http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/pressrel/pr000523a.htm "Justice O'Hern Celebrates 70th Birthday and Retirement from NJ Supreme Court"] , New Jersey Supreme Court press release. Accessed June 4, 2008. "Justice O'Hern and his wife Barbara live in Little Silver."]
*Declan O'Scanlon (1963-), represents the 12th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly, and served on the Little Silver Borough Council from 1994-2007. [ [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=277 Assemblyman O'Scanlon's legislative web page] , New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 3, 2008.]
*Theodore D. Parsons, New Jersey Attorney General from 1949-1954. [ [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA061FFE3B5E107A93C2AA1788D85F468585F9 "CHURCH TO BE STARTED; Ground to Be Broken Today for Edifice at Red Bank"] , "The New York Times", March 30, 1952. Accessed June 3, 2008. "One of the speakers will be Attorney General Theodore D. Parsons of New Jersey, who lives in neighboring Little Silver."]

References

ources

*"Images of America: Little Silver" by Karen L. Schnitzspahn, pg 106

External links

* [http://www.littlesilver.org/ls Little Silver Borough website]
* [http://www.littlesilverschools.org/ Little Silver School District]
*NJReportCard|25|2720|0|Little Silver School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408790 Data for the Little Silver School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.redbankregional.k12.nj.us/ Red Bank Regional High School]
*NJReportCard|25|4365|050|Red Bank Regional High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413750 Data for the Red Bank Regional High School] , National Center for Education Statistics