Historical marker commemorating the site of the Hindenburg disaster in Manchester Township
Seal
Nickname:
The Great Pine City
Location of Manchester Township in Ocean County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Census Bureau map of Manchester Township, New Jersey
Manchester Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1865, from portions of Dover Township (now Toms River Township). Portions of the township were taken to form Lakehurst on April 7, 1921.[20] The township was named by William Torrey for Manchester, England.[21][22]
Geographyedit
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 82.51 square miles (213.70 km2), including 81.42 square miles (210.87 km2) of land and 1.09 square miles (2.83 km2) of water (1.32%).[1][2]
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Beckerville, Boyds Hotel, Brainards, Brick Yards, Buckingham, Giberson, Goose Pond, Horican, Keswick Grove, Old Halfway, Pasadena, Pine Lake Park Estates, Ridgeway, Roosevelt City and Whiting.[33] Cedar Glen Lakes, Cedar Glen West, Crestwood Village, Pine Ridge, Fox Hollow, Lakewood Heights, Keswick Grove, Winwood, Timbergreen, and Roosevelt City are all within Whiting which makes up the largest territory in Manchester in geography and demographics with 33,180 out of 45,115 people.
Of the 22,840 households, 9.7% had children under the age of 18; 42.5% were married couples living together; 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 48.8% were non-families. Of all households, 45.4% were made up of individuals and 36.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 2.55.[17]
10.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 12.6% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 50.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 65.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 74.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 71.9 males.[17]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $37,942 (with a margin of error of +/− $1,492) and the median family income was $54,114 (+/− $1,831). Males had a median income of $51,366 (+/− $2,772) versus $39,427 (+/− $3,352) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,264 (+/− $754). About 4.2% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.[51]
2000 censusedit
As of the 2000 United States census[14] there were 38,928 people, 20,688 households, and 10,819 families residing in the township. The population density was 471.3 inhabitants per square mile (182.0/km2). There were 22,681 housing units at an average density of 274.6 per square mile (106.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.34% White, 3.06% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.63% of the population.[48][49]
There were 20,688 households, out of which 9.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.7% were non-families. 45.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 39.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 2.53.[48][49]
In the township the population was spread out, with 10.7% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 13.4% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 54.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 68 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.1 males.[48][49]
The median income for a household in the township was $29,525, and the median income for a family was $43,363. Males had a median income of $41,181 versus $30,523 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,409. About 3.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.[48][49]
Governmentedit
Local governmentedit
Manchester Township is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council (Plan 6) system of municipal government, as enacted by direct petition as of July 1, 1990.[52] The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[53] The Township's governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member Township Council. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term. Councilmembers are elected at-large on a non-partisan basis to serve four-year staggered terms with either two or three council seats up for election in even-numbered years, with the mayoral seat up for vote at the same time that two council seats are up for vote.[5][54] The township's municipal elections were shifted from May to November, with estimates of savings of $50,000 each election cycle and greater voter participation cited as justifications.[55][56] A referendum on the ballot in November 2011 to shift the election date passed by a margin of 5,875 to 3,429.[57]
As of 2023[update], the Mayor of Manchester Township is Robert Arace, who was elected in the run-off election of December 13, 2022.[3] Members of the Township Council are Council President Roxy Conniff (2027), Council Vice President James A. Vaccaro Sr. (2024), Samuel F. Fusaro Jr. (2024), Joseph Hankins (2026) and Michele Zolezi (2026).[58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65]
The Township Council appointed Robert Hudak in June 2021 to fill the seat as mayor expiring in December 2022 that became vacant after Kenneth Palmer stepped down to take a seat as a judge on the New Jersey Superior Court.[66] In turn, Michele Zolezi was appointed to fill the council seat expiring in December 2024 that was vacated by Robert Hudak.[67] In the November 2021 general election, Hudak was elected as mayor and Zolezi as councilmember to serve the remainder of the terms of office.[62]
In May 2019, the Township Council appointed Robert Hudak to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Charles Frattini Sr. until he resigned from office the previous month.[68] In November 2019, Hudak was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[64]
In March 2017, Joan Brush was selected by the township council to fill the seat expiring in 2018 that had been held by Brendan Weiner, who was moving out of the township; Brush will serve on an interim basis until the November 2017 general election, when voters will select a candidate to serve the balance of the term.[69]
In 2018, the township had an average property tax bill of $4,093, the lowest in the county, compared to an average bill of $6,313 in Ocean County and $8,767 statewide.[70][71]
Federal, state and county representationedit
Manchester Township is located in the 4th Congressional District[72] and is part of New Jersey's 9th state legislative district.[73][74][75]
Ocean County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of five members who are elected on an at-large basis in partisan elections and serving staggered three-year terms of office, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization held in the beginning of January, the board chooses a director and a deputy director from among its members.[82] As of 2024[update], Ocean County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year and residence) are:
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are:
Clerk Scott M. Colabella (R, 2025, Barnegat Light),[90][91]
Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy (R, 2025; Toms River)[92][93] and
Surrogate Jeffrey Moran (R, 2028, Beachwood).[94][95][96]
Politicsedit
As of March 2011, there were a total of 31,380 registered voters in Manchester Township, of which 8,336 (26.6%) were registered as Democrats, 9,606 (30.6%) were registered as Republicans and 13,424 (42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 14 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[97] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 72.9% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 81.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).[97][98]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 55.9% of the vote (12,970 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 43.3% (10,041 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (186 votes), among the 23,439 ballots cast by the township's 32,513 registered voters (242 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 72.1%.[99][100] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 56.2% of the vote (14,368 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 41.2% (10,533 votes) and other candidates with 1.5% (372 votes), among the 25,569 ballots cast by the township's 33,796 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.7%.[101] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 55.6% of the vote (13,652 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 42.9% (10,537 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (235 votes), among the 24,572 ballots cast by the township's 32,133 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.5.[102]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 77.5% of the vote (12,678 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 21.4% (3,500 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (182 votes), among the 16,709 ballots cast by the township's 32,442 registered voters (349 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 51.5%.[103][104] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 62.9% of the vote (11,988 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 30.4% (5,796 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 4.7% (896 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (177 votes), among the 19,070 ballots cast by the township's 32,422 registered voters, yielding a 58.8% turnout.[105]
Educationedit
The Manchester Township School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,922 students and 277.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[106] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[107]) are
Manchester Township Elementary School[108] with 565 students in grades K–5,
Ridgeway Elementary School[109] with 415 students in grades Pre-K–5,
Whiting Elementary School[110] with 248 students in grades Pre-K–5,
Manchester Township Middle School[111] with 643 students in grades 6–8,
Manchester Township High School[112] with 1,000 students in grades 9–12 and
Regional Day School[113] with 54 students in grades Pre-K–12, which serves low incidence handicapped children.[114][115][116] Students from neighboring Lakehurst attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Lakehurst School District.[117] As of 2012, Lakehurst has been considering the possibility of sending its students to Jackson Liberty High School, as part of a prospective agreement with the Jackson School District under which students would gain access to a broader range of academic programs and which could result in annual savings of $400,000 per year off of the $2 million that the Lakehurst district spends annually for the 150 students it sends to the Manchester district.[118][119]
St. Mary Academy in Manahawkin, a K–8 school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton, is in the area. From 1997,[120] until 2019 it operated as All Saints Regional Catholic School and was collectively managed by five churches,[121] with one being St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Whiting.[120] In 2019 St. Mary Church in Barnegat took entire control of the school, which remained on the same Manahawkin campus, and changed its name. The other churches no longer operate the school but still may send students there.[121]
Mediaedit
The Asbury Park Press provides daily news coverage of the township, as does WOBM-FM radio. The township provides materials and commentary to The Manchester Times, which also covers Lakehurst as one of seven weekly papers from Micromedia Publications.[122]
Transportationedit
Roads and highwaysedit
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 168.51 miles (271.19 km) of roadways, of which 109.71 miles (176.56 km) were maintained by the municipality, 43.56 miles (70.10 km) by Ocean County and 15.24 miles (24.53 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[123]
Route 70 passes through the heart of the township[124] while Route 37 goes through in the east.[125]CR 530 travels along Route 70 and then veers off to the east,[126] while CR 539 goes from north to south.[127] In addition, both CR 547[128] and CR 571[129] run through the northeastern part.
No limited access roads run through the municipality, but the closest ones are accessible in neighboring communities such as the Garden State Parkway in Toms River, Berkeley and Lacey townships and Interstate 195 in Jackson Township.
Public transportationedit
Ocean Ride local service is provided on the OC1 Whiting, OC1A Whiting Express and OC2 Manchester routes.[130][131][132]
Notable peopleedit
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Manchester Township include:
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^Kyriakakis, Gregory. "As Town Council Considers Election Date Change, Local Club Will Petition For Move; The Manchester Town Council held a workshop to discuss moving municipal elections from May to November, while a local club leader said he will begin petitioning residents for the change", Manchester Patch, November 27, 2011. Accessed January 24, 2015. "Though the Manchester Township Council is just beginning to publicly address whether municipal elections should move from May to November as a cost-saving measure, a local Republican club leader said that he is not willing to wait any longer."
^Meeting Minutes June 27, 2011, Manchester Township. Accessed January 24, 2015. "#11-016 - An Ordinance Of The Township Of Manchester, County Of Ocean, State Of New Jersey, Authorizing A Referendum On The Question To Amend The Municipal Charter To Move The Township's Municipal Election To The November General Election Date Pursuant To N.J.S.A. 40:69A-25.1 Et Seq And N.J.S.A. 40:69A-192 While Retaining Such Election As Non-Partisan Pursuant To The Provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:45-7.1... The above ordinance was offered upon a motion by Mr. Vanderziel seconded by Mr. Reiter and adopted by the following roll call vote: Councilmen Trutkoff, Weiner, Reiter, Vanderziel and Wallis; yea."
^Staff. "2011 Ocean County election results", Asbury Park Press, November 8, 2011. Accessed January 24, 2015. "Manchester: Local Question -'Shall the municipal, nonpartisan elections be held in November instead of May?' Yes 5,875, No 3,429."
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^Council Fills Vacant Seat: Michele Zolezi Appointed, Manchester Township. Accessed July 28, 2022. "Michele Zolezi was appointed and sworn in on July 26, 2021, to assume the Manchester Township Council vacancy created when Robert Hudak resigned his seat to accept his appointment as Mayor on June 28, 2021."
^Peacock, Jennifer. "Council Welcomes New Member", The Manchester Times, June 7, 2019. Accessed April 14, 2020. "The Manchester Township Council appointed a replacement for Charles Frattini Sr., who resigned at the end of April. Robert Hudak, 42, a resident of Pine Lake Park and member of the township’s planning board, was sworn in May 28."
^Peacock, Jennifer. "New Councilwoman Appointed In Manchester", The Manchester Times, March 31, 2017. Accessed May 7, 2017. "With her husband, three of her four sons who still reside in town, and two grandchildren with her, Joan Brush was sworn in March 27 as councilwoman. She replaces Brendan Weiner, who resigned in February due to his family's relocation to Lacey."
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^Fox, Joey. "Who is N.J.’s most bipartisan member of Congress, really?", New Jersey Globe, July 28, 2022. Accessed March 21, 2023. "As for Republicans, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) voted with Biden 37% of the time, "
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^About Our District - Our Schools, Manchester Township School District. Accessed March 7, 2022. "We have three elementary schools: Ridgeway Elementary School (Gr. Pre-K-5), Whiting Elementary School (Gr. Pre-K-5), and Manchester Township Elementary School (Gr. K-5). These three schools feed into Manchester Township Middle School (Gr. 6-8), and then to Manchester Township High School (Gr. 9-12). We are also the receiving district for approximately 150 high school students from neighboring Lakehurst Borough. In addition, the district has administrative responsibility for the state Regional Day School (Special Education) located in Jackson, New Jersey."
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^Kyriakakis, Gregory. "Report: High School Switch Would Bring Tax Savings to Lakehurst, Potential Hike to Manchester; Study, which says Lakehurst students would have more educational opportunities, now available on Lakehurst Board of Education website", Manchester Patch, October 16, 2012. Accessed October 21, 2013. "The report estimates that over five years Lakehurst would pay Jackson $2,078,170 less in tuition compared to Manchester. If the switch were to happen, Lakehurst, which typically sends about 150 high school students to Manchester, would save $415,634 per year. That would reduce taxes $0.17 per $100 of assessed valuation, according to the report."
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^Tamarkin, Jeff. "Guitarist Joe Cinderella Dies at 85; Career began in '50s and touched on pop as well as jazz", JazzTimes, November 5, 2012. Accessed April 21, 2017. "Guitarist Joe Cinderella passed away on Oct. 27 at the age of 85, in his home in Whiting, N.J., of natural causes."
^Amsel, Michael. "Diplomacy From Whiting", Asbury Park Press, August 23, 2003. Accessed December 30, 2012. "Manchester - As the new U.S. ambassador to Belarus, George A. Krol is determined to try to help the country develop 'a more secure, democratic and prosperous world' for the American people and the international community."
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^Duggan, Dan. "Former Rutgers LB Kevin Malast leading fundraiser for paralyzed brother", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 20, 2016. Accessed July 27, 2016. "A linebacker from Manchester, N.J., Kevin Malast was expected to redshirt during his freshman season at Rutgers in 2005."
^Kevin Malast Archived August 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee Titans. Accessed July 27, 2016. "The Manchester, N.J., native was originally signed by the Chicago Bears as a rookie free agent on April 27, 2009."
^Hyman, Vicki. "N.J. transgender comedian competes Tuesday on America's Got Talent", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 23, 2016. Accessed November 15, 2023."Scotti, who now lives in Whiting, hasn't mined her gender identity for laughs on AGT, sticking mostly to shtick about her age, such as this one: 'My primary care doctor is a paleontologist.'"
^"George Tuska Obituary", Asbury Park Press, October 18, 2009. Accessed October 1, 2015. "A resident of Lakehurst / Manchester for many years, George drew comics, both book and strips for more than 70 years."
^Clayton, Scott. "Monmouth's Charles Cox sets pace in boys track", Asbury Park Press, June 17, 2006. Accessed December 30, 2012. "In Cox's sights for his senior year will be the conference records of 46.81 for 400 meters, set by Olympian Andrew Valmon of Manchester, and 21.30 for 200 meters, held jointly by 1993 Monmouth grad Ty Adams and 1996 Jackson grad Lamar Grant, brother of Ocean star Tiffany."
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