Longport, New Jersey
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Longport is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore on Absecon Island, within Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, on the Atlantic Ocean shoreline. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 893,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of two people (−0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 895,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 159 (−15.1%) from the 1,054 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>
Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.<ref>New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>
In 2018, New Jersey Business Magazine listed Longport at 22nd in its listing of "The Most Expensive ZIP Codes in New Jersey", with a median sale price 2017 of $767,500.<ref>"The Most Expensive ZIP Codes in New Jersey", New Jersey Business Magazine, February 15, 2018. Accessed May 11, 2023. "22 08403 Longport Atlantic County $767,500"</ref>
History
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James Long, an absentee owner, purchased a parcel in 1857 that grew over the years as sand accumulated and as additional property was purchased. Acquired by M. Simpson McCullough in 1882, the community was named Longport in honor of Long.<ref name=History>History of Longport, Borough of Longport. Accessed September 3, 2015. "Three years later, Barton traded what was known as Lot 32 for a total of $2,000 plus land in Arkansas to James Long. Long kept the property for 25 years and over the years, his property value increased in both value and size. His property increased by a little more than a mile in length after accumulating sand from an erosion updrift from Atlantic City between 1870 and 1880....McCullough purchased the area, which had increased to a size of 250 acres for a total of $150,000. He then decided to name the area "Longport" in honor of the previous parcel owner and his friend."</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 3, 2015.</ref>
Longport was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1898, from portions of Egg Harbor Township.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 170. Accessed May 29, 2024.</ref>
In 2014, residents of Seaview Harbor, located across Beach Thorofare, submitted a petition to join neighboring Longport, citing lack of access to the rest of Egg Harbor Township and high taxes.<ref name="report">Template:Cite report</ref> In November 2016, the Township Committee voted to deny the secession plan.<ref>"Egg Harbor Township Committee denies Seaview Harbor deannexation", The Current of Egg Harbor Towsnhip, December 8, 2016. Accessed September 25, 2019. "The Township Committee Wednesday, Nov. 30 denied the Seaview Harbor Realignment Committee's petition for deannexation, bringing to a close the township’s role in the waterfront community's efforts to secede from the township. In February 2014, the citizens organization submitted a petition to the governing body asking for the township's consent to a deannexation of the Seaview Harbor portion of the township and to allow it to request annexation to the borough of Longport."</ref> The plan has been brought before an appeals judge and the outcome is pending.
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.56 square miles (4.03 km2), including 0.40 square miles (1.02 km2) of land and 1.16 square miles (3.01 km2) of water (74.49%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
Longport is located on the southwest corner of Template:Convert long Absecon Island, along with Margate City, Ventnor City and Atlantic City to the northeast.<ref>Absecon Island Shore Protection Project Template:Webarchive, United States Army Corps of Engineers. Accessed May 1, 2008. "Construct an approximate $63 million beach and dune system along the 8.1 mile oceanfront of Absecon Island that includes, the cities of Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate and Longport."</ref><ref>Areas touching Longport, MapIt. Accessed February 26, 2020.</ref><ref>Atlantic County District Map, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed July 9, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>
Streets at the southern end of the borough start at 11th Avenue, as the Template:Convert that made up the ten numbered streets below it were washed out on the barrier island by a series of storms between 1900 and 1916.<ref name=History/><ref>Peterson, Iver. "The Public-Private Clash Over Beaches", The New York Times, October 15, 1989. Accessed January 15, 2012. "That those 10 city blocks have disappeared from the map is a lesson that New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection wishes more people would remember when they seek to build houses on the seashore, particularly on barrier islands like the one Longport shares with Atlantic City."</ref> The Great Egg Harbor Inlet shifted north, and Ocean City island was extended by what is now the Gardens neighborhood of that city.<ref name=History/>
Demographics
[edit]2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 895 people, 470 households, and 252 families in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,656 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 98.88% (885) White, 0.34% (3) Black or African American, 0.11% (1) Native American, 0.45% (4) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.11% (1) from other races, and 0.11% (1) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% (10) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 470 households, 11.1% had children under the age of 18; 45.1% were married couples living together; 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 46.4% were non-families. Of all households, 43.2% were made up of individuals and 25.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.90 and the average family size was 2.61.<ref name=Census2010/>
11.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 10.6% from 25 to 44, 36.3% from 45 to 64, and 37.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.3 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $70,625 (with a margin of error of +/− $13,665) and the median family income was $107,188 (+/− $48,480). Males had a median income of $72,143 (+/− $53,388) versus $65,357 (+/− $24,760) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $78,988 (+/− $16,924). About 1.0% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Longport borough, Atlantic County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,054 people, 544 households, and 317 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,574 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.58% White, 0.09% African American, 1.14% Asian, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Longport borough, New JerseyTemplate:Dead link, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Longport borough, Atlantic County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref>
There were 544 households, out of which 10.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.53.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
In the borough the population was spread out, with 11.4% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 34.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median income for a household in the borough was $51,324, and the median income for a family was $68,194. Males had a median income of $53,250 versus $36,146 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $50,884. About 2.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
Parks and recreation
[edit]Longport offers surfing and other water sports recreation on the beaches.<ref>The Best of the Jersey Shere: Surfing, The Boardwalk Catalog. Accessed October 21, 2013.</ref>
Government
[edit]Local government
[edit]Longport operates under the Walsh Act commission form of New Jersey municipal government.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 12.</ref><ref>"The Commission Form of Municipal Government", p. 53. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 8. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The city is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of three commissioners, who are elected at-large to four-year concurrent terms of office on a non-partisan basis as part of the May municipal election. Each commissioner is assigned a department to oversee and administer. The Mayor is then selected from among the three elected Commissioners by a vote between them and assigned to the office by resolution.
Template:As of, members of the Longport Borough Commission are Mayor Nicholas Russo (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property), Daniel Lawler (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety) and James P. Leeds Sr. (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance), all of whom are serving terms that end December 31, 2024.<ref name=Commissioners>Mayor and Commissioners, Borough of Longport. Accessed June 6, 2023. "Longport operates under the borough type of government under the Walsh Act of 1911. Three non-partisan commissioners are elected at large for a four year term."</ref><ref>2023 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Longport. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Govt>Municipal Government, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2020>November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results, Atlantic County, New Jersey, update January 4, 2021. Accessed February 1, 2021.</ref>
In July 2016, the Board of Commissioners voted to shift municipal elections from May to November, which also had the effect of extending the four-year terms of the three commissioners by another six months.<ref>Commission Meeting Minutes July 23, 2016, Borough of Longport. Accessed May 19, 2017. "An Ordinance establishing that the Borough of Longport Municipal Elections Shall Be held on the same day as the November General Elections and Extending the Terms of Office for the Existing Mayor and Commissioners... All AYES - none opposed"</ref> The change allows the borough to save the costs associated with conducting the May municipal election.<ref>LoBiondo, Nanette. "Longport to hold Saturday commission meeting for summer residents", The Current of Ventnor, Margate & Longport, July 20, 2016. Accessed May 19, 2017. "The board is scheduled to hold a public hearing on an ordinance that would move non-partisan elections to the general election in November. The move is expected to save taxpayers on the cost of running a second election every four years."</ref>
In 2018, the borough had an average property tax bill of $10,872, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.<ref>Marcus, Samantha. "These are the towns with the highest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 22, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019. "The average property tax bill in New Jersey was $8,767 last year. But there can be big swings from town to town and county to county.... The average property tax bill in Longport Borough was $10,872 in 2018, the highest in Atlantic County."</ref>
Federal, state and county representation
[edit]Longport is located in the 2nd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 2nd state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011–2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>
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Politics
[edit]As of March 2011, there were a total of 774 registered voters in Longport, of which 146 (18.9% vs. 30.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 366 (47.3% vs. 25.2%) were registered as Republicans and 262 (33.9% vs. 44.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary - Atlantic, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 86.5% (vs. 58.8% in Atlantic County) were registered to vote, including 97.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 76.6% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 337 votes (66.5% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 160 votes (31.6% vs. 57.9%) and other candidates with 4 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 507 ballots cast by the borough's 791 registered voters, for a turnout of 64.1% (vs. 65.8% in Atlantic County).<ref>Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Atlantic County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Atlantic County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 372 votes (64.4% vs. 41.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 195 votes (33.7% vs. 56.5%) and other candidates with 10 votes (1.7% vs. 1.1%), among the 578 ballots cast by the borough's 903 registered voters, for a turnout of 64.0% (vs. 68.1% in Atlantic County).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 412 votes (62.0% vs. 46.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 242 votes (36.4% vs. 52.0%) and other candidates with 2 votes (0.3% vs. 0.8%), among the 664 ballots cast by the borough's 946 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.2% (vs. 69.8% in the whole county).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2024<ref name="2024Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|59.9% 330 | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|38.1% 210 | 2.0% 8 |
| style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2020<ref name="2020Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|58.3% 371 | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|41.4% 263 | 0.3% 2 |
| style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2016<ref name="2016Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|62.9% 254 | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|33.9% 137 | 3.2% 13 |
| style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2012<ref name="2012Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|66.5% 337 | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|160 31.6% | 0.8% 4 |
| style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2008<ref name="state.nj.us">[1], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref> | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|64.4% 372 | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|33.7% 195 | 1.7% 10 |
| style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2004<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[2], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref> | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|62.0% 512 | style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|36.4% 242 | 0.3% 2 |
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 306 votes (76.1% vs. 60.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 81 votes (20.1% vs. 34.9%) and other candidates with votes (0.0% vs. 1.3%), among the 402 ballots cast by the borough's 803 registered voters, yielding a 50.1% turnout (vs. 41.5% in the county).<ref>2013 Governor: Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 280 votes (63.9% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 135 votes (30.8% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 14 votes (3.2% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 4 votes (0.9% vs. 1.2%), among the 438 ballots cast by the borough's 817 registered voters, yielding a 53.6% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).<ref>2009 Governor: Atlantic County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>
Education
[edit]For kindergarten through eighth grade, public school students from Longport attend the Margate City Schools in Margate City as part of a sending/receiving relationship.<ref>"About Margate and the School District", Margate City Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 7, 2011. Accessed July 29, 2014. "The City of Margate School District is a Type I District providing a full range of educational services appropriate to grade levels K through 8 in the City of Margate and the adjoining Borough of Longport, including special education for handicapped youngsters."</ref><ref>13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated July 1, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2009.</ref> Longport is a non-operating school district that had 49 students in the Margate district and 8 in Atlantic City for high school as of 2010, operating with a three-member board of education that oversaw its relationships with its sending districts.<ref>Dowd, Thomas J. "Report on Non-Operating School District: Atlantic County - Longport", Executive County Superintendent of Atlantic County, May 2010, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 3, 2014. Accessed July 29, 2014.</ref><ref>D'Amico, Diane. "State rules Longport students can attend Ocean City High School", The Press of Atlantic City, June 11, 2014. Accessed May 8, 2020. "Longport operates no schools. Students in grades K-8 attend school in Margate and that relationship will continue."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 351 students and 48.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.2:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Margate City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Margate City Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are William H. Ross III Elementary School<ref>William H. Ross III Elementary School, Margate City Schools. Accessed May 19, 2017.</ref> 169 students in grades K–4 and Eugene A. Tighe Middle School<ref>Eugene A. Tighe Middle School, Margate City Schools. Accessed May 8, 2020.</ref> with 181 students in grades 5–8.<ref>About Us, Margate City Schools. Accessed May 8, 2020. "Margate City District pupils are housed in two separate facilities: the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School constructed in 1956, and the William H. Ross III Elementary School constructed in 2000. As a result of a 24 million dollar addition and renovation project and new school construction in 1999, all schools have been upgraded to enhance the educational environment. The elementary school houses the district administrative offices and grades K-4. The middle school, which houses grades 5-8, is departmentalized with an emphasis on thematic teaching.... Overall responsibility for the education of the K-8 children within the City of Margate lies with the district's Board of Education, composed of seven members, appointed by the mayor for staggered terms of three years."</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Margate City Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
Starting in the 2014–15 school year, public school students from Longport in grades 9–12 attend Ocean City High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Ocean City School District; the Longport district, which is closer to Ocean City and would save significantly on tuition costs per student, received permission from the New Jersey Department of Education to end the relationship with Atlantic City.<ref>Ocean City High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 19, 2017. "Ocean City High School is a comprehensive high school serving the communities of Ocean City, Upper Township, Sea Isle City, Corbin City and Longport, with an enrollment of over 1,250 students."</ref><ref>Bergen, Doug. "Longport Students Will Move to Ocean City High School", OCNJDaily, August 27, 2014. Accessed November 27, 2014. "The Ocean City Board of Education on Wednesday (Aug. 27) voted unanimously to approve an agreement to accept students from Longport at Ocean City High School as part of a new sending district. Ten students from Longport are expected to attend Ocean City High School when the school year starts next week."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, Ocean City High School had an enrollment of 1,245 students and 98.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.<ref>School data for Ocean City High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>
Through the 2013–14 school year, Longport's students had attended Atlantic City High School, along with those from Brigantine, Margate City and Ventnor City, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Atlantic City School District.<ref>Student Handbook 2010-2011 Template:Webarchive, Atlantic City High School. Accessed November 27, 2014. "Atlantic City High School is a unique, comprehensive state-of-the-art facility that serves a diverse student population from Atlantic City, Brigantine, Longport, Margate and Ventnor."</ref> The Longport Board of Education had investigated the possibility of offering city students the option of attending either Atlantic City High School or Ocean City High School, as part of an effort to control the costs for the average of ten Longport students sent to attend public high school annually. With the Atlantic City district charging tuition estimated at nearly $24,000 per student as of 2013–2014 and the Ocean City School District charging 25% less per student, district officials estimated prospective savings of $128,000 in the first five years, though those savings could disappear if more of the nearly two-thirds of students attending private high schools were to shift to choose the new Ocean City option.<ref>Lemongello, Steve. "Longport school board studies adding high school sending district", The Press of Atlantic City, December 8, 2011. Accessed October 21, 2013. "The feasibility study, which was discussed at a public hearing last week, showed that if Longport were to end or alter its sending relationship with Atlantic City, it would have 'no substantial racial impact' on either Atlantic City or Ocean City high schools - mostly because of the small numbers involved, less than 10 projected students in each of the next five years. In addition, the study estimates that the per-pupil tuition would be $23,917 for Longport students to attend ACHS in 2013–14 and $17,871 to attend OCHS, which would result in a three-year cost savings of more than $128,000."</ref> In June 2014, the Acting State Commissioner of Education approved the end of the relationship with the Atlantic City district under which Longport's students could start attending Ocean City High School starting with the 2014–2015 school year.<ref>D'Amico, Diane. "State rules Longport students can attend Ocean City High School", The Press of Atlantic City, June 11, 2014. Accessed November 27, 2014. "Acting Education Commissioner David Hespe has ruled that the Longport Board of Education can end its sending relationship with Atlantic City High School and instead send its high school students to Ocean City. Longport students could begin attending Ocean City High School in September."</ref>
Borough public school students are also eligible to attend the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township<ref>Frequently Asked Questions, Atlantic County Institute of Technology. Accessed July 20, 2020. "What does it cost to attend ACIT? As a public school, there is no cost to Atlantic County residents of high school age. New Jersey Title 18A:54-20.1 entitles students the right to choose ACIT for their high school education."</ref> or the Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts, located in Somers Point.<ref>Profile, Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts. Accessed May 18, 2017.</ref>
Private school options in the area include Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden and St. Augustine Preparatory School, which is an all-boys Augustinian, Catholic college preparatory institution.
Transportation
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Roads and highways
[edit]Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality and Template:Convert by Atlantic County.<ref>Atlantic County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed November 19, 2013.</ref>
No Interstate, U.S., state or major county highways directly serve Longport. The only numbered roads in Longport are minor county routes, such as County Route 629.
The Longport Bridge
[edit]There is access to and from the mainland and Ocean City by way of a series of bridges and causeways including the JFK Memorial Bridge, The Ocean City Bridge, and the Dolores G. Cooper Bridge, also known as Longport-Somers Point Boulevard.
Public transportation
[edit]NJ Transit provides bus service on the 505 route between the borough and Atlantic City.<ref>Atlantic County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed November 19, 2013.</ref><ref>South Jersey Transit Guide Template:Webarchive, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed November 19, 2013.</ref>
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen climate classification system, Longport has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with hot, moderately humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation. Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature above Template:Convert, at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above Template:Convert, at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above Template:Convert and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months in Longport, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values at or above Template:Convert. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values below Template:Convert. The plant hardiness zone at Longport Beach is 7b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of Template:Convert.<ref name="USDA">Template:Cite web</ref> The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is Template:Convert, and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.
Ecology
[edit]According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Longport would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass (73) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).<ref name="Conservation Biology Institute">U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions), Data Basin. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref>
Notable people
[edit]Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Longport include:
- Leland Beloff (born 1942), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Philadelphia City Council who resigned from office after being convicted in Federal court on extortion charges<ref>Schneider, Howard. "Beloff Planning To Keep Seat", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 30, 1986. Accessed November 19, 2013. "During a 20-minute interview in the den of his Longport home, Beloff, a former actor and prize-fighter - unshaven from his court appearance the day before and clad in a brightly colored striped bathrobe - offered no explanation or theories for the arrests."</ref>
- Jack Crawford (born 1988), professional American football player for the Oakland Raiders<ref>Jack Crawford Template:Webarchive, Penn State Nittany Lions football. Accessed July 16, 2012. "Hometown: Longport, N.J. High School: St. Augustine... He moved to the U.S. in 2005, intending to pursue basketball as his primary sport."</ref>
- Thomas Cruse (1857–1943), United States Army brigadier general who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action in 1882 at the Battle of Big Dry Wash<ref>Staff. "Dear President Lincoln: We have your bed. Sincerely, Longport", The Press of Atlantic City, May 24, 2009. Accessed November 19, 2013. "Thomas Cruse bought an old Longport home in about 1926, after he retired from a highly decorated military career - including being awarded the Medal of Honor for 'distinguished gallantry in action with hostile Indians' in August 1882."</ref>
- Louis Johanson (1929–2004), member of the Pennsylvania State Senate and the Philadelphia City Council who was convicted for accepting a bribe in the Abscam sting operation<ref>Infield, Tom. "He Started Fast But Became Council's 5th Conviction", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 1987. Accessed November 18, 2013. "Johanson resigned from Council, sold his Philadelphia home, moved to Longport, N.J., and began doing volunteer work as an orderly and clerk at Atlantic City Medical Center."</ref>
- Howard Kupperman (1931–2014), politician who represented the 2nd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1978 and served as the mayor of Longport from 1983 to 1992<ref>McKelvey, Wallace. "Longtime Longport Mayor Howard Kupperman dies at age 82", The Press of Atlantic City, February 4, 2014. Accessed February 22, 2020. "Howard Kupperman, the longtime mayor of Longport who sponsored Atlantic City’s casino legislation in his one term as a state assemblyman, has died at age 82."</ref>
- Heinie Miller (1893–1964), football player who played in the early years of the National Football League for the Buffalo All-Americans and the Milwaukee Badgers<ref>via Associated Press. "Heinie Miller, All-America End in 1919, Dies", Park City Daily News, June 10, 1964. Accessed November 19, 2013. "Longport, NJ (AP) - Henry (Heinie) Miller, All-America football end in 1919 at the University of Pennsylvania died unexpectedly Tuesday at his home in this resort near Atlantic City."</ref>
- Sean Morey (born 1953), stand-up comedian and singer famous for songs such as "The Man Song", "A Hairy Ass" and "Dear Santa"<ref>Duran, Mary. "Keepsake is Historic", The Press of Atlantic City, May 6, 1980. Accessed February 24, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Sean Morey, a Longport native and an Atlantic City High School graduate, will appear this evening on the NBC's Big Show."</ref>
- Paul Steelman (born 1955), architect<ref>Brubaker, Harold. "Casino architect believes fixing Revel not difficult", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 9, 2014. Accessed August 8, 2018. "Grew up in Longport, N.J.; graduated from Atlantic City High School."</ref>
- James Tate (1910–1983), mayor of Philadelphia from 1962 to 1972<ref>Kennedy, Shawn G. "James Tate Of Philadelphia; Held Mayor's Post In 1962–72", The New York Times, May 29, 1983. Accessed November 19, 2013. "James H.J. Tate, the Mayor of Philadelphia from 1962 to 1972, died Friday at Shore Memorial Hospital, in Somers Point, N.J., apparently of a heart attack. He was 73 years old and lived in Longport, N.J."</ref>
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Longport Borough website
- Margate City Schools
- Template:NJReportCard
- School Data for the Margate City Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Atlantic City High School
- The Current of Longport
- Longport, South of Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 5, 1889 by D.J. Kennedy, Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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