Editing Dover Beaches South, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Dover Beaches South, New Jersey
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Toms River, New Jersey|Toms River]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name=Census2020>[https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3418151 Census Data Explorer: Dover Beaches South CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 15, 2023.</ref>
|population_total         = 1331
|population_density_km2   = 826.47
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|blank1_info              = 02389414<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic codes for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.</ref>
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'''Dover Beaches South''', more commonly known as '''Ortley Beach''', is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP)<ref>[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> located within [[Toms River, New Jersey|Toms River]], in [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34029 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County &ndash; County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Ocean County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212204350/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34029 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 11, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 11, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed January 11, 2013.</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the CDP's population was 1,209.<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3418151 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Dover Beaches South CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212134141/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3418151 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 12, 2013.</ref> Dover Beaches South is situated on the [[Barnegat Peninsula]], a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates [[Barnegat Bay]] from the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

Toms River Township is split by the [[United States Census Bureau]] into three CDPs; [[Toms River CDP, New Jersey|Toms River CDP]] on the mainland, comprising over 95% of the township's population, along with the [[Jersey Shore]] communities of [[Dover Beaches North, New Jersey|Dover Beaches North]] and Dover Beaches South.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP had a total area of {{convert|1.030|mi2|km2}}, including {{convert|0.620|mi2|km2}} of land and {{convert|0.410|mi2|km2}} of water (39.80%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> The CDP is bordered by the municipalities of [[Lavallette, New Jersey|Lavallette]] and [[Seaside Heights, New Jersey|Seaside Heights]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 1594
|2010= 1209
|2020= 1331
|footnote=Population sources:<br>2000-2010<ref name=CPH232/> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010/> 2020<ref name=Census2020/>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 1,209 people, 664 households, and 330 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1951.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 2,658 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4290.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup was 95.86% (1,159) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 0.25% (3) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.00% (0) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.17% (2) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.90% (23) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.82% (22) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 5.87% (71) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 664 households, 10.5% had children under the age of 18; 38.3% were married couples living together; 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 50.3% were non-families. Of all households, 43.8% were made up of individuals and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 2.46.<ref name=Census2010/>

9.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 34.5% from 45 to 64, and 32.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.4 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,594 people, 862 households, and 422 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|992.7|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 2,622 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,632.8|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.13% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3418151 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Dover Beaches South CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095736/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3418151 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 12, 2013.</ref>

There were 862 households, out of which 13.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.0% were non-families. 46.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% 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 2.59.<ref name=Census2000/>

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 12.6% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.<ref name=Census2000/>

The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,407, and the median income for a family was $53,811. Males had a median income of $38,984 versus $35,735 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $26,702. About 5.5% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>

==History==
[[File:Starlight Motel (Ortley Beach, New Jersey) P001 crop.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Starlight Motel (since 1973) on Route 35 North in Ortley Beach]]

The current location of Ortley Beach was once home to [[Cranberry Inlet]], an important maritime route that closed after an 1812 storm.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mikle |first1=Jean |title=Learn the mystery history of Toms River neighborhoods |url=https://www.app.com/story/news/history/2017/06/22/toms-rivers-neighborhoods-draft/410041001/ |access-date=June 1, 2022 |work=Asbury Park Press |date=June 22, 2017}}</ref> The area was opened to development by the completion of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] on the peninsula in 1883 and the completion of what is now [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]] in 1913.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kralik |first1=Marilyn |title=Brick Township Historical Survey |url=https://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/hrrcn_sandy_OCE_GB_147_148_PDF/OCE_GB_148_v07.pdf |website=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office}}</ref> The community was settled as a vacation resort in the 1940s and 1950s. There were several unsuccessful efforts to secede from Dover Township in the latter half of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Secession Try Brewing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43121562/ortley-beach-secession-try-september/ |work=[[Asbury Park Press]] |date=September 24, 1969 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Secession bill fails in Assembly |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43122151/ortley-secession-bill-fails-march-1991/ |work=[[Asbury Park Press]] |date=March 22, 1991 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> After suffering widespread damage to its housing stock during [[Hurricane Sandy]], some publications have argued that Ortley Beach is undergoing gentrification as high rebuilding costs have pushed out older residents and ushered in a new wave of luxury homes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaysen |first1=Ronda |title=Back to the Jersey Shore |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/realestate/back-to-the-jersey-shore.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Capuzzo |first1=Jill |title=Not Your Mother's Jersey Shore |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/realestate/hurricane-sandy-rebuilding-jersey-shore-towns.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lynn |first1=Kathleen |title=Ortley Beach: A Shore Town Transformed |url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/just-for-the-web/ortley-beach-shore-town-transformed/ |website=New Jersey Monthly |date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>

==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Dover Beaches South has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') with hot, slightly humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation. Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature above {{Convert|32.0|F|C}}, at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above {{Convert|50.0|F|C}}, at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above {{Convert|71.6|F|C}} and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months in Dover Beaches South, 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 {{Convert|95.0|F|C}}. On average, the wettest month of the year is July which corresponds with the annual peak in [[thunderstorm]] activity. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with [[wind chill]] values below {{Convert|0.0|F|C}}. The [[plant hardiness zone]] at Dover Beaches South Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of {{Convert|3.80|F|C}}.<ref name="USDA">{{cite web|url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx|publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]]|access-date=August 5, 2019|title=USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map}}</ref> The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is {{convert|18|to|24|in|cm}} and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in [[nor'easter]] activity.

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| location = Dover Beaches South Beach, NJ (1981-2010 Averages)	
| Jan high F  =   	40.5
| Feb high F  =   	43.0
| Mar high F  =   	49.7
| Apr high F  =   	59.2
| May high F  =   	69.1
| Jun high F  =   	78.3
| Jul high F  =   	83.5
| Aug high F  =   	82.3
| Sep high F  =   	76.3
| Oct high F  =   	65.7
| Nov high F  =   	55.4
| Dec high F  =   	45.5
| year high F =   	62.5
| Jan mean F  =   	32.8
| Feb mean F  =   	34.8
| Mar mean F  =   	41.2
| Apr mean F  =   	50.5
| May mean F  =   	60.3
| Jun mean F  =   	69.7
| Jul mean F  =   	75.1
| Aug mean F  =  	74.0
| Sep mean F  =   	67.6
| Oct mean F  =   	56.4
| Nov mean F  =   	47.1
| Dec mean F  =   	37.6
| year mean F =   	54.0
| Jan low F  =   	25.1
| Feb low F  =   	26.7
| Mar low F  =   	32.7
| Apr low F  =   	41.7
| May low F  =   	51.5
| Jun low F  =   	61.1
| Jul low F  =   	66.7
| Aug low F  =   	65.7
| Sep low F  =   	58.9
| Oct low F  =   	47.2
| Nov low F  =   	38.8
| Dec low F  =   	29.7
| year low F =   	45.6
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| Jan precipitation inch  =   	3.67
| Feb precipitation inch  =   	3.06
| Mar precipitation inch  =   	4.26
| Apr precipitation inch  =   	3.89
| May precipitation inch  =   	3.54
| Jun precipitation inch  =   	3.66
| Jul precipitation inch  =   	4.52
| Aug precipitation inch  =   	4.51
| Sep precipitation inch  =   	3.53
| Oct precipitation inch  =   	3.73
| Nov precipitation inch  =   	3.81
| Dec precipitation inch  =   	3.92
| year precipitation inch =   	46.10
| humidity colour = green	
| Jan humidity    =	65.2
| Feb humidity    =	62.8
| Mar humidity    =	61.1
| Apr humidity    =	62.3
| May humidity    =	65.5
| Jun humidity    =	70.3
| Jul humidity    =	69.6
| Aug humidity    =	71.5
| Sep humidity    =	70.6
| Oct humidity    =	69.6
| Nov humidity    =	68.3
| Dec humidity    =	66.4
| year humidity   =	67.0
| Jan dew point F =	22.4
| Feb dew point F =	23.4
| Mar dew point F =	28.8
| Apr dew point F =	38.1
| May dew point F =	48.7
| Jun dew point F =	59.6
| Jul dew point F =	64.5
| Aug dew point F =	64.2
| Sep dew point F =	57.7
| Oct dew point F =	46.6
| Nov dew point F =	37.2
| Dec dew point F =	27.4
| year dew point F =	43.3
|source 1 = PRISM<ref name=prism>{{cite web|url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University|access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref>}}	
	
	
{{Weather box	
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| location = Sandy Hook, NJ Ocean Water Temperature (36 N Dover Beaches South)	
| Jan mean F  =   	37
| Feb mean F  =   	36
| Mar mean F  =   	40
| Apr mean F  =   	46
| May mean F  =   	55
| Jun mean F  =   	62
| Jul mean F  =   	69
| Aug mean F  =  	72
| Sep mean F  =   	68
| Oct mean F  =   	59
| Nov mean F  =   	51
| Dec mean F  =   	43
| year mean F =   	53
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web|url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/all_meanT.html|title=Water Temperature Table of All Coastal Regions|access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref>}}

==Ecology==

According to the [[A. W. Kuchler]] U.S. [[potential natural vegetation]] types, Dover Beaches South would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern [[Cordgrass]] (''73'') with a dominant vegetation form of [[Coastal]] [[Prairie]] (''20'').<ref name="Conservation Biology Institute">{{cite web|url=https://databasin.org/datasets/1c7a301c8e6843f2b4fe63fdb3a9fe39|access-date=August 5, 2019|title=U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Ortley Beach}}
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.ortley-beach.com Ortley Beach Visitor Information]

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 | before = [[Lavallette, New Jersey|Lavallette]]
 | after  = [[Seaside Heights, New Jersey|Seaside Heights]]
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{{Ocean County, New Jersey}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in Ocean County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Jersey Shore communities in Ocean County]]
[[Category:Toms River, New Jersey]]