Editing Longport, New Jersey

{{short description|City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US}}
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|name                     = Longport, New Jersey
|settlement_type          = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]]
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|government_type          = [[Walsh Act]]
|governing_body           = Board of Commissioners
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Nicholas Russo (term ends December 31, 2024)<ref name=Commissioners/>
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Monica Kyle<ref>[http://www.longportnj.gov/clerk/index.html Office of the Municipal Clerk], Borough of Longport. Accessed July 20, 2020.</ref>
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = March 7, 1898
|named_for                = James Long

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|postal_code              = 08403<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=longport&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP code for Longport, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm ZIP codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed October 21, 2013.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 609|609]] [[Telephone exchange|exchanges]]: 487, 822, 823<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Atlantic&frmCity=Longport Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Longport, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 21, 2013.</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 0885286<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.longportnj.gov/}}
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[[File:Great Egg NJ Coast Guard St.jpg|thumb|300px|Great Egg Coast Guard Station in Longport]]
'''Longport''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] situated on the [[Jersey Shore]] on [[Absecon Island]], within [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|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 United States census|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 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls 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, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]-[[Hammonton, New Jersey|Hammonton]] [[metropolitan statistical area]], which in turn is included in the [[Philadelphia]]-[[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]]-[[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] [[combined statistical area]] and the [[Delaware Valley]].<ref>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/reference-maps/2020/state-maps/34_NewJersey_2020.pdf 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>[https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/expensive-zip-codes-new-jersey/ "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==
[[File:Redeemer Longport NJ.jpg|thumb|300px|Church of the Redeemer, which has now burned down as a result of a [[derecho]] in June 2012. The church was rebuilt and reopened in July 2015.<ref>Galloway, Nanette LoBiondo. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/currents_gazettes/downbeach/longport-s-church-of-redeemer-rises-from-the-ashes/article_24d17c06-b6aa-5089-8be9-9a3541e1205f.html "Longport’s Church of Redeemer rises from the ashes"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', July 13, 2015. Accessed February 22, 2020. "Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, The Church of the Redeemer took on new life Sunday after more than two years of reconstruction following a devastating fire that consumed the historic church the night of the freakish derecho June 30, 2012."</ref>]]
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>[http://www.longportnj.gov/history.html 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. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=19 ''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, New Jersey|Egg Harbor Township]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''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, New Jersey|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">{{cite report|title=Report of Findings Petition for Deannexation Seaview Harbor|publisher=Township of Egg Harbor|date=January 29, 2016|accessdate=March 3, 2018|url=http://www.ehtgov.org/PlanningBoard/“Report%20of%20Findings”%20Petition%20for%20Deannexation%20Seaview%20Harbor.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> In November 2016, the Township Committee voted to deny the secession plan.<ref>[https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/currents_gazettes/egg_harbor_township/egg-harbor-township-committee-denies-seaview-harbor-deannexation/article_ceb5b320-dd86-5f7a-9c31-fe07948b248e.html "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==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 1.56 square miles (4.03&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 0.40 square miles (1.02&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.16 square miles (3.01&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (74.49%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Longport is located on the southwest corner of {{convert|8.1|mi|adj=on}} long [[Absecon Island]], along with [[Margate City, New Jersey|Margate City]], [[Ventnor City, New Jersey|Ventnor City]] and [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] to the northeast.<ref>[http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/cenap-dp/projects/absecon/absecon.htm Absecon Island Shore Protection Project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517095010/http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/cenap-dp/projects/absecon/absecon.htm |date=2011-05-17 }}, [[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>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/837874/touches.html Areas touching Longport], MapIt. Accessed February 26, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/county-government/board-of-county-commissioners/atlantic-county-district-map Atlantic County District Map], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 9, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>
[[File:Longport11thAve.jpg|thumb|300px|Longport, south from 11th Avenue]]
Streets at the southern end of the borough start at 11th Avenue, as the {{convert|180|acres}} 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. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/15/realestate/the-public-private-clash-over-beaches.html "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 Bay|Great Egg Harbor]] Inlet shifted north, and [[Ocean City, New Jersey|Ocean City]] island was extended by what is now the Gardens neighborhood of that city.<ref name=History/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900=   80
|1910=  118
|1920=  200
|1930=  228
|1940=  303
|1950=  618
|1960= 1077
|1970= 1225
|1980= 1249
|1990= 1224
|2000= 1054
|2010=  895
|2020=  893
| estimate=878
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1900–2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popatl_04.htm Population Data for Atlantic County Municipalities, 1840–2000], WestJersey.org. December 6, 2010. Accessed November 19, 2013.</ref> 1900–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726–1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed October 21, 2013.</ref><br>1900–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA335 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 335. Accessed July 15, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA718 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 714. Accessed December 25, 2011.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400141370 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Longport borough, Atlantic County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212112911/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400141370 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_atl/longport1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Longport borough]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 895 people, 470 households, and 252 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2323.7|/sqmi}}. There were 1,656 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4299.4|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 98.88% (885) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 0.34% (3) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.11% (1) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.45% (4) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.11% (1) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 0.11% (1) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|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 adjustment|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>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400141370 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Longport borough, Atlantic County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083547/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400141370 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
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 {{convert|2,765.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,574 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,129.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.47% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603441370.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Longport borough, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400141370 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083707/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400141370 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[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==
Longport offers surfing and other water sports recreation on the beaches.<ref>[http://www.jerseyboardwalk.com/surf.htm The Best of the Jersey Shere: Surfing], The Boardwalk Catalog. Accessed October 21, 2013.</ref>

==Government==

===Local government===
Longport operates under the [[Walsh Act]] [[city commission government|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>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150605155532/http://www.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/MFMG/MFMGCH4.PDF "The Commission Form of Municipal Government"], p. 53. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=8 "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 [[City commission government|commission form of government]].<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''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 democracy|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.

{{As of|2023}}, 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>[http://www.longportnj.gov/mayor-commissioners.html 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>[https://www.longportnj.gov/finance/finance_docs/2023-Adopted-Budget.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Longport. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Govt>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/county-government/municipalities.asp#longport Municipal Government], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/107166/web.264614/#/summary 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>[http://www.longportnj.gov/BC-docs/agendas_minutes/2016/BC_minutes072316.pdf 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. [http://www.shorenewstoday.com/downbeach/longport-to-hold-saturday-commission-meeting-for-summer-residents/article_57057c44-4ea2-11e6-9832-cf665559555f.html "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. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-highest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html "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===
Longport is located in the 2nd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf 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>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#2 Districts by Number for 2011–2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
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 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 366 (47.3% vs. 25.2%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 262 (33.9% vs. 44.3%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-atlantic-co-summary-report.pdf 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>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|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>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-atlantic.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Atlantic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225004603/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-atlantic.pdf |date=December 25, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-atlantic.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Atlantic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225004857/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-atlantic.pdf |date=December 25, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|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>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-atlantic.pdf 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 [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|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>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_atlantic_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Atlantic County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-atlantic.pdf|title=Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Atlantic County|access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.9%''' ''330''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.1% ''210''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.0% ''8''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-atlantic.pdf|title=Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Atlantic County|access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.3%''' ''371''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.4% ''263''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.3% ''2''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-atlantic.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results – November 8, 2016 – Atlantic County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.9%''' ''254''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.9% ''137''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.2% ''13''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name="2012Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-atlantic.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results – November 4, 2012 – Atlantic County |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.5%''' ''337''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|160 ''31.6%''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.8% ''4''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]<ref name="state.nj.us">[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-atlantic.pdf], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.4%''' ''372''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.7% ''195''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.7% ''10''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_atlantic_co_2004.pdf], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.0%''' ''512''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.4% ''242''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.3% ''2''
|}

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|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>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-atlantic.pdf 2013 Governor: Atlantic County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-atlantic.pdf 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 [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|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>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-atlantic.pdf 2009 Governor: Atlantic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112193846/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-atlantic.pdf |date=2016-01-12 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>

==Education==
For [[kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]], public school students from Longport attend the [[Margate City Schools]] in [[Margate City, New Jersey|Margate City]] as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110807045434/http://www.margateschools.org/about.html "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>[http://www.state.nj.us/education/news/2009/0701nonops.htm 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. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140203125138/http://www.longport-nj.us/filestorage/1874/Board_of_Education_Consolidation_Plan_2010.pdf "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. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/state-rules-longport-students-can-attend-ocean-city-high-school/article_ebe0ae92-f1a7-11e3-b463-001a4bcf887a.html "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 [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 7.2:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3409690&DistrictID=3409690 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>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409690 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>[https://www.margateschools.org/Domain/60 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>[https://www.margateschools.org/Domain/100 Eugene A. Tighe Middle School], Margate City Schools. Accessed May 8, 2020.</ref> with 181 students in grades 5–8.<ref>[https://www.margateschools.org/domain/11 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>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3020 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>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/09/3780/050.html 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. [http://ocnjdaily.com/longport-students-will-move-to-ocean-city-high-school/ "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 [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.6:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411970&ID=341197001746 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, New Jersey|Brigantine]], [[Margate City, New Jersey|Margate City]] and [[Ventnor City, New Jersey|Ventnor City]], as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the [[Atlantic City School District]].<ref>[http://achs.acboe.org/www/acboe_achs/site/hosting/StudentHandbook2010201112210.pdf Student Handbook 2010-2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022537/http://achs.acboe.org/www/acboe_achs/site/hosting/StudentHandbook2010201112210.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}, [[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. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/margate_ventnor_longport/longport-school-board-studies-adding-high-school-sending-district/article_10ea8a0e-212c-11e1-b81f-001871e3ce6c.html "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. [http://m.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/atlantic-city_pleasantville_brigantine/state-rules-longport-students-can-attend-ocean-city-high-school/article_ebe0ae92-f1a7-11e3-b463-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=jqm "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, New Jersey|Mays Landing]] section of [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]]<ref>[https://admissions.acitech.org/#section3 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, New Jersey|Somers Point]].<ref>[http://www.chartertech.org/about/profile.jsp 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 (New Jersey)|Holy Spirit High School]] in [[Absecon, New Jersey|Absecon]], under the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]] and [[St. Augustine Preparatory School]], which is an all-boys Augustinian, Catholic college preparatory institution.

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-10-04 15 20 36 View east along Atlantic County Route 629 (Ventnor Avenue) at Absequam Avenue in Longport, Atlantic County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[County Route 629 (Atlantic County, New Jersey)|County Route 629]] entering Longport]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|13.56|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|12.78|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|0.78|mi}} by Atlantic County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Atlantic.pdf 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 (Atlantic County, New Jersey)|County Route 629]].

===The Longport Bridge===
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 [[New Jersey Route 152|Longport-Somers Point Boulevard]].

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] provides bus service on the [[505 (New Jersey bus)|505]] route between the borough and [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212319/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesAtlanticCountyTo Atlantic County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed November 19, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 South Jersey Transit Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929093448/http://www2.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 |date=2018-09-29 }}, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed November 19, 2013.</ref>

==Climate==

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 {{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 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 {{convert|95.0|F|C}}. 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 Longport Beach is 7b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of {{convert|7.0|F|C}}.<ref name="USDA">{{cite web|url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx|publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]]|accessdate=August 5, 2019|title=USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704214427/https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/phzmweb/interactivemap.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is {{convert|12|to|18|in|cm|0}}, and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in [[nor'easter]] activity.

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| location = Longport Beach, NJ (1981–2010 Averages)
| Jan high F  = 	41.4
| Feb high F  = 	43.5
| Mar high F  = 	50.2
| Apr high F  = 	59.7
| May high F  = 	68.9
| Jun high F  = 	77.8
| Jul high F  = 	82.6
| Aug high F  = 	81.4
| Sep high F  = 	76.0
| Oct high F  = 	65.4
| Nov high F  = 	56.0
| Dec high F  = 	46.3
| year high F = 	62.5
| Jan mean F  = 	33.7
| Feb mean F  = 	35.7
| Mar mean F  = 	42.1
| Apr mean F  = 	51.5
| May mean F  = 	60.7
| Jun mean F  = 	70.1
| Jul mean F  = 	75.3
| Aug mean F  = 	74.1
| Sep mean F  = 	68.1
| Oct mean F  = 	57.3
| Nov mean F  = 	48.0
| Dec mean F  = 	38.6
| year mean F = 	54.7
| Jan low F  = 	26.0
| Feb low F  = 	28.0
| Mar low F  = 	34.0
| Apr low F  = 	43.2
| May low F  = 	52.5
| Jun low F  = 	62.3
| Jul low F  = 	67.9
| Aug low F  = 	66.8
| Sep low F  = 	60.2
| Oct low F  = 	49.1
| Nov low F  = 	40.0
| Dec low F  = 	30.9
| year low F = 	46.8
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch  = 	3.28
| Feb precipitation inch  = 	2.89
| Mar precipitation inch  = 	4.20
| Apr precipitation inch  = 	3.64
| May precipitation inch  = 	3.27
| Jun precipitation inch  = 	3.01
| Jul precipitation inch  = 	3.47
| Aug precipitation inch  = 	4.18
| Sep precipitation inch  = 	3.12
| Oct precipitation inch  = 	3.62
| Nov precipitation inch  = 	3.37
| Dec precipitation inch  = 	3.87
| year precipitation inch = 	41.92
| humidity colour = green	
| Jan humidity    =	68.1
| Feb humidity    =	66.7
| Mar humidity    =	63.5
| Apr humidity    =	63.9
| May humidity    =	68.6
| Jun humidity    =	72.4
| Jul humidity    =	72.6
| Aug humidity    =	74.8
| Sep humidity    =	72.9
| Oct humidity    =	71.6
| Nov humidity    =	69.8
| Dec humidity    =	68.4
| year humidity   =	69.5
| Jan dew point F =	24.3
| Feb dew point F =	25.7
| Mar dew point F =	30.6
| Apr dew point F =	39.7
| May dew point F =	50.3
| Jun dew point F =	60.8
| Jul dew point F =	65.9
| Aug dew point F =	65.6
| Sep dew point F =	59.1
| Oct dew point F =	48.2
| Nov dew point F =	38.6
| Dec dew point F =	29.1
| year dew point F =	44.9
|source 1 = PRISM<ref name=prism>[http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ Time Series Values for Individual Locations], PRISM Climate Group [[Oregon State University]]. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref>}}

{{Weather box
| width = auto
| single line = Y
| location = Atlantic City, NJ Ocean Water Temperature (6 NE Longport)	
| Jan mean F  = 	37
| Feb mean F  = 	35
| Mar mean F  = 	42
| Apr mean F  = 	48
| May mean F  = 	56
| Jun mean F  = 	63
| Jul mean F  = 	70
| Aug mean F  = 	73
| Sep mean F  = 	70
| Oct mean F  = 	61
| Nov mean F  = 	53
| Dec mean F  = 	44
| year mean F = 	54
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>[https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/all_meanT.html Water Temperature Table of All Coastal Regions], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref>}}

==Ecology==
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">[https://databasin.org/datasets/1c7a301c8e6843f2b4fe63fdb3a9fe39 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==
{{Category see also|People from Longport, New Jersey}}
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. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140219092320/http://articles.philly.com/1986-06-30/news/26045888_1_federal-agents-extortion-arrest "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 (American football)|Jack Crawford]] (born 1988), professional American football player for the [[Oakland Raiders]]<ref>[http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/crawford_jack00.html Jack Crawford] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902061549/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/crawford_jack00.html |date=2012-09-02 }}, [[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. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/dear-president-lincoln-we-have-your-bed-sincerely-longport/article_e5e99c87-d100-51ee-8e4c-56a3d01fa9c0.html "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. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140219113537/http://articles.philly.com/1987-07-03/news/26201788_1_conviction-federal-charges-leland-m-beloff "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 [[New Jersey's 2nd legislative district|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. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/margate_ventnor_longport/longtime-longport-mayor-howard-kupperman-dies-at-age/article_d58d0e74-8dfc-11e3-8090-001a4bcf887a.html "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]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1697&dat=19640610&id=nAwdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AZcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3444,3210561 "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 (comedian)|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. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-performance-by-co/166626557/ "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. [http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20141009_A_casino_architect_believes_fixing_Revel_isn_t_difficult.html "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 (mayor)|James Tate]] (1910–1983), mayor of Philadelphia from 1962 to 1972<ref>Kennedy, Shawn G. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/29/obituaries/james-tate-of-philadelphia-held-mayor-s-post-in-1962-72.html "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==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.longportnj.gov/ Longport Borough website]
* [http://www.margateschools.org/ Margate City Schools]
* {{NJReportCard|01|3020|0|Margate City Schools}}
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409690 School Data for the Margate City Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060522113902/http://www.acboe.org/Schools/ACHS/achs.html Atlantic City High School]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001134447/http://www.shorenewstoday.com/db/ The Current of Longport]
*[http://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/3871 Longport, South of Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 5, 1889 by D.J. Kennedy, Historical Society of Pennsylvania]
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