Editing Manahawkin, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
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|official_name            = Manahawkin, New Jersey
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|postal_code              = 08050<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=manahawkin&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Manahawkin, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed January 11, 2013.</ref>
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|blank_info               = {{FIPS|34|42930}}<ref name=CensusArea>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 21, 2016.</ref><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. 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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'''Manahawkin''' 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 [[Stafford Township, New Jersey|Stafford Township]], 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 [[2020 United States census]], the CDP's population was 2,413, its highest [[United States census|decennial count]] ever and an increase of 110 (+4.8%) from the 2,303 recorded at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3442930 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Manahawkin CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 11, 2013.</ref> which in turn had reflected an increase of 299 (+14.9%) from the 2,004 counted at the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref name=Census2000/> ''Manahawkin'' has been thought to be a [[Lenape]] word meaning "land of good corn", although this has been disputed by recent scholars claiming that it translates to "fertile land sloping into the water."<ref>[http://twp.stafford.nj.us/town-square/history-of-stafford-township/ History of Stafford Township History of Stafford Township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008193600/http://twp.stafford.nj.us/town-square/history-of-stafford-township/ |date=2011-10-08 }}, Stafford Township. Accessed November 20, 2011.</ref>

Manahawkin is the gateway to the resort communities on [[Long Beach Island]], with [[New Jersey Route 72|Route 72]] providing the sole road access, ending in [[Ship Bottom, New Jersey|Ship Bottom]] as it crosses [[Manahawkin Bay]] via the [[Manahawkin Bay Bridge]] (formally known as the Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge).

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP had a total area of {{convert|1.922|mi2|km2}}, including {{convert|1.827|mi2|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.096|mi2|km2}} of water (4.98%) is water.<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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 1594
|2000= 2004
|2010= 2303
|2020= 2413
|footnote=Population sources:<br>1990-2010<ref name=CPH232/> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010/> 2020<ref name=Census2020/>
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===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 2,303 people, 931 households, and 586 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1260.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 1,071 housing units at an average density of {{convert|586.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup was 91.58% (2,109) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 0.43% (10) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.43% (10) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.52% (58) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.17% (96) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 0.87% (20) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 8.25% (190) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 931 households, 25.5% had children under the age of 18; 46.6% were married couples living together; 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 37.1% were non-families. Of all households, 30.9% were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06.<ref name=Census2010/>

20.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 87.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.4 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,004 people, 757 households, and 555 families living in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|425.1|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 827 housing units at an average density of {{convert|175.4|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.90% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3442930 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Manahawkin CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212093052/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3442930 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 11, 2013.</ref>

There were 757 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.97.<ref name=Census2000/>

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.<ref name=Census2000/>

The median income for a household in the CDP was $59,663, and the median income for a family was $62,702. Males had a median income of $53,396 versus $24,688 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,875. About 1.4% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>

==Education==
For grades K through 6, public school students attend the schools of the [[Stafford Township School District]]. For grades 7 through 12, students attend the schools of the [[Southern Regional School District]].

Students also have the option of attending the [[Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science]], a specialized high school operated by the [[Ocean County Vocational Technical School]] that is located in Manahawkin and focuses on marine and environmental sciences.<ref>[https://www.ocvts.org/mates/mates-academy.html Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science], [[Ocean County Vocational Technical School]]. Accessed July 5, 2023.</ref>

St. Mary Academy, a [[K-8 school]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]], is in Stafford Township, near Manahawkin CDP.<ref name=StMarytuit>{{cite web|url=https://stmaryknights.org/admissions/tuition|title=Tuition|publisher=St. Mary Academy|access-date=2020-06-23|quote=Participating parishes include: [...]400 Doc Cramer Blvd, Manahawkin, NJ 08050}} - It has a Manahawkin address but is outside of the Manahawkin CDP</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st34_nj/place/p3442930_manahawkin/DC10BLK_P3442930_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Manahawkin CDP, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-06-23}} - St. Mary Academy is not in the CDP.</ref> It is managed by St. Mary Church of [[Barnegat, New Jersey|Barnegat]]. From 1997,<ref name=MaryRenameArch>{{cite web|url=https://dioceseoftrenton.org/news/all-saints-regional-school-to-become-st-mary-academy|title=All Saints Regional school to become St. Mary Academy under administration of Barnegat parish |publisher=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]]|date=2018-12-19|access-date=2020-06-23}}</ref> until 2019 it operated as All Saints Regional Catholic School and was collectively managed by five churches. In 2019 St. Mary took entire control of the school, which remained on the same Manahawkin campus, and changed its name. The other churches no longer operate the school but still may send students there.<ref name=Heyboerall>{{cite web|author=Heyboer, Kelly|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2019/06/these-are-all-the-nj-catholic-schools-closing-and-merging-this-year.html|title=These are all the N.J. Catholic schools closing and merging this year|newspaper=[[Nj.com]]|date=2019-06-11|access-date=2020-06-23}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[NJ Transit]] provides bus service to [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] on the [[559 (New Jersey bus)|559]] bus route.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726183332/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesOceanCountyTo Ocean County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 26, 2010. Accessed January 13, 2013.</ref>

==Media==
The ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'' and ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'' provide daily news coverage of the township, as does [[WOBM-FM]] radio. The township provides material and commentary to ''The Southern Ocean Times'', which also serves [[Barnegat Township, New Jersey|Barnegat Township]], [[Lacey Township, New Jersey|Lacey Township]], [[Long Beach Island]], [[Ocean Township, Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean Township]] ([[Waretown, New Jersey|Waretown]]) and [[Tuckerton, New Jersey|Tuckerton]] as one of seven weekly papers from [[Micromedia Publications]].<ref>[http://micromediapubs.com/the-southern-ocean-times/ ''The Southern Ocean Times''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803074425/http://micromediapubs.com/the-southern-ocean-times |date=2016-08-03 }}, [[Micromedia Publications]]. "First published in 2010. Expanded in 2013. Serving Lacey, Barnegat, Waretown, Manahawkin, LBI and Tuckerton in Ocean County, New Jersey."</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Stafford Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Manahawkin include:
* [[Glenn Carson]] (born 1990), [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who played in the NFL for the [[Arizona Cardinals]].<ref>Edelson, Steve. [https://www.app.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/09/04/glenn-carson/15109739/ "Glenn Carson prepares for Arizona Cardinals season opener"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 4, 2014. Accessed January 20, 2020. "Even as the congratulatory emails and text messages were pouring in on Saturday, Glenn Carson still wasn’t sure he’d actually made the Arizona Cardinals.... For many of those who were sending the Manahawkin native those voicemails and text messages during the weekend, they’ll get to see Carson play in person nine days from now, with the Cardinals headed to MetLife Stadium to take on the Giants in Week 2."</ref>
* [[Doc Cramer]] (1905–1990), [[center fielder]] who played for four [[American League]] teams from 1929 to 1948.<ref>Goldstein, Steve. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A0DD87C2F2D8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Roger 'Doc' Cramer, 85, Outfielder Who Played For Athletics, Red Sox"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', September 10, 1990. Accessed July 29, 2007. "Roger Maxwell "Doc" Cramer, 85, who hit .296 during an illustrious 19- year career in baseball that began when Connie Mack signed him for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929, died yesterday at his home in Manahawkin, N.J., after a seven-month battle with cancer."</ref>
* [[Mike Gesicki]] (born 1995), [[tight end]] who plays for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]].<ref>McGarry, Michael. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/the-press-male-athlete-of-the-year-mike-gesicki-leaves/article_50c1ac34-7b19-5dce-ab05-e5ad44748047.html "The Press Male Athlete of the Year: Mike Gesicki leaves Southern as one of school's all-time best"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', June 21, 2014. Accessed December 2, 2016. "Gesicki lives in Manahawkin with his parents, Mike and Donna. He is the youngest of three children."</ref>
* [[Clark Harris]] (born 1984), [[long snapper]] for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] who played college football at [[Rutgers University]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030920145152/http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/players/91407 Clark Harris player profile], Yahoo! Sports. Accessed April 7, 2007.</ref>
* [[William A. Newell]] (1817–1901), [[Governor of New Jersey]] who represented the state in the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>Kowalczyk, Frank. [http://www.oceancountyhistory.org/pdf/sept-07-web-version.pdf "The Shipwreck of the Powhatan"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529110703/http://www.oceancountyhistory.org/pdf/sept-07-web-version.pdf |date=2008-05-29 }}, ''The Society Scroll'' newsletter of the Ocean County Historical Society, September 2007. Accessed January 12, 2008.</ref>
* [[Ethan Vanacore-Decker]] (born 1994), professional [[Association football|soccer]] player for the [[Union Omaha]] in the [[United Soccer League]].<ref>Russo, John. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/college-notebook-former-ocean-city-soccer-star-records-another-shutout/article_2e411a8e-58b3-11e4-a08e-33063011283b.html "College Notebook: Former Ocean City soccer star records another shutout"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', October 20, 2014. Accessed September 13, 2018. "Ethan Vanacore-Decker, a Manahawkin resident and graduate of the Pennington School in Mercer County, scored the only goal for Connecticut in a 1-0 win over Central Florida on Saturday."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://coastmariner.com/bin/chart2.php?chartId=12324_7&lat=39.6627&lon=-74.2071 Nautical chart of Manahawkin Bay]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Ocean County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey)]]
[[Category:Stafford Township, New Jersey]]