Editing Neptune City, New Jersey

{{short description|Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US}}
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|name                     = Neptune City, New Jersey
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|governing_body           = Borough Council
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Rachel McGreevy ([[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|D]], term ends December 31, 2027)<ref name=MayorCouncil/>
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]]
|leader_name1             = Al Jardine<ref>[https://www.neptunecitynj.com/administration-department Administration], Borough of Neptune City. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref>
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name2             = Corinne Dicorcia Williams<ref>[https://www.neptunecitynj.com/municipal-clerk Municipal Clerk], Borough of Neptune City. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref>
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = October 4, 1881
|named_for                = [[Neptune (mythology)|Neptune]], Roman water deity

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|area_code                = [[Area codes 732 and 848|732]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Neptune+City Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Neptune City, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 28, 2013.</ref>
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'''Neptune City''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 4,626,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 244 (−5.0%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 4,869,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 349 (−6.7%) from the 5,218 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref name=Census2000/><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>

The Borough of Neptune City was incorporated on October 4, 1881, based on a referendum held on March 19, 1881. The boundaries included all of present-day Neptune City, along with what is now [[Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey|Avon-by-the-Sea]] and the southern portion of [[Bradley Beach, New Jersey|Bradley Beach]]. On March 23, 1900, a bill approved in the [[New Jersey Legislature]] created the Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea. On March 13, 1907, the eastern portion of Neptune City was annexed to the Borough of Bradley Beach.<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. 183. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The borough was named for [[Neptune (mythology)|Neptune]], the Roman water deity, and its location on the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=23 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 9, 2015.</ref><ref>[[Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]]. [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n221 <!-- pg=222 --> ''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States''], p. 222. [[United States Government Printing Office]], 1905. Accessed September 9, 2015.</ref>

The earliest borough hall was erected in 1902 at the northwest corner of Evergreen Avenue and Railroad Avenue (now Memorial Drive).

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 0.90 square miles (2.32&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of which was land.<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Neptune Heights and Ocean Grove Heights.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of [[Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey|Avon-by-the-Sea]], [[Bradley Beach, New Jersey|Bradley Beach]] and [[Neptune Township, New Jersey|Neptune Township]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/960084/covers.html Areas touching Neptune City], MapIt. Accessed March 1, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png Regional Location Map], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2020.</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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 1009 | 1900n= *
|1910=  488 | 1910n= *
|1920=  539
|1930= 2258
|1940= 2392
|1950= 3073
|1960= 4013
|1970= 5502
|1980= 5276
|1990= 4997
|2000= 5218
|2010= 4869
|2020= 4626
| estimate=4581
| 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> 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://archive.org/details/cu31924070698356/page/n345 <!-- pg=338 --> ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed July 31, 2012.</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/DPDP1/0600000US3402549920 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Neptune City borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101837/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402549920 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mon/neptunecity1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Neptune City borough]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed July 31, 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><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 4,869 people, 2,133 households, and 1,220 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was 5,105.0 per square mile (1,971.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,312 housing units at an average density of 2,424.0 per square mile (935.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 78.00% (3,798) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 10.62% (517) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.23% (11) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 4.46% (217) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.02% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.88% (189) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.79% (136) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 10.08% (491) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 2,133 households, 22.4% had children under the age of 18; 38.8% were married couples living together; 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 42.8% were non-families. Of all households, 35.8% were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.95.<ref name=Census2010/>

18.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.9 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 $50,154 (with a margin of error of +/− $14,050) and the median family income was $72,313 (+/− $16,796). Males had a median income of $48,257 (+/− $3,972) versus $43,365 (+/− $7,250) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $31,172 (+/− $2,830). About 3.0% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402549920 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Neptune City borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083916/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402549920 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 5,218 people, 2,221 households, and 1,330 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|5,742.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,342 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,577.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 83.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.72% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.03% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.31% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603449920.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Neptune City borough, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402549920 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Neptune City borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094818/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402549920 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref>

There were 2,221 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.96.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $43,451, and the median income for a family was $46,393. Males had a median income of $39,578 versus $34,044 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $22,191. About 5.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Parks and recreation==
The Neptune City Community Center offers a recreation center with a gym, game room, exercise room, computer room, TV room and a special occasion room.<ref>[http://www.neptunecityrec.com/ Home page], Neptune City Community Center. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref>

Neptune City has four parks: Memorial Park, located along the Shark River; Laird Avenue Park, the first playground built in Neptune City; Joe Freda Park, located on Third Avenue; and Adams Field, located on West Sylvania Avenue.<ref>[https://www.neptunecitynj.com/community-center/pages/parks-playgrounds Parks and Playgrounds], Borough of Neptune City. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref>

==Government==

===Local government===
Neptune City is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<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 the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 58.</ref> The borough form of government used by Neptune City is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [https://www.njlm.org/809/3982/Forms-of-Govt-Magazine-Article "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, the mayor of the Borough of Neptune City is [[Democrat Party (United States)|Democrat]] Rachel McGreevy, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Neptune City Borough Council are Council President Glen Kocsis ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], 2026), Kimberly Karalovich (D, 2027), Gail L. Oliver (D, 2027), Danielle Pappas (R, 2025), Pamela Renee (D, 2026) and Brian J. Thomas (R, 2025).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.neptunecitynj.com/mayor-and-council Mayor and Council], Borough of Neptune City. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.neptunecitynj.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif5316/f/uploads/2024_neptune_city_municipal_budget.pdf 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Neptune City. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/122857/web.345435/#/summary November 5, 2024 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated December 16, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/119047/web.317647/#/summary November 8, 2023 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated January 18, 2024. Accessed January 22, 2024.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/116246/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated December 27, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

With Republican Richard Pryor and Democrat Michael Skudera tied at 602 votes after the November 2015 general election for the second of two seats,<ref name=Monmouth2015>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/57843/157800/Web01/en/summary.html November 3, 2015 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated January 27, 2016. Accessed July 14, 2016.</ref> the two candidates faced off in a March 2016 special election, won by Pryor by a 511–478 margin.<ref name=Monmouth2016Special>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/60202/163756/Web01/en/summary.html Neptune City Special Municipal Election March 22, 2016], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated March 24, 2016. Accessed July 18, 2016.</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Neptune City is located in the 6th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 11th 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#11 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,967 registered voters in Neptune City, of which 715 (24.1%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 809 (27.3%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,443 (48.6%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-monmouth-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Monmouth], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 55.6% of the vote (1,183 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 42.2% (897 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (46 votes), among the 2,147 ballots cast by the borough's 3,211 registered voters (21 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 66.9%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-monmouth.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Monmouth County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-monmouth.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Monmouth County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 49.4% of the vote (1,212 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 42.4% (1,040 votes) and other candidates with 4.9% (119 votes), among the 2,451 ballots cast by the borough's 3,195 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.7%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-monmouth.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Monmouth County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 12, 2015.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 52.8% of the vote (1,185 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 45.9% (1,031 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (23 votes), among the 2,245 ballots cast by the borough's 3,106 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 72.3.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_monmouth_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Monmouth County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 66.6% of the vote (898 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 32.0% (432 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (19 votes), among the 1,373 ballots cast by the borough's 3,247 registered voters (24 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.3%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-monmouth.pdf |title=Governor - Monmouth County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-monmouth.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Monmouth County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 56.0% of the vote (841 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 35.3% (530 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 7.1% (106 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (20 votes), among the 1,501 ballots cast by the borough's 3,032 registered voters, yielding a 49.5% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-monmouth.pdf 2009 Governor: Monmouth County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230351/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-monmouth.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref>

==Education==
The [[Neptune City School District]] serves students in [[kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] at Woodrow Wilson School.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=407751296ef2449b8d13dc612fdc03ad Neptune City Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Neptune City Public Schools. Accessed July 27, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Neptune City School District. Composition: The Neptune City School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the borough of Neptune City."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/3500 School Performance Reports for the Neptune City School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 27, 2023.</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 248 students and 29.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 8.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411130&DistrictID=3411130 District information for Neptune City School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Before Woodrow Wilson School was constructed, students attended Roosevelt School on Third Avenue, which was demolished after being deemed beyond repair and became the site of Joe Freda Park.<ref>Harnes, John A. [https://archive.today/20130131134347/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1845093291.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+25,+2000&author=JOHN+A+HARNES&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=Small+district+big+on+community&pqatl=google "Small district big on community"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', March 25, 2000. Accessed July 31, 2012. "Built in 1929, it's been the only school in the borough since the Roosevelt School, once at Steiner and Third avenues, was demolished several years ago."</ref>

Public school students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Neptune High School]] as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Neptune Township Schools]]; in a study published in May 2015, the district looked at modifying its relationship with the Neptune Township district, considering leaving the agreement unchanged, adding students in grades 6–8 to the sending arrangement or a regionalization of the two districts.<ref>R & R Education Consulting, LLC. [https://www.neptunecityschool.org/cms/lib/NJ01000385/Centricity/Domain/109/NEPTUNE%20CITY%20FEASIBILITY%20STUDY%20FINAL%205%2011%2015.pdf ''Neptune City Feasibility Study; An Analysis of the Educational, Fiscal and Organizational Options Available to Neptune City Board of Education''], Neptune City School District, May 2015. Accessed June 25, 2020. "The Neptune City Board of Education issued a request for proposals in the winter of 2014-15. That request sought consultant services for a study of the continued viability of the City’s K-8 structure, to include an exploration of the alternation of the sending-receiving relationship with the Neptune Township. Under the current agreement, Neptune City students in grades 9-12 attend the Neptune Township High School.... The district’s administrative staff is comprised of a Chief School Administrator and a School Business Administrator."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,212 students and 97.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.5:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411160&ID=341116004032 School data for Neptune High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

The district also provides students with the opportunities to attend other high schools, such as the schools of the [[Monmouth County Vocational School District]] Academies which include: the [[Marine Academy of Science and Technology]] (MAST) located on [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]], [[High Technology High School]] located on the campus of [[Brookdale Community College]] in [[Lincroft, New Jersey|Lincroft]], the [[Academy of Allied Health & Science]] in [[Neptune Township, New Jersey|Neptune Township]] and affiliated with the [[Jersey Shore University Medical Center]], the [[Communications High School]] located on the property of [[Wall High School (New Jersey)|Wall High School]], and [[Biotechnology High School]] located in [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold Township]].<ref>[http://www.mcvsd.org/about.html About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917211316/http://www.mcvsd.org/about.html |date=2013-09-17 }}, [[Monmouth County Vocational School District]]. Accessed October 21, 2013.</ref> Neptune City also provides the students with the opportunity to attend the Performing Arts Program at [[Red Bank Regional High School]] for Performing Arts in [[Little Silver, New Jersey|Little Silver]] or to the Academy of Information Technology and the Academy of Finance both located at the Red Bank Regional High School for Performing Arts.<ref>[http://www.rbrhs.org/academics/academy%20of%20visual%20and%20performing%20arts/dw.aspx?siteheader=Academy%20of%20Visual%20and%20Performing%20Arts Welcome to the Academy of VPA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019150838/http://www.rbrhs.org/academics/academy%20of%20visual%20and%20performing%20arts/dw.aspx?siteheader=Academy%20of%20Visual%20and%20Performing%20Arts |date=2013-10-19 }}, [[Red Bank Regional High School]]. Accessed October 21, 2013. "Red Bank Regional is conveniently located in Little Silver, central Monmouth County, and accepts both in-district students, (Little Silver, Shrewsbury and Red Bank) and tuition students from out-of-district that are accepted into one of the Career and Technical Education Programs, namely: the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA), Academy of Information Technology (AOIT), Academy of Engineering (AOE) or Academy of Finance (AOF)."</ref>

==Landmarks==
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Steiner and Son's Pajama Factory was the first factory built in Neptune City, constructed in 1891 on land donated by James A. Bradley. Immanuel Steiner was a silk dealer in Austria when he emigrated to New York City in the late 1860s. He began manufacturing pajamas and nightgowns in New York City shortly thereafter. With his sons Edwin and Clarence, they sought to expand operations, opting to construct the flagship factory at the corner of Fourth and Railroad Avenue (now Memorial Drive.) The construction costs were $17,590 and the brickwork was carried out by A.A. Taylor of Asbury Park. Their flagship product, "The Universal Nightshirt" became enormously popular throughout the country. Within two years time, they constructed another nearly identical factory three blocks north (since the 1930s this has been the home of The SS Adams Novelty Company). Their first national slogan was "We Put the World To Sleep".

By 1918, Steiner and Sons had nearly 2,000 employees in factories in Neptune City, Neptune, Asbury Park, Long Branch, Keyport, Freehold, Manasquan and Toms River. They built a baseball park on the land between the two factories on Fourth and Seventh Avenues. In the spring of 1922, Babe Ruth and other members of the New York Yankees played an exhibition game there. Edwin Steiner assumed control at his father's death, and he expanded the original building considerably. The Steiner corporation had a reputation for spotlessly clean working conditions, and the quality of their products is attested to in countless period advertisements stretching all the way to California.

The first ever murder in Neptune City occurred in 1929, as part of a payroll robbery. George Danielson, a 65-year-old courier from the First National Bank in Bradley Beach was shot point-blank at the employee entrance on 4th Avenue. The bandits got away with the payroll of $7,280 and were later caught and tried.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1929/08/12/archives/2-held-in-slaying-at-bradley-beach-employe-at-plant-victimized-in.html "2 Held In Slaying At Bradley Beach; Employee at Plant Victimized in Hold-Up Says Crime Was Planned in His Home. Police Hunting Two More First Prisoner is Now Said to Be Further Implicated in Theft of Pajama Factory Payroll."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 12, 1929. Accessed July 31, 2012.</ref>

In the late 1920s, the Steiner corporation purchased and merged with the Liberty Nightshirt Company, headquartered in Baltimore. The decline in demand for nightshirts was one of the reasons for the acquisition. The same circumstances forced the company to shutter most of their other area operations. Tax squabbles with the Borough of Neptune City led them to close their long-time headquarters in Neptune City in 1939 and move to Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania. They eventually went out of business.

Mario Mirabelli and his brother Michael were running a military clothing manufacturing outfit in Elizabeth at the time when they purchased the building in 1940. They expanded their operations and won considerable government contracts during the Second World War. They produced close to $11 million worth of military clothing during the war. The Mirabelli Company continued to win military contracts after the war. Mario Mirabelli was called to testify before Congress in the late 1950s when government suppliers were accused of forcing the company to manufacture items using second-rate materials that were deemed unusable by other government manufacturing outfits. The scandal hurt Mirabelli's business and reputation. They continued to win small government contracts until the early 1960s, but eventually sold the building and went out of business.

Flea markets were held on the first floor in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Outerama, a company founded by Zenek Lapinsky in the late 1960s, continued to manufacture suits and jackets in the building until 1975 on the second and third floors. The bankruptcy of many of Outerama's clients led to the company's demise. The building was shuttered in 1976 and remained so for the next 25 years.

For nearly 20 years, the Borough of Neptune City sought to have the property revamped. In the early 1990s plans were underway to convert the building to retail shops and apartments, but funding was short, and the borough foreclosed on the owners before they could realize their goal. In 2000, the building was razed and condominiums were constructed. A demolition crane was destroyed when it fell into the side of the building during the wrecking operations.

The one and only motel in the Borough of Neptune City was the Charline Motel, located on Steiner Avenue.

==Transportation==

===Roads and highways===
[[File:2021-08-26 16 03 50 View east along New Jersey State Route 33 (Corlies Avenue) from the overpass for New Jersey State Route 18 along the border of Neptune Township and Neptune City in Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[New Jersey Route 33|Route 33]] eastbound along the northern border of Neptune City, viewed from [[New Jersey Route 18|Route 18]]]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|18.76|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|14.12|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|3.43|mi}} by Monmouth County and {{convert|1.21|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Monmouth.pdf Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

[[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]] passes directly through Neptune City,<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000035__-.pdf#page=8 Route 35 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2016. Accessed December 31, 2022.</ref> while [[New Jersey Route 33|Route 33]] runs along the northern border of the borough.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000033__-.pdf#page=13 Route 33 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2017. Accessed December 31, 2022.</ref> The [[New Jersey Route 18|Route 18]] freeway is immediately west of the city, and both [[Interstate 195 in New Jersey|Interstate 195]] and the [[Garden State Parkway]] are close by.

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] offers local bus service on the [[836 (New Jersey bus)|836]] route.<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=2906 Bus Routes], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref> Train service is available at the [[Bradley Beach station]].<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/bradley-beach-station Bradley Beach station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Commuter service runs between New York City's [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] and [[Bay Head station|Bay Head]] on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]].<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=5128 Transportation Map - Rail Service], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/njcl.pdf North Jersey Coast Line schedule], [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

== Climate change ==
Neptune City is projected to suffer substantial impacts from sea level rise caused by human-caused [[climate change]],<ref name=BI2013>Welsh, Jennifer. [https://www.businessinsider.com/1429-towns-destroyed-by-climate-change-2013-8 'These 1,429 US Towns Could Be Destroyed By Rising Sea Levels"], [[Business Insider]], August 14, 2013. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref><ref name=ClimateCentral>[https://riskfinder.climatecentral.org/place/neptune-city.nj.us?comparisonType=place&forecastType=NOAA2017_int_p50&level=6&unit=ft Surging Seas Risk Finder: Neptune City, New Jersey, USA], [[Climate Central]]. Accessed January 30, 2025.</ref> including a long-term loss of half its current population.<ref name=BI2013/> Sea level rise has already resulted in [[flood]]ing in Neptune City, with the period 2005–2014 experiencing 39 days of [[coastal flooding]], over three times the average number of coastal flooding days for the decades between 1955 and 2004.<ref name=ClimateCentral/> In moderate [[sea level rise]] scenarios, Neptune City is projected to suffer a 68% chance risk of at least one major flood by 2050, and annual risk of flooding is projected to increase exponentially over the 21st century, with 100% risk of annual flooding for the years after 2100.<ref name=ClimateCentral/>

==Religion==
Neptune City had one church, the Memorial United Methodist Church. The building is now for sale.

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Neptune City, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Neptune City include:
* [[Kate Bornstein]] (born 1948), author, playwright, performance artist, actress and gender theorist<ref>[https://sdlgbtn.com/causes/2019/10/05/meet-lgbt-history-month-icon-kate-bornstein "Meet LGBT History Month icon Kate Bornstein"], San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender News, October 5, 2019. Accessed June 25, 2020. "Born in Neptune City, New Jersey, into a conservative middle-class Jewish family, Bornstein attended Brown University and became the first person to graduate with a degree in theater arts."</ref>
* [[Kurt Braunohler]] (born 1976), comedian<ref>Keller, Ilana. [https://www.app.com/story/news/local/eatontown-asbury-park/2019/11/18/comedian-kurt-braunohler-launches-search-mystery-asbury-bee-dancers/4224876002/ "Comedian Kurt Braunohler wants to recreate this Asbury Park dance studio photo. Can you help?"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', November 18, 2019. Accessed December 30, 2023. "Braunohler estimates the photo was taken around 1981 or 1982. He lived in Asbury Park until moving to Neptune, and was a member of Christian Brothers Academy's Class of 1994."</ref>
* [[Marie Castello]] (1915–2008), fortune teller known as Madam Marie who is mentioned in Bruce Springsteen's song "[[4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)]]"<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121105114744/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1503810591.html?dids=1503810591:1503810591&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+02,+2008&author=Anonymous&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Passings%3B+Marie+Castello%3B+Psychic+was+a+figure+in+Springsteen+song&pqatl=google "Passings; Marie Castello; Psychic was a figure in Springsteen song"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', July 2, 2008. Accessed January 31, 2011. "Castello, a native of Neptune City, NJ, became known worldwide in 1973 when Springsteen paid homage to her in the song '4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy).'"</ref>
* [[Les Dugan]] (1921–2002), [[American football]] coach who was the first head football coach at [[Buffalo State College]], serving from 1981 to 1985<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67993037/asbury-park-press/ "Lester J. 'Coach' Dugan"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', February 10, 2002. Accessed January 19, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Lester J. 'Coach' Dugan, 80, raised in Neptune City, died Jan. 25 at Lockport Memorial Hospital after a short illness."</ref>
* [[Sam Mills]] (1959–2005), [[linebacker]] who played in the NFL for the [[New Orleans Saints]] and [[Carolina Panthers]]<ref>Dunphy, Tom. [http://shoresportsnetwork.com/long-branchs-sam-mills-honored-on-new-nfl-jersey/ "Long Branch's Sam Mills Honored on New NFL Jersey"], Shore Sports Network, April 5, 2012. Accessed January 11, 2019. "Mills was born in Neptune City and was a standout wrestler and football player at Long Branch High School before heading to Montclair State University and eventually the NFL."</ref>
* [[Jack Nicholson]] (born 1937), actor<ref>{{cite book|last=McDougal|first=Dennis|title=Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times|publisher=Wiley|date=October 2007|pages=7|isbn=978-0-471-72246-5}} "Jack grew up in 1940s Neptune City, about an hour's drive south of Manhattan"</ref><ref>Thomas, Bob. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=97QqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2mEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5523,6837713&dq=neptune-city+jack-nicholson&hl=en "'Endearment's' script lured Nicholson back"], ''[[The Pittsburgh Press]]'', January 15, 1984. Accessed July 31, 2012. "As a teenager newly arrived from Neptune City, N.J., he worked in the cartoon department at MGM, acted in little theaters and made his film debut in 1958 with ''The Cry Baby Killer.''"</ref>
* [[Dave Rowe (American football)|Dave Rowe]] (born 1945), former professional football player who played in the NFL for the [[Baltimore Colts]], [[New England Patriots]], [[Oakland Raiders]] and [[San Diego Chargers]]<ref>[https://www.njsportsheroes.com/daverowefb.html Dave Rowe], NJSports.com. Accessed June 2, 2022. "David Homeyer Rowe was born June 20, 1945 in Neptune City. His family moved to Deptford in South Jersey when he was a boy."</ref>
* [[Alex Skuby]] (born 1972), actor best known for appearing on ''[[King of Queens]]''<ref>Voger, Mark. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144431714/ "No Laughing Matter; Sitcom actor is ready to rock Stone Pony"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', May 18, 2007. Accessed January 19, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Skuby, who was born in Neptune and raised in Manasquan, has switched gears since his ''King of Queens'' days."</ref>
* [[Garry Tallent]] (born 1949), [[E Street Band]] bassist, singer-songwriter<ref>[http://www.garrytallent.com/ Bio], GarryTallent.com. Accessed July 31, 2012. "Born on October 27, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, Tallent and his family eventually relocated to Neptune City, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Ned Thomson]], (born 1953), politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 30th legislative district|30th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2017<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pg/AsmNedThomson/about/ About Assemblyman Ned Thomson], Facebook. Accessed January 25, 2018. "Edward H. (Ned) Thomson III was born in Neptune and grew up in Avon-by-the-Sea."</ref>
* [[Lando Vannata]] (born 1992), professional [[Mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]]<ref>[https://www.ufc.com/athlete/lando-vannata?id= Lando Vannata], [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]. Accessed November 18, 2017. "From: Neptune, New Jersey United States"</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.neptunecitynj.com Borough of Neptune City official website]
* {{NJReportCard|25|3500|0|Neptune City School District}}

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