Sea Girt, New Jersey

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Sea Girt is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,866,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 38 (+2.1%) from the 2010 census count of 1,828,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn had reflected a decline of 320 (−14.9%) from the 2,148 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

In the Forbes magazine 2012 rankings of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", the borough was ranked 197th, with a median price of $1,135,184.<ref>Brennan, Morgan. "America's Most Expensive Zip Codes 2012", Forbes, October 16, 2012. Accessed September 17, 2013.</ref>

History

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The historic Sea Girt Light

Sea Girt was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 29, 1917, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1917.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 185. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The borough was named for the estate of Comm. Robert F. Stockton, who had purchased a property in the area in 1853.<ref>History, Borough of Sea Girt. Accessed February 5, 2025. "In 1853, Commodore Robert F. Stockton acquired the large tract of land and built a lavish summer estate in the area between Stockton Lake and Wreck Pond."</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 1, 2015.</ref>

On April 1, 2023, a brief tornado that was part of a tornado outbreak measured EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with winds estimated at Template:Convert. It blew off the roof of the New Jersey Youth Challenge Academy, with debris strewn up to Template:Convert. Power poles were also damaged and a tree was uprooted.<ref>"NWS Damage Surveys for April 1, 2023 Tornado Outbreak and Wind Event", Iowa State University. Accessed April 25, 2023. "A tornado formed from an east southeast moving rotating supercell within a line of thunderstorms and made a brief touchdown on the National Guard Training Center Grounds in Sea Girt, NJ. The tornado likely developed over Stockton Lake and tracked east southeast over the New Jersey Youth Challenge Academy. The entire half dome, wood frame, shingled roof of the southwest facing academy building, about 25 yards wide and 50 yards long, was lifted and thrown eastward. The debris was lofted and strewn for about 250 yards to the east northeast in a tapering, semi-circled debris drag marks and layout pattern. In addition one tree was uprooted and laid in an east northeast direction. The tornado likely lifted as it tracked east across the parking lot and open grass fields. Based on the degree of damage and construction this was determined to be EF2 wind damage of 110- 120 mph, with debris and downed tree pattern indicative of a tornado."</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.46 square miles (3.77 km²), including 1.06 square miles (2.75 km²) of land and 0.40 square miles (1.03 km²) of water (27.12%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Wreck Pond is a tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Sea Girt, Spring Lake and Spring Lake Heights. The Wreck Pond watershed covers about Template:Convert in eastern Monmouth County.<ref>Wreck Pond, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed April 25, 2023. "Wreck Pond Watershed is in southern Monmouth County and comprised of the following four municipalities: Wall Township; and the Boroughs of Spring Lake Heights, Spring Lake and Sea Girt. The watershed is approximately 12.8 square miles (8,172 acres), extending from the headwaters in Wall Township near Allaire Airport and flowing east-southeast to discharge into Wreck Pond."</ref>

The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of Manasquan, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights and Wall Township.<ref>Areas touching Sea Girt, MapIt. Accessed March 4, 2020.</ref><ref>Regional Location Map, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 4, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 1,828 people, 823 households, and 546 families in the borough. The population density was 1,729.6 per square mile (667.8/km²). There were 1,291 housing units at an average density of 1,221.5 per square mile (471.6/km²). The racial makeup was 99.12% (1,812) White, 0.00% (0) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.22% (4) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.22% (4) from other races, and 0.44% (8) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% (30) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 823 households, 20.7% had children under the age of 18; 58.1% were married couples living together; 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.7% were non-families. Of all households, 30.7% were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.77.<ref name=Census2010/>

19.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 11.4% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 29.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 81.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $96,652 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,474) and the median family income was $150,179 (+/− $26,605). Males had a median income of $118,958 (+/− $48,899) versus $51,953 (+/− $12,836) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $63,422 (+/− $10,659). About 0.9% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Sea Girt borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 28, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,148 people, 942 households, and 636 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,285 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.12% White, 0.09% African American, 0.28% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Sea Girt borough, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 7, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Sea Girt borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 7, 2012.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 34.1% of Sea Girt residents were of Irish ancestry, the 10th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and fourth-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>Irish Communities, EPodunk. Accessed June 9, 2007.</ref>

There were 942 households, out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.83.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $86,104, and the median income for a family was $102,680. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $46,667 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $63,871. About 2.1% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Government

Local government

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Sea Girt Borough Hall and Police Department

Sea Girt is governed under the 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>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 Sea Girt 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 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. "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>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, the mayor of Sea Girt Borough is Republican Donald E. Fetzer, whose term of office ending December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Diane R. Anthony (R, 2026), Hillary DiFeo (R, 2026), Tom Downey (R, 2025), Bryan Perry (R, 2025), Maria Richman (R, 2027) and Alan J. Zakin (R, 2027).<ref name=MayorCouncil>Borough Council, Borough of Sea Girt, New Jersey. Accessed February 5, 2025. "The Borough of Sea Girt is governed under the Borough form of government. The governing body consists of a Mayor and six council members who are elected at large. The Mayor is elected by the voters to a four year term and each Council member is elected to serve a three year term.""</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Sea Girt, New Jersey. Accessed February 5, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2024>November 5, 2024 General Election Official Results, Monmouth County, New Jersey, updated December 16, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2023>November 8, 2023 General Election Official Results, Monmouth County, New Jersey, updated January 18, 2024. Accessed January 22, 2024.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2022>General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results, Monmouth County, New Jersey Clerk, updated December 27, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

In August 2021, the borough council selected Donald E. Fetzer from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the mayoral term ending in December 2023 that had been held by Francis K. "Ken" Farrell until his resignation from office the previous month.<ref>Rossics, Anthony. "Donald Fetzer becomes Sea Girt’s new mayor; Succeeds Ken Farrell, who retired in July", The Coast Star, August 19, 2021. Accessed August 1, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Donald Fetzer has been named the new mayor of Sea Girt by the borough council at the Wednesday, Aug. 11, borough council meeting.... The opening was made when former Mayor Ken Farrell retired last month after serving 16 years as a councilman and mayor."</ref> Fetzer served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when he was chosen to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Monmouth2021>November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results, Monmouth County, New Jersey, December 13, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In June 2019, the borough council appointed Mark Clemmensen to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by William Foley until he left office.<ref>Borough Council Meeting Minutes for June 26, 2019, Borough of Sea Girt. Accessed February 5, 2025. "Amend Resolution No. 96-2019 Appointing Mark Clemmensen to the Borough Council Seat Vacated by William Foley (appointment end date revised)"</ref> Matthew Begley was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by Anne B. Morris.<ref>[httpshttps://www.seagirt-nj.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3791/f/minutes/minutes-10.23.19.pdf Borough Council Meeting Minutes for October 23, 2019], Borough of Sea Girt. Accessed February 5, 2025. "Appointment of Candidate to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Anne B. Morris."</ref>

On April 5, 2006, the borough council retained a local government consulting firm to review the administrative operations of the borough and to make recommendations for restructuring and efficiency improvements. Among the recommendations accepted by the council was the decision to restructure the Municipal Clerk, Finance and Administration Departments and to create for the first time the office of Borough Administrator (who would serve as the municipality's Chief Administrative Officer).

Federal, state and county representation

Sea Girt is located in the 4th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district.<ref>Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,611 registered voters in Sea Girt, of which 210 (13.0%) were registered as Democrats, 808 (50.2%) were registered as Republicans and 592 (36.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Monmouth, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 73.2% of the vote (832 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 25.9% (294 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (11 votes), among the 1,146 ballots cast by the borough's 1,624 registered voters (9 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 70.6%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 65.8% of the vote (849 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 32.1% (414 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (11 votes), among the 1,290 ballots cast by the borough's 1,695 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.1%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 72.5% of the vote (962 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 26.7% (354 votes) and other candidates with 0.3% (5 votes), among the 1,326 ballots cast by the borough's 1,749 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 75.8.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref>

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 84.7% of the vote (789 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 13.5% (126 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (17 votes), among the 951 ballots cast by the borough's 1,637 registered voters (19 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 58.1%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 76.0% of the vote (765 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 18.4% (185 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 4.7% (47 votes) and other candidates with 0.3% (3 votes), among the 1,006 ballots cast by the borough's 1,658 registered voters, yielding a 60.7% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Monmouth County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref>

Education

The Sea Girt School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Sea Girt Elementary School.<ref>Sea Girt Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Sea Girt School District, adopted August 25, 2014. Accessed March 25, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Sea Girt School District. Composition: The Sea Girt School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Sea Girt."</ref><ref>County School List S-W, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Sea Girt School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Sea Girt School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 138 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.5:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Sea Girt Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> During the 2016–2017 school year, Sea Girt had the 21st smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 145 students.<ref>Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 21. Sea Girt Borough; Enrollment: 145; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Monmouth; Town population: 1,828"</ref> For the 2005 school year, Sea Girt Elementary School was one of four schools in New Jersey recognized by the United States Department of Education as a recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Award, the highest level of recognition awarded to an American school;<ref>Schools selected as No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools in 2005, United States Department of Education. Accessed March 25, 2025.</ref> The school was one of nine public schools recognized as Blue Ribbon schools in 2017.<ref>"Nine New Jersey Public Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education", New Jersey Department of Education, September 28, 2017. Accessed March 25, 2025.</ref>

For ninth through twelfth grades, Sea Girt's public school students attend Manasquan High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.<ref name=DistrictInfo>District Information, Sea Girt School District. Accessed March 25, 2025. "Most Sea Girt students attend Manasquan High School. Many graduates choose to attend private school and students have enrolled in Christian Brothers Academy, Choate, Lawrenceville, Peddie, Ranney, Red Bank Catholic, and St. Rose."</ref><ref>Manasquan School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 23, 2020. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven sending districts; Avon, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights, as well as our Manasquan Elementary School students."</ref><ref>Sending Districts, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed March 24, 2025. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven different districts; Avon, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights. Including our Manasquan students, the high school population is just under one thousand students."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 945 students and 81.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.<ref>School data for Manasquan High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>

Many graduates of the elementary school choose to attend private schools and have enrolled in Christian Brothers Academy, Lawrenceville School, Peddie School, Ranney School, Monsignor Donovan High School, Red Bank Catholic High School and St. Rose High School.<ref name=DistrictInfo/>

Transportation

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Route 71 in Sea Girt

Roads and highways

Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Monmouth County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed November 8, 2013.</ref>

Route 71 is the most prominent highway in Sea Girt. It follows Seventh Avenue south to north on the west side of the borough near and along the border with Wall Township, connecting Manasquan in the south to Spring Lake Heights in the north.<ref>Route 71 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, April 2009. Accessed November 8, 2013.</ref>

Public transportation

NJ Transit offers train service at the Manasquan station.<ref>Manasquan station, NJ Transit. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Commuter service is provided on the North Jersey Coast Line, offering express and local service. Diesel service operates from Hoboken Terminal to Bay Head, New Jersey. Electric service operates from Penn Station to Long Branch, New Jersey, where the electrified portion of the line ends. Mid-line stations include Newark Penn Station, Newark Liberty International Airport Station, and Secaucus Junction.<ref>Transportation Map - Rail Service, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2022.</ref><ref>North Jersey Coast Line schedule, NJ Transit, updated April 23, 2023. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

NJ Transit bus service is available between Sea Girt and Philadelphia on the 317 route, with local service offered on the 830 route which runs between Asbury Park and Point Pleasant Beach with connections to additional local-service routes at Asbury Park.<ref>Bus Routes, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>

Points of interest

• Sea Girt Light began operation on December 10, 1896, and is located at Ocean Avenue and Beacon Boulevard. The lighthouse is one of only 20 lighthouses in the state of New Jersey that remain in existence.<ref>Sea Girt Lighthouse Template:Webarchive, Borough of Sea Girt. Accessed June 2, 2007.</ref>
• The National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey maintains a museum in Sea Girt, which includes the Intelligent Whale, an experimental hand-cranked submarine based on an 1863 design.<ref>DeMasters, Karen. "Up Front: On The Map; A Civil War-Era Submarine Surfaces in Sea Girt", The New York Times, June 20, 1999. Accessed June 28, 2012. "A large black egg-shaped piece of cast iron about the size of a tiny apartment bathroom sits on a red steel cradle in a corner of the New Jersey National Guard Militia Museum in Sea Girt. The 46,000-pound vessel, called the Intelligent Whale, is a Civil War-era submarine and the latest acquisition of the military museum in the original armory at the National Guard Training Center."</ref>
• Both the New Jersey State Police and New Jersey Department of Corrections have their training facilities in Sea Girt. The New Jersey State Police Academy provides a program for recruits on a residential basis that provides training over a 24-week period.<ref>New Jersey State Police Academy, New Jersey State Police. Accessed December 7, 2012. "The New Jersey State Police Academy is located in Sea Girt, New Jersey, and training consists of approximately 25 weeks."</ref> The facility was also a former New Jersey National Guard training base, and is still used as a training ground by the National Guard.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Sea Girt has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature above Template:Convert, at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above Template:Convert, at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above Template:Convert and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months at Sea Girt, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values at or above Template:Convert. On average, the wettest month of the year is July which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values below Template:Convert. The plant hardiness zone at Sea Girt Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 4.0 °F (−15.6 °C).<ref name="USDA">Template:Cite web</ref> The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is Template:Convert and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity. Template:Weather box Template:Weather box

Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Sea Girt would have an Appalachian Oak (104) vegetation type with an Eastern Hardwood Forest (25) vegetation form.<ref name="Conservation Biology Institute">U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions), Data Basin. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref>

Notable people

Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sea Girt include:

• Lewis Benson (1906–1986), expert on the writings of George Fox<ref>Finding Aid for the LEWIS BENSON PAPERS, 1932-1986, Haverford College Library, February 2009. Accessed November 23, 2015. "Lewis Benson was born August 15, 1906 in his grandmother's house in Sea Girt, New Jersey, on the coast about 100 miles south of New York City."</ref>
• William T. Doyle (1926–2024), member of the Vermont Senate from 1969 to 2017, making him the longest-serving state legislator in Vermont history<ref>"Doyle is Delegate For President Ford",The Coast Star, June 17, 1976. Accessed August 1, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Dr. William T. Doyle, formerly of Sea 'Girt, will attend the Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Mo., as a delegate supporting President Gerald R. Ford."</ref>
• Frederick Bernard Lacey (1920–2017), United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey<ref>Sullivan, Ronald. "lacey considered as '71 candidate", The New York Times, August 28, 1975. Accessed November 15, 2018. "Reached for comment at his summer home in Sea Girt, Judge Lacey refused to discuss any speculation about his candidacy."</ref><ref>"Executive Order No. 223", State of New Jersey, April 17, 2017. Accessed November 15, 2018. "Whereas, Judge Lacey was born in Newark and resided in Sea Girt and Glen Ridge"</ref>
• Bruce Lefebvre (born 1969), executive chef at the Frog and the Peach in New Brunswick<ref>Bruce Lefebvre: The Frog and the Peach, New Brunswick, NJ, Starchefs.com. Accessed November 23, 2015. "A New Jersey native, Lefebvre is extremely familiar with his home state's fine produce. He grew up in Sea Girt along the Jersey Shore, and at the age of 15 started working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant."</ref>
• Elmer Matthews (1927–2015), lawyer and politician who served three terms in the New Jersey General Assembly<ref>Staff. "Elmer M. Matthews, veteran, lawyer and former N.J. legislator, dies", Palm Beach Daily News, February 7, 2015. Accessed November 23, 2015. "Elmer M. Matthews of Palm Beach and Sea Girt, N.J., died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, after a brief illness. He was 87. Born in Orange, N.J., Mr. Matthews lived in South Orange, Verona, Bernardsville and Sea Girt, N.J., before moving to Palm Beach."</ref>
• Bill Parcells (born 1941), former NFL coach of the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys<ref>King, Peter. "The NFL: Coach in Waiting", Sports Illustrated, December 24, 2001, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 7, 2013. Accessed November 23, 2015. "Bill Parcells isn't sure he wants to return to the game, but he's doing his homework. Sunday afternoon was still young as Bill Parcells sat in his living room in Sea Girt, N.J., four houses west of the Atlantic Ocean, with the whole world in his hands."</ref><ref>Parcells, Bill; and Demasio, Nunyo. Parcells: A Football Life, p. 486. Crown/Archetype, 2014. Template:ISBN. Accessed November 23, 2015. "During Parcells's final season with the Patriots, Judy and her husband agreed to build a home in Sea Girt, New Jersey, so that they could live by the beach. The couple moved into the new beachside home just before Parcells joined the Jets in February 1997, causing him to rent a condominium on Long Island."</ref>
• Priscilla Ransohoff (1912–1992), education specialist at Fort Monmouth, daughter of Sea Girt mayor L. H. Burnett<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Richie Regan (1930–2002), basketball player and coach who played in the NBA for the Rochester / Cincinnati Royals<ref>Goldstein, Richard. "Richie Regan, 72, Star Player And Then Coach at Seton Hall", The New York Times, December 26, 2002. Accessed November 15, 2018. "Richie Regan, a star guard on Seton Hall's 1953 National Invitation Tournament champions and later the university's basketball coach, athletic director and fund-raising director for athletics, died Tuesday at a hospital in Neptune, N.J. Regan, who lived in Sea Girt, N.J., was 72."</ref>
• Robert F. Stockton (1795–1866), United States Navy commodore, notable for his role in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War<ref>Library & Archives Manuscript Collections - Collection 31 Morris Family Papers, 1875-1968, The Monmouth County Historical Association. Accessed October 1, 2015. "In the early part of the nineteenth century the 800 acres which comprised Sea Girt were divided into two farms owned by men named Bell and Sherman. In 1835 Commodore Robert Stockton bought the farm from John Sherman and in 1847 Dr. Charles Montrose Graham of New York City bought the Bell farm."</ref>
• Alex Webster (1931–2012), American football fullback and halfback in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was also the head coach of the Giants from 1969 to 1973<ref>Sullivan, Joseph F. "Sherwin's Bribery Trial Hears Opening Statements; Proceeding Against Cahill's Secretary of State and 2 Others May Become Test of Trenton Administration", The New York Times, October 17, 1972. Accessed November 23, 2015. "Even Alex Webster, the coach of the New York Giants, is listed among the potential witnesses. He is a resident of Sea Girt and is expected to be called as one of a number of character witnesses."</ref>
• Lawrence Aloysius Whipple (1910–1983), United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey<ref>Waggoner, Walter H. "Lawrence Whipple, 72, Dies; Sat On U.S. Court In Newark", The New York Times, June 9, 1983. Accessed March 18, 2020. "Judge Lawrence A. Whipple of Federal District Court in Newark died yesterday at Medicenter, a nursing home in Red Bank, N.J., of complications following open-heart surgery last September. He was 72 years old and lived in Sea Girt, N.J."</ref>

External links

• Borough of Sea Girt official website
• Sea Girt Police Department
• Sea Girt Elementary School
• Template:NJReportCard
• Data for Sea Girt Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics
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