Fair Haven, New Jersey facts for kids
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Fair Haven, New Jersey
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The Players Boat Club on the Navesink River in Fair Haven
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Location of Fair Haven in Monmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
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Census Bureau map of Fair Haven, New Jersey
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 Fair Haven, New Jersey
Location in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Fair Haven, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Fair Haven, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  New Jersey |
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| County | Monmouth | |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1912 | |
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| • Type | Borough | |
| • Body | Borough Council | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.11 sq mi (5.47 km2) | |
| • Land | 1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2) 24.55% | |
| Area rank | 401st of 565 in state 29th of 53 in county |
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| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 6,269 | |
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(2023)
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6,109 | |
| • Rank | 336th of 565 in state 26th of 53 in county |
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| • Density | 3,935.3/sq mi (1,519.4/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 162nd of 565 in state 17th of 53 in county |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | |
| ZIP Code |
07704
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| Area code(s) | 732 | |
| FIPS code | 3402522440 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885213 | |
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Fair Haven is a borough situated in the Jersey Shore region within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. Fair Haven is located on the Rumson peninsula along the Navesink River and is bordered by Red Bank and Little Silver to the west. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,269, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 148 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 6,121, which in turn reflected an increase of 184 (+3.1%) from the 5,937 counted in the 2000 census.
Fair Haven was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 28, 1912, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, subject to the results of a referendum held on April 23, 1912. Portions of the borough were exchanged with Red Bank on June 17, 1957.
The borough has been one of the state's highest-income communities. In the 2013–2017 American Community Survey, Fair Haven had a median household income of $158,264 (ranked 23rd in the state) and included 36.6% of households earning more than $200,000 annually.
In 2012, Forbes.com listed Fair Haven as 355th in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $804,446. In 2018, New Jersey Business Magazine listed Fair Haven as 25th in its listing of "The Most Expensive ZIP Codes in New Jersey", with a median sale price 2017 of $745,000
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History
Fair Haven's first permanent settlement dates to a structure built in 1816 at the Navesink River near today's Fair Haven Road. By the mid-19th century, steamboats stopped at "Chandler's Dock" on a route between Red Bank and New York City, bringing visitors to the area and local oysters to the city. Fisk Chapel was rebuilt in 1882 to accommodate the borough's African American population.
The steamship "Albertina" is depicted on the Borough seal. It was built in 1882 by Lawrence & Foulks.
Fair Haven has an annual Fireman's Fair during the last weekend of summer including Labor Day weekend which attracts a couple of thousand people, including noted musicians Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi. The Fair Haven Fireman's Fair also has a Fireman's night and invites all firefighters from any other firehouse to come and join in the festivities. The Fireman's Fair used to raffle off a car each year, but most attendees already had their own cars and the decision was made in the 1990s to switch to a 50/50 raffle whose prize can be in the tens of thousands of dollars. The fair is on the Fire Company grounds.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.11 square miles (5.47 km2), including 1.59 square miles (4.13 km2) of land and 0.52 square miles (1.34 km2) of water (24.55%).
The borough borders the Monmouth County communities of Little Silver, Middletown Township, Red Bank and Rumson.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 1,295 | — | |
| 1930 | 2,260 | 74.5% | |
| 1940 | 2,491 | 10.2% | |
| 1950 | 3,560 | 42.9% | |
| 1960 | 5,678 | 59.5% | |
| 1970 | 6,142 | 8.2% | |
| 1980 | 5,679 | −7.5% | |
| 1990 | 5,270 | −7.2% | |
| 2000 | 5,937 | 12.7% | |
| 2010 | 6,121 | 3.1% | |
| 2020 | 6,269 | 2.4% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 6,109 | −0.2% | |
| Population sources: 1920 1920–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 6,121 people, 1,970 households, and 1,659 families in the borough. The population density was 3,832.5 per square mile (1,479.7/km2). There were 2,065 housing units at an average density of 1,292.9 per square mile (499.2/km2). The racial makeup was 94.63% (5,792) White, 2.50% (153) Black or African American, 0.10% (6) Native American, 1.08% (66) Asian, 0.10% (6) Pacific Islander, 0.44% (27) from other races, and 1.16% (71) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.70% (165) of the population.
Of the 1,970 households, 51.4% had children under the age of 18; 73.6% were married couples living together; 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 15.8% were non-families. Of all households, 13.8% were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.45.
34.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.7 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $112,308 (with a margin of error of +/− $18,209) and the median family income was $113,546 (+/− $18,045). Males had a median income of $109,643 (+/− $28,479) versus $62,083 (+/− $15,309) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $54,241 (+/− $6,162). About 0.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Fair Haven Public Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 966 students and 88.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Viola L. Sickles School with 401 students in grades Pre-K–3 and Knollwood School with 564 students in grades 4–8.
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, together with students from Rumson, where the school is located. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 983 students and 84.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1. In 2016, Newsweek ranked RFH the 144th best high school in the United States. Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with four seats assigned to Fair Haven.
Transportation
Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 23.95 miles (38.54 km) of roadways, of which 21.40 miles (34.44 km) were maintained by the municipality and 2.55 miles (4.10 km) by Monmouth County.
No Interstate, U.S. or state highways pass through Fair Haven. County Route 10 (River Road) is the main road through the town.
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides local service on the 835 route. The nearest train station is at Red Bank, where service is available on the North Jersey Coast Line.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Fair Haven include:
- Katie Coyle (born c. 1986), author of the Vivian Apple series of young adult novels.
- Schuyler DeBree (born 1996), professional soccer player who plays as a defender for North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League
- Clinton B. Fisk (1828–1890), senior officer during the Reconstruction Era in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, who was the namesake of Fisk University
- Jacquelyn Jablonski (born 1991), fashion model
- Connor Jaeger (born 1991), Men's 1500 meter swimmer who competed at the 2012 London Olympics, and winner of the silver medal in the 1500 meter freestyle at the 2016 Rio Olympics
- Adrienne-Joi Johnson (born 1963, actress, who appeared in House Party and Baby Boy
- Vince Lombardi (1913–1970), lived in Fair Haven while coaching with the New York Giants
- Robert W. Lucky (1936–2022), engineer
- Bruce Mapes (1901–1961), figure skating pioneer who invented the flip jump and the toe loop jump
- Kevin Ryan (born 1967), president and CEO of Covenant House International
- Bonnard J. Teegarden (born 1940), astrophysicist formerly with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, best known for leading the team that discovered Teegarden's Star in 2003
- Charlie Volker (born 1997), bobsledder who represented the United States in the two-man bobsleigh event and in the four-man event at the 2022 Winter Olympics
See also
In Spanish: Fair Haven (Nueva Jersey) para niños
