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Country	United States
state	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Incorporated	February 26, 1925
Government
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area
• Total	0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2)
• Land	0.64 sq mi (1.65 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.78%
Area rank	533rd of 565 in state 31st of 33 in county
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,139
• Estimate  (2023)	2,193
• Rank	481st of 565 in state 21st of 33 in county
• Density	3,362.1/sq mi (1,298.1/km2)
• Density rank	200th of 565 in state 6th of 33 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08741
Area code(s)	732
FIPS code	3402958590
GNIS feature ID	0885351
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Pine Beach is a borough in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,139, its highest ever decennial count and an increase of 12 (+0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 2,127, which in turn reflected an increase of 177 (+9.1%) from the 1,950 counted in the 2000 census.

Pine Beach was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1925, from portions of Berkeley Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km²), including 0.64 square miles (1.65 km²) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.01 km²) of water (0.78%).

The borough borders the Ocean County municipalities of Beachwood and Berkeley Township.

The borough is one of 11 municipalities in Ocean County that are part of the Toms River watershed.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,127 people, 818 households, and 617 families in the borough. The population density was 3,465.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,338.0/km²). There were 903 housing units at an average density of 1,471.2 per square mile (568.0/km²). The racial makeup was 96.47% (2,052) White, 0.38% (8) Black or African American, 0.14% (3) Native American, 1.41% (30) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.71% (15) from other races, and 0.89% (19) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.71% (79) of the population.

Of the 818 households, 29.6% had children under the age of 18; 59.9% were married couples living together; 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.6% were non-families. Of all households, 21.1% were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.00.

22.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.6 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $75,972 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,628) and the median family income was $88,393 (+/− $8,889). Males had a median income of $58,542 (+/− $10,247) versus $40,781 (+/− $12,701) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $31,923 (+/− $3,004). About 1.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the Toms River Regional Schools, a regional public school district based in Toms River Township that also includes student from the boroughs of Beachwood, Pine Beach and South Toms River, who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships. As of the 2020–2021 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,331 students and 153.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1. The district's board of education has nine members; seats are allocated based on population, with one seat allocated to Pine Beach.

Admiral Farragut Academy, which was established in 1933, operated until 1994, when its campus in Pine Beach was closed due to financial difficulties. The school continues to operate on an independent campus in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Transportation

U.S. Route 9 northbound on the edge of Pine Beach

Roads and highways

As of May 2010^[update], the borough had a total of 15.22 miles (24.49 km) of roadways, of which 11.32 miles (18.22 km) were maintained by the municipality, 3.64 miles (5.86 km) by Ocean County and 0.26 miles (0.42 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

One side of U.S. Route 9 (Atlantic City Boulevard) travels along the borough's border with Berkeley Township.

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides bus service between the borough and Atlantic City on the 559 bus route.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Pine Beach include:

• U. E. Baughman (1905–1978), chief of the United States Secret Service between 1948 and 1961, under Presidents Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy
• Monique Luiz (born 1961), woman best known for starring in a famous television advertisement for Lyndon Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign known as "Daisy"
• Benjamin H. Mabie, politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly for three terms and served as mayor of Pine Beach
• George Winterling (born 1931), retired television weatherman who was the creator of the heat index

See also

In Spanish: Pine Beach para niños