Everything about Lake Como New Jersey totally explained
Lake Como is a
Borough in
Monmouth County,
New Jersey,
United States. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,806.
Lake Como was originally formed as the borough of
South Belmar by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature on
March 12,
1924, from portions of
Wall Township), based on the results of a referendum held on
May 6,
1924. On
November 2,
2004, voters in the borough approved changing the locality's name from
South Belmar to
Lake Como. The change became effective
January 4,
2005.
Geography
Lake Como is located at (40.171538, -74.025370).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3
square miles (0.7
km²), of which, 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it's land and 3.85% is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,806 people, 824 households, and 391 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 7,322.9 people per square mile (2,789.2/km²). There were 1,107 housing units at an average density of 4,488.6/sq mi (1,709.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 82.17%
White, 7.75%
African American, 0.44%
Native American, 1.27%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander, 5.87% from
other races, and 2.44% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 10.13% of the population.
There were 824 households out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.3% were
married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.5% were non-families. 41.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $47,566, and the median income for a family was $56,538. Males had a median income of $41,550 versus $27,708 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $27,111. About 4.3% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
The
Mayor of Lake Como is Michael Ryan. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Brian Wilton, Kevin Lynch, Marni McFadden-Lee, Patricia Tzibrouk, Douglas E. Witte and Basil Wolfe.
Federal, state and county representation
Lake Como is in the Sixth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 11th Legislative District.
Education
Belmar Elementary School consists of a single school that provides a comprehensive educational program for students in preschool through eighth grade from
Belmar, as well as those from Lake Como who attend as part of a
sending/receiving relationship. The single school is two schools in one, a primary school for grades preschool through fifth and a middle school organization plan for grades six through eight.
Students attending
public high school are assigned to
Manasquan High School,
Asbury Park High School,
Red Bank Regional High School,
Marine Academy of Science and Technology,
Academy of Allied Health & Science,
High Technology High School,
Communications High School and
Monmouth County Vocational School as part of sending/receiving relationships. Manasquan High School also serves students from
Avon-by-the-Sea,
Belmar,
Brielle,
Sea Girt,
Spring Lake,
Spring Lake Heights who attended Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.
Students may also attend
Academy Charter High School, located in Lake Como, which serves residents of
Allenhurst,
Asbury Park,
Avon-by-the-Sea,
Belmar,
Bradley Beach,
Deal,
Interlaken and Lake Como, and accepts students on a lottery basis.
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