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43-629: Longport can refer to: Longport, New Jersey in the United States Longport, Staffordshire in Stoke-on-Trent, England Longphort , a term used in Ireland for a Viking ship enclosure [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

86-570: A student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Through the 2013–14 school year, Longport's students had attended Atlantic City High School , along with those from Brigantine , Margate City and Ventnor City , as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Atlantic City School District . The Longport Board of Education had investigated the possibility of offering city students the option of attending either Atlantic City High School or Ocean City High School, as part of an effort to control

129-477: A student–teacher ratio of 7.2:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are William H. Ross III Elementary School 169 students in grades K–4 and Eugene A. Tighe Middle School with 181 students in grades 5–8. Starting in the 2014–15 school year, public school students from Longport in grades 9–12 attend Ocean City High School as part of

172-1766: A four-year term and the commissioners are elected to staggered three-year terms, of which four are elected from the county on an at-large basis and five of the commissioners represent equally populated districts. As of 2024 , Atlantic County's Executive is Dennis Levinson ( R , Northfield ), whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Board of County Commissioners are: Ernest D. Coursey (D, District 1-- Atlantic City , Egg Harbor Township (part), Longport , Margate City , and Ventnor City ; 2025, Atlantic City), Chair Maureen Kern (R, District 2-- Egg Harbor Township (part), Linwood , Northfield , Somers Point and Pleasantville ; 2024, Somers Point), Andrew Parker III (R, District 3-- Egg Harbor Township (part) and Hamilton Township (part); 2026, Egg Harbor Township), Richard R. Dase (R, District 4, including Brigantine , Galloway Township , Egg Harbor Township (part), and Port Republic ; 2025, Galloway Township), Vice Chair James A. Bertino (R, District 5-- Buena , Buena Vista Township , Corbin City , Egg Harbor City , Estell Manor , Folsom , Hamilton Township (part), Hammonton , Mullica Township and Weymouth Township ; 2024, Hammonton), June Byrnes (R, At-Large; 2026, Linwood), Frank X. Balles (R, At-Large; Pleasantville, 2024) Amy L. Gatto (R, At-large; 2025, Hamilton Township) and John W. Risley (R, At-Large; 2026, Egg Harbor Township) Atlantic County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Joesph J. Giralo (R, 2026, Hammonton), Sheriff Joe O'Donoghue (R, 2026, Egg Harbor Township) and Surrogate James Curcio (R, 2025, Hammonton). As of March 2011, there were

215-571: A median sale price 2017 of $ 767,500. James Long, an absentee owner, purchased a parcel in 1857 that grew over the years as sand accumulated and as additional property was purchased. Acquired by M. Simpson McCullough in 1882, the community was named Longport in honor of Long. Longport was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1898, from portions of Egg Harbor Township . In 2014, residents of Seaview Harbor , located across Beach Thorofare, submitted

258-637: A petition to join neighboring Longport, citing lack of access to the rest of Egg Harbor Township and high taxes. In November 2016, the Township Committee voted to deny the secession plan. The plan has been brought before an appeals judge and the outcome is pending. According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough had a total area of 1.56 square miles (4.03 km ), including 0.40 square miles (1.02 km ) of land and 1.16 square miles (3.01 km ) of water (74.49%). Longport

301-620: A sending/receiving relationship with the Ocean City School District ; the Longport district, which is closer to Ocean City and would save significantly on tuition costs per student, received permission from the New Jersey Department of Education to end the relationship with Atlantic City. As of the 2018–19 school year, Ocean City High School had an enrollment of 1,245 students and 98.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for

344-991: A series of bridges and causeways including the JFK Memorial Bridge, The Ocean City Bridge, and the Dolores G. Cooper Bridge, also known as Longport-Somers Point Boulevard . NJ Transit provides bus service on the 505 route between the borough and Atlantic City . According to the Köppen climate classification system, Longport has a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ) with hot, moderately humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation. Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature above 32.0 °F (0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above 50.0 °F (10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During

387-523: A total of 774 registered voters in Longport, of which 146 (18.9% vs. 30.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats , 366 (47.3% vs. 25.2%) were registered as Republicans and 262 (33.9% vs. 44.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were no voters registered to other parties. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 86.5% (vs. 58.8% in Atlantic County) were registered to vote, including 97.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 76.6% countywide). In

430-409: A turnout of 70.2% (vs. 69.8% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 306 votes (76.1% vs. 60.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 81 votes (20.1% vs. 34.9%) and other candidates with votes (0.0% vs. 1.3%), among the 402 ballots cast by the borough's 803 registered voters, yielding a 50.1% turnout (vs. 41.5% in the county). In

473-554: Is 12 to 18 inches (30 to 46 cm), and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity. According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Longport would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass ( 73 ) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie ( 20 ). People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Longport include: Absecon Island A barrier island, Absecon Island extends between Absecon Inlet on

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516-475: Is about ten miles long, and partially wooded on its northeastern end. On this beach the famed " City by the Sea ", Atlantic City, has been erected since 1853. At that time it was a wild jungle, with only two or three families residing there. Quite extensive salt works were at one time located near Absecon Inlet. Absecon's earliest European settlers were English who earned their living clamming and oystering . Land there

559-608: Is assigned a department to oversee and administer. The Mayor is then selected from among the three elected Commissioners by a vote between them and assigned to the office by resolution. As of 2023 , members of the Longport Borough Commission are Mayor Nicholas Russo (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property), Daniel Lawler (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety) and James P. Leeds Sr. (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance), all of whom are serving terms that end December 31, 2024. In July 2016,

602-541: Is located in the 2nd Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 2nd state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 2nd congressional district is represented by Jeff Van Drew ( R , Dennis Township ). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For

645-467: Is located on the southwest corner of 8.1-mile (13.0 km) long Absecon Island , along with Margate City , Ventnor City and Atlantic City to the northeast. Streets at the southern end of the borough start at 11th Avenue, as the 180 acres (73 ha) that made up the ten numbered streets below it were washed out on the barrier island by a series of storms between 1900 and 1916. The Great Egg Harbor Inlet shifted north, and Ocean City island

688-465: The 2000 United States census there were 1,054 people, 544 households, and 317 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,765.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,067.6/km ). There were 1,574 housing units at an average density of 4,129.5 per square mile (1,594.4/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.58% White , 0.09% African American , 1.14% Asian , and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of

731-493: The 2009 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 280 votes (63.9% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 135 votes (30.8% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 14 votes (3.2% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 4 votes (0.9% vs. 1.2%), among the 438 ballots cast by the borough's 817 registered voters, yielding a 53.6% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county). For kindergarten through eighth grade , public school students from Longport attend

774-581: The 2012 presidential election , Republican Mitt Romney received 337 votes (66.5% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 160 votes (31.6% vs. 57.9%) and other candidates with 4 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 507 ballots cast by the borough's 791 registered voters, for a turnout of 64.1% (vs. 65.8% in Atlantic County). In the 2008 presidential election , Republican John McCain received 372 votes (64.4% vs. 41.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 195 votes (33.7% vs. 56.5%) and other candidates with 10 votes (1.7% vs. 1.1%), among

817-583: The 2024-2025 session , the 2nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Vincent J. Polistina ( R , Egg Harbor Township ) and in the General Assembly by Don Guardian (R, Atlantic City ) and Claire Swift (R, Margate City ). Atlantic County is governed by a directly elected county executive and a nine-member Board of County Commissioners , responsible for legislation. The executive serves

860-868: The Atlantic County Institute of Technology in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township or the Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts , located in Somers Point . Private school options in the area include Holy Spirit High School in Absecon , under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden and St. Augustine Preparatory School , which is an all-boys Augustinian, Catholic college preparatory institution. As of May 2010 ,

903-566: The Jersey Shore on Absecon Island , within Atlantic County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey , on the Atlantic Ocean shoreline . As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 893, a decrease of two people (−0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 895, which in turn reflected a decline of 159 (−15.1%) from the 1,054 counted in the 2000 census . Geographically,

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946-723: The Margate City Schools in Margate City as part of a sending/receiving relationship . Longport is a non-operating school district that had 49 students in the Margate district and 8 in Atlantic City for high school as of 2010, operating with a three-member board of education that oversaw its relationships with its sending districts. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 351 students and 48.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for

989-463: The "Father of Atlantic City". The first beachwalk or " boardwalk " in Atlantic City was completed in 1870 by Simon Luchs Wescoat. Because of its success as a resort, a second railroad was built in 1877. Fifty-four miles of track was laid in a record time of 98 days. As a barrier island, the beaches of Absecon Island are continuously impacted by erosion, particularly nor'easters , hurricanes , and other coastal storms. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1032-416: The 578 ballots cast by the borough's 903 registered voters, for a turnout of 64.0% (vs. 68.1% in Atlantic County). In the 2004 presidential election , Republican George W. Bush received 412 votes (62.0% vs. 46.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 242 votes (36.4% vs. 52.0%) and other candidates with 2 votes (0.3% vs. 0.8%), among the 664 ballots cast by the borough's 946 registered voters, for

1075-499: The Board of Commissioners voted to shift municipal elections from May to November, which also had the effect of extending the four-year terms of the three commissioners by another six months. The change allows the borough to save the costs associated with conducting the May municipal election. In 2018, the borough had an average property tax bill of $ 10,872, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $ 8,767 statewide. Longport

1118-400: The average family size was 2.53. In the borough the population was spread out, with 11.4% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 34.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males. The median income for a household in

1161-476: The beaches. Longport operates under the Walsh Act commission form of New Jersey municipal government. The city is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government . The governing body is comprised of three commissioners, who are elected at-large to four-year concurrent terms of office on a non-partisan basis as part of the May municipal election. Each commissioner

1204-427: The borough had a total of 13.56 miles (21.82 km) of roadways, of which 12.78 miles (20.57 km) were maintained by the municipality and 0.78 miles (1.26 km) by Atlantic County. No Interstate, U.S., state or major county highways directly serve Longport. The only numbered roads in Longport are minor county routes, such as County Route 629 . There is access to and from the mainland and Ocean City by way of

1247-407: The borough was $ 51,324, and the median income for a family was $ 68,194. Males had a median income of $ 53,250 versus $ 36,146 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 50,884. About 2.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over. Longport offers surfing and other water sports recreation on

1290-690: The city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City - Hammonton metropolitan statistical area , which in turn is included in the Philadelphia - Reading - Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley . In 2018, New Jersey Business Magazine listed Longport at 22nd in its listing of "The Most Expensive ZIP Codes in New Jersey", with

1333-401: The costs for the average of ten Longport students sent to attend public high school annually. With the Atlantic City district charging tuition estimated at nearly $ 24,000 per student as of 2013–2014 and the Ocean City School District charging 25% less per student, district officials estimated prospective savings of $ 128,000 in the first five years, though those savings could disappear if more of

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1376-428: The first mayor of Atlantic City in 1854 and his youngest son, Robert, became the first postmaster of Atlantic City. In 1819, Dr. Jonathan Pitney went to Absecon to set up his medical practice. His visits to Absecon Island convinced him that the island had the climate ideal for a health resort. He was instrumental in convincing the municipal authorities that a railroad to the beach would be beneficial. He has been called

1419-419: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Longport&oldid=1177526802 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Longport, New Jersey Longport is a borough situated on

1462-490: The nearly two-thirds of students attending private high schools were to shift to choose the new Ocean City option. In June 2014, the Acting State Commissioner of Education approved the end of the relationship with the Atlantic City district under which Longport's students could start attending Ocean City High School starting with the 2014–2015 school year. Borough public school students are also eligible to attend

1505-424: The northeast and Great Egg Harbor Inlet to the southwest. Absecon Island was described in 1834 as, Absecum Beach, on the Atlantic Ocean ; extends, eastwardly, from Great Egg Harbour Inlet, about 9 miles to Absecum Inlet; broken, however by a narrow inlet, near midway between its extremities. An 1878 description of Absecon Island is, viz , Absecon Beach lies between Absecon Inlet and Great Egg Harbor. It

1548-432: The population were under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 10.6% from 25 to 44, 36.3% from 45 to 64, and 37.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.3 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income

1591-406: The population. There were 544 households, out of which 10.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and

1634-416: The population. Of the 470 households, 11.1% had children under the age of 18; 45.1% were married couples living together; 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 46.4% were non-families. Of all households, 43.2% were made up of individuals and 25.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.90 and the average family size was 2.61. 11.6% of

1677-528: The summer months in Longport, 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 95.0 °F (35.0 °C). During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values below 0.0 °F (−17.8 °C). The plant hardiness zone at Longport Beach is 7b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 7.0 °F (−13.9 °C). The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total

1720-429: Was $ 70,625 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 13,665) and the median family income was $ 107,188 (+/− $ 48,480). Males had a median income of $ 72,143 (+/− $ 53,388) versus $ 65,357 (+/− $ 24,760) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 78,988 (+/− $ 16,924). About 1.0% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including none of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over. As of

1763-564: Was bought not for farming but for control of the waterways. The name Absecon came from the word "Absegami" or little water, named by the Native Americans living along Absecon Creek. In 1695, Thomas Budd purchased 10,000 acres (40 km ) of land in what later became Atlantic County. He paid 4 cents an acre ($ 9.88/km ) for land on which Atlantic City now stands. It was called Further Island (further from Absecon) and later called Absecon Beach and finally became Atlantic City. Jeremiah Leeds

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1806-662: Was extended by what is now the Gardens neighborhood of that city. The 2010 United States census counted 895 people, 470 households, and 252 families in the borough. The population density was 2,323.7 per square mile (897.2/km ). There were 1,656 housing units at an average density of 4,299.4 per square mile (1,660.0/km ). The racial makeup was 98.88% (885) White , 0.34% (3) Black or African American , 0.11% (1) Native American , 0.45% (4) Asian , 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander , 0.11% (1) from other races , and 0.11% (1) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% (10) of

1849-555: Was the first permanent settler on Absecon Island in 1785. He came from Leeds Point to Absecon Island when it was a complete wilderness. He built a cabin of cedar logs and cleared a field where the Atlantic City Expressway now ends in Atlantic City. The block called Columbus Plaza was part of the Leeds farm. Most of the homes in Atlantic City until 1854 were built by descendants of Jeremiah Leeds. Jeremiah's son Chalkey S. Leeds became

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