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Atlantic Highlands Borough

  1990 Census 2000 Census
Demographics Total Population 4629 4705
  White 4561 4440
  Black 12 108
  Asian and Other 56 61
  Hispanic (any origin) 15 48
       
  Total Households 1769  
       
Age Pre School Age (0-4) 334  
  School Age (5-18) 739  
  Working Age (19-64) 2904  
  Seniors (65 and older) 652  
       
Housing Single Family, Detached 1306  
  Single Family, Attached 27  
  Two to Four Units 232  
  Five to Nine Units 32  
  Ten or More Units 289  
  Mobile Homes and Others 46  
       
  Total Housing Units 1932  
  Owner Occupied 1277  
  Renter Occupied 497  
       
  Median Housing Value (owner occupied) $167,000  
  Median Rent $726  
       
Income Median Family Income in 1989 $46,848  
  Per Capita Income in 1989 $19,946  
  Median Household Income in 1989 $44,705  
       
Taxation General Tax Rate 2.871  
1996 NJ Department of Treasury Equalization Ratio 93.27  
  Equalized Value $321,652,608  
       
Employment Labor Force 2595  
1996 NJ Department of Labor Employment 2498  
  Unemployed 97  
  Unemployment Rate 3.7  

Incorporated as a Borough in 1887 as a Victorian Community.
Area: 1.3 square miles 

Schools:
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School K-6
Henry Hudson Regional High School 7-12
Saint Agnes Elementary School K-8

Police: 14 full time officers, civilian dispatchers
Fire Dept., First Aid - Volunteers
Water: Municipal deep wells
Sewers: 80% of the Borough
Municipal Sanitation & Recycling
700+ Boat Municipal owned harbor
Municipal Tennis Courts


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Police, Fire, First Aid - (732) 291-1212
Borough Hall - (732) 291-1444
Elementary School - (732) 291-2020
Municipal Harbor - (732) 291-1670
Fishing Fleet - (732) 872-2333

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