Lavallette, New Jersey
| Lavallette, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Lavallette | |
 Map of Lavallette in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Lavallette, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°58′10″N 74°04′19″W / 39.969474°N 74.07188°WCoordinates: 39°58′10″N 74°04′19″W / 39.969474°N 74.07188°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| state |
 New Jersey
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| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | December 21, 1887 |
| Named for | Elie A. F. La Vallette |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Walter G. LaCicero (R, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator | John O. Bennett |
| • Clerk | Donnelly Amico (acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.954 sq mi (2.473 km2) |
| • Land | 0.808 sq mi (2.094 km2) |
| • Water | 0.146 sq mi (0.379 km2) 15.32% |
| Area rank | 508th of 566 in state 24th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,875 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,807 |
| • Rank | 493rd of 566 in state 23rd of 33 in county |
| • Density | 2,319.2/sq mi (895.4/km2) |
| • Density rank | 264th of 566 in state 13th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08735 |
| Area code(s) | 732 Exchanges: 793, 830, 854 |
| FIPS code | 3402939390 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885273 |
| Website | www |
Lavallette is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,875, reflecting a decline of 790 (-29.6%) from the 2,665 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 366 (+15.9%) from the 2,299 counted in the 1990 Census. Lavallette is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
Lavallette was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 21, 1887, from portions of Dover Township (now Toms River Township), based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.
Lavallette was named for Elie A. F. La Vallette, one of the first rear admirals appointed in the United States Navy when President Abraham Lincoln created the rank in July 1862, and the father of Albert T. Lavallette, co-founder of the borough.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Lavallette as its 8th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.954 square miles (2.473 km2), including 0.808 square miles (2.094 km2) of land and 0.146 square miles (0.379 km2) of water (15.32%).
The borough borders the Ocean County municipality of Toms River Township.
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