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{{short description|Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US}}
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|leader_name              = Christopher M. Campion Jr. ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends December 31, 2027)<ref name=MayorCouncil/>
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]] 
|leader_name1             = John E. Barrett<ref name=Contacts>[https://springlakehts.com/contact-directory/ Contact Directory], Borough of Spring Lake Heights. Accessed February 6, 2025.</ref>
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name2             = Janine Gillis<ref>[https://springlakehts.com/departments/borough-clerk-registrar-of-vital-statistics/ Municipal Clerk's Office], Borough of Spring Lake Heights. Accessed February 6, 2025.</ref>
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|established_date         = March 19, 1927

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|postal_code              = 07762<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=spring%20lake%20heights&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Spring Lake Heights, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed June 12, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 30, 2013.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area codes 732 and 848|732]] [[Telephone exchange|exchanges]]: 282, 449, 974<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Spring+Lake+Heights Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Spring Lake Heights, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 30, 2013.</ref>{{force singular}}
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'''Spring Lake Heights''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] located in the southern coastal portion of [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 4,890,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 177 (+3.8%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 4,713,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 514 (−9.8%) from the 5,227 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

The borough of Spring Lake Heights was formed by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on March 19, 1927, from portions of [[Wall Township, New Jersey|Wall Township]], based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1927.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 186. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The borough was named for [[Spring Lake, New Jersey|Spring Lake]], which was named for a clear spring-fed lake.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=30 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 7, 2015.</ref><ref>[[Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA288 ''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States''], p. 288. [[United States Government Printing Office]], 1905. Accessed October 7, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.springlakeboro.org/about-us/history.html Brief History], Borough of Spring Lake. Accessed October 8, 2015. "In the early 1900s, the town boasted fine hotels, lavish estates, and pretentious private homes (known as "cottages"), surrounded by the beautiful clear pond renamed 'Spring Lake.'"</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.43&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 1.30 square miles (3.35&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.03 square miles (0.08&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (2.26%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Wreck Pond]] is a tidal pond located on the coast of the [[Atlantic Ocean]], surrounded by [[Wall Township, New Jersey|Wall Township]] and the boroughs of [[Spring Lake, New Jersey|Spring Lake]], Spring Lake Heights, and [[Sea Girt, New Jersey|Sea Girt]]. The Wreck Pond watershed covers about {{convert|12.8|sqmi|km2}} in eastern Monmouth County.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/dep/wreckpond/ Wreck Pond], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]]. Accessed June 12, 2012.</ref>

The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of [[Lake Como, New Jersey|Lake Como]], [[Sea Girt, New Jersey|Sea Girt]], [[Spring Lake, New Jersey|Spring Lake]] and [[Wall Township, New Jersey|Wall Township]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/720160/touches.html Areas touching Spring Lake Heights], MapIt. Accessed March 11, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png Regional Location Map], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 11, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include [[Villa Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey|Villa Park]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 1221
|1940= 1076
|1950= 1798
|1960= 3309
|1970= 4602
|1980= 5424
|1990= 5341
|2000= 5227
|2010= 4713
|2020= 4890
| estimate=4834
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small>1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed June 12, 2012.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402570140 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Spring Lake Heights borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212112927/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402570140 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 12, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mon/springlakeheights1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Spring Lake Heights borough]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed June 12, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
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===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 4,713 people, 2,316 households, and 1,202 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was 3,671.3 per square mile (1,417.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,972 housing units at an average density of 2,315.1 per square mile (893.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 96.61% (4,553) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 0.64% (30) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.15% (7) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 1.08% (51) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.02% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.47% (22) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 1.04% (49) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 3.29% (155) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 2,316 households, 17.1% had children under the age of 18; 40.3% were married couples living together; 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 48.1% were non-families. Of all households, 41.7% were made up of individuals and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.82.<ref name=Census2010/>

16.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 83.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 81.2 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $72,083 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,741) and the median family income was $102,173 (+/− $13,664). Males had a median income of $80,819 (+/− $9,463) versus $56,615 (+/− $7,658) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $43,370 (+/− $4,154). About 1.1% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402570140 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Spring Lake Heights borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094129/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402570140 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 12, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 5,227 people, 2,511 households, and 1,358 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,947.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,950 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,228.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.02% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.36% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.67% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.12% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603470140.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Spring Lake Heights borough, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 11, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402570140 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Spring Lake Heights borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212111711/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402570140 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 11, 2012.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 32.7% of Spring Lake Heights residents were of [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry, the 16th-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and fifth-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Irish.html Irish Communities], [[EPodunk]]. Accessed June 9, 2007.</ref>

There were 2,511 households, out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% were non-families. 41.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.82.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 16.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 29.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $51,330, and the median income for a family was $64,345. Males had a median income of $48,640 versus $40,363 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $35,093. About 4.2% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Government==

===Local government===
Spring Lake Heights is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected [[direct election|directly]] by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 58.</ref> The borough form of government used by Spring Lake Heights is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. Most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [https://www.njlm.org/809/3982/Forms-of-Govt-Magazine-Article "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the [[mayor]] of Spring Lake Heights is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Christopher M. Campion Jr., whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the borough council are Council President William K. Graetz (R, 2025), Leonard Capristo (R, 2027), John C. Casagrande (R, 2026), Michele Degnan-Spang (R, 2026), Sara King (R, 2027) and Christopher C. Willms (R, 2025).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://springlakehts.com/mayor-and-borough-council/ Mayor & Borough Council], Borough of Spring Lake Heights. Accessed February 6, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://springlakehts.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1349_certifiedadoptbudget_2024.pdf#page=17 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Spring Lake Heights. Accessed February 6, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/122857/web.345435/#/summary November 5, 2024 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated December 16, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/119047/web.317647/#/summary November 8, 2023 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated January 18, 2024. Accessed January 22, 2024.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/116246/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated December 27, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

In October 2022, the borough council appointed Michele Degnan-Spang to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Peter A. Gallo Jr.<ref>[https://springlakehts.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/M2022-10-17.pdf Borough Council Meeting Minutes for October 17, 2022], Borough of Spring Lake Heights. Accessed May 2, 2023. "A motion was made by Mrs. King to nominated Michele Degnan-Spang as council member, motion seconded by Mr. Willms, no other nominations made. Roll Call All Ayes. Resolution R2022-172, Appointing a member to the Borough Council Michele Degnan-Spang. On a motion by Mrs. King, seconded by Mr. Willms, Resolution No 2022-172 was approved by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Capristo, Mr. Casagrande, Mr. Graetz, Mrs. King, Mr. Willms Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None Councilwoman Degnan-Spang was sworn in by Council President Graetz"</ref>

In January 2016, the borough council selected Arthur Herner from three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that had been held by Thomas O'Brien until he took office as mayor.<ref>[http://www.springlakehts.com/filestorage/554/559/3017/2016-01-25.pdf Borough Council Meeting Minutes January 25, 2016], Borough of Spring Lake Heights. Accessed July 18, 2016.</ref>

In January 2020, the borough council selected John Casagrande from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Christopher Campion until he took office as mayor.<ref>[https://springlakehts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/M2020-01-16.pdf], Borough of Spring Lake Heights. February 7, 2020.</ref><ref>Yunker, Scorr. [https://starnewsgroup.com/2020/01/09/council-will-modify-meetings-to-spur-resident-participation/ "Council will modify meetings to spur resident participation"], ''The Coast Star'', January 9, 2020. Accessed February 8, 2020. "Newly-minted Mayor Christopher Campion swore in a new council member and advanced plans to expedite and increase accessibility to borough council meetings, during the council’s annual reorganization meeting on Monday, Jan. 6. After appointing Councilman John Casagrande to office, he proposed a reshuffled meeting format and announced weekly mayor’s office hours and consistent livestream coverage of future council meetings.... Mr. Casagrande, who was selected from a batch of three candidates, will serve out the remainder of Mr. Campion’s term on borough council, which Mr. Campion left to become mayor."</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Spring Lake Heights is located in the 4th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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===Politics===
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 3,635 registered voters in Spring Lake Heights, of which 976 (26.9%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 1,106 (30.4%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,549 (42.6%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 4 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-monmouth-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Monmouth], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed January 1, 2015.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 56.3% of the vote (1,481 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 42.6% (1,122 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (28 votes), among the 2,654 ballots cast by the borough's 3,811 registered voters (23 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 69.6%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-monmouth.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Monmouth County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-monmouth.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Monmouth County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 64.4% of the vote (1,326 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 32.8% (676 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (20 votes), among the 2,059 ballots cast by the borough's 2,692 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.5%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-monmouth.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Monmouth County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2015.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 64.0% of the vote (1,427 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 30.1% (670 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (30 votes), among the 2,229 ballots cast by the borough's 2,873 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 77.6.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_monmouth_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Monmouth County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 1, 2015.</ref>

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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 71.5% of the vote (1,365 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 25.7% (491 votes), and other candidates with 2.7% (52 votes), among the 1,942 ballots cast by the borough's 3,831 registered voters (34 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 50.7%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-monmouth.pdf |title=Governor - Monmouth County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-monmouth.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Monmouth County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>

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==Education==
The [[Spring Lake Heights School District]], located on a {{convert|12|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus, serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School.<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=241 County School List S-W], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/4990 School Performance Reports for the Spring Lake Heights School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4990 New Jersey School Directory for the Spring Lake Heights School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 266 students and 40.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 6.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415600&DistrictID=3415600 District information for Spring Lake Heights School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>

Public school students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Manasquan High School]] in [[Manasquan, New Jersey|Manasquan]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Manasquan Public Schools]]. Manasquan High School also serves students from [[Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey|Avon-by-the-Sea]], [[Belmar, New Jersey|Belmar]], [[Brielle, New Jersey|Brielle]], [[Lake Como, New Jersey|Lake Como]], [[Sea Girt, New Jersey|Sea Girt]] and [[Spring Lake, New Jersey|Spring Lake]], who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/25/2930/000.html Manasquan School District 2016 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 21, 2020. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven sending districts; Avon, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights, as well as our Manasquan Elementary School students."</ref><ref>[https://www.manasquanschools.org/Page/2140 Sending Districts], [[Manasquan Public Schools]]. Accessed February 5, 2025. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven different districts; Avon, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights. Including our Manasquan students, the high school population is just under one thousand students."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 945 students and 81.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.6:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409420&ID=340942003940 School data for Manasquan High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>

Students from the borough, and all of Monmouth County, are eligible to attend one of the [[magnet school]]s in the [[Monmouth County Vocational School District]]—[[Marine Academy of Science and Technology]], [[Academy of Allied Health & Science]], [[High Technology High School]], [[Biotechnology High School]], and [[Communications High School]].<ref>[http://www.mcvsd.org/career-academy-policy.html Career Academy Admissions], [[Monmouth County Vocational School District]]. Accessed October 27, 2013.</ref>

Spring Lake Heights students are also served by Saint Catharine School (grades K–8) in [[Spring Lake, New Jersey|Spring Lake]] and [[St. Rose High School]] (9–12) in [[Belmar, New Jersey|Belmar]], which operate under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]].<ref>[https://dioceseoftrenton.org/schoolfinder School Finder], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]]. Accessed March 11, 2020.</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-05-25 11 42 40 View north along New Jersey State Route 71 (7th Avenue) between Church Street and Pitney Drive in Spring Lake Heights, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[New Jersey Route 71|Route 71]] in Spring Lake Heights]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|18.78|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|15.63|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|1.48|mi}} by Monmouth County and {{convert|1.67|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Union.pdf Union County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed November 6, 2013.</ref>

[[New Jersey Route 71|Route 71]] is the only state highway which traverses the borough. It follows Seventh Avenue from [[Sea Girt, New Jersey|Sea Girt]] in the south to [[Wall Township, New Jersey|Wall Township]] in the north.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000071__-.pdf#page=2 Route 71 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], April 2009. Accessed November 6, 2013.</ref>
[[County Route 524 (New Jersey)|County Route 524]] (Allaire Road) heads across Spring Lake Heights from Wall Township in the west to its eastern terminus where it meets Route 71 in the eastern portion of the borough.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000524__-.pdf#page=10 County Route 524 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], July 2006. Accessed November 6, 2013.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]] just misses the northwest corner of the borough.

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] offers passenger train service at the [[Spring Lake station]].<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/spring-lake-station Spring Lake station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Commuter service is provided on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]], offering express and local service. Diesel service operates from [[Hoboken Terminal]] to [[Bay Head station]]. Electric service operates from [[New York Penn Station]] to [[Long Branch station (NJ Transit)|Long Branch station]], where the electrified portion of the line ends. Mid-line stations include [[Newark Penn Station]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport Station]], and [[Secaucus Junction]].<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=5128 Transportation Map - Rail Service], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/njcl.pdf North Jersey Coast Line schedule], [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

NJ Transit bus service is available between the borough and [[Philadelphia]] on the [[317 (New Jersey bus)|317]] route, with local service offered on the [[830 (New Jersey bus)|830]] route.<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=2906 Bus Routes], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Spring Lake Heights include:

* [[John Amabile (American football)|John Amabile]] (1939–2012), football coach and scout<ref>Staff. [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/app/obituary.aspx?n=john-amabile&pid=157199274#fbLoggedOut "John Amabile; Obituary"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', April 24, 2012. Accessed August 9, 2012. "John Amabile, 73, of Spring Lake Heights, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, with his devoted family at his bedside. He was born and raised in Jersey City and moved to Spring Lake Heights in 1968, where he has resided for the past 44 years."</ref>
* [[Anthony T. Augelli]] (1902–1985), [[United States federal judge]]<ref>[http://www.history.njd.uscourts.gov/judges/district_bios/Anthony_Thomas_Augelli Anthony Thomas Augelli], Historical Society of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey. Accessed June 12, 2012. "Judge Augelli died in his home in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey in 1985."</ref>
* [[Thomas B. Considine]] (born 1964) Commissioner of the [[New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance]] from 2010 to 2012<ref>[https://www.app.com/story/money/business/2014/05/30/local-business-briefs/9779543/ "Langosta Lounge chef wins award"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', May 30, 2014. Accessed March 11, 2020. "Thomas B. Considine of Spring Lake Heights, has been selected as chief executive officer of Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus."</ref>
* [[Barbara Friedrich]] (born 1949), gold medalist in javelin at 1967 Pan American Games who set the US record at {{Convert|198|ft|8+1/2|in}}<ref>Carino, Jerry. [http://www.app.com/story/sports/high-school/track/2015/06/01/barbara-friedrich-manasquan-kean-olympics/28329575/ "Shore legend reflects on her unbreakable javelin record"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', June 2, 2015. Accessed April 10, 2016. "'I was mad at my coach, Mr. (George) Bower,' said Friedrich, who lives in Spring Lake Heights and goes by the last name of her husband, Clifford Parcinski."</ref>
* [[James J. Howard]] (1927–1988), represented [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1965 to 1988<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000840 James John Howard], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 30, 2007.</ref>
* [[Joseph P. Lordi]] (1919–1983), [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]] prosecutor and first chairman of the [[New Jersey Casino Control Commission]]<ref>Flint, Peter B. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/22/obituaries/joseph-p-lordi-former-chief-of-jersey-casino-commission.html "Joseph P. Lordi, Former Chief Of Jersey Casino Commission"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 22, 1983. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Joseph P. Lordi, the first chairman of New Jersey's Casino Control Commission, died, apparently of a heart attack, yesterday at his home in Spring Lake Heights, N.J."</ref>
* [[Balls Mahoney]] (1972–2016), professional wrestler<ref>Rosenberg, Michelle. [http://ind.gmnews.com/news/2004-10-12/Front_Page/049.html "'The American Dream' lives on in Keyport: Wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes headlines local charity event"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130124075345/http://ind.gmnews.com/news/2004-10-12/Front_Page/049.html |date=2013-01-24 }}, ''Independent'', October 12, 2004. Accessed June 12, 2012. "Also at the event, Candido will take on John 'Balls' Mahoney, a Spring Lake Heights native of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) fame, in an extreme strap match."</ref>
* [[Thomas McLernon]] ({{circa|1906}}–1986), general manager of the [[New York City Transit Authority]] and the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/17/obituaries/thomas-mclernon-manager-of-transit-authority-in-1950-s.html "Thomas McLernon, Manager Of Transit Authority in 1950s"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 17, 1986. Accessed December 27, 2016. "Thomas J. McLernon, general manager of the New York City Transit Authority in the 1950s, died Wednesday at his home in Spring Lake Heights, N.J."</ref>
* [[Valentina Sánchez]] (born 1995), model, television producer and beauty pageant titleholder<ref>Williams, Carol Gorga. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/108573049/ "Local teen wins beauty pageant"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', November 11, 2013. Accessed July 20, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "In her first try competing in an American beauty pageant, 18-year-old Valentina Sanchez newly relocated to Monmouth County and a student at Manasquan High School has been crowned Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2014.... The teen, who was born in California but moved to Venezuela when she was 3, divides her time between relatives in Asbury Park and Spring Lake Heights."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.springlakehts.com/ Borough of Spring Lake Heights official website]
* [https://www.slheights.org/ Spring Lake Heights School District]
* {{NJReportCard|25|4990|0|Spring Lake Heights School District}}
* [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415600 School Data for the Spring Lake Heights School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]

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