|
Harvey Cedars is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 337,〔〔〔〔 reflecting a decline of 22 (-6.1%) from the 359 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 3 (-0.8%) from the 362 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(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 December 25, 2012.〕 The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island. Harvey Cedars was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 15, 1894, from portions of Union Township (now Barnegat Township), based on the results of a referendum held on November 20, 1894.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 202. Accessed October 26, 2012.〕 The majority of the housing units in the borough are seasonal houses used primarily in the summer by owners who live elsewhere, bringing the summer population to 12,000.〔(Home Page ), Harvey Cedars Police Department. Accessed February 18, 2015. "Harvey Cedars has a winter population of approximately 400 people. In the summer the population grows to approximately 12,000."〕 The borough's quiet character and bay and ocean access make housing very expensive, with bay or oceanfront houses priced at $2 million or more. Despite the borough's small size, its property was assessed at over $1.2 billion in 2014.〔(2014 Abstract Of Ratables ), Ocean County Board of Taxation. Accessed February 18, 2015.〕 ==History== Before Long Beach Island was developed, its northern area, from the Barnegat Inlet to the Great Swamp (now Surf City), was covered with Atlantic white cedar (chamaecyparis thyoides). Early inhabitants of the area harvested salt hay (spartina patens) and seaweed to make a living. The earliest reference to the area was a deed from 1751 that called the place "Harvest Quarters".〔Buchholz, Margaret Thomas. (The History of Harvey Cedars ), Borough of Harvey Cedars. Accessed August 31, 2015. "But from a 1751 deed we now know that our Harvey is as ephemeral as Harvey the Rabbit. In the deed, the locality was designated as 'a hammock and clump of cedars called Harvest Quarters.' And if you say 'harvest cedars' often and fast enough, harvest will be clipped to harves -- and it's only a brief skip of the mouth to Harvey."〕 The name "Harvey Cedars" may be a portmanteau derived from the combination of "harvest" housing used by these farmers and the "cedars" that grew in the area.〔(Harvey Cedars History ), LBI.net. Accessed January 2, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harvey Cedars, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|