Mantoloking, New Jersey

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During Hurricane Sandy in 2012, storm surge damaged about 90% of the properties in Mantoloking with the largest damage occurring when a breach was formed between the Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of Herbert Street (CR 528).Funderburk, Kristi. Asbury Park Press. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/11/sandy-cleanup-dilemma/2509889/ "N.J. town 'still looks like Beirut' 8 months after Sandy"], USA Today, July 11, 2013. Accessed January 24, 2015. "The town has 528 properties, and Sandy damaged at least 90% of them, Nelson said."

When Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on October 29, 2012, the effects were severe, and Mantoloking was especially hard hit, with more than 50 homes requiring demolition,Funderburk, Kristi. [http://www.app.com/article/20130711/NJNEWS/307110018/Mantoloking-Sandy-cleanup "Sandy cleanup continues in Mantoloking; 'still looks like Beirut'; 50 homes demolished so far"], Asbury Park Press, July 11, 2013. Accessed August 5, 2013. accounting for almost 10% of the housing units in the borough as of the 2010 Census. Verizon Communications announced in July 2013 that it won't rebuild its copper-wire based plain old telephone service to Mantoloking residents, instead providing them with its Voice Link wireless service, an effort that brought protests from the AARP. Residents have complained that many calls don't go through when dialed, that fax transmissions cannot be made, that 911 calls may be affected by network bottlenecks and that power outages would result in the loss of service.Wyatt, Edward. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/technology/on-a-new-jersey-islet-twilight-of-the-landline.html 'On a New Jersey Islet, Twilight of the Landline"], The New York Times, October 14, 2013. Accessed October 14, 2013. "Hurricane Sandy devastated this barrier island community of multimillion-dollar homes, but in Peter Flihan's view, Verizon Communications has delivered a second blow: the telecommunications giant did not rebuild the landlines destroyed in the storm, and traditional telephone service here has now gone the way of the telegraph."via Associated Press. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/AARP_objects_to_lack_of_land_lines_in_1_NJ_town.html "AARP objects to Verizon plan not to bring landline phone service back to Mantoloking"], The Record, July 31, 2013. Accessed August 5, 2013.

{{wide image|Mantoloking, NJ panorama August 2016.jpg|1800px|Panorama view of Mantoloking looking east from the Mantoloking Bridge (CR 528) in August 2016|alt=Panorama of town showing houses along the length of the image. A road descends from a bridge in the center to ground before terminating at a signalized intersection. An ocean is located in the background in the center of the image.}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km²), including 0.39 square miles (1.00 km²) of land and 0.25 square miles (0.66 km²) of water (39.69%).

The borough borders the Ocean County municipalities of Bay Head, Brick Township and Point Pleasant.[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/552265/touches.html Areas touching Mantoloking], MapIt. Accessed February 26, 2020.[http://chnj.njpn.org/ocean-county/ Ocean County Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319081147/http://chnj.njpn.org/ocean-county/ |date=March 19, 2022 }}, Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed February 26, 2020.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.

{{US Census population

|1920= 37

|1930= 37

|1940= 58

|1950= 72

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|2000= 423

|2010= 296

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| estref=[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.

|footnote=Population sources:
1920–2000Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popoce_04.htm Population Data for Ocean County Municipalities, 1850 - 2000], WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed December 30, 2012. 1920[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905], New Jersey Department of State, 1906. Accessed September 17, 2013.
1920–1930[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA718 Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I], United States Census Bureau, p. 718. Accessed December 30, 2012. 1940–2000[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.
2000 2010[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402943380 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Mantoloking borough, Ocean County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101319/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402943380 |date=2020-02-12 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 16, 2012.[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_oce/mantoloking1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Mantoloking borough]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed August 16, 2012. 2020[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.

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The 2010 United States census counted 296 people, 162 households, and 103 families in the borough. The population density was {{convert|767.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 535 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,387.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 94.93% (281) White, 1.69% (5) Black or African American, 0.34% (1) Native American, 0.34% (1) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 2.36% (7) from other races, and 0.34% (1) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% (7) of the population.

Of the 162 households, 3.1% had children under the age of 18; 58.6% were married couples living together; 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 36.4% were non-families. Of all households, 35.2% were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.77 and the average family size was 2.16.

4.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 6.8% from 25 to 44, 39.2% from 45 to 64, and 47.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 64.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 83.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.6 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $151,667 (with a margin of error of +/− $66,768) and the median family income was $200,833 (+/− $146,466). Males had a median income of $98,333 (+/− $210,103) versus $42,917 (+/− $32,621) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $97,938 (+/− $40,847). About none of families and none of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402943380 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Mantoloking borough, Ocean County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083021/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402943380 |date=2020-02-12 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 16, 2012.

As of the 2000 United States census there were 423 people, 207 households, and 140 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|958.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 522 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,183.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.64% White, 1.65% African American, 0.47% Asian, 0.24% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603443380.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Mantoloking borough, New Jersey]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 16, 2012.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402943380 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Mantoloking borough, Ocean County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102605/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402943380 |date=2020-02-12 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 16, 2012.

There were 207 households, out of which 11.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.45.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 10.2% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 10.6% from 25 to 44, 39.2% from 45 to 64, and 36.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $105,841, and the median income for a family was $125,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $64,167 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $114,017. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.2% of those over 64.

Mantoloking is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[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. 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 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.2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 53. The borough form of government used by Mantoloking 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 override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.[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.

{{As of|2022}}, the mayor of Mantoloking is Republican E. Laurence "Lance" White III, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2022. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Lynn O'Mealia (R, 2022), Anthony M. Amarante (R, 2023), F. Bradford Batcha (R, 2024), Barbara Hood Benz (R, 2022), John Conti (D, 2024) and Douglas Nelson (R, 2023) -- D'Arcy Green (R, 2022).[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mantoloking.org%2Fsites%2Fg%2Ffiles%2Fvyhlif6076%2Ff%2Fuploads%2F2022_mayor_and_council_roster.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK Mayor and Council Roster], Borough of Mantoloking. Accessed August 3, 2022.[https://www.mantoloking.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif6076/f/uploads/2022_adopted_budget.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Mantoloking. Accessed August 3, 2022.[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/frmGovDirPage.aspx?ID=224 Borough of Mantoloking], Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed August 3, 2022.[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/70fc90f8-5e4e-4454-a3c1-8ca3d0911f87.pdf 2022 Ocean County & Municipal Elected Officials], Ocean County, New Jersey Clerk, updated April 1, 2022. Accessed May 1, 2022.[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/07aecb2a-f6ce-4ef4-a6c3-7b7546fc9e3f.pdf 2021 General Election Official Results], Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2022.[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/106715/web.264614/#/summary 2020 General Election November 3, 2020 Official results], Ocean County, New Jersey, updated December 2, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/98863/web/#/summary 2019 General Election Official Results November 5, 2019], Ocean County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/92666/Web02.213202/#/ 2018 General Election Official Results November 6, 2018], Ocean County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 19, 2018. Accessed January 1, 2019.

The borough council appointed Barbara Benz in January 2021 to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that was vacated by D’Arcy Green.Springsteen, Tyler. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210130151126/https://starnewsgroup.com/2021/01/29/councilwoman-barbara-benz-ready-to-serve-community/ "Councilwoman Barbara Benz ready to serve community"], The Ocean Star, January 29, 2021, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 30, 2021. Accessed August 3, 2022. "Barbara Benz was appointed to a vacant seat on the Mantoloking Borough Council during its virtual meeting on Jan. 19. Councilwoman Benz will replace Councilwoman D’Arcy Green, who resigned from her seat on the council due to a medical situation, according to Mayor Lance White." Benz served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election when she was elected to serve the remainder of the term of office.

In December 2018, Donald Ness was selected by the borough council to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that became vacant following the resignation of Lynn O'Mealia earlier that month.[http://www.mantoloking.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Minutes-Regular-Business-Meeting-12-18-18.pdf Meeting Minutes for December 18, 2018], Borough of Mantoloking. Accessed August 14, 2019. "Whereas, Lynn O'Mealia resigned from the position of Councilwoman for the Borough of Mantoloking, effective December 3, 2018, leaving a vacant seat on Borough Council... That Donald Ness is hereby appointed to the vacant seat on Borough Council... That Donald Ness shall hold office for the unexpired term of Lynn O'Mealia expiring December 31, 2019..."

In 2018, the borough had an average property tax bill of $17,762, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.Marcus, Samantha. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-highest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html "These are the towns with the highest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 22, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019. "The average property tax bill in New Jersey was $8,767 last year. But there can be big swings from town to town and county to county.... The average property tax bill in Mantoloking Borough was $17,762 in 2018, the highest in Ocean County."

Mantoloking is located in the 4th Congressional District[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan], New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 8, 2022. and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district.[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf 2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government], New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#10 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 324 registered voters in Mantoloking, of which 23 (7.1%) were registered as Democrats, 247 (76.2%) were registered as Republicans and 54 (16.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-ocean-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Ocean], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 30, 2012. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 109.5% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 114.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=2020-02-12 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 30, 2012.

Mantoloking is one of the most consistently Republican jurisdictions in the state of New Jersey. After New Jersey native Woodrow Wilson carried the borough in its inaugural election, no Democratic presidential candidate has done so again. Even as New Jersey has trended Democratic since the 1990's, Mantoloking has remained largely Republican, with 2016 and 2020 Republican nominee and president Donald Trump carrying the borough by over 25 points in both of his campaigns. Prior to Trump, all of the preceding 21 Republican nominees for president from Herbert Hoover in 1932 to Mitt Romney in 2012 won Mantoloking by a margin of at least 50 points, with 14 of them earning 80% of the vote, and Thomas Dewey in 1948, Dwight Eisenhower in 1956, and Richard Nixon in 1960 and 1972 each winning 90% of the vote.

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 92.7% of the vote (152 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 7.3% (12 votes), and other candidates receiving no votes, among the 165 ballots cast by the borough's 307 registered voters (1 ballot was spoiled), for a turnout of 53.7%.{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-ocean.pdf |title=Governor - Ocean County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Ocean County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}} In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 80.9% of the vote (174 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 12.1% (26 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.0% (13 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (1 votes), among the 215 ballots cast by the borough's 336 registered voters, yielding a 64.0% turnout.[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-ocean.pdf 2009 Governor: Ocean County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230602/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-ocean.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 30, 2012.

Students in Mantoloking attend public school in Point Pleasant Beach for kindergarten through twelfth grade as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District.[https://www.mantoloking.org/board-education Board of Education], Borough of Mantoloking. Accessed February 22, 2025."Students in Mantoloking attend public school in Point Pleasant Beach for kindergarten through twelfth grade as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District." As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 646 students and 75.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.6:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413320&DistrictID=3413320 District information for Point Pleasant Beach School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024. Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413320 School Data for the Point Pleasant Beach School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.) are

G. Harold Antrim Elementary School[https://www.ptbeach.com/o/gha G. Harold Antrim Elementary School], Point Pleasant Beach School District. Accessed February 22, 2025. 310 students in grades PreK–8 and

Point Pleasant Beach High School[https://www.ptbeach.com/o/ppbhs Point Pleasant Beach High School], Point Pleasant Beach School District. Accessed February 22, 2025. 326 students in grades 9–12.[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//d45de12b-013b-4f0e-9862-ba1738325d1e.pdf#page=58 Public Schools Directory 2024-2025; Living & Learning in Ocean County], Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2025.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/4220 School Performance Reports for the Point Pleasant Beach School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4220 New Jersey School Directory for the Point Pleasant Beach School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Students from Bay Head and Lavallette attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/29/4220/000.html Point Pleasant Beach School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Point Pleasant Beach School District is one of the oldest and finest at the Shore. Our school is rich in history and tradition. In addition to serving the students of Point Pleasant Beach and Mantoloking the district serves the high school age students of Bay Head and Lavallette."

File:2018-09-24 08 42 52 View south along New Jersey State Route 35 (Ocean Avenue) just south of Williams Place in Mantoloking, Ocean County, New Jersey.jpg southbound in Mantoloking]]

{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|6.42|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|4.00|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|0.25|mi}} by Ocean County and {{convert|2.17|mi}} by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Ocean.pdf Ocean County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.

New Jersey Route 35 and County Route 528 are the main highways serving Mantoloking. Route 35 traverses the borough north to south, parallel to the coast, while CR 528 begins at Route 35 and heads west across Barnegat Bay to the mainland.

NJ Transit trains terminate at the Bay Head station and yard, {{Convert|1.5|mi}} north of Mantoloking's northern border, with service on the North Jersey Coast Line north to Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212313/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesOceanCountyTo Ocean County Bus Rail Connections], NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed September 2, 2011.

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mantoloking has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature above {{Convert|32.0|F|C}}, at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above {{Convert|50.0|F|C}}, at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above {{Convert|71.6|F|C}} and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months at Mantoloking, 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 {{Convert|95.0|F|C}}. On average, the wettest month of the year is July which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values below {{Convert|0.0|F|C}}. The plant hardiness zone at Mantoloking Beach is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of {{Convert|3.5|F|C}}.{{cite web|url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture|access-date=August 1, 2019|title=USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map}} The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is {{convert|18|to|24|in|cm}} and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.

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| Jun humidity =70.3

| Jul humidity =69.9

| Aug humidity =71.5

| Sep humidity =71.3

| Oct humidity =69.9

| Nov humidity =68.0

| Dec humidity =66.3

| year humidity =67.0

| Jan dew point F =22.1

| Feb dew point F =23.2

| Mar dew point F =28.5

| Apr dew point F =38.0

| May dew point F =48.6

| Jun dew point F =59.4

| Jul dew point F =64.4

| Aug dew point F =64.1

| Sep dew point F =57.7

| Oct dew point F =46.5

| Nov dew point F =37.0

| Dec dew point F =27.1

| year dew point F =43.1

|source 1 = PRISM{{cite web|url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University|access-date=August 1, 2019}}}}

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| Jan mean F = 37

| Feb mean F = 36

| Mar mean F = 40

| Apr mean F = 46

| May mean F = 55

| Jun mean F = 62

| Jul mean F = 69

| Aug mean F = 72

| Sep mean F = 68

| Oct mean F = 59

| Nov mean F = 51

| Dec mean F = 43

| year mean F = 53

|source 1 = NOAA[https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/all_meanT.html Water Temperature Table of All Coastal Regions], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Accessed March 18, 2020.}}

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Mantoloking would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass (73) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).[https://databasin.org/datasets/1c7a301c8e6843f2b4fe63fdb3a9fe39 U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)], Data Basin. Accessed March 18, 2020.

{{Category see also|People from Mantoloking, New Jersey}}

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mantoloking include:

• Britton Chance (1913–2010), Eldridge Reeves Johnson University Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics, who won a gold medal in sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki along with fellow Mantoloking sailors, Edgar White and his twin brother SumnerStaff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1937/07/20/archives/hirondelle-leads-in-class-e-trails-barnegat-bay-yacht-scores-in.html "Hirondelle Leads In Class E Trails; Barnegat Bay Yacht Scores in First Race With Ghost by 19 Minutes 12 Seconds"], The New York Times, July 20, 1937. Accessed March 19, 2011. "The start today saw both craft get off on even terms but it was not long before the Hirondelle, with Britton Chance of Mantoloking at the helm..."
• Britton Chance Jr. (1940–2012), yacht designerWeber, Bruce. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/sports/britton-chance-jr-designer-of-americas-cup-boats-dies-at-72.html "Britton Chance Jr., Designer of America's Cup Boats, Dies at 72"], The New York Times, October 18, 2012. Accessed November 4, 2012. "Mr. Chance was born in Philadelphia on June 12, 1940, and grew up in Mantoloking, N.J., on Barnegat Bay, where he spent much of his childhood on the water. "
• Donald DiFrancesco (born 1944), former acting governor of the State of New Jersey and former president of the New Jersey State Senate, who spends summers here with his familyStrauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/14/nyregion/where-sun-eclipses-stars.html "Where Sun Eclipses Stars"], The New York Times, July 14, 2002. Accessed December 30, 2012. "Former Acting Gov. Donald DiFrancesco summers in Mantoloking."
• Guy Gabrielson (1891–1976), politician who served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1949 to 1952, and was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1925 to 1929Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/02/archives/guy-gabrielson-gop-figure-dies-national-chairman-in-1952-and-a.html "Guy Gabrielson, G.O.P. Figure, Dies; National Chairman in 1952 and a Jersey Leader, 84"], The New York Times, May 2, 1976. Accessed August 14, 2019.
• James Gandolfini (1961–2013), actor who summered in Mantoloking, both in his childhood and as an adultNark, Jason. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140904110136/http://articles.philly.com/2012-12-21/news/35935970_1_gas-lines-ghost-town-piles "In Mantoloking, the well-to-do face grim reality"], The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 21, 2012. Accessed June 23, 2013. "Gandolfini, a lifelong Jersey resident, said he grew up vacationing in Mantoloking and nearby Lavalette and even worked in Seaside Heights. He still rents a place in Mantoloking, near his sister, for two weeks every summer and doesn't expect that to change."
• Laura Barney Harding (1902–1992), longtime friend of Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003), owned a summer home on the Mantoloking oceanfront. Due to a long visit of Hepburn, people referred to it as Hepburn's house{{cite journal|title=Laura Harding Shared Spotlight with Hepburn - 14 Apr 1968, Sun • Page 12|journal=Asbury Park Press|date=1968|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13788323/asbury_park_press/|access-date=16 September 2017}}Stansfield, Charles A. [https://books.google.com/books?id=BKDxOngkTqkC&pg=PA130 "Vacationing on the Jersey Shore"], via Google Books, p. 130, Stackpole Books, 2004. {{ISBN|0-8117-2970-2}}. Accessed November 12, 2015.
• Robert J. Morris (1915–1997), anti-Communist activist, U.S. Senate candidate, President of the University of Dallas, founder of the University of Plano, founder of the Defenders of American Liberties and lecturerHays, Constance L. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/02/nyregion/robert-j-morris-is-dead-at-82-crusader-against-communists.html "Robert J. Morris Is Dead at 82; Crusader Against Communists"], The New York Times, January 2, 1997. Accessed November 4, 2012. "Robert J. Morris, whose ministrations as counsel for a Cold War Senate subcommittee bent on rooting out Communists marked a long career devoted to conservative causes, died on Sunday at Point Pleasant Hospital in Point Pleasant, N.J. He was 82 and lived in Mantoloking, N.J."
• Richard Nixon (1913–1994), former vice president and president of the United States of America who summered here when he was vice president
• Jan O'Malley (born 1946), sailor who was named US Sailor of the Year three times[https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/20/archives/turner-wins-yatching-award.html "Turner Wins Yachting Award"], The New York Times, January 20, 1978. Accessed March 2, 2022. "The occasion was the designation of Ted Turner and Jan Chance O'Malley as yachtsman and yachtswoman of the year.... Mrs. O'Malley of Mantoloking, N.J., disdains ocean racing. preferring the 14‐foot boats that she calls 'fast and sensitive.'"
• Edgar White (1929–2014), sailor and Olympic champion at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with Britton Chance and his twin brother SumnerGillingham Jr., Evan S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=g9FouPI5JUMC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=mantoloking+edgar+Sumner+White+helsinki "Sailing By Chance"],Motor Boating, April 1967. Accessed August 3, 2022. "For the Helsinki Games he enlisted a strapping set of twins from Mantoloking, N. J., Edgar and Sumner White, whom he had seen sailing Comets successfully in downbay competition."
• Sumner White (1929–1988), sailor and Olympic champion at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with Britton Chance and his twin brother Edgar

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• [http://www.mantoloking.org/ Mantoloking borough website]
• [https://www.ptbeach.com/ Point Pleasant Beach School District]
• {{NJReportCard|29|4220|0|Point Pleasant Beach School District}}
• [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413320 School Data for the Point Pleasant Beach School District], National Center for Education Statistics

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