Port Monmouth, New Jersey

Port Monmouth is in northern Monmouth County, in the northwestern part of Middletown Township. It is bordered to the east by Belford and to the west by North Middletown. Its northern boundary is the shore of Sandy Hook Bay, part of the larger Raritan Bay. New Jersey Route 36 forms the southern border of the community. Route 36 leads east to Atlantic Highlands and west to Keyport. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Port Monmouth has an area of , including of land and of water (3.06%). Tidal Compton Creek flows northward to Sandy Hook Bay through the east side of the community, while Pews Creek parallels it on the west side. ==Demographics==

Port Monmouth appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1950 U.S. census. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,396 households in Port Monmouth, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.6% were married-couple households, 15.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 1,289 households 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.1% of households were one person and 11.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.39. 99% of the population in Port Monmouth. The age distribution was 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. The median household income was $53,864 and the median family income was $63,375. Males had a median income of $45,565 versus $30,244 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,369. About 8.6% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over. ==Transportation==

NJ Transit offers bus service to Newark on the 61 route and local bus service on the 817 route. ==Emergency services==

Port Monmouth is served by the Port Monmouth Fire Company #1 and Port Monmouth First Aid Squad which are both located in the CDP. ==In media==

The community was mentioned in a 1990 episode of Saturday Night Live during a Weekend Update sketch featuring Al Franken covering a cocaine deal in Port Monmouth. The tugboats Ocean Prince and Newport can be seen in the footage suggesting it was actually filmed locally in New York City for the show, as Port Monmouth and neighboring Belford Harbor are home to fishing vessels - which is noted by Franken during the sketch. At the time of filming those tugboats were under the Amerada Hess Corporation, which had a storage facility and pier in Red Hook, Brooklyn. ==Notable people==

People who were born in, are residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Port Monmouth include: • Mike Largey (born 1960), professional basketball player who played power forward for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League from 1984 to 1987 ==References==