Lake Como

Lake Como is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,806.

Lake Como was originally formed as the borough of South Belmar by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1924, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 6, 1924. On November 2,2004 voters in the borough approved changing the locality's name from South Belmar to Lake Como. The change became effective January 4,2005.

The median income for a household in the borough was $47,566, and the median income for a family was $56,538. Males had a median income of $41,550 versus $27,708 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,111. About 4.3% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Local government

Lake Como is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.

The Mayor of Lake Como is Michael Ryan. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Brian Wilton, Kevin Lynch, Marni McFadden-Lee, Patricia Tzibrouk, Douglas E. Witte and Jared Cohen.

Education

The Belmar School District serves students in public school for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Belmar Elementary School consists of a single school that served an enrollment of 540 students as of the 2005-06 school year. The district also serves students from Lake Como who attend as part of a sending/recieving relationship.  The single school is two schools in one, a primary school for grades preschool through fifth and a middle school organization plan for grades six through eight.

Students attending public high school are assigned based on sending/recieving relationship to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights who attended Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts. Students may also attend Red Bank Regional High School, Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science and Academy Charter School.

Students may also attend Academy Charter High School, located in Lake Como, which serves residents of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, and accepts students on a lottery basis.