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Ship Bottom is a borough in Ocean County, in the New York metro area.
According to tradition, the community was named after sailors came across a ship run aground, bottom up. They heard tapping inside, chopped a hole in the ship and found a beautiful young girl who spoke an unknown language
The latitude of Ship Bottom is 39.642N. The longitude is -74.18W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 10 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 1,419.
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$42,098National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Ship Bottom demographic reports
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17% of Ship Bottom residents report German ancestry, and 23% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Ship Bottom ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ship Bottom was $27,870, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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25% of Ship Bottom residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Ship Bottom, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $700. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,356.
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Ocean County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Ship Bottom political report.
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The average commute time for Ship Bottom workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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