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Brick Information
Brick Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As
of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 76,119,
making it the second most populous municipality in Ocean County behind Toms
River Township. While Brick Township is located on the mainland, Beaches I, II
and III are situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula
that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
After hovering for years in the top five, in 2006, the township earned the title
of "America's Safest City" out of 371 cities included nationwide in the 13th
annual Morgan Quitno survey. Since the year 2000, Brick Township has been the
safest "city" (population over 75,000) in New Jersey. In 2003 and 2004, Brick
Township was ranked as the second safest city in the United States after Newton,
Massachusetts. In 2005, Brick Township had dropped down to the fifth safest
"city" (population over 75,000) in the United States, before it rebounded to the
top in 2006.
Brick Township has also been in the news for an alleged autism epidemic, in
which 40 children out of over 6,000 surveyed were found to be autistic, though
Brick's autism rate is statistically not far removed from national average. Many
of the children found to be autistic were born in Northern New Jersey and other
parts of the country. There is no evidence that the levels of autism are linked
to any specific environmental factor in Brick.
The Laurelton Circle was located near the center of Brick Township. The traffic
circle was at the junction of Route 70, Route 88, and Princeton Avenue. It was
converted to a traffic light regulated intersection in 1986, due to an increase
in traffic and accidents. To reduce the need for left turns, a short portion of
eastbound Route 88 was re-routed onto Princeton Avenue. Some other movements are
controlled by jug handles and a two-way connection in the northwest corner.
The Brick Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth
grade. Schools in the district are Brick Primary Learning Center for
pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, seven elementary schools servicing grades 1 -
5 (Drum Point, Emma Havens Young, Herbertsville Lanes Mill, Midstreams,
Osborneville, Veterans), Lake Riviera Middle School and Veterans Memorial Middle
School for grades 6-8, Brick Memorial High School and Brick Township High School
for grades 9-12. There is also a vocational school, Brick Center, for grades 9
to 12.
Nonsectarian private schools, including Cuddle Care Early Childhood Center and
Ocean Early Childhood Center, are also a part of the Brick Township educational
service. In addition to these, St. Thomas Christian Academy is a Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America private school. Finally, St. Dominic Elementary
School, a Roman Catholic Private School, and St. Paul's Christian School, a
Methodist Private School, serve as a part of the Brick Township educational
service from Pre-Kindergarten to 8th grade.