Egg Harbor Township
| Egg Harbor Township | |
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 Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1693 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Atlantic County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 23 ′ N , 74 ° 36 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 43,323 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 251.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 194.1 km 2 (approx. 75 mi 2 ) of which 172.5 km 2 (approx. 67 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 13 m |
| Postcodes : | 08232, 08234 |
| Area code : | +1 609 |
| FIPS : | 34-00120290 |
| GNIS ID : | 0882051 |
| Website : | www.ehtgov.org |
| Mayor : | James J. McCullough |
Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 30,726 has been registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 194.1 km² , of which 174.4 km² is land and 19.7 km² (10.15%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 30,726 people, 11,199 households and 8,108 families in the city. The population density is 176.1 inhabitants per km². 79.42% of the population are White, 10.37% African American , 0.21% Native American , 5.05% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 2.82% Other Ethnicity, and 2.07% Mixed Race . 6.76% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 11,199 households, 37.5% have children under the age of 18. 55.3% of them are married couples living together, 12.6% are single mothers, 27.6% are not families, 22.0% are single households and 7.1% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 74, the average family size 3.23.
27.9% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.6% between 18 and 24, 32.6% between 25 and 44, 23.7% between 45 and 64, 9.2% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 94.6, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 90.7.
The median income for a household is $ 52,550 and the median income for a family is $ 60,032. Males have a median income of $ 40,033 versus $ 30,643 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 22,328. 5.4% of the population and 4.2% of families live below the poverty line, of which 6.2% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 9.3% of people are over 65.
