Somerville, New Jersey
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Location of Somerville, New Jersey
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 25, 1863 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Jersey | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 34 ′ N , 74 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 12,550 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 2,057.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.1 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 6.1 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 20 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 08876, 08877 | ||
| Area code : | +1 908 | ||
| FIPS : | 34-68460 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0880695 | ||
| Website : | www.somervillenj.org | ||
| Mayor : | Brian G. Gallagher | ||
Somerville is a city in Somerset County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 12,423 has been registered. Somerville is the county seat of Somerset County .
geography
The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 34'15 "north latitude and 74 ° 36'19" west longitude.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.1 km 2 , not including water bodies.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 12,423 people, 4,743 households and 2,893 families in the city. The population density is 2,032.4 people per km 2 . 71.21% of the population are White, 12.93% African American , 0.19% Native American , 7.35% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 5.10% Other Ethnicity, and 3.20% Mixed Race . 17.00% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 4,743 households, 28.6% have children under the age of 18. 44.5% of them are married couples living together, 11.9% are single mothers, 39.0% are not families, 31.4% are single households and 11.2% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 49, the average family size 3.15.
21.9% of the population are under 18 years old, 9.0% between 18 and 24, 35.8% between 25 and 44, 19.3% between 45 and 64, 14.0% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 101.2, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 99.1.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 51,237 and the median income for a family is $ 60,422. Males have a median income of $ 40,585 versus $ 32,697 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 23,310. 7.7% of the population and 4.8% of families live below the poverty line, of which 10.7% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 8.6% of people are older than 65 years.
sons and daughters of the town
- William G. Steele (1820-1892), politician
- Elinor Wylie (1885–1928), writer
- Philip Morrison (1915–2005), Institute Professor, Professor Emeritus of Physics
- Mort Herbert (1925–1983), jazz bassist
- Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989), film and television actor
- Don Elliott (1926–1984), jazz musician
- Frederica von Stade (* 1945), mezzo-soprano
- Arnold F. Riedhammer (* 1947), musician, composer and arranger
- Ray Bateman, Jr. (1955-1990), luge rider
- Douglas Urbanski (* 1957), film and theater producer
- Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson (* 1964), rower and Olympian
- Nicole Arendt (* 1969), tennis player
- Craig Walsh (* 1971), composer and music teacher
- Theo Riddick (born 1991), American football player
