Alpine (New Jersey)

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Alpine
Blackledge-Kearney
Blackledge-Kearney
Location in New Jersey
Alpine (New Jersey)
Alpine
Alpine
Basic data
Foundation : April 8, 1903
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Bergen County
Coordinates : 40 ° 57 ′  N , 73 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 57 ′  N , 73 ° 56 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 2,429 (as of 2006)
Population density : 147.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 23.8 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 16.5 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 155 m
Postal code : 07620
Area code : +1 201
FIPS : 34-01090
GNIS ID : 0874320
Website : www.alpinenj07620.org
Mayor : Paul H. Tomasko

Alpine is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 2,183 was recorded.

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 57'16 "north latitude and 73 ° 55'50" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​23.8  km² , of which 16.5 km² is land and 7.3 km² (30.75%) is water.

history

Three buildings and sites in the area are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of October 24, 2018), Blackledge-Kearney , the Upper Closter-Alpine Historic District and the William A. Wittmer Lustron House .

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 2,183 people, 708 households and 623 families in the city. The population density is 132.5 inhabitants per km². 77.37% of the population are White, 1.51% African American , 0.23% Native American , 19.10% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 0.32% Other Ethnicity, and 1.42% Mixed Race . 2.52% are Latinos of various origins.

Of the 708 households, 36.3% have children under the age of 18. 79.8% of them are married couples living together, 4.8% are single mothers, 12.0% are not families, 9.9% consist of single households and 4.2% are people over 65. The average household size is 3 .08, the average family size 3.24.

24.7% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.4% between 18 and 24, 20.9% between 25 and 44, 34.2% between 45 and 64, 14.8% older than 65. The average age is 44 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 102.3, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 94.8.

The median income for a household is $ 130,740 and the median income for a family is $ 134,068. Males have a median income of $ 87,544 versus $ 45,536 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 76,995. 6.2% of the population and 5.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 8.5% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 6.4% of people are over 65.

particularities

In the city area is the Alpine Tower , which was built as part of the introduction of VHF broadcasting.

Remarks

  1. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 24, 2018.