Belleville, New Jersey
| Belleville | |
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1839 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Essex County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 48 ′ N , 74 ° 10 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 34,444 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 3,959.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 8.8 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) of which 8.7 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 9 m |
| Postal code : | 07109 |
| Area code : | +1 973 |
| FIPS : | 34-04695 |
| GNIS ID : | 1729713 |
| Website : | www.bellevillenj.org |
| Mayor : | Raymond Kimble |
Belleville is a township in Essex County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 35,928 has been registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.8 km² , of which 8.7 km² is land and 0.2 km² (2.05%) is water.
sons and daughters of the town
- Herbert W. Taylor (1869–1931), politician
- Platt Adams (1885–1961), track and field athlete and Olympic champion
- Frances Goodrich (1890–1984), playwright and screenwriter
- Elaine Zayak (* 1965), figure skater
- Tony Meola (* 1969), soccer goalkeeper
- Liam O'Brien (* 1976), voice actor, screenwriter and dubbing director
- Roxana Saberi (* 1977), Iranian-American journalist
- Ray Toro (* 1977), guitarist in the band My Chemical Romance
- Gerard Way (born 1977), singer in the band My Chemical Romance
- Mikey Way (* 1980), bass player in the band My Chemical Romance
- Frank Iero (* 1981), guitarist in the band My Chemical Romance
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 35,928 people, 13,731 households and 9,089 families in the city. The population density is 4,153.3 inhabitants per km². 69.44% of the population are White, 5.36% African American , 0.17% Native American , 11.31% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 9.83% Other Ethnicity, and 3.82% Mixed Race . 23.68% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 13,731 households, 29.5% have children under the age of 18. 47.0% of them are married couples living together, 13.9% are single mothers, 33.8% are not families, 27.9% are single households and 9.1% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 60, the average family size 3.23.
21.8% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.7% between 18 and 24, 33.9% between 25 and 44, 22.2% between 45 and 64, 13.4% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 93.2, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 89.8.
The median income for a household is $ 48,576 and the median income for a family is $ 55,212. Males have a median income of $ 38,074 versus $ 31,729 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 22,093. 8.2% of the population and 6.3% of families live below the poverty line, of which 10.9% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 7.8% of people are over 65.