Bernards Township
| Bernards Township | |||
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Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | May 24, 1760 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Jersey | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 41 ′ N , 74 ° 34 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 27,140 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 436.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 62.2 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) of which 62.2 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 94 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 07920 (Basking Ridge), 07938 (Liberty Corner), 07939 (Lyons), 07931 (Far Hills) | ||
| Area code : | +1 908 | ||
| FIPS : | 34-05560 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0882174 | ||
| Website : | www.bernards.org | ||
| Mayor : | John Carpenter | ||
Bernards Township is a township in Somerset County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 24,575 has been registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 62.2 km 2 . Basking Ridge and Bernardsville are located in Bernards Township .
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 24,575 people, 9,242 households and 6,487 families in the city. The population density is 395.4 inhabitants per km 2 . 89.20% of the population are White, 1.44% African American , 0.05% Native American , 7.85% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.40% Other Ethnicity, and 1.05% Mixed Race . 2.63% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 9,242 households, 37.6% have children under the age of 18. 63.0% of them are married couples living together, 5.8% are single mothers, 29.8% are not families, 26.4% are single households and 9.2% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 58, the average family size 3.17.
27.7% of the population are under 18 years old, 3.2% between 18 and 24, 31.2% between 25 and 44, 25.5% between 45 and 64, 12.5% older than 65. The average age is 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 94.6, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 90.0.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 107,204 and the median income for a family is $ 135,806. Males have a median income of $ 95,758 versus $ 60,865 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 56,521. 1.3% of the population and 0.6% of families live below the poverty line, of which 1.2% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 2.9% of people are older than 65.