Brigantine (New Jersey)
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 View of Brigantine from a high rise in Atlantic City |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | September 2, 1608 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Atlantic County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 25 ′ N , 74 ° 23 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 12,886 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 771.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 25.3 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 16.7 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 0 m |
| Postal code : | 08203 |
| Area code : | +1 609 |
| FIPS : | 34-07810 |
| GNIS ID : | 0885171 |
| Website : | www.brigantinebeachnj.com |
| Mayor : | Philip J. Guenther |
Brigantine is a city in Atlantic County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 12,594 has been registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 25.4 km² , of which 16.7 km² is land and 8.7 km² (34.32%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 12,594 people, 5,473 households, and 3,338 families in the city. The population density is 756.2 inhabitants per km². 83.15% of the population is White, 3.94% African American , 0.18% Native American , 5.72% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 4.67% from other races, and 2.29% mixed race . 9.41% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 5,473 households, 24.0% have children under the age of 18. 44.9% of them are married couples living together, 11.7% are single mothers, 39.0% are not families, 30.7% are single households and 9.9% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 .30, the average family size 2.89.
20.8% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.8% between 18 and 24, 30.9% between 25 and 44, 25.9% between 45 and 64, 16.6% older than 65. The average age is 41 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 95.1, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 92.4.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 44,639 and the median income for a family is $ 51,679. Males have a median income of $ 40,523 versus $ 29,779 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 23,950. 9.4% of the population and 7.6% of families live below the poverty line, of which 15.9% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 7.2% of people are over 65.
history
Brigantine Beach was first mentioned in the logbook of Henry Hudson's ship Half Moon in 1608 . However, the Dutch were the first Europeans to look for a sea route through the New World to the Orient on the coast of Jersey. The name Brigantine comes from a type of ship that was used at the time.
