Buena Vista Township, New Jersey
| Buena Vista Township | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | March 5, 1867 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Atlantic County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 32 ′ N , 74 ° 54 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 7,436 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 69.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 107.6 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) of which 107.1 km 2 (approx. 41 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 32 m |
| Area code : | +1 609, 856 |
| FIPS : | 34-08710 |
| GNIS ID : | 0882048 |
| Website : | www.buenavistatownship.org |
| Mayor : | Chuck Chiarello |
Buena Vista Township is a township in Atlantic County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 7,436 was recorded.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 107.6 km² , of which 107.1 km² is land and 0.4 km² (0.39%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 7,436 people, 2,648 households and 1,972 families in the city. The population density is 69.4 inhabitants per km². 77.34% of the population are White, 15.69% African American , 0.22% Native American , 0.23% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 4.07% Other Ethnicity, and 2.43% Mixed Race . 9.27% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 2,648 households, 30.6% have children under the age of 18. 58.5% of them are married couples living together, 10.6% are single mothers, 25.5% are not families, 21.0% are single households and 10.6% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 77, the average family size 3.20.
24.7% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.4% between 18 and 24, 27.5% between 25 and 44, 25.0% between 45 and 64, 15.3% older than 65. The average age is 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 95.0, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 92.6.
The median income for a household is $ 43,770 and the median income for a family is $ 50,403. Males have a median income of $ 36,064 versus $ 26,180 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 18,382. 12.1% of the population and 7.8% of families live below the poverty line, of which 13.2% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 13.3% of the people are over 65.
