Cedar Grove, New Jersey
| Cedar Grove | |
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1892 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Essex County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 51 ′ N , 74 ° 14 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 12,848 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 1,178.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 11.3 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.9 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 92 m |
| Postal code : | 07009 |
| Area code : | +1 973 |
| FIPS : | 34-11200 |
| GNIS ID : | 0882222 |
| Website : | www.cedargrovenj.org |
| Mayor : | Paul Lee |
Cedar Grove Township is a township in Essex County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 12,300 has been registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 11.3 km² , of which 10.9 km² is land and 0.3 km² (2.99%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 12,300 people, 4403 households and 3,240 families in the city. The population density is 1125 inhabitants per km². 90.05% of the population are White, 2.99% African American , 0.05% Native American , 5.42% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.46% Other Ethnicity, and 1.00% Mixed Race . 3.20% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 4403 households, 28.5% have children under the age of 18. 63.4% of them are married couples living together, 7.8% are single mothers, 26.4% are not families, 23.1% are single households and 12.3% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 57, the average family size 3.05.
19.2% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.3% between 18 and 24, 27.0% between 25 and 44, 26.0% between 45 and 64, 22.5% older than 65. The average age is 44 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 87.0, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 83.6.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 78,863 and the median income for a family is $ 94,475. Males have a median income of $ 66,197 versus $ 40,582 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 36,558. 2.0% of the population and 1.1% of families live below the poverty line, of which 0.8% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 3.2% of people are older than 65.
history
The place was famous in the 1930s to 1950s for the venue Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook , where the big swing bands like the Duke Ellington Orchestra , the Count Basie Orchestra or Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin and Doris Day performed. Today there is a parish in the building.