Clark (New Jersey)

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Clark
Clark twp nj 039.png
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : March 23, 1864
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Union County
Coordinates : 40 ° 37 ′  N , 74 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 37 ′  N , 74 ° 19 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 14,650 (as of 2006)
Population density : 1,296.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.6 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) of
which 11.3 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 17 m
Postal code : 07066
Area code : +1 732
FIPS : 34-13150
GNIS ID : 0882216
Website : www.ourclark.com
Mayor : Sal Bonaccorso

Clark is a township in Union County , New Jersey , USA . In the 2000 census , a population of 14,597 was recorded. Clark was formed from Rahway in 1864 .

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​11.6  km² , of which 11.2 km² are land and 0.4 km² (3.12%) are water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 14,597 people, 5,637 households and 4,126 families in the city. The population density is 1,298.6 inhabitants per km². 95.61% of the population are White, 0.30% African American , 0.01% Native American , 2.75% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.63% Other Ethnicity, and 0.69% Mixed Race . 3.67% are Latinos of various origins.

28.1% of the 5,637 households have children under the age of 18. 61.4% of them are married couples living together, 9.0% are single mothers, 26.8% are not families, 24.1% are single households and 12.9% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 56, the average family size 3.07.

20.8% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.4% between 18 and 24, 27.6% between 25 and 44, 24.5% between 45 and 64, 21.7% older than 65. The average age is 43 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 90.5, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 86.4.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 65,019 , and the median income for a family is $ 77,291. Males have a median income of $ 54,543 versus $ 36,361 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 29,883. 1.7% of the population and 1.0% of families live below the poverty line, of which 2.0% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 2.7% of people are older than 65.

Personalities