Clark (New Jersey)
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Location in New Jersey
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Foundation : | March 23, 1864 |
State : | United States |
State : | New Jersey |
County : | Union County |
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
- Halsey (* 1994), pop and alternative singer
- Kenneth Todd Ham (born 1964), astronaut
- Kurt Sutter (* 1960), filmmaker