Cliffside Park
Cliffside Park | ||
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The Trinity Episcopal Church in Cliffside Park |
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Location in New Jersey | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1895 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | New Jersey | |
County : | Bergen County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 49 ′ N , 73 ° 59 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 22,970 (as of 2006) | |
Population density : | 9,188 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 2.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 76 m | |
Postal code : | 07010 | |
Area code : | +1 201 | |
FIPS : | 34-13570 | |
GNIS ID : | 0885187 | |
Website : | www.cliffsideparknj.gov | |
Mayor : | Thomas Calabrese |
Cliffside Park is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2000 census , the population was 23,007.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.5 km² , not including water bodies.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 23,007 people, 10,027 households and 6,036 families in the city. The population density is 9,253.2 inhabitants per km². 77.85% of the population is White, 1.83% African American , 0.25% Native American , 12.05% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 4.97% from other races, and 3.02% mixed race . 18.16% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 10,027 households, 21.9% have children under the age of 18. 46.2% of them are married couples living together, 9.8% are single mothers, 39.8% are not families, 33.8% are single households and 13.8% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 29, the average family size 2.95.
16.9% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.4% between 18 and 24, 33.6% between 25 and 44, 23.8% between 45 and 64, 18.4% older than 65. The average age is 40 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 93.1, for people older than 18 years the ratio is 100: 90.6.
The median income for a household is $ 46,288 and the median income for a family is $ 54,915. Males have a median income of $ 40,114 versus $ 36,100 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 28,516. 10.7% of the population and 8.5% of families live below the poverty line, of which 12.1% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 10.2% of the people are over 65.
sons and daughters of the town
- Gus Lesnevich (1915-1964), boxer
- Betsy Blair (1923–2009), actress
- Bruce Lundvall (1935–2015), music producer
Web links
- Cliffside Park's Online News (English)