Clifton, New Jersey
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Location in New Jersey
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | April 26, 1917 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | New Jersey | |
County : | Passaic County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 52 ′ N , 74 ° 9 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 79,606 (as of 2006) | |
Population density : | 2,716.9 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 29.5 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 29.3 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 37 m | |
Postcodes : | 07011-07015 | |
Area code : | +1 973 | |
FIPS : | 34-13690 | |
GNIS ID : | 0885188 | |
Website : | www.cliftonnj.org | |
Mayor : | James Anzaldi |
Clifton is a city in Passaic County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 78,672 has been registered.
geography
According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of 29.5 km² , of which 29.3 km² is land and 0.3 km² (0.88%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 78,672 people, 30,244 households and 20,354 families in the city. The population density is 2,688.1 inhabitants per km². 76.22% of the population are White, 2.89% African American , 0.24% Native American , 6.44% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 9.60% Other Ethnicity, and 4.57% Mixed Race . 19.84% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 30,244 households, 28.9% have children under the age of 18. 51.3% of them are married couples living together, 11.5% are single mothers, 32.7% are not families, 27.9% consist of single households and 13.7% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 59, the average family size 3.20.
21.6% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.7% between 18 and 24, 30.7% between 25 and 44, 22.5% between 45 and 64, 17.6% older than 65. The average age is 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 91.4, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 88.1.
The median income for a household is $ 50,619 and the median income for a family is $ 60,688. Males have a median income of $ 40,143 versus $ 32,090 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 23,638. 6.3% of the population and 4.3% of families live below the poverty line, of which 8.6% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 5.2% of people are older than 65.
sons and daughters of the town
- Walt Szot (1920–1981), American football player
- Rubin Carter (1937–2014), boxer and civil rights activist
- Frankie Randall (1938-2014), pianist and singer
- Robert Leeshock (born 1961), actor
- Vera Farmiga (* 1973), actress and director
- Sofia Black-D'Elia (born 1991), actress
- Matt Miazga (* 1995), American-Polish soccer player