Edison (New Jersey)

Edison
Nickname : Birthplace of the Modern World
Location in County and New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation :	1651
State :	United States
State :	New Jersey
County :	Middlesex County
Coordinates :	40 ° 32 ′  N , 74 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 32 ′  N , 74 ° 23 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	99,967 (as of 2010)
Population density :	1,281.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	79.5 km 2  (approx. 31 mi 2 ) of which 78.0 km 2  (approx. 30 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	35 m
Postcodes :	08817-08819, 08820, 08837, 08899
Area code :	+1 732, 908
FIPS :	34-20230
GNIS ID :	0882166
Website :	www.edisonnj.org
Mayor :	Thomas Lankey
Edison namesake : Thomas Alva Edison

Edison is a parish in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2010 census , 99,967 inhabitants were registered. This made Edison the fifth largest town in New Jersey.

history

The city was founded in the 17th century and was initially called Raritan Township . In 1876 Thomas Alva Edison settled in the Menlo Park urban development area . In these laboratories he made several groundbreaking discoveries, including a. He also invented the light bulb there . In 1886 he moved the laboratories to West Orange . On November 10, 1954, the city changed its name to Edison in honor of the inventor .

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​79.5 km ² , of which 78.0 km ^{2 is} land and 1.5 km ² (1.86%) is water. The Borough Metuchen is surrounded by Edison.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 97,687 people, 35,136 households and 25,895 families in the city. The population density is 1,252.2 people per km ² . 59.49% of the population are White, 6.89% African American , 0.14% Native American , 29.27% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 2.02% Other Ethnicity, and 2.15% Mixed Race . 6.37% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 35,136 households, 34.3% have children under the age of 18. 61.1% of them are married couples living together, 9.1% are single mothers, 26.3% are not families, 21.1% are single households and 7.2% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 72, the average family size 3.19.

22.9% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.8% between 18 and 24, 34.0% between 25 and 44, 23.4% between 45 and 64, 11.9% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 96.3, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 94.0.

The median income for a household is $ 69,746 and the median income for a family is $ 77,976. Males have a median income of $ 53,303 versus $ 36,829 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 30,148. 4.8% of the population and 3.3% of families live below the poverty line, of which 4.3% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 6.3% of people are older than 65.

sons and daughters of the town

• David Bryan (* 1962), keyboard player and background singer in the band Bon Jovi
• Brittany Murphy (1977–2009), actress
• Tom Dwan (* 1986), poker player
• Halsey (* 1994), musician

Web links

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