Emerson, New Jersey
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Foundation : | April 8, 1903 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | New Jersey | |
County : | Bergen County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 59 ′ N , 74 ° 2 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 7,318 (as of 2006) | |
Population density : | 1,261.7 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 6.3 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.8 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 18 m | |
Postal code : | 07630 | |
Area code : | +1 201 | |
FIPS : | 34-21450 | |
GNIS ID : | 0876186 | |
Website : | www.emersonnj.org | |
Mayor : | Louis J. Lamatina (until 12/2018) |
Emerson is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 7,197 was recorded.
geography
The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 58'31 "north latitude and 74 ° 1'38" west longitude.
According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of 6.3 km² , of which 5.8 km² is land and 0.5 km² (7.44%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 7,197 people, 2,373 households and 1,964 families in the city. The population density is 1,240.5 inhabitants per km². 89.62% of the population are White, 0.85% African American , 0.06% Native American , 7.89% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.88% Other Ethnicity, and 0.71% Mixed Race . 4.61% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 2,373 households, 36.1% have children under the age of 18. 72.5% of them are married couples living together, 7.3% are single mothers, 17.2% are not families, 14.5% are single households and 8.3% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 91, the average family size 3.23.
23.2% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.5% between 18 and 24, 27.5% between 25 and 44, 25.1% between 45 and 64, 18.8% older than 65. The average age is 41 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 91.2, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 87.2.
The median income for a household is $ 74,556 and the median income for a family is $ 80,468. Males have a median income of $ 52,450 versus $ 36,818 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 31,506. 2.4% of the population and 1.3% of families live below the poverty line, of which 1.3% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.0% of people are older than 65.
Web links
- Further information at City-Data.com (English)