Fairfield Township, New Jersey
| Fairfield Township | |
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | February 16, 1798 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Essex County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 53 ′ N , 74 ° 18 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 7,707 (as of: 2006) |
| Population density : | 284.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 27.1 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 27.1 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 51 m |
| Postal code : | 07004 |
| Area code : | +1 973 |
| FIPS : | 34-22385 |
| GNIS ID : | 1729722 |
| Website : | www.fairfieldnj.org |
| Mayor : | Rocco Palmieri |
Fairfield is a township in Essex County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 7,063 was recorded.
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geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 27.1 km² , not including water bodies.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 7,063 people, 2,296 households, and 1,981 families in the city. The population density is 261.0 inhabitants per km². 95.63% of the population is White, 0.52% African American , 0.10% Native American , 2.82% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.40% from other races, and 0.54% mixed race . 3.45% are Latinos of any race.
33.4% of the 2,296 households have children under the age of 18. 74.7% of them are married couples living together, 8.3% are single mothers, 13.7% are not families, 10.9% are single households and 6.0% are people over 65. The average household size is 3 .04, the average family size 3.29.
22.0% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.0% between 18 and 24, 27.8% between 25 and 44, 28.1% between 45 and 64, 15.1% older than 65. The average age is 41 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 95.7, for people older than 18 years the ratio is 100: 93.3.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 83,120 and the median income for a family is $ 90,998. Males have a median income of $ 56,106 versus $ 39,032 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 32,099. 2.8% of the population and 2.3% of families live below the poverty line, of which 4.2% are children or young people younger than 18 years and 2.2% of people are older than 65.