Fanwood
| Fanwood | |
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | October 2, 1895 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Union County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 39 ′ N , 74 ° 23 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 7,211 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 2,060.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 48 m |
| Postal code : | 07023 |
| Area code : | +1 908 |
| FIPS : | 34-22860 |
| GNIS ID : | 0885216 |
| Website : | www.visitfanwood.com |
| Mayor : | Colleen Mahr |
Fanwood is a city in Union County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 7,174 was recorded. Fanwood was founded in 1895.
geography
The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 38'31 "north latitude and 74 ° 23'7" west longitude.
According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of 3.5 km² , not including water areas.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 7,174 people, 2,574 households and 2,054 families in the city. The population density is 2,067.1 inhabitants per km². 88.30% of the population is White, 5.14% African American , 0.10% Native American , 4.39% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.79% from other races, and 1.24% mixed race . 3.74% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 2,574 households, 38.5% have children under the age of 18. 70.0% of these are married couples living together, 7.7% are single mothers, 20.2% are not families, 18.0% are single households and 10.0% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 76, the average family size 3.13.
25.8% of the population are under 18 years old, 4.5% between 18 and 24, 31.3% between 25 and 44, 23.8% between 45 and 64, 14.7% older than 65. The average age is 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 91.2, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 87.9.
The median income for a household is $ 85,233 and the median income for a family is $ 99,232. Males have a median income of $ 65,519 versus $ 40,921 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 34,804. 3.4% of the population and 1.6% of families live below the poverty line, of which 2.6% are children or young people younger than 18 years and 6.5% of people are older than 65.