Garfield, New Jersey

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Garfield
Garfield, New Jersey
Garfield
Garfield
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : April 19, 1917
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Bergen County
Coordinates : 40 ° 53 ′  N , 74 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 53 ′  N , 74 ° 6 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 29,644 (as of 2006)
Population density : 5,389.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 5.7 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 5.5 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 29 m
Postal code : 07026
Area code : +1 973
FIPS : 34-25770
GNIS ID : 0876557
Website : www.garfieldnj.org
Mayor : Frank J. Calandriello

Garfield is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 29,786 has been registered. The city is named after former President James A. Garfield .

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 52'47 "north latitude and 74 ° 6'29" west longitude.

According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of ​​5.7 km² , of which 5.5 km² is land and 0.2 km² (2.74%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 29,786 people, 11,250 households and 7,425 families in the city. The population density is 5,399.3 inhabitants per km². 82.11% of the population are White, 2.98% African American , 0.33% Native American , 2.69% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 8.10% Other Ethnicity, and 3.79% Mixed Race . 20.11% are Latinos of various origins.

Of the 11,250 households, 30.5% have children under the age of 18. 46.5% of them are married couples living together, 13.8% are single mothers, 34.0% are not families, 27.4% are single households and 12.2% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 64, the average family size 3.26.

22.4% of the population are under 18 years old, 9.6% between 18 and 24, 33.2% between 25 and 44, 20.8% between 45 and 64, 14.1% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 95.0, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 92.0.

The median income for a household is $ 42,748 and the median income for a family is $ 51,654. Males have a median income of $ 35,987 versus $ 26,896 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 19,530. 7.8% of the population and 6.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 9.1% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 8.1% of people are over 65.

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