Haledon
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Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Jersey | ||
| County : | Passaic County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 56 ′ N , 74 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 8,358 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 2,786 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.0 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.0 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 69 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 07508, 07538 | ||
| Area code : | +1 973 | ||
| FIPS : | 34-29070 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0885240 | ||
| Website : | www.haledonboronj.com | ||
| Mayor : | Domenick Stampone | ||
Haledon is a city in Passaic County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2000 census , the population was 8,252. The punk rock band The Feelies was founded in Haledon in 1976 .
geography
According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of 3.0 km² , not including water areas.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 8,252 people, 2,820 households, and 1,974 families in the city. The population density is 2,746.7 inhabitants per km². 73.59% of the population is White, 7.09% African American , 0.17% Native American , 4.57% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 10.09% from other races, and 4.46% mixed race . 22.60% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 2,820 households, 35.2% have children under the age of 18. 50.6% of them are married couples living together, 15.2% are single mothers, 30.0% are not families, 23.4% are single households and 9.3% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 83, the average family size 3.41.
25.5% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.9% between 18 and 24, 31.9% between 25 and 44, 19.6% between 45 and 64, 14.1% older than 65. The average age is 35 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 89.4, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 85.4.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 45,599 and the median income for a family is $ 49,014. Males have a median income of $ 37,143 versus $ 29,830 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 19,099. 10.6% of the population and 6.2% of families live below the poverty line, of which 12.9% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 20.8% of the people are over 65.
sons and daughters of the town
- Bruce Baumgartner (* 1960), former wrestler