Harrison (New Jersey)

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Harrison
Location in Hudson County
Location in Hudson County
Basic data
Foundation : April 13, 1840
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Hudson County
Coordinates : 40 ° 45 ′  N , 74 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′  N , 74 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 13,620 (as of 2010)
Population density : 4,256.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.4 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 3.2 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 8 m
Postal code : 07029
Area code : +1 973
FIPS : 34-30210
GNIS ID : 0885245
Website : www.townofharrison.com
Mayor : James Fife

The Town of Harrison is a town on the Passaic River in Hudson County of New Jersey . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 14,424 has been registered.

geography

Harrison lies on a bend in the Passaic River, which is also the border with Essex County . The city of Newark is on the opposite bank . Other neighboring locations are Jersey City and Kearny . According to the data of the American surveying office, the city has a total area of ​​3.4 km² , of which 3.2 km² is land and 0.2 km² (6.82%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 14,424 people, 5,136 households and 3,636 families in the city. The population density is 4,564.9 inhabitants per km². 66.10% of the population are White, 0.98% African American , 0.40% Native American , 11.89% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 15.96% Other Ethnicity, and 4.65% Mixed Race . 36.97% are Latinos of any race .

33.7% of the 5,136 households have children under the age of 18. 49.8% of these are married couples living together, 13.9% are single mothers, 29.2% are not families, 22.5% are single households and 8.7% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 81, the average family size 3.27.

21.5% of the population are under 18 years old, 10.6% between 18 and 24, 36.8% between 25 and 44, 20.9% between 45 and 64, 10.3% older than 65. The average age is 34 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 104.0, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 101.2.

The median income for a household is $ 41,350 and the median income for a family is $ 48,489. Males have a median income of $ 33,069 versus $ 26,858 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 18,490. 12.4% of the population and 10.1% of families live below the poverty line, of which 15.5% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 10.8% of the people are over 65.

traffic

The city is connected to the Interstate 280 , which connects the city with Interstate 95 ( New Jersey Turnpike ). Since 1908 run subways of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson to New York City.

Sports

The New York Red Bulls soccer team , which plays in Major League Soccer , is based in Harrison and plays its home games in the Red Bull Arena .

sons and daughters of the town