Hawthorne, New Jersey
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Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 24, 1898 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Jersey | ||
| County : | Passaic County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 57 ′ N , 74 ° 10 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 18,166 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 2,064.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 8.9 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 8.8 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 27 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 07506, 07507 | ||
| Area code : | +1 973 | ||
| FIPS : | 34-30570 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0885249 | ||
| Website : | www.hawthornenj.org | ||
| Mayor : | Patrick J. Botbyl | ||
Hawthorne is a city in Passaic County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2000 census , the population was 18,218.
geography
According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of 8.9 km² , of which 8.8 km² is land and 0.1 km² (0.58%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 18,218 people, 7,260 households and 4,929 families in the city. The population density is 2,068.8 inhabitants per km². 93.75% of the population are White, 0.75% African American , 0.14% Native American , 1.89% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.58% Other Ethnicity, and 1.88% Mixed Race . 7.43% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 7,260 households, 28.8% have children under the age of 18. 54.1% of them are married couples living together, 10.3% are single mothers, 32.1% are not families, 26.5% are single households and 11.1% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 50, the average family size 3.07.
21.8% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.5% between 18 and 24, 33.5% between 25 and 44, 22.7% between 45 and 64, 15.5% older than 65. The average age is 38 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 91.1, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 87.7.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 55,340 and the median income for a family is $ 65,451. Males have a median income of $ 46,270 versus $ 33,277 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,551. 3.4% of the population and 2.6% of families live below the poverty line, of which 4.0% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 5.4% of people are older than 65.
sons and daughters of the town
- Debbie Harry (born 1945), singer and actress; grew up in Hawthorne
- Ivan Sergei (born 1971), actor