Hillsborough Township
| Hillsborough Township | |||
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Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | September 12, 1771 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Jersey | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 32 ′ N , 74 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 38,110 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 269.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 141.9 km 2 (approx. 55 mi 2 ) of which 141.6 km 2 (approx. 55 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 32 m | ||
| Postal code : | 08844 | ||
| Area code : | +1 908 | ||
| FIPS : | 34-31890 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0882169 | ||
| Website : | hillsborough-nj.org | ||
| Mayor : | Anthony Ferrera | ||
Hillsborough Township is a township in Somerset County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 36,634 has been registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 141.9 km 2 , of which 141.6 km 2 is land and 0.3 km 2 (0.18%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 36,634 people, 12,649 households and 9,802 families in the city. The population density is 258.6 inhabitants per km 2 . 85.96% of the population is White, 3.76% African American , 0.09% Native American , 7.31% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 1.28% from other races, and 1.53% mixed race . 4.75% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 12,649 households, 44.9% have children under the age of 18. 67.6% of them are married couples living together, 7.5% are single mothers, 22.5% are not families, 17.8% consist of single households and 4.0% are older than 65. The average household size is 2.88, the average family size 3.31.
29.1% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.0% between 18 and 24, 34.7% between 25 and 44, 23.3% between 45 and 64, 6.8% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 97.6, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 93.1.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 83,290 and the median income for a family is $ 93,933. Males have a median income of $ 62,273 versus $ 42,052 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 33,091. 3.1% of the population and 2.1% of families live below the poverty line, of which 3.6% are children or young people younger than 18 years and 3.5% of people are older than 65.