Hillside, New Jersey
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Location in New Jersey
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Foundation : | April 29, 1913 |
State : | United States |
State : | New Jersey |
County : | Union County |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 42 ′ N , 74 ° 14 ′ W |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
Residents : | 21,684 (as of 2006) |
Population density : | 3,011.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 7.2 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.2 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) are land |
Height : | 25 m |
Postal code : | 07205 |
Area code : | +1 908, 973 |
FIPS : | 34-31980 |
GNIS ID : | 0882211 |
Website : | www.townshipofhillside.org |
Mayor : | Karen McCoy Oliver |
Hillside is a township in Union County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 21,747 has been registered. Hillside was founded in 1913.
geography
The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 41'44 "north latitude and 74 ° 13'43" west longitude.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.2 km 2 , not including water bodies.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 21,747 people, 7,161 households and 5,578 families in the city. The population density is 3,009.5 inhabitants per km 2 . 40.03% of the population are White, 46.54% African American , 0.23% Native American , 3.45% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 5.26% from other races, and 4.41% mixed race . 14.50% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 7,161 households, 36.0% have children under the age of 18. 53.5% of them are married couples living together, 18.8% are single mothers, 22.1% are not families, 18.0% are single households and 7.7% are people over 65. The average household size is 3 .04, the average family size 3.45.
25.6% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.9% between 18 and 24, 30.3% between 25 and 44, 24.1% between 45 and 64, 11.1% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 88.3, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 84.2.
The median income for a household is $ 59,136 and the median income for a family is $ 64,635. Males have a median income of $ 39,439 versus $ 31,817 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 21,724. 5.3% of the population and 3.2% of families live below the poverty line, 5.4% of them are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 9.1% of people are over 65.
Sons and daughters
- Michael V. Gazzo (1923–1995), actor and author
- Rollie Massimino (1934-2017), basketball coach