Hillside, New Jersey

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Hillside
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Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : April 29, 1913
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Union County
Coordinates : 40 ° 42 ′  N , 74 ° 14 ′  W 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.

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