Hudson County

administration
The Hudson County Courthouse in Jersey City, listed on the NRHP
US state :	New Jersey
Administrative headquarters :	Jersey City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Justice Brennan Courthouse 583 Newark Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306-2301
Foundation :	February 22, 1840
Made up from:	Bergen County
Area code :	+1 201
Demographics
Residents :	634,266 (2010)
Population density :	5,241.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	162 km²
Water surface :	41 km²
map

Website : www.hudsoncountynj.org

Hudson County is a county in the state of New Jersey . The county seat is Jersey City .

geography

The county has an area of 162 square kilometers, of which 41 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Bergen County , Union County, and Essex Counties .

Hudson County has a partnership with Oberhavel County , with which it has in common the location on the edge of a cosmopolitan city and the naming after a river.

history

Hudson County has a national monument , the Statue of Liberty National Monument . Three places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Clark Thread Company Historic District , the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Warehouse, and the Holland Tunnel . A total of 56 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 15, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	9483	-
1850	21,822	130.1%
1860	62,717	187.4%
1870	129,067	105.8%
1880	187.944	45.6%
1890	275.126	46.4%
1900	386.048	40.3%
1910	537.231	39.2%
1920	629.154	17.1%
1930	690.730	9.8%
1940	652.040	-5.6%
1950	647.437	-0.7%
1960	610.734	-5.7%
1970	607.839	-0.5%
1980	556.972	-8.4%
1990	553.099	-0.7%
2000	608.975	10.1%
2010	634.266	4.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Hudson County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Hoboken City Hall , listed on NRHP No. 76001156

According to the 2000 census , the county had 608,975 people. There were 230,546 households and 143,630 families. The population density was 5,036 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 55.58% White, 13.48% African American, 0.42% Native American, 9.35% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 15.48% other races Groups; 5.63% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 39.76% of the population.

Of the 230,546 households, 29.60% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 39.80% were married couples living together, 16.60% were single mothers. 37.70% were not families. 29.50% were single households and 9.60% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.27.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.60% residents under 18 years of age, 10.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 35.60% between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.00% between 45 and 64 years of age 11.40% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,293 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,053. Males had a median income of $ 36,174 versus $ 31,037 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,154. 15.50% of the population and 13.30% of families are below the poverty line. 22.00% of these were under 18 years of age and 15.70% were 65 years of age or older.