Irvington, New Jersey
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | March 27, 1874 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Essex County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 44 ′ N , 74 ° 14 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 58,024 (as of: 2006) |
| Population density : | 7,535.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.7 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.7 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 47 m |
| Postal code : | 07111 |
| Area code : | +1 973 |
| FIPS : | 34-34450 |
| GNIS ID : | 0877363 |
| Website : | www.irvington.net |
| Mayor : | Wayne Smith |
Irvington is a township in Essex County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 60,695 has been registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.7 km² , not including water bodies.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 60,695 people, 22,032 households and 14,408 families in the city. The population density is 7,917.1 inhabitants per km². 8.97% of the population are White, 81.66% African American , 0.24% Native American , 1.10% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 3.68% from other races, and 4.24% mixed race . 8.38% are Latinos of any race.
33.9% of the 22,032 households have children under the age of 18. 30.2% of the households are married couples living together, 27.6% are single mothers, 34.6% are not families, 29.3% consist of single households and 6.4% live people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 74, the average family size 3.39.
28.0% of the population are under 18 years old, 10.7% between 18 and 24, 32.3% between 25 and 44, 21.5% between 45 and 64, 7.5% older than 65. The average age is 32 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 87.7, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 81.5.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 36,575 and the median income for a family is $ 41,098. Males have a median income of $ 32,043 versus $ 27,244 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 16,874. 17.4% of the population and 15.8% of families live below the poverty line, of which 22.9% are children under the age of 18 and 12.2% are over 65.
Sons and Daughters of the Township
- Erna Schneider Hoover (* 1926), programmer
- Yaki Kadafi (1977-1996), rapper
- Robert Markowitz (* 1935), film and television director