Kearny, New Jersey
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Location in New Jersey
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | April 8, 1867 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | New Jersey | |
County : | Hudson County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 45 ′ N , 74 ° 7 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 40,684 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 1,716.6 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 26.4 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 23.7 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 2 m | |
Postcodes : | 07032, 07099 | |
Area code : | +1 201 | |
FIPS : | 34-36510 | |
GNIS ID : | 0885266 | |
Website : | www.kearnynj.org | |
Mayor : | Alberto G. Santos |
Kearny is a city in Hudson County , New Jersey , United States . The city was named after Philip Kearny , a general in the American Civil War . At the 2010 census , a population of 40,684 was registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 26.4 km 2 , of which 23.7 km 2 is land and 2.7 km 2 (10.30%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 40,513 people, 13,539 households and 9,802 families in the city. The population density is 1,711.4 inhabitants per km 2 . 75.75% of the population is White, 3.97% African American , 0.37% Native American , 5.50% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 10.04% from other races, and 4.31% mixed race . 27.34% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 13,539 households, 34.6% have children under the age of 18. 53.8% of them are married couples living together, 13.2% are single mothers, 27.6% are not families, 21.8% are single households and 8.8% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 81, the average family size 3.28.
21.5% of the population are under 18 years old, 10.7% between 18 and 24, 35.7% between 25 and 44, 21.3% between 45 and 64, 10.9% older than 65. The average age is 35 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 106.6, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 107.0.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 47,757 and the median income for a family is $ 54,596. Males have a median income of $ 38,672 versus $ 30,620 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 20,886. 8.6% of the population and 6.1% of families live below the poverty line, of which 9.1% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 10.0% of the people are over 65.
sons and daughters of the town
- John Harkes (* 1967), soccer player and assistant coach at Red Bull New York in Major League Soccer
- Jeffrey Klepacki (* 1968), rower, three-time world champion
- Tony Mottola (1918-2004), guitarist
- William Graham Walker (born 1935), diplomat
- Dick Weisgerber (1913–1984), American football player