Kearny, New Jersey

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Kearny
Kearny, New Jersey
Kearny
Kearny
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : April 8, 1867
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Hudson County
Coordinates : 40 ° 45 ′  N , 74 ° 7 ′  W 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
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