Kingston (New Jersey)
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| Counties : |
Middlesex County Mercer County Somerset County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 22 ′ N , 74 ° 37 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 1,292 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 561.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 37 m |
| FIPS : | 34-36930 |
| GNIS ID : | 0877579 |
| Website : | www.twp.south-brunswick.nj.us |
Kingston is a dependent town on the border of Middlesex , Mercer and Somerset Counties in New Jersey , USA . The part in South Brunswick Township , Middlesex County, is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes . In the 2000 census there was a population of 1,292.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.4 km 2 , of which 2.3 km 2 is land and 0.1 km 2 (2.20%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 1,292 people, 561 households, and 315 families in the city. The population density is 554.3 inhabitants per km 2 . 74.07% of the population are White, 8.05% African American , 0.62% Native American , 10.06% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 4.33% Other Ethnicity, and 2.86% Mixed Race . 11.69% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 561 households, 24.4% have children under the age of 18. 44.7% of them are married couples living together, 8.4% are single mothers, 43.7% are not families, 36.4% consist of single households and 8.0% are people over 65. The average household size is 2.30, the average family size 3.08.
20.3% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.7% between 18 and 24, 36.4% between 25 and 44, 23.1% between 45 and 64, 13.5% older than 65. The average age is 38 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 93.4, for people older than 18 years the ratio is 100: 90.7.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 65,962 and the median income for a family is $ 80,242. Males have a median income of $ 56,371 versus $ 46,250 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 34,457. 1.0% of the population and 0.0% of families live below the poverty line, of which 0.0% are children or young people younger than 18 years and 0.0% of people are older than 65.
sons and daughters of the town
- Joseph Hewes , signed the United States' Declaration of Independence for North Carolina, making him one of the American Founding Fathers