Kingston (New Jersey)

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Kingston
Kingston cdp nj 023.png
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
State : United States
State : New Jersey
Counties : Middlesex County
Mercer County
Somerset County
Coordinates : 40 ° 22 ′  N , 74 ° 37 ′  W 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