Leonia

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Leonia
City of Leonia
City of Leonia
Location in New Jersey
Leonia (New Jersey)
Leonia
Leonia
Basic data
Foundation : December 5, 1894
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Bergen County
Coordinates : 40 ° 52 ′  N , 73 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 52 ′  N , 73 ° 59 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 8,799 (as of 2006)
Population density : 2,256.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 4.2 km 2  (about 2 mi 2 ) of
which 3.9 km 2  (about 2 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 23 m
Postal code : 07605
Area code : +1 201
FIPS : 34-40020
GNIS ID : 0877741
Website : www.leonianj.gov
Mayor : Mary Heveran

Leonia is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 8,914 was recorded.

geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 51'48 "north latitude and 73 ° 59'18" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​4.2 km 2 , of which 3.9 km 2 is land and 0.3 km 2 (7.41%) is water.

history

The National Park Service has three buildings in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for Leonia (as of November 28, 2018).

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 8,914 people, 3,271 households and 2,436 families in the city. The population density is 2,279.3 people per km 2 . 65.74% of the population is White, 2.27% African American , 0.09% Native American , 26.06% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 3.20% Other Ethnicity, and 2.64% Mixed Race . 12.73% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 3,271 households, 36.7% have children under the age of 18. 61.5% of them are married couples living together, 9.5% are single mothers, 25.5% are not families, 22.1% are single households and 10.3% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 72, the average family size 3.20.

24.6% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.9% between 18 and 24, 29.0% between 25 and 44, 26.9% between 45 and 64, 13.7% older than 65. The average age is 40 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 92.7, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 87.7.

The median income for a household is $ 72,440 and the median income for a family is $ 84,591. Males have a median income of $ 55,156 versus $ 38,125 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 35,352. 6.5% of the population and 5.0% of families live below the poverty line, of which 9.0% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 1.8% of people are older than 65.

Sports

On May 20, 1923 Elizabeth Stine set the world record in the women's high jump with 1.485 m in Leonia .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Other personalities

  • The Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (* 1953) grew up in Leonia and attended the Leonia High School there.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 28, 2018.