Livingston, New Jersey

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Livingston
Livingston twp nj 013.png
Location in Essex County
Basic data
Foundation : February 5, 1813
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Essex County
Coordinates : 40 ° 47 ′  N , 74 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 47 ′  N , 74 ° 19 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 28,413 (as of 2006)
Population density : 791.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 36.4 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of
which 35.9 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 94 m
Postal code : 07039
Area code : +1 973
FIPS : 34-40890
GNIS ID : 0882219
Website : www.livingstonnj.org
Mayor : Rufino Fernandez, Jr.

Livingston is a township in Essex County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 27,391 has been registered.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​36.4 km² , of which 35.9 km² is land and 0.5 km² (1.35%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 27,391 people, 9,300 households and 7,932 families in the city. The population density is 761.9 inhabitants per km². 82.64% of the population is White, 1.20% African American , 0.05% Native American , 14.54% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.69% from other races, and 0.87% mixed race . 2.54% are Latinos of various origins.

41.8% of the 9,300 households have children under the age of 18. 76.0% of these are married couples living together, 7.0% are single mothers, 14.7% are not families, 13.0% are single households and 8.4% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 93, the average family size 3.21.

26.6% of the population are under 18 years old, 4.6% between 18 and 24, 26.6% between 25 and 44, 26.8% between 45 and 64, 15.4% older than 65. The average age is 41 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 94.7, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 90.3.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 98,869 and the median income for a family is $ 108,049. Males have a median income of $ 77,256 versus $ 41,654 women. The per capita income for the city is $ 47,218. 1.8% of the population and 1.1% of families live below the poverty line, of which 1.2% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 3.2% of people are older than 65.

sons and daughters of the town