Maplewood, New Jersey
| Maplewood | |
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1861 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Essex County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 44 ′ N , 74 ° 16 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 22,759 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 2,275.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 131 m |
| Postal code : | 07040 |
| Area code : | +1 973 |
| FIPS : | 34-43800 |
| GNIS ID : | 1729719 |
| Website : | www.twp.maplewood.nj.us |
| Mayor : | Kenneth A. Pettis |
Maplewood is a township in Essex County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 23,868 has been registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 10.0 km² , not including water bodies.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 23,868 people, 8,452 households and 6,381 families in the city. The population density is 2,393.6 inhabitants per km². 58.78% of the population are White, 32.63% African American , 0.13% Native American , 2.86% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 1.56% from other races, and 4.01% mixed race . 5.23% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 8,452 households, 40.6% have children under the age of 18. 58.2% of them are married couples living together, 13.3% are single mothers, 24.5% are not families, 20.4% are single households and 9.8% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 81, the average family size 3.27.
28.0% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.6% between 18 and 24, 30.2% between 25 and 44, 24.0% between 45 and 64, 12.1% older than 65. The average age is 38 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 90.6, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 86.1.
The median income for a household is $ 79,637 and the median income for a family is $ 92,724. Males have a median income of $ 57,572 versus $ 41,899 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 36,794. 4.4% of the population and 3.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 4.9% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 6.0% of people are older than 65.
Personalities
- Robert De Grasse (1900–1971), cameraman
- Audrey Peters (1927-2019), actress
- Ibtihaj Muhammad (* 1985), saber fencer
- Carter Jones (* 1989), racing cyclist
- Marques Brownlee (* 1993), YouTuber
- Bea Miller (* 1999), singer and actress
