Metuchen
Metuchen | ||
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Location in New Jersey
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | March 20, 1900 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | New Jersey | |
County : | Middlesex County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 33 ′ N , 74 ° 22 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 13,574 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 1,911.8 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 7.1 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.1 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 29 m | |
Postal code : | 08840 | |
Area code : | +1 732 | |
FIPS : | 34-45690 | |
GNIS ID : | 0885298 | |
Website : | www.metuchennj.org | |
Mayor : | Thomas Vahalla |
Metuchen is a town surrounded by Edison Township in Middlesex County , New Jersey , USA . In the 2010 census , 13,574 inhabitants were registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.1 km 2 , not including water bodies.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 12,840 people, 4,992 households and 3,584 families in the city. The population density is 1,809.3 inhabitants per km 2 . 84.38% of the population are White, 5.30% African American , 0.10% Native American , 7.23% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 1.12% Other Ethnicity, and 1.86% Mixed Race . 3.96% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 4,992 households, 32.5% have children under the age of 18. 58.8% of them are married couples living together, 10.0% are single mothers, 28.2% are not families, 23.0% are single households and 9.6% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 57, the average family size 3.05.
23.3% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.3% between 18 and 24, 31.3% between 25 and 44, 25.2% between 45 and 64, 14.9% older than 65. The average age is 40 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 91.6, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 87.1.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 75,546 , and the median income for a family is $ 85,022. Males have a median income of $ 58,125 versus $ 43,097 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 36,749. 3.9% of the population and 3.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 3.6% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.9% of people are older than 65.
religion
Metuchen is the seat of the Metuchen diocese .
sons and daughters of the town
- David Copperfield (born 1956), magician
- Kristen Edmonds (* 1987), soccer player