Monroe Township (Middlesex County, New Jersey)

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Monroe Township
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Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : April 9, 1838
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Middlesex County
Coordinates : 40 ° 20 ′  N , 74 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 20 ′  N , 74 ° 26 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 27,999 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 257.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 108.9 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 ) of
which 108.6 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 20 m
Postal code : 08831
Area code : +1 732
FIPS : 34-47280
GNIS ID : 0882159
Website : www.monroetwp.com
Mayor : Richard Pucci

Monroe Township is a township in Middlesex County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 27,999 has been registered.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​108.9 km 2 , of which 108.6 km 2 is land and 0.3 km 2 (0.24%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 27,999 people, 12,536 households, and 8,236 families in the city. The population density is 257.8 inhabitants per km 2 . 93.31% of the population is White, 2.93% African American , 0.06% Native American , 2.34% Asian , 0.09% Pacific Islander , 0.68% from other races, and 0.60% mixed race . 2.38% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 12,536 households, 15.9% have children under the age of 18. 60.6% of them are married couples living together, 3.9% are single mothers, 34.3% are not families, 32.0% are single households and 28.0% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 15, the average family size 2.70.

16.0% of the population are under 18 years old, 4.2% between 18 and 24, 16.3% between 25 and 44, 20.0% between 45 and 64, 43.5% older than 65. The average age is 59 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 84.8, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 79.3.

The median income for a household is $ 53,306 and the median income for a family is $ 68,479. Males have a median income of $ 56,431 versus $ 35,857 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 31,772. 3.3% of the population and 1.3% of families live below the poverty line, of which 2.9% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 3.0% of people are over 65.