North Bergen

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North Bergen
North Bergen, New Jersey
North Bergen
North Bergen
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : April 10, 1843
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Hudson County
Coordinates : 40 ° 48 ′  N , 74 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 48 ′  N , 74 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 57,237 (as of 2006)
Population density : 4,239.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 14.6 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 13.5 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 64 m
Postal code : 07047
Area code : +1 201
FIPS : 34-52470
GNIS ID : 0882223
Website : www.northbergen.org
Mayor : Nicholas J. Sacco

North Bergen is a township in Hudson County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 58,092 has been registered.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​14.6 km 2 , of which 13.5 km 2 is land and 1.1 km 2 (7.47%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 58,092 people, 21,236 households, and 14,249 families in the city. The population density is 4,313.4 people per km 2 . 67.36% of the population is White, 2.72% African American , 0.40% Native American , 6.47% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 15.53% from other races, and 7.47% mixed race . 57.25% are Latinos of any race .

Of the 21,236 households, 32.0% have children under the age of 18. 47.4% of these are married couples living together, 14.2% are single mothers, 32.9% are not families, 27.7% are single households and 11.2% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 70, the average family size 3.33.

22.7% of the population are under 18 years old, 9.0% between 18 and 24, 33.1% between 25 and 44, 21.4% between 45 and 64, 13.8% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 91.5, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 87.7.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,844 and the median income for a family is $ 46,172. Males have a median income of $ 35,626 versus $ 29,067 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 20,058. 11.1% of the population and 9.6% of families live below the poverty line, of which 14.0% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 14.5% of people are older than 65.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Well-known residents of the city

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