North Bergen
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Location in New Jersey
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | April 10, 1843 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | New Jersey | |
County : | Hudson County | |
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 |
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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
- Joe Jeanette (1879-1958), heavyweight boxer
- James L. Brooks (* 1940), screenwriter, film producer, film director and actor
Well-known residents of the city
- John Scarne (1903–1985), expert on gambling and card games and card artist
- Jim Braddock (1905–1974), world heavyweight boxing champion 1935–1937
- Sally Grosshut (1906–1969), German lawyer and writer
- Dan Kurzman (1922-2010), journalist
- Richard S. Castellano (1933–1988), Italian-American actor
- Anthony DeFino (1936–1996), Mayor of West New York, New Jersey from 1971 to 1995
- John O. Brennan (born 1955), government official; grew up in North Bergen
Web links
- Official website , accessed August 16, 2011.