Park Ridge, New Jersey

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Park Ridge
Park Ridge Station (2015)
Park Ridge Station (2015)
Location in New Jersey
Park Ridge, New Jersey
Park Ridge
Park Ridge
Basic data
Foundation : May 15, 1894
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Bergen County
Coordinates : 41 ° 2 ′  N , 74 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′  N , 74 ° 2 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 8,945 (as of 2006)
Population density : 1,335.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.8 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 6.7 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 43 m
Postal code : 07656
Area code : +1 201
FIPS : 34-56130
GNIS ID : 0885341
Website : parkridgeboro.com
Mayor : Donald J. Ruschman

Park Ridge is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2000 census , a population of 8,708 was recorded.

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 41 ° 2'5 "north latitude and 74 ° 2'26" west longitude.

According to the American land surveyor, the city has a total area of ​​6.8 km² , of which 6.7 km² is land and 0.1 km² (1.52%) is water.

history

The National Park Service has six structures in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for Park Ridge (as of November 29, 2018), including Park Ridge Station .

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 8,708 people, 3,161 households and 2,389 families in the city. The population density is 1293.1 inhabitants per km². 93.48% of the population are White, 0.86% African American , 0.14% Native American , 3.86% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.73% Other Ethnicity, and 0.91% Mixed Race . 5.32% are Latinos of any race.

33.3% of the 3,161 households have children under the age of 18. 65.9% of them are married couples living together, 7.5% are single mothers, 24.4% are not families, 21.3% are single households and 8.2% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 67, the average family size 3.12.

23.5% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.6% between 18 and 24, 28.6% between 25 and 44, 26.2% between 45 and 64, 16.2% older than 65. The average age is 41 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 92.2, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 90.4.

The median income for a household is $ 86,632 and the median income for a family is $ 97,294. Males have a median income of $ 71,042 versus $ 40,714 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 40,351. 3.1% of the population and 1.2% of families live below the poverty line, of which 2.3% are children or young people younger than 18 years and 2.1% of people are older than 65.

Personalities

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 29, 2018.