Perth Amboy

Perth Amboy
Nickname : The City by the Bay
Location in the county and location of the county in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation :	1683
State :	United States
State :	New Jersey
County :	Middlesex County
Coordinates :	40 ° 31 ′  N , 74 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 31 ′  N , 74 ° 17 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	48,607 (as of 2006)
Population density :	3,919.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	15.5 km 2  (about 6 mi 2 ) of which 12.4 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	22 m
Postal code :	08861
Area code :	+1 732, 848
FIPS :	34-58200
GNIS ID :	0879245
Website :	www.ci.perthamboy.nj.us
Mayor :	Wilda Diaz

Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County , New Jersey , USA . In the 2000 census , the population was 47,303.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​15.5 km ² , of which 12.4 km ^{2 is} land and 3.1 km ² (20.07%) is water.

Demographics

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	582		-
1810	815		-
1820	798		-2.1%
1830	879		10.2%
1840	1303		48.2%
1850	1865		43.1%
1860	2302		23.4%
1870	2851		23.8%
1880	4808		68.6%
1890	9512		97.8%
1900	17,699		86.1%
1910	32,121		81.5%
1920	41,707		29.8%
1930	43,516		4.3%
1940	41,242		-5.2%
1950	41,330		0.2%
1960	38.007		-8th %
1970	38,798		2.1%
1980	38,951		0.4%
1990	41,967		7.7%
2000	47,303		12.7%
2010	50,814		7.4%
2015 estimate	52,682		3.7%
Sources: 1790–1920 1840 1850–1870 1850 1870 1880–1890 1850–1930 1930–1990

As of the 2000 census, there are 47,303 people, 14,562 households and 10,761 families in the city. The population density is 3820.9 inhabitants per km ² . 46.41% of the population are white, 10.04% African American , 0.70% American Indian , 1.53% Asian American , 0.13% Pacific islander , 35.59% of other origins, and 5.61% are from two or more more races off. 69.83% are Latinos of various origins.

Of the 14,562 households, 40.3% have children under the age of 18. 44.6% of them are married couples living together, 21.0% are single mothers, 26.1% are not families, 20.6% consist of single households and 8.8% are people over 65. The average household size is 3 , 20, the average family size 3.63.

28.5% of the population are under 18 years old, 11.4% between 18 and 24, 31.6% between 25 and 44, 18.3% between 45 and 64, 10.2% older than 65. The average age is 31 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 98.2, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 94.8.

The median income for a household is $ 37,608 and the median income for a family is $ 40,740. Males have a median income of $ 29,399 and females $ 21,954. The city's per capita income is $ 14,989. 17.6% of the population and 14.3% of families live below the poverty line , of which 24.1% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 12.8% of people are older than 65.

sons and daughters of the town

• William Dunlap (1766–1839), painter and writer
• Ruth White (1914–1969), actress
• Arthur Franz (1920–2006), actor
• Morris Nanton (1929-2009), jazz pianist
• Stanley N. Cohen (born 1935), geneticist
• Nicholas Smisko (1936–2011), Metropolitan of Amissos and Primate of the Carpatho-Russian Church in America in the USA
• Bobby Kapp (* 1942), jazz musician
• Richie Sambora (* 1959), musician ( Bon Jovi )
• Jon Bon Jovi (* 1962), musician (Bon Jovi) and actor
• Domingo Quiñones (* 1963), salsa musician, producer and actor
• Danny Silva (* 1973), Portuguese cross-country skier and biathlete
• Vida Guerra (* 1974), Cuban model

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PEPANNRES - Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 - 2015 Population Estimates for New Jersey municipalities , United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 22, 2016.
2. ^ Census Estimates for New Jersey April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 , United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 29, 2016.
3. ↑ Compendium of Censuses 1726-1905: Together with the Tabulated Returns of 1905 , New Jersey Department of State , 1906. Accessed on May 10, 2013.
4. ^ Bowen, Francis . American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843 , p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842.
5. ^ Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1 , p. 271, JE Potter and company, 1877. "Perth Amboy city is situated at the head of Raritan bay. In 1850 it contained 1,865 inhabitants; in 1860, 2,302; and in 1870 2,861. It takes its name from James Drummond, one of the proprietors, and Earl of Perth, and Amboy from Ambo, meaning in the Indian language, a point. "
6. ↑ Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson . The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850 , p. 139. R. Armstrong, 1853.
7. ^ A compendium of the ninth census, 1870 , p. 260. United States Census Bureau , 1872.
8. ^ Porter, Robert Percival. Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75 , p. 98. United States Census Bureau , 1890.
9. ^ Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930 - Population Volume I , United States Census Bureau .
10. ↑ Table 6. New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930–1990 ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development . Retrieved June 28, 2015.