Piscataway Township

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Piscataway Township
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Location in Middlesex County
Basic data
Foundation : 1666
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Middlesex County
Coordinates : 40 ° 32 ′  N , 74 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 32 ′  N , 74 ° 28 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 56,044 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,153.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 49.1 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of
which 48.6 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 28 m
Postcodes : 08854, 08855
Area code : +1 732, 908
FIPS : 34-59010
GNIS ID : 0882167
Website : www.piscatawaynj.org
Mayor : Brian C. Wahler

Piscataway Township is a municipality in Middlesex County, New Jersey , United States . In the 2010 census , 56,044 inhabitants were registered.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of ​​49.1 km 2 , of which 48.6 km 2 is land and 0.5 km 2 (1.05%) is water. In the southwest the Raritan River borders the Piscataway. The Society Hill settlement is listed as a census-designated place by the US statistical agency.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 50,482 people, 16,500 households and 12,325 families in the city. The population density is 1,037.9 inhabitants per km 2 . 48.81% of the population are White, 20.31% African American , 0.21% Native American , 24.80% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 3.08% Other Ethnicity, and 2.77% Mixed Race . 7.93% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 16,500 households, 34.6% have children under the age of 18. 60.6% of them are married couples living together, 10.4% are single mothers, 25.3% are not families, 19.5% are single households and 5.4% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 84, the average family size 3.29.

21.9% of the population are under 18 years old, 14.1% between 18 and 24, 33.3% between 25 and 44, 22.1% between 45 and 64, 8.7% older than 65. The average age is 33 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 97.9, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 95.2.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 68,721 and the median income for a family is $ 75,218. Males have a median income of $ 47,188 versus $ 36,271 women. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,321. 3.8% of the population and 2.7% of families live below the poverty line, of which 3.3% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.3% of people are older than 65.

education

Rutgers University facilities are located in the township area .