Ramsey (New Jersey)

Ramsey
Westervelt-Ackerson House (2008)
Location in New Jersey
Ramsey
Basic data
Foundation :	March 10, 1908
State :	United States
State :	New Jersey
County :	Bergen County
Coordinates :	41 ° 4 ′  N , 74 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 4 ′  N , 74 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	14,775 (as of 2006)
Population density :	1,026 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	14.5 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 14.4 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	107 m
Postal code :	07446
Area code :	+1 201
FIPS :	34-61680
GNIS ID :	0885364
Website :	www.ramseynj.com
Mayor :	Christopher C. Botta

Ramsey is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 14,351 has been registered.

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 41 ° 3'32 "north latitude and 74 ° 8'33" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​14.5 km ² , of which 14.4 km ^{2 is} land and 0.1 km ² (0.89%) is water.

history

The National Park Service has three structures for Ramsey on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of November 29, 2018), including the Westervelt-Ackerson House .

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 14,351 people, 5,313 households and 3,947 families in the city. The population density is 996.6 inhabitants per km ² . 91.62% of the population is White, 0.78% African American , 0.10% Native American , 5.85% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.54% from other races, and 1.10% mixed race . 2.93% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 5,313 households, 37.7% have children under the age of 18. 64.4% of them are married couples living together, 7.4% are single mothers, 25.7% are not families, 22.6% consist of single households and 7.8% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 68, the average family size 3.18.

27.0% of the population are under 18 years old, 4.9% between 18 and 24, 30.5% between 25 and 44, 26.3% between 45 and 64, 11.2% older than 65. The average age is 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 93.3, for people older than 18 years the ratio is 100: 88.9.

The median income for a household is $ 88,187 and the median income for a family is $ 104,036. Males have a median income of $ 75,017 versus $ 43,205 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 41,964. 1.9% of the population and 1.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 2.2% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 2.5% of people are older than 65.

Individual evidence

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