River Edge

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River Edge
Steuben House (2017)
Steuben House (2017)
Location in New Jersey
River Edge, New Jersey
River Edge
River Edge
Basic data
Foundation : June 30, 1894
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Bergen County
Coordinates : 40 ° 56 ′  N , 74 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 56 ′  N , 74 ° 2 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 10,862 (as of 2006)
Population density : 2,216.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 4.9 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 4.9 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 16 m
Postal code : 07661
Area code : +1 201
FIPS : 34-63360
GNIS ID : 0885372
Website : www.riveredgenj.org
Mayor : Margaret Falahee Watkins

River Edge is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2000 census , a population of 10,946 was recorded.

geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 55'39 "north latitude and 74 ° 2'15" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​4.9  km 2 , of which 4.9 km 2 is land and 0.1 km 2 (1.05%) is water.

history

The National Park Service has seven structures in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for River Edge (as of November 29, 2018), including the Steuben House .

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 10,946 people, 4,165 households and 3,102 families in the city. The population density is 2,236.1 inhabitants per km 2 . 84.12% of the population are White, 1.06% African American , 0.08% Native American , 12.60% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.81% Other Ethnicity, and 1.32% Mixed Race . 5.31% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 4,165 households, 35.0% have children under the age of 18. 64.4% of them are married couples living together, 7.6% are single mothers, 25.5% are not families, 22.7% consist of single households and 11.5% live people who are older than 65. The the average household size is 2.62, the average family size 3.11.

24.1% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.0% between 18 and 24, 30.2% between 25 and 44, 23.8% between 45 and 64, 17.0% older than 65. The average age is 40 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 90.9, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 86.7.

The median income for a household is $ 71,792 and the median income for a family is $ 80,422. Males have a median income of $ 62,044 versus $ 41,085 for females. The per capita income of the city dwellers is $ 33,188. 3.1% of the population and 2.5% of families live below the poverty line, of which 3.5% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 2.6% of people are older than 65.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

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