Rutherford, New Jersey

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Rutherford
William Carlos Williams House
William Carlos Williams House
Location in New Jersey
Rutherford, New Jersey
Rutherford
Rutherford
Basic data
Foundation : September 21, 1881
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Bergen County
Coordinates : 40 ° 49 ′  N , 74 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 49 ′  N , 74 ° 6 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 17,871 (as of 2006)
Population density : 2,448.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 7.6 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 7.3 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 21 m
Postal code : 07070
Area code : +1 201
FIPS : 34-65280
GNIS ID : 0885383
Website : www.rutherford-nj.com
Mayor : Joseph DeSalvo, Jr (2017)

Rutherford is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . It was founded on September 21, 1881. In the census of 2000 had a total population of 18,110 has been registered.

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 49'44 "north latitude and 74 ° 6'38" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​7.6 km² , of which 7.3 km² is land and 0.3 km² (4.11%) is water.

history

The National Park Service has five H structures for Rutherford in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of December 23, 2018), including the William Carlos Williams House .

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 18,110 people, 7,055 households and 4,670 families in the city. The population density is 2,488.4 inhabitants per km². 81.99% of the population is White, 2.70% African American , 0.04% Native American , 11.34% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 1.86% from other races, and 2.03% mixed race . 8.59% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 7,055 households, 28.8% have children under the age of 18. 53.5% of these are married couples living together, 9.2% are single mothers, 33.8% are not families, 28.3% are single households and 10.7% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 52, the average family size 3.16.

20.8% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.4% between 18 and 24, 32.6% between 25 and 44, 24.6% between 45 and 64, 14.6% older than 65. The average age is 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 92.4, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 90.3.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 63,820 and the median income for a family is $ 78,120. Males have a median income of $ 51,376 versus $ 39,950 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 30,495. 3.7% of the population and 2.3% of families live below the poverty line, of which 3.1% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 6.9% of people are older than 65.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities related to the city

  • John Rutherfurd (1760-1840), politician
  • Charlie Morrow (* 1942), composer and sound artist; grew up in Rutherford and Passaic
  • Gerald J. Popek (1946–2008), computer scientist; graduated from high school in 1964 at Rutherford High School in Rutherford

Web links

Commons : Rutherford (New Jersey)  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 23, 2018.