Secaucus

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Secaucus
2014-05-07 16 23 15 View of New York City, Secaucus, New Jersey, the Hackensack River, the New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur and New Jersey Route 3 from an airplane heading for Newark Liberty International Airport.JPG
Location in New Jersey
Secaucus (New Jersey)
Secaucus
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Basic data
Foundation : March 12, 1900
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Hudson County
Coordinates : 40 ° 47 ′  N , 74 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 47 ′  N , 74 ° 4 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 15,931 (as of 2006)
Population density : 1,041.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 16.9 km 2  (about 7 mi 2 ) of
which 15.3 km 2  (about 6 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 4 m
Postcodes : 07094, 07096
Area code : +1 201
FIPS : 34-66570
GNIS ID : 0880457
Website : www.secaucusnj.org
Mayor : Dennis Elwell

Secaucus is a city in Hudson County , New Jersey , United States . In the census in the year 2010 a population was registered by 16,264.

history

Secaucus was originally established as a borough by New Jersey Senate law on March 12, 1900 from parts of North Bergen . On June 7, 1900, Secaucus was incorporated as a city and replaced the Secaucus district due to the referendum of June 5, 1917. Before the 1950s, Secaucus was a gathering point for pig farms , animal carcass processing plants and car recycling companies , which gave the city the reputation of being one of the most odorous being in metropolitan New York.

In later decades, Secaucus became more of a commuter town. The New Jersey Monthly Magazine ranked Secaucus as the eleventh best place to live in its 2008 ranking of New Jersey's "Best Places to Live".

geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 47'15 "north latitude and 74 ° 3'42" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​16.9 km 2 , of which 15.3 km 2 is land and 1.6 km 2 (9.66%) is water.

The Secaucus Junction station, which opened in 2003, is located in the city .

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there are 16,264 people, 6,297 households and 4,112 families in the city. The population density is 2,793.7 inhabitants per km 2 . 68.40% of the population are White, 4.11% African American , 0.20% Native American , 20.40% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 4.38% Other Ethnicity, and 2.47% Mixed Race . 18.60% are Latinos of various origins.

Of the 6,297 households, 27.9% have children under the age of 18. 50.0% of them are married couples living together, 11.4% are single mothers, 34.7% are not families, 29.1% are single households and 11.3% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 46, the average family size 3.09.

19.3% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.7% between 18 and 24, 29.9% between 25 and 44, 27.6% between 45 and 64, 15.6% older than 65. The average age is 40.2 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 94.7, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 90.5.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 82,289 and the median income for a family is $ 96,475. Males have a median income of $ 58,902 versus $ 54,665 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 38,375. 6.6% of the population and 4.7% of families live below the poverty line, of which 6.9% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 7.9% of the people are over 65.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SECAUCUS NJ Community Information, Demographics, Amenities and School Information - New Jersey Multiple Listing Service. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
  2. ^ Secaucus, New Jersey Facts for Kids. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .