Somerset County, New Jersey

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Somerset County Court House
Somerset County Court House
administration
US state : New Jersey
Administrative headquarters : Somerville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Administration Building
20 Grove Street
Somerville, NJ 08876-2306
Foundation : 1688
Made up from: Middlesex County
Area code : 001 908
Demographics
Residents : 323,444  (2010)
Population density : 409.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 790 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Somerset County within New Jersey
Website : www.co.somerset.nj.us

Somerset County is a county in the state of New Jersey . At the 2000 census , the county had 297,490 people and a population density of 377 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Somerville .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​790 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Morris County , Union County , Middlesex County , Mercer County, and Hunterdon County .

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1790 12,296 -
1800 12,815 4.2%
1810 14,725 14.9%
1820 16,506 12.1%
1830 17,689 7.2%
1840 17,455 -1.3%
1850 19,692 12.8%
1860 22,057 12%
1870 23,510 6.6%
1880 27,162 15.5%
1890 28,311 4.2%
1900 32,948 16.4%
1910 38,820 17.8%
1920 47.991 23.6%
1930 65,132 35.7%
1940 74,390 14.2%
1950 99.052 33.2%
1960 143.913 45.3%
1970 198,372 37.8%
1980 203.129 2.4%
1990 240.279 18.3%
2000 297,490 23.8%
2010 323,444 8.7%
Before 1900, 1900–1990

2000

history

83 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 16, 2018).

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census , the county had a population of 297,490. There were 108,984 households and 78,359 families. The population density was 377 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 79.34% White, 7.53% African American, 0.13% Native American, 8.38% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 2.74% other races Groups; 1.83% came from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.68% of the population.

Of the 108,984 households, 36.20% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.60% were married couples living together, 8.20% were single mothers. 28.10% were not families. 22.80% are single households and 7.00% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.19.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.50% of residents under the age of 18, 5.90% between 18 and 24 years of age, 33.80% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.50% between 45 and 64 years of age 11.20% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 76,933 , and the median income for a family is $ 90,605. Males had a median income of $ 60,602 versus $ 41,824 for females. The per capita income was $ 37,970. 3.80% of the population and 2.30% of families are below the poverty line. 3.80% of them were under 18 years of age and 4.90% were 65 years of age or older.

Cities and towns

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 882234. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 16, 2018.

Web links

Commons : Somerset County, New Jersey  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 40 ° 34 ′  N , 74 ° 37 ′  W