South Amboy
South Amboy | ||
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Location in New Jersey
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | February 21, 1798 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | New Jersey | |
County : | Middlesex County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 29 ′ N , 74 ° 17 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 7,865 (as of 2006) | |
Population density : | 1,966.3 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 7.0 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 4.0 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 38 m | |
Postcodes : | 08878, 08879 | |
Area code : | +1 732 | |
FIPS : | 34-68550 | |
GNIS ID : | 0880702 | |
Website : | www.southamboynj.gov | |
Mayor : | John T. O'Leary |
South Amboy is a city in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 7,913 was recorded.
geography
The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 28'53 "north latitude and 74 ° 17'6" west longitude.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.0 km 2 , of which 4.0 km 2 is land and 3.0 km 2 (42.59%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 7,913 people, 2,967 households and 2,041 families in the city. The population density is 1,971.1 inhabitants per km 2 . 94.22% of the population is White, 0.86% African American , 0.19% Native American , 1.38% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 1.71% from other races, and 1.62% mixed race . 6.75% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 2,967 households, 32.2% have children under the age of 18. 48.8% of them are married couples living together, 14.5% are single mothers, 31.2% are not families, 25.9% consist of single households and 12.3% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 65, the average family size 3.22.
24.3% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.7% between 18 and 24, 32.9% between 25 and 44, 21.5% between 45 and 64, 13.6% older than 65. The average age is 37 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 95.5, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 92.0.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 50,529 , and the median income for a family is $ 62,029. Males have a median income of $ 42,365 versus $ 29,737 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 23,598. 7.4% of the population and 6.7% of families live below the poverty line, of which 10.6% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 6.0% of people are over 65.
sons and daughters of the town
- Ulysses Davis (1872-1924), director of silent films
- Harold Giles Hoffman (1896–1954), politician, governor of the state of New Jersey