Spotswood (New Jersey)

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Spotswood
Spotswood (New Jersey)
Spotswood
Spotswood
Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : May 12, 1908
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Middlesex County
Coordinates : 40 ° 24 ′  N , 74 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 24 ′  N , 74 ° 23 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 8,179 (as of 2006)
Population density : 1,363.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.4 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 6.0 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 8 m
Postal code : 08884
Area code : +1 732
FIPS : 34-69810
GNIS ID : 0885405
Website : www.spotswoodboro.com
Mayor : Barry H. Zagnit

Spotswood is a city in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 7,880 was recorded. The city's ZIP code is 08884.

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 23'34 "north latitude and 74 ° 23'33" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​6.4 km 2 , of which 6.0 km 2 is land and 0.4 km 2 (6.83%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 7,880 people, 3,099 households and 2,163 families in the city. The population density is 1,311.4 people per km 2 . 93.79% of the population is White, 1.55% African American , 0.08% Native American , 2.92% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.74% from other races, and 0.91% mixed race . 4.38% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 3,099 households, 29.4% have children under the age of 18. 57.0% of them are married couples living together, 9.1% are single mothers, 30.2% are not families, 26.5% are single households and 15.6% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 54, the average family size 3.10.

22.4% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.8% between 18 and 24, 30.1% between 25 and 44, 23.4% between 45 and 64, 17.4% older than 65. The average age is 40 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 93.6, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 89.9.

The median income for a household is $ 55,833 and the median income for a family is $ 73,062. Males have a median income of $ 45,979 versus $ 35,859 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 25,247. 4.3% of the population and 2.6% of families live below the poverty line, 5.4% of them are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 2.9% of people are over 65.