Sussex County, New Jersey

administration
Sussex County Courthouse in Newton, listed on NRHP No. 79001523
US state :	New Jersey
Administrative headquarters :	Newton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Administration Center One Spring Street Newton, NJ 07860
Foundation :	June 8, 1753
Made up from:	Middlesex County
Area code :	001 973
Demographics
Residents :	149,265 (2010)
Population density :	110.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1388 km²
Water surface :	38 km²
map

Website : www.sussex.nj.us

Sussex County is a county in the state of New Jersey . At the 2000 census , the county had 144,166 people and a population density of 107 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Newton .

geography

The county has an area of 1,388 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water. It borders clockwise to the following counties: Orange County ( New York ), Passaic County , Morris County , Warren County and Pike County ( Pennsylvania ).

history

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Minisink Archeological Site . 33 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 16, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	19,500	-
1800	22,534	15.6%
1810	25,549	13.4%
1820	32,752	28.2%
1830	20,346	-37.9%
1840	21,770	7%
1850	22,989	5.6%
1860	23,846	3.7%
1870	23,168	-2.8%
1880	23,539	1.6%
1890	22,259	-5.4%
1900	24.134	8.4%
1910	26,781	11%
1920	24,905	-7%
1930	27,830	11.7%
1940	29,632	6.5%
1950	34,423	16.2%
1960	49,255	43.1%
1970	77,528	57.4%
1980	116.119	49.8%
1990	130.943	12.8%
2000	144.166	10.1%
2010	149.265	3.5%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , the county had 144,166 people. There were 50,831 households and 38,784 families. The population density was 107 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.73% White, 1.04% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, and 0.74% other races Groups; 1.14% from two or more races. 3.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 50,831 households, 39.90% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 65.00% were married couples living together, 8.00% were single mothers. 23.70% were not families. 18.90% were single households and 6.30% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.24.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 27.90% residents under 18 years of age, 6.20% between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.30% between 45 and 64 years of age 9.10% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 65,266 , and the median income for a family is $ 73,335. Males had a median income of $ 50,395 versus $ 33,750 for females. The per capita income was $ 26,992. 4.00% of the population and 2.80% of families are below the poverty line. 4.10% of these were under 18 years of age and 5.40% were 65 years of age or older.

Cities and towns

Trivia

The town of Newton was the location for the horror films Friday the 13th and Mother's Day ; it was filmed at the same time at the lake "Sand Pond" near the city.