Teaneck

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Teaneck
Caspar Westervelt House
Caspar Westervelt House
Location in New Jersey
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck
Teaneck
Basic data
Foundation : February 19, 1895
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Bergen County
Coordinates : 40 ° 54 ′  N , 74 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 54 ′  N , 74 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 39,610 (as of 2006)
Population density : 2,522.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 16.2 km 2  (about 6 mi 2 ) of
which 15.7 km 2  (about 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 33 m
Postal code : 07666
Area code : +1 201
FIPS : 34-72360
GNIS ID : 0882227
Website : www.teanecknjgov.org
Mayor : Mohammed Hameeduddin

Teaneck is a township in Bergen County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 39,260 has been registered.

geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 53'27 "north latitude and 74 ° 0'40" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​16.2 km 2 , of which 15.7 km 2 is land and 0.5 km 2 (3.20%) is water.

history

Teaneck has long been considered a prime example of racial integration and multicultural coexistence. In 1965, integrated schools were introduced there as the first place in the USA by a white majority. Since the beginning of the 21st century, however, the Sabbath fence built by parts of the Jewish Orthodox population has been causing conflicts within the city. The German actor and director Kai Wiesinger explored this conflict in his 2004 documentary Eruv - The Wire .

The National Park Service has six houses for Teaneck on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of December 25, 2018), including the Caspar Westervelt House .

Population development

year Residents¹
1980 39.007
1990 37,825
2000 39,260
2005 39,635

¹ 1980–2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 39,260 people, 13,418 households and 10,076 families in the city. The population density is 2,505.5 people per km 2 . 56.25% of the population are White, 28.78% African American , 0.15% Native American , 7.13% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 4.16% Other Ethnicity, and 3.51% Mixed Race . 10.45% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 13,418 households, 34.9% have children under the age of 18. 59.3% of them are married couples living together, 12.3% are single mothers, 24.9% are not families, 21.2% are single households and 10.5% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 .86, the average family size 3.34.

25.8% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.5% between 18 and 24, 26.1% between 25 and 44, 25.3% between 45 and 64, 14.2% older than 65. The average age is 38 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 89.9, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 84.9.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 74,903 , and the median income for a family is $ 84,791. Males have a median income of $ 53,327 versus $ 40,085 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 32,212. 4.2% of the population and 2.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 3.7% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 6.7% of people are older than 65.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Teaneck  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://observer.com/2016/07/hameeduddin-sworn-in-as-new-teaneck-mayor/
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 25, 2018.