Washington Township (Bergen County, New Jersey)

Washington Township
Seven chimneys
Location in New Jersey
Washington Township
Basic data
Foundation :	April 13, 1840
State :	United States
State :	New Jersey
County :	Bergen County
Coordinates :	40 ° 59 ′  N , 74 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 59 ′  N , 74 ° 4 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	9,670 (as of 2006)
Population density :	1,289.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	7.7 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.5 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	24 m
Postal code :	07676
Area code :	+1 201
FIPS :	34-77135
GNIS ID :	0882311
Website :	www.twpofwashington.us
Mayor :	Rudolph J. Wenzel

Washington Township is a township in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 8,938 was recorded.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​7.7 km ² , of which 7.5 km ^{2 is} land and 0.1 km ² (1.69%) is water.

history

The National Park Service has a house in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for Washington Township (as of December 25, 2018), the Seven Chimneys .

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 8,938 people, 3,219 households and 2,687 families in the city. The population density is 1,185.9 inhabitants per km ² . 92.07% of the population are White, 0.98% African American , 0.04% Native American , 5.57% Asian , 0% Pacific Islander , 0.44% Other Ethnicity, and 0.90% Mixed Race . 3.35% are Latinos of any race.

33.9% of the 3,219 households have children under the age of 18. 74.2% of them are married couples living together, 7.0% are single mothers, 14.5% are not families, 14.5% are single households and 7.7% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 77, the average family size 3.07.

22.7% of the population are under 18 years old, 4.8% between 18 and 24, 27.7% between 25 and 44, 27.8% between 45 and 64, 16.9% older than 65. The average age is 42 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 92.3, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 89.9.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 83,694 and the median income for a family is $ 88,017. Males have a median income of $ 67,090 versus $ 41,699 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 39,248. 2.4% of the population and 1.5% of families live below the poverty line, of which 2.5% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 3.0% of people are older than 65.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 25, 2018.