Watchung
| Watchung | |||
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Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1926 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Jersey | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 39 ′ N , 74 ° 26 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 6,284 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 402.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 15.6 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) of which 15.6 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 83 m | ||
| Postal code : | 07069 | ||
| Area code : | +1 908 | ||
| FIPS : | 34-77600 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0885433 | ||
| Website : | www.watchungnj.com | ||
| Mayor : | Albert S. Ellis | ||
Watchung is a city in Somerset County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 5,613 was recorded.
geography
The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 38'21 "north latitude and 74 ° 26'37" west longitude.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 15.6 km 2 , of which 15.6 km 2 is land and 0.1 km 2 (0.33%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 5,613 people, 2,098 households and 1,617 families in the city. The population density is 360.0 inhabitants per km 2 . 84.30% of the population are White, 3.37% African American , 0.09% Native American , 9.85% Asian , 0.09% Pacific Islander , 0.71% Other Ethnicity, and 1.59% Mixed Race . 2.99% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 2,098 households, 30.8% have children under the age of 18. 70.4% of these are married couples living together, 4.1% are single mothers, 22.9% are not families, 19.0% are single households and 6.9% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 62, the average family size 3.00.
21.9% of the population are under 18 years old, 4.7% between 18 and 24, 27.0% between 25 and 44, 30.1% between 45 and 64, 16.3% older than 65. The average age is 43 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 95.4, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 93.3.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 101,944 and the median income for a family is $ 120,764. Males have a median income of $ 80,658 versus $ 54,167 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 58,653. 2.2% of the population and 0.5% of families live below the poverty line, of which 1.6% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 1.6% of people are older than 65.
sons and daughters of the town
- Laura Prepon (* 1980), actress, voice actress and director