Wayne (New Jersey)
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Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | April 12, 1847 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Jersey | ||
| County : | Passaic County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 57 ′ N , 74 ° 15 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 54,849 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 889 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 65.2 km 2 (approx. 25 mi 2 ) of which 61.7 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 53 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 07470, 07474, 07477 | ||
| Area code : | +1 973, 862 | ||
| FIPS : | 34-77840 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0882314 | ||
| Website : | www.waynetownship.com | ||
| Mayor : | Christopher P. Vergano | ||
Wayne is a township in Passaic County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 54,069 has been registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 65.2 km² , of which 61.7 km² is land and 3.5 km² (5.44%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 54,069 people, 18,755 households and 14,366 families in the city. The population density is 876.4 inhabitants per km². 90.05% of the population is White, 1.66% African American , 0.10% Native American , 5.67% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.17% Other Ethnicity, and 1.34% Mixed Race . 5.09% are Latinos of any race.
Of the 18,755 households, 34.4% have children under the age of 18. 66.4% of them are married couples living together, 7.6% are single mothers, 23.4% are not families, 20.2% are single households and 10.1% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 74, the average family size 3.19.
23.2% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.1% between 18 and 24, 27.6% between 25 and 44, 24.9% between 45 and 64, 16.2% older than 65. The average age is 40 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 90.6, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 87.4.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 83,651 and the median income for a family is $ 95,114. Males have a median income of $ 61,271 versus $ 39,835 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 35,349. 2.8% of the population and 1.6% of families live below the poverty line, of which 2.1% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.8% of people are older than 65.
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 46,474 |
| 1990 | 47.025 |
| 2000 | 54,069 |
| 2005 | 55,150 |
¹ 1980–2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau
sons and daughters of the town
- Pellegrino Matarazzo (* 1977), former soccer player, head coach of VfB Stuttgart .