Westwood, New Jersey
Westwood | |
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Nickname : The Hub of the Pascack Valley | |
Seven chimneys |
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Location in the county and location of the county in New Jersey | |
Basic data | |
Foundation : | May 8, 1894 |
State : | United States |
State : | New Jersey |
County : | Bergen County |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 59 ′ N , 74 ° 2 ′ W |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
Residents : | 10,934 (as of 2006) |
Population density : | 1,822.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 6.0 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 6.0 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
Height : | 21 m |
Postcodes : | 07675, 07677 |
Area code : | +1 201 |
FIPS : | 34-80270 |
GNIS ID : | 0885442 |
Website : | www.westwoodnj.gov |
Mayor : | John Birkner Jr. |
Westwood is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2000 census , a population of 10,999 was recorded.
geography
The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 59'19 "north latitude and 74 ° 1'51" west longitude.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.0 km 2 , not including water bodies.
history
The National Park Service has a house on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for Westwood (as of December 24, 2018), the Seven Chimneys .
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 10,999 people, 4,485 households and 2,879 families in the city. The population density is 1,830.5 people per km 2 . 86.60% of the population is White, 5.72% African American , 0.14% Native American , 4.39% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.67% from other races, and 1.47% mixed race . 6.00% are Latinos of various origins.
28.4% of the 4,485 households have children under the age of 18. 53.3% of them are married couples living together, 8.0% are single mothers, 35.8% are not families, 31.1% are single households and 13.4% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 42, the average family size 3.08.
21.5% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.6% between 18 and 24, 33.6% between 25 and 44, 23.4% between 45 and 64, 15.9% older than 65. The average age is 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 90.3, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 85.1.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 59,868 and the median income for a family is $ 77,105. Males have a median income of $ 50,800 versus $ 42,459 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 32,083. 4.4% of the population and 1.8% of families live below the poverty line, of which 2.8% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 8.7% of people are over 65.
sons and daughters of the town
- James Gandolfini (1961-2013), actor
- Robert Sean Leonard (born 1969), actor
- Akshita Gorti (* 2002), chess player
Others
Westwood is the seat of the Center for Educational Media , which operates the internationally widespread chastity movement Free Teens .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 24, 2018.