Westwood, New Jersey

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Westwood
Nickname : The Hub of the Pascack Valley
Seven chimneys
Seven chimneys
Location in the county and location of the county in New Jersey
Bergen County New Jersey Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Westwood Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : May 8, 1894
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Bergen County
Coordinates : 40 ° 59 ′  N , 74 ° 2 ′  W 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

Others

Westwood is the seat of the Center for Educational Media , which operates the internationally widespread chastity movement Free Teens .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 24, 2018.