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Andover is a Borough located in Sussex County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough had a total population of 658. GEOGRAPHY Andover is located at 40°59'10" North, 74°44'31" West (40.985997, -74.742015). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 3.8 Km&2 (1.5 Mi&2 ). 3.8 km&2 (1.5 mi&2) of it is land and 0.68% is water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 658 people, 261 households, and 180 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 174.0/km&2 (451.9/mi&2). There were 273 housing units at an average density of 72.2/km&2 (187.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.71% White , 2.28% African American , 0.76% Native American , 2.28% Asian , 0.15% Pacific Islander , 1.22% from Other Races , and 0.61% from two or more races. 2.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 261 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were Married Couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98. In the borough the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $60,000, and the median income for a family was $69,688. Males had a median income of $38,056 versus $30,950 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $25,914. 2.8% of the population and 0.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 9.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government The Mayor of Andover Borough is Shirlee M. Bollard (term ends December 2007). Members of the Andover Borough Council are Council President Peter Pearson (2007), Arthur Copcutt (2006), Lynn Delfing (2005), David Hooey (2006), Doug Mooney (2007) and Donald Sienkiewicz (2005). Federal, state and county representation Andover Borough is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District. EDUCATION Students in grades K through 8 attend the Andover Regional School District , together with students from Andover Township . Schools in the district are Florence M. Burd Elementary School (with 333 students in grades K-3) and Long Pond Middle School (with 428 students in grades 4 - 8). Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Newton High School in Newton EXTERNAL LINKS
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