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Cliffside Park is a Borough located in Bergen County , New Jersey , USA. As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough had a total population of 23,007. Cliffside Park was formed on January 15 , 1895 from portions of Ridgefield Township at the start of the second year of the " Boroughitis " phenomenon (see "History of Bergen County" p. 342). GEOGRAPHY Cliffside Park is located at 40°49'18" North, 73°59'22" West (40.821540, -73.989493). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 2.5 Km&2 (1.0 Mi&2 ). 2.5 km&2 (1.0 mi&2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 23,007 people, 10,027 households, and 6,036 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 9,253.2/km&2 (23,847.7/mi&2). There were 10,375 housing units at an average density of 4,172.7/km&2 (10,754.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.85% White , 1.83% African American , 0.25% Native American , 12.05% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 4.97% from Other Races , and 3.02% from two or more races. 18.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 10,027 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were Married Couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.95. In the borough the population was spread out with 16.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $46,288, and the median income for a family was $54,915. Males had a median income of $40,114 versus $36,100 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $28,516. 10.7% of the population and 8.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 12.1% of those under the age of 18 and 10.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT The Mayor of Cliffside Park is Gerald A. Calabrese. Federal, state, and county representation Cliffside Park is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District and is in the Ninth Congressional District. EDUCATION The Cliffside Park School District serves students in Kindergarten through Twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with enrollment data from the 2004-05 School Report Cards from the New Jersey Department Of Education ) are Number 3 School with 309 students in grades K-6, Number 4 School with 416 students in grades K-6, Number 5 School with 189 students in grades K-6, Number 6 School with 699 students in grades K-8 and Cliffside Park High School with 1,052 students in grades 9-12. SOURCES
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