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Closter is a Borough located in Bergen County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough had a total population of 8,383. Closter was formed on April 13 , 1903 from portions of Harrington Township (see "History of Bergen County" p. 343). GEOGRAPHY Closter is located at 40°58'19" North, 73°57'52" West (40.971896, -73.964368). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 8.5 Km&2 (3.3 Mi&2 ). 8.2 km&2 (3.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 3.65% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 8,383 people, 2,789 households, and 2,320 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,021.0/km&2 (2,644.3/mi&2). There were 2,865 housing units at an average density of 349.0/km&2 (903.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 75.32% White , 0.93% African American , 0.10% Native American , 21.56% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.81% from Other Races , and 1.29% from two or more races. 4.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,789 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.9% were Married Couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.30. In the borough the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $83,918, and the median income for a family was $94,543. Males had a median income of $65,848 versus $39,125 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $37,065. 2.7% of the population and 1.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.0% of those under the age of 18 and 1.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT The Mayor of Closter Borough is Fred Pitofsky. Members of the Closter Borough Council are Council President Sophie Heymann, Linda Albelli, Victoria Amitai, David Barad, John Glidden and John Kashwick. FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY REPRESENTATION Closter is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District. EDUCATION The Closter Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with enrollment data from the New Jersey Department Of Education 's 2004-05 School Report Cards) are Hillside Elementary School , located on 340 Homans Avenue (with 610 students in grades K-4) and Tenakill Middle School located on 275 High Street (with 619 students in grades 5-8). Students in grades 9-12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School At Demarest in Demarest , together with students from Demarest and Haworth . The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District , which also serves students from Harrington Park , Northvale , Norwood and Old Tappan . SOURCES
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