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Only four blocks wide, Guttenberg is one of the smallest municipalities in New Jersey. GEOGRAPHY Guttenberg is located at 40°47'38" North, 74°0'24" West (40.793750, -74.006541). According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.6 Km&2 (0.2 Mi&2 ). 0.5 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 16.67% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 10,807 people, 4,493 households, and 2,619 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 21,961.1/km&2 (56,012.0/mi&2), making it the most densely populated municipality in New Jersey. There were 4,650 housing units at an average density of 9,449.3/km&2 (24,100.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 64.98% White , 3.81% African American , 0.38% Native American , 7.30% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 16.42% from Other Races , and 7.10% from two or more races. 54.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,493 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were Married Couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.13. In the town the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $44,515, and the median income for a family was $47,440. Males had a median income of $38,628 versus $33,154 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $27,931. 13.0% of the population and 11.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 18.7% of those under the age of 18 and 10.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government The Mayor of Guttenberg is David Delle Donna. Council members are Jennifer Credidio, Frank Criscione, Gerald Drasheff, Adela Martinez and Efrain Velez. This is Delle Donna's first 4 year term. His prior term was only 2 years. Federal, state and county representation Guttenberg is in the Thirteenth Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 33rd Legislative District. EDUCATION For Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade, 943 students from Guttenberg (as of 2003-04, per the National Center For Education Statistics ) attend the Anna L. Klein School as part of the Guttenberg Public School District. For grades 9 - 12, students attend North Bergen High School in North Bergen , as part of a sending / receiving relationship with the North Bergen School District . EXTERNAL LINKS
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