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Washington is a borough located in Warren County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough had a total population of 6,712. GEOGRAPHY Washington is located at 40°45'38" North, 74°58'45" West (40.760532, -74.979231). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 5.1 Km&2 (2.0 Mi&2 ). 5.1 km&2 (2.0 mi&2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 6,712 people, 2,724 households, and 1,686 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,322.2/km&2 (3,429.9/mi&2). There were 2,876 housing units at an average density of 566.5/km&2 (1,469.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.45% White , 3.89% African American , 0.12% Native American , 1.45% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.61% from Other Races , and 1.47% from two or more races. 4.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,724 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were Married Couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.15. In the borough the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $47,000, and the median income for a family was $61,379. Males had a median income of $41,436 versus $31,880 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $23,166. 5.6% of the population and 5.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 7.5% of those under the age of 18 and 3.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Members of the Washington Borough Council are Mayor Marianne Van Deursen (term ends December 2008), Deputy Mayor Susan L. Wagner-Glaser (2006), Charles T. Housel (2006), Alexander Buoye (2006), Heather Oakley (2008), Andrew Turner (2008) and Christina Woykowski (2006) Federal, state and county representation Washington Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District. EDUCATION Students in grades K - 6 attend the schools of the Washington Borough Public Schools . Schools in the district (with 2003-04 enrollment data from the National Center For Education Statistics are the Taylor Street School with 209 students in grades K - 2 and Memorial School , with 344 students in grades 3 - 6. Students in grades 7 and up attend the schools of the (1,377 students). Warren County Technical School serves 306 full time and 20 shared time students from Warren County. Washington is also the home of Warren County Community College . EXTERNAL LINKS
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