| Midland Park, New Jersey |
Article Index for Midland |
Website Links For Midland Park |
Information AboutMidland Park, New Jersey |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT MIDLAND PARK, NEW JERSEY | |
| bergen county, new jersey | |
| boroughs in new jersey | |
|
Midland Park is a Borough in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . As of the 2000 Census , the borough's population was 6,947. Midland Park was incorporated as a borough on , 2006 GEOGRAPHY Midland Park is located at (40.993120, -74.142869). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 4.1 Km&2 (1.6 Mi&2 ), all land. DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census of 2000, there were 6,947 people, 2,613 households, and 1,883 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,719.4/km&2 (4,439.5/mi&2). There were 2,650 housing units at an average density of 655.9/km&2 (1,693.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 89.1% White , 1.9% African American , 0.1% Native American , 2.50% Asian , .52% Pacific Islander , 2.8% from Other Races , and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.9% of the population. There were 2,613 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were Married Couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.19. In the borough the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $76,462, and the median income for a family was $83,926. Males had a median income of $55,044 versus $39,142 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $32,284. About 1.0% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT Local government The , 2007 . Plumley is a Democrat who was elected to office on November 8 , 2005 , after seven previous unsuccessful attempts, defeating long-time Republican Councilwoman Betty Sullivan. Plumley becomes only the third Democrat ever elected to council in Midland Park's 152-year history. Two were previously elected in the 1980's On Election Day, , 2007 Federal, state and county representation Midland Park is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 40th Legislative District League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , p. 60, accessed August 30 , 2006 . Politics As of , 2006 . On the national level, Midland Park leans strongly toward the Republican Party. In the , 2004 EDUCATION Students in grades K through 12 attend the for grades 7 - 12. The Superintendent of Schools is August C. DePreker. The High School principal is Mrs. Terraciano. The Highland School principal is Mr. Rick Triano. TRANSPORTATION , 2007 . NOTED RESIDENTS
REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
|
|
|