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  State: New Jersey
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -5:00. 
| Population: | 55,693 | 
| 2000 Population: | 60,727 | 
| White Population: | 5,459 | 
| Black Population: | 49,585 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 5,104 | 
| Asian Population: | 669 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 146 | 
| Indian Population: | 59 | 
| Other Population: | 2,234 | 
| Male Population: | 28,370 | 
| Female Population: | 32,357 | 
| Median Age: | 31.5 | 
| Male Median Age: | 30.1 | 
| Female Median Age: | 32.8 | 
| Households: | 24,123 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.74 | 
| Average House Value: | $112,200 | 
| Average Household Income: | $36,590 | 
| Land Area: | 2.94 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi | 
            Maplewood, NJ (       2.0 miles)
             South Orange, NJ (       2.1 miles)
             Hillside, NJ (       2.3 miles)
             Newark, NJ (       2.4 miles)
             Vauxhall, NJ (       2.8 miles)
             East Orange, NJ (       2.9 miles)
             Union, NJ (       2.9 miles)
             Orange, NJ (       3.1 miles)
             Millburn, NJ (       3.7 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 8,414,350 | 
| White Population: | 6,104,705 | 
| Black Population: | 1,141,821 | 
| Asian Population: | 480,276 | 
| Indian Population: | 19,492 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 3,329 | 
| Other Population: | 450,972 | 
| Male Population: | 4,082,813 | 
| Female Population: | 4,331,537 | 
| Median Age: | 36.70 | 
| Male Median Age: | 35.50 | 
| Female Median Age: | 38.00 | 
| 2000 Households: | 3,064,645 | 
| White Households: | 2,346,632 | 
| Black Households: | 386,957 | 
| Asian Households: | 143,362 | 
| Indian Households: | 5,894 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 823 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.68 | 
| Average Family Size: | 3.21 |