Bogota (New Jersey)

Bergen County

34-06490

Bogota is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, USA with about 8000 inhabitants. The city's name is a portmanteau word, which is composed of the name of the first two families, who settled in the late 19th century here: Bogert and Banta, connected by a O. In contrast to the name of the Colombian capital, with which this Location has nothing to do, the place name is stressed on the second syllable: Bogota.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 52'26 "North and 74 ° 1'40 " West. The small town is located on the Hackensack River, about 13 kilometers north of Manhattan.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 km ², of which 7.32 % on water surfaces.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 8,249 people, 2,874 households, and 2,126 families residing in the city. The population density is 4190.7 persons per km ². 75.72 % of the population are White, 5.73% African American, 0.15 % Native American, 7.75 % Asian, 0.06 % Pacific Islander, 6.76 % from other races, and 3.83% mixed race. 21.32 % are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,874 households 36.5 % have children under 18 years. 56.0 % are married couples living together, 13.8% are single mothers, 26.0% are non-families, 21.9% consist of all households and 8.1% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 85, the average family size is 3.38.

25.3 % of the population are under the age of 18, 8.2 % from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 23.3% between 45 and 64, 11.1% older than 65 is the average age 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:90,4, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:87,1.

The median household income is $ 59,813, and the median income for a family $ 69,841. Males have a median income of $ 49,347, women $ 36,406. The per capita income for the city is $ 25,505. 4.0% of the population and 2.6% of families are below the poverty line, including 2.3% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.2 % of people older than 65

City's Englewood | Garfield | Hackensack

Villages: Ridgefield Park | Ridgewood

Location in New Jersey
Location in North America
Bergen County
Portmanteau

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