Old Bridge (New Jersey)

Middlesex County

34-54690

Old Bridge is a town within the Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 22 833 has been registered.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.6 km ², of which 18.3 km ² of land and 0.3 km ² (1.67 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 22,833 people, 7,274 households, and 6,233 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,250.5 inhabitants per km ². 85.12 % of the population are White, 3.76% African American, 0.14 % Native American, 7.91 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 1.39 % from other races, and 1.66% mixed race. 6.57 % are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,274 households 43.6 % have children under 18 years. 73.5 % are married couples living together, 8.9% are single mothers, 14.3% are non-families, 12.0% consist of all households and 5.1% in people older than 65, the average household size is 3, 11, the average family size is 3.39.

Age structure

  • The average age is 37 years.
  • The ratio of women to men is 100:96,4.
  • For people older than 18 years, the ratio is 100:91,9.

The median household income is $ 73,824, and the median income for a family $ 79,230. Males have a median income of $ 54,906, women $ 36,345. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,395. 2.9 % of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line, including 3.6% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 6.5 % of people older than 65

Population Development

¹ 1980 - 2000: census results; 2005: estimate

Old Bridge Militia

The Old Bridge Militia was a group of fanatical metal fans in the city a kind of heavy metal hotel operation in the 1980s, were able to stay in the bands like Metallica, Anvil, Slayer, Motorhead and Blessed Death, when in the area were on tour. The latter originate itself from Old Bridge and advanced there a kind of house band, which is why she on her 2006er album " Hour Of Pain" dedicated the song " Knights Of Old Bridge " the Old Bridge Militia years later. Even Slayer bowed on her first ( quasi- ) live album " Live Undead" from 1983 before the OBM - nachzuhören in the announcement to " Aggressive Perfector ", the last song on the record.

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