Alpine, New Jersey
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Alpine is a borough located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 2,183.
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Geography
Alpine is located at 40°57'16" North, 73°55'50" West (40.954346, -73.930472)Template:GR less than 9 miles from Manhattan.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 23.8 km² (9.2 mi²). 16.5 km² (6.4 mi²) of it is land and 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 30.75% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 2,183 people, 708 households, and 623 families residing in the borough. The population density is 132.5/km² (343.5/mi²). There are 730 housing units at an average density of 44.3/km² (114.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 77.37% White, 1.51% African American, 0.23% Native American, 19.10% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. 2.52% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 708 households out of which 36.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.8% are married couples living together, 4.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% are non-families. 9.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.08 and the average family size is 3.24.
In the borough the population is spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 34.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 44 years. For every 100 females there are 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough is $130,740, and the median income for a family is $134,068. Males have a median income of $87,544 versus $45,536 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $76,995. 6.2% of the population and 5.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 8.5% of those under the age of 18 and 6.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Media
Alpine is home to the tower and laboratory built by Edwin Howard Armstrong after RCA evicted him from the Empire State Building. Armstrong's experimental FM station, W2XMN, broadcast from various locations on the tower, first on 42.8 MHz; later on 44.1 MHz; and finally on 93.1 MHz in the modern FM band. The laboratory building and the tower still stand; the 400-foot (122-m) tower is home to many two-way radio users, one modern FM station (Fairleigh Dickinson University's WFDU), and backup transmitters for several of New York's television stations. The original lab building is home to a static display of historic communications equipment and offices; the USA Network cable channel operated from this building in the late 1970s.