Glen Rock, New Jersey
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Glen Rock is a borough located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 11,546.
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Geography
Glen Rock is located at 40°57'40" North, 74°7'33" West (40.961109, -74.125766)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 7.1 km² (2.7 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.37% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 11,546 people, 3,977 households, and 3,320 families residing in the borough. The population density is 1,638.9/km² (4,246.1/mi²). There are 4,024 housing units at an average density of 571.2/km² (1,479.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 90.07% White, 1.81% African American, 0.16% Native American, 6.48% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 2.72% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 3,977 households out of which 43.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% are married couples living together, 6.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% are non-families. 14.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.89 and the average family size is 3.22.
In the borough the population is spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the borough is $104,192, and the median income for a family is $111,280. Males have a median income of $84,614 versus $52,430 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $45,091. 2.4% of the population and 2.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.0% of those under the age of 18 and 3.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Video Games Fame
This city is probably famous among video gamers, mainly because this city is the headquarters of the game developer Imagineering, once a developer of console games. In every game they had produced, the following message always appears in the title screen and in the instruction booklet: "Developed by Imagineering Inc., Glen Rock N.J.". This blatant advertising practice by displaying their hometown in their games is considered a very rare practice among game developers (Imagineering is probably the only developer to do that), which is probably why this town become famous among video gamers.
External links
- Glen Rock official website (http://www.glenrocknj.net/)