Englewood, New Jersey
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Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,203.
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Geography
Englewood is located at 40°53'36" North, 73°58'33" West (40.893343, -73.975801)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.8 km² (4.9 mi²). 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.20% is water.
Demographics
If you take account of the White, non Hispanic population in Englewood (32%, 8389 people), It is the only place in Bergen County which has more African Americans than any other ethnic group with a 39% plurality.
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 26,203 people, 9,273 households, and 6,481 families residing in the city. The population density is 2,056.3/km² (5,322.0/mi²). There are 9,614 housing units at an average density of 754.5/km² (1,952.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 42.49% White, 38.98% African American, 0.27% Native American, 5.21% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 8.50% from other races, and 4.50% from two or more races. 21.76% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 9,273 households out of which 31.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% are married couples living together, 17.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% are non-families. 24.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.79 and the average family size is 3.29.
In the city the population is spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $58,379, and the median income for a family is $67,194. Males have a median income of $41,909 versus $34,358 for females. The per capita income for the city is $35,275. 8.9% of the population and 6.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 10.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Famous residents have included John Travolta, Sarah Jessica Parker, Gloria Swanson, Eddie Murphy, and Dizzy Gilespie. In 1906, Upton Sinclair established a socialst commune here with proceeds from "The Jungle."
Historical Note
The telephone industry made a United States "first" here with the introduction of what is known now as Direct Distance Dialing (DDD). Starting on November 10, 1951, customers of the ENglewood 3, ENglewood 4 and TEaneck 7 exchanges (who could already dial New York City and area) were able to dial 11 cities across the United States, simply by dialing the three-digit area code and the seven digit number (or the three-digit area code and the local number of two letters and five digits).
The 11 cities were Boston (617), Chicago (312), Cleveland (216), Detroit (313), Milwaukee (414), Oakland (415), Philadelphia (215), Pittsburgh (412), Providence (401), Sacramento (916) and San Francisco (318). Many other cities could not yet be included as they did not yet have the necessary switching equipment to automatically handle incoming calls on their long distance circuits. Other cities still had either a mixture of local number lengths or were all still six-digit numbers; Montreal and Toronto, Canada, for example, had a mix of six- and seven-digit numbers from 1951 to 1957, and did not have DDD until 1958. Whitehorse, Yukon, had seven-digit numbers from 1965, but the necessary switching equipment was not in place locally until 1972.
San Francisco required the special area code 318 for temporary routing requirements; later, a new device became available that allowed the central office code number dialed by the customer to be scanned to determine the proper trans-continental trunks directly to San Francisco, and the city's area code reverted to 415. The new device used metal cards similar in principle to computer punch cards, and they were rapidly scanned as they fell past a light beam. On busy days, it sounded like a machine gun firing!
External links
- Englewood official website (http://www.cityofenglewood.org/)