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==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1870= 2963 | 1880= 1733 | 1880n=* | 1890= 1078 | 1890n=* | 1900= 1630 | 1910= 2979 | 1920= 5283 | 1930= 21321 | 1940= 23139 | 1950= 25201 | 1960= 23977 | 1970= 24932 | 1980= 22950 | 1990= 21652 | 2000= 23868 | 2010= 23867 | 2020= 25684 | estimate=26127 | estyear=2024 | estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2024-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2025. Accessed May 18, 2025.</ref> |footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1870β1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726β1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 15, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA246 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 246, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 15, 2013. "South Orange was set off from Clinton and the town of Orange, March 13th, 1861. Its population in 1870 was 2,963."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA259 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 259. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed July 15, 2013.</ref> 1880β1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed July 15, 2013. Population for South Orange Township is listed as 3,911 for 1880 and 4,970 for 1890, which includes the population of South Orange borough, listed as 2,178 in 1880 and 3,106 in 1890. Subtraction yields a total of 1,733 for 1880 and 1,864 for 1890. The total shown in the table for 1890 of 1,078 excludes the 1890 population of 786 for Vailsburg.</ref><br>1890β1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA336 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 336. Accessed July 29, 2012.</ref> 1910β1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA716 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 716. Accessed July 29, 2012.</ref><br>1940β2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=APP2010>[http://php.app.com/census/results2.php?pageNum_Recordset1=1&totalRows_Recordset1=23&State=NJ&County=Essex&Town=%25&Submit=Search 2010 Census: Essex County], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]''. Accessed June 14, 2011.</ref><ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401343800 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Maplewood township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212104224/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401343800 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 29, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ess/maplewood1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Maplewood township]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed July 29, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/maplewoodtownshipessexcountynewjersey/ QuickFacts: Maplewood township, Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 27, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small> }} [[File:Maplewood NJ during fall foliage.jpg|thumb|left|Maplewood in autumn]] ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Maplewood township, Essex County, New Jersey β Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey: 1990 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-32-1.pdf |access-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β Maplewood township, Essex County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=060XX00US3401343800|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Maplewood township, Essex County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3401343800&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Maplewood township, Essex County, New Jersey |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3401343800&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !% 1990 !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |17,655 |13,382 |12,585 |style='background: #ffffe6;| 13,170 |81.54% |56.07% |52.73% |style='background: #ffffe6;| 51.28% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |2,516 |7,644 |8,189 |style='background: #ffffe6;| 7,740 |11.62% |32.03% |34.31% |style='background: #ffffe6;| 30.14% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |17 |25 |17 |style='background: #ffffe6;| 30 |0.08% |0.10% |0.07% |style='background: #ffffe6;| 0.12% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |649 |660 |722 |style='background: #ffffe6;| 951 |3.00% |2.77% |3.03% |style='background: #ffffe6;| 3.70% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |N/A |6 |4 |style='background: #ffffe6;| 4 |N/A |0.03% |0.02% |style='background: #ffffe6;| 0.02% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH) |35 |97 |110 |style='background: #ffffe6; |166 |0.16% |0.41% |0.46% |style='background: #ffffe6;| 0.65% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH) |N/A |806 |645 |style='background: #ffffe6;| 1,441 |N/A |3.38% |2.70% |style='background: #ffffe6;| 5.61% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |780 |1,248 |1,595 |style='background: #ffffe6;| 2,182 |3.60% |5.23% |6.68% |style='background: #ffffe6;| 8.50% |- |'''Total''' |'''21,652''' |'''23,868''' |'''23,867''' |style='background: #ffffe6;| '''25,684''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6;|'''100.00%''' |} ===2010 census=== The [[2010 United States census]] counted 23,867 people, 8,240 households, and 6,287 families in the township. The [[population density]] was 6,155.3 per square mile (2,376.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 8,608 housing units at an average density of 2,220.0 per square mile (857.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 56.27% (13,430) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 35.30% (8,426) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.18% (44) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 3.04% (725) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.03% (6) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.82% (434) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.36% (802) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 6.68% (1,595) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> Of the 8,240 households, 42.8% had children under the age of 18; 57.8% were married couples living together; 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.7% were non-families. Of all households, 19.1% were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.33.<ref name=Census2010/> 28.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.4 males.<ref name=Census2010/> The Census Bureau's 2006β2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $101,463 (with a margin of error of +/β $6,610) and the median family income was $122,102 (+/β $9,324). Males had a median income of $83,656 (+/β $10,885) versus $57,422 (+/β $5,551) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $47,404 (+/β $2,404). About 1.5% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401343800 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006β2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Maplewood township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212082957/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401343800 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 29, 2012.</ref> ===2000 census=== As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 23,868 people, 8,452 households, and 6,381 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|6,207.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,615 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,240.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 58.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 32.63% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.86% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.23% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603401343800.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Maplewood township, Essex County, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 29, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401343800 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Maplewood township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212091943/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401343800 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 29, 2012.</ref> There were 8,452 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.27.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> In the township, the age distribution of the population shows 28.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> The median income for a household in the township was $79,637, and the median income for a family was $92,724. Males had a median income of $57,572 versus $41,899 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $36,794. 4.4% of the population and 3.4% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 4.9% of those under the age of 18 and 6.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
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