Editing North Bergen, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
| 1850=  3578 | 1850n=*
| 1860=  6335 | 1860n=*
| 1870=  3032 | 1870n=*
| 1880=  4268
| 1890=  5715
| 1900=  9213 | 1900n=*
| 1910= 15662
| 1920= 23344
| 1930= 40714
| 1940= 39714
| 1950= 41560
| 1960= 42387
| 1970= 47751
| 1980= 47019
| 1990= 48414
| 2000= 58092
| 2010= 60773
| 2020= 63361
| estimate=59394
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small> 1850–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226125132/https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full |date=February 26, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 16, 2013.</ref><br />1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers02raum/page/278 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 278, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 16, 2013. "North Bergen in 1850 contained a population of 3,578; in 1860, 6,335; and in 1870, 3,032."</ref> 1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA139 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930135935/https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA139#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, p. 139. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 16, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n272 <!-- pg=259 --> ''A Compendium of the Ninth Census, 1870''], p. 259. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed July 16, 2013.</ref><br />1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA97 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930140037/https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA97#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, p. 97. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed July 16, 2013.</ref> 1890–1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698315/page/n364 <!-- pg=335 --> ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed May 5, 2012.</ref><br />1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA716 "Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930135935/https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA716#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 716. Accessed December 22, 2011.</ref> 1940–2000<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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005222054/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 |date=October 5, 2022 }}, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><br />2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401752470 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for North Bergen township, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102121/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401752470 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 22, 2011.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hud/northbergen1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for North Bergen township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506173751/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hud/northbergen1.pdf |date=2012-05-06 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 22, 2011.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/northbergentownshiphudsoncountynewjersey QuickFacts North Bergen township, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930135947/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/northbergentownshiphudsoncountynewjersey |date=September 30, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 10, 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084623/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf |date=February 13, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br />* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''North Bergen township, Hudson County, New Jersey – 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 – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – North Bergen township, Hudson County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=060XX00US3401752470|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 – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – North Bergen township, Hudson County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3401752470&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 – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – North Bergen township, Hudson County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3401752470&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|25,536
|18,427
|13,370
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,235
|52.75%
|31.72%
|22.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.73%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|505
|900
|1,065
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,403
|1.04%
|1.55%
|1.75%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.21%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|56
|68
|62
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70
|0.12%
|0.12%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,191
|3,711
|3,835
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,269
|4.53%
|6.39%
|6.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.74%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|11
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|N/A
|0.02%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|189
|244
|231
|style='background: #ffffe6; |612
|0.39%
|0.42%
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.97%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|N/A
|1,471
|623
|style='background: #ffffe6; |858
|N/A
|2.53%
|1.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.35%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|19,937
|33,260
|41,569
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44,900
|41.18%
|57.25%
|68.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70.86%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''48,414'''
|'''58,092'''
|'''60,773'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''63,361'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 60,773 people, 22,062 households, and 14,539 families in the township. The [[population density]] was 11,838.0 per square mile (4,570.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 23,912 housing units at an average density of 4,657.8 per square mile (1,798.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 66.98% (40,705) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 4.04% (2,456) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.88% (535) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 6.55% (3,979) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.08% (49) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 16.63% (10,107) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 4.84% (2,942) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 68.40% (41,569) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 22,062 households, 30.3% had children under the age of 18; 42.7% were married couples living together; 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.1% were non-families. Of all households, 28.4% were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.35.<ref name=Census2010/>

21.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.3 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 58,092 people, 21,236 households, and 14,249 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|11,179.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 22,009 housing units at an average density of 1, 634.2/km<sup>2</sup> (4,235.5/sq&nbsp;mi). The racial makeup of the township was 67.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.72% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 15.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 57.25% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603452470.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for North Bergen township, New Jersey]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 12, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401752470 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for North Bergen township, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212103000/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401752470 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 12, 2012.</ref>

There were 21,236 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.33.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Males had a median income of $35,626 versus $29,067 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,058. About 9.6% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>