Editing Concordia, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Concordia, New Jersey
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Concordia Golf Course, NJ.jpg
|imagesize                = 250x200px
|image_caption            = Golf course at Concordia
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|image_map                = Middlesex_County_New_Jersey_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Concordia_Highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]] and the state of [[New Jersey]]
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|pushpin_map              = USA New Jersey Middlesex County#USA New Jersey#USA
|pushpin_label            = Concordia
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = {{flag|United States}}
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|New Jersey}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in New Jersey|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_34.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 2.05
|area_land_km2            = 1.99
|area_water_km2           = 0.05
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.79
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.77
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
|area_water_percent       = 2.43

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name=Census2020>[https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3414758 Census Data Explorer: Concordia CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 15, 2023.</ref>
|population_total         = 2455
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|population_density_km2   = 1231.48
|population_density_sq_mi = 3188.31

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|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = −05:00
|timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|Eastern (EDT)]]
|utc_offset_DST           = −04:00
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref>{{Gnis|2389352|Concordia Park Census Designated Place}}, [[Geographic Names Information System]]. Accessed November 28, 2012.</ref>
|elevation_m              = 44
|elevation_ft             = 144
|coordinates              = {{coord|40.312616|-74.44839|region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 08831 ([[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]])
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|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|34|14758}}<ref name=CensusArea>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 21, 2016.</ref><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1867358<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
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'''Concordia''' is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]]  and [[census-designated place]] (CDP)<ref>[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> in [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], United States.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed November 28, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County &ndash; County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212200723/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 28, 2012.</ref> The CDP is oriented around the [[age-restricted community|age restricted]] [[gated community]] of Concordia. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the CDP's population was 2,455,<ref name=Census2020/> down from 3,092 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3414758 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Concordia CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135548/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3414758 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 28, 2012.</ref> Prior to 2020, the corner of Concordia known as [[The Ponds, New Jersey|The Ponds]] was split off into its own CDP.

==Geography==
Concordia is in southern Middlesex County, in west-central Monroe Township. It is bordered to the north by [[Whittingham, New Jersey|Wittingham]], to the southwest by [[The Ponds, New Jersey|The Ponds]], and to the west by [[Clearbrook, New Jersey|Clearbrook]]. [[Jamesburg, New Jersey|Jamesburg]], the closest borough, is {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the north, while [[Hightstown, New Jersey|Hightstown]] is {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the southwest.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.791|mi2|3}}, including {{convert|0.770|mi2|3}} of land and {{convert|0.021|mi2|3}} of water (2.65%).<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 2683
|2000= 3658
|2010= 3092
|2020= 2455
|footnote=Population sources: 2000<ref name=Census2000/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010/> 2020<ref name=Census2020/>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 3,092 people, 2,032 households, and 923 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2975.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 2,261 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2175.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup was 96.35% (2,979) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 2.20% (68) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.00% (0) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 1.10% (34) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.03% (1) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 0.32% (10) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 1.42% (44) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 2,032 households, 0.1% had children under the age of 18; 43.4% were married couples living together; 1.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 54.6% were non-families. Of all households, 50.1% were made up of individuals and 44.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.52 and the average family size was 2.04.<ref name=Census2010/>

0.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 0.4% from 18 to 24, 1.0% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 83.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 78.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 60.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 60.7 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 3,658 people, 2,180 households, and 1,351 families living in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,345.1|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 2,341 housing units at an average density of {{convert|860.8|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.33% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3414758 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Concordia CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212091943/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3414758 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 28, 2012.</ref>

There were 2,180 households, out of which 0.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 33.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.68 and the average family size was 2.05.<ref name=Census2000/>

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 0.4% under the age of 18, 0.1% from 18 to 24, 1.0% from 25 to 44, 10.1% from 45 to 64, and 88.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 74 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.3 males.<ref name=Census2000/>

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,382, and the median income for a family was $51,949. Males had a median income of $54,615 versus $32,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $36,962. About 0.9% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>

==References==
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{{Middlesex County, New Jersey}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in Middlesex County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey]]