Editing Vernon Valley, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated place in Sussex County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Vernon Valley, New Jersey
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Vernon Township, New Jersey|Vernon]]
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|population_total         = 1491
|population_density_km2   = 216.01
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|coordinates_footnotes    = <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 20, 2016.</ref><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
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'''Vernon Valley''' is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located in [[Vernon Township, New Jersey|Vernon Township]], in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]].<ref name=GCTPH1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34037 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County &ndash; County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Sussex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202539/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34037 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>[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 February 26, 2013.</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the CDP's population was 1,626.<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3475750 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Vernon Valley CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP had a total area of {{convert|2.705|mi2|km2}}, including {{convert|2.677|mi2|km2}} of land and {{convert|0.028|mi2|km2}} of water (1.04%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1" />

Vernon is a valley bounded by two Crystalline Appalachian ridges known as [[Pochuck Mountain]] and [[Wawayanda Mountain]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 1696
|2000= 1737
|2010= 1626
|2020= 1491
|footnote=Population sources:<br>1990-2010<ref name=CPH232/> 2000<ref name=Census2000/> 2010<ref name=Census2010/><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:34&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 11, 2022}}</ref>
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===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 1,626 people, 545 households, and 472 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|607.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 577 housing units at an average density of {{convert|215.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup was 96.31% (1,566) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 0.25% (4) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.12% (2) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 1.23% (20) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.49% (8) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.60% (26) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 4.86% (79) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 545 households, 38.7% had children under the age of 18; 73.6% were married couples living together; 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 13.4% were non-families. Of all households, 10.8% were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.22.<ref name=Census2010/>

24.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 97.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,737 people, 544 households, and 473 families living in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|254.0|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 560 housing units at an average density of {{convert|81.9|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.99% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3475750 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Vernon Valley CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095821/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3475750 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 26, 2013.</ref>

There were 544 households, out of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.9% were non-families. 9.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.45.<ref name=Census2000/>

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.<ref name=Census2000/>

The median income for a household in the CDP was $74,943, and the median income for a family was $75,468. Males had a median income of $56,033 versus $36,219 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $23,801. About 0.8% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>

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

[[Category:Census-designated places in Sussex County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Vernon Township, New Jersey]]