Lincoln Park, NJ

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Lincoln Park is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 10,930.

Lincoln Park was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Pequannock Township. The borough was reincorporated on February 26, 1925.

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Lincoln Park as its 5th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the “Best Places To Live” in New Jersey.

Lincoln Park is located at 40°55′24″N 74°17′38″W40.923233°N 74.293764°W (40.923233, -74.293764).Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.1 km²), of which, 6.7 square miles (17.4 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (3.44%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusof 2000, there were 10,930 people, 4,026 households, and 2,705 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,624.2 people per square mile (627.1/km²). There were 4,110 housing units at an average density of 610.8 per square mile (235.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.07% White, 1.75% African American, 0.12% Native American, 5.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.79% of the population.

There were 4,026 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the borough the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

Census Bureau map of Lincoln Park, New Jersey