Carneys Point is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Carneys Point Township, in

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, in the

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.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

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, August 2012. Accessed February 9, 2013. As of the

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, the CDP's population was 7,382.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Carneys Point CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed February 9, 2013. The first European settlers in the area were a group of Irish immigrants who came in 1727, which included Thomas Carney. After

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broke out and the E.I. du Pont de Nemours plants in the area expanded, a community was constructed for the employees of the plants and was named after Thomas Carney.Place Names of Salem County N.J.
West Jersey History Project

Geography

According to the

, Carneys Point had a total area of 8.771 square miles (22.715 km²), including 8.332 square miles (21.579 km²) of land and 0.439 square miles (1.136 km²) of water (5.00%).

Demographics

2010 census

The

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counted 7,382 people, 2,995 households, and 1,845 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 3,217 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 72.81% (5,375)

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, 17.95% (1,325) Black or African American, 0.20% (15) Native American, 0.70% (52)

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, 0.00% (0)

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, 5.85% (432) from

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, and 2.48% (183) from two or more races.

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of any race were 11.70% (864) of the population. Of the 2,995 households, 24.2% had children under the age of 18; 42.7% were married couples living together; 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 38.4% were non-families. Of all households, 32.6% were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.97. 20.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 84.7 males.

2000 census

As of the

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there were 6,914 people, 2,829 households, and 1,841 families living in the town. The

was 305.1/km² (790.4/mi²). There were 3,017 housing units at an average density of 133.1/km² (344.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 77.03% White, 17.57%

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, 0.29% Native American, 0.87%

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n, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.21% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. 4.15% of the population were

of any race.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Carneys Point CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed February 9, 2013. There were 2,829 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,976, and the median income for a family was $51,270. Males had a median income of $40,195 versus $26,620 for females. The

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for the CDP was $19,208. 11.8% of the population and 9.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.4% are under the age of 18 and 10.2% are 65 or older.

References

{{Authority control Carneys Point Township, New Jersey Census-designated places in Salem County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey