unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
Morris County, New Jersey
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, August 2012. Accessed December 23, 2012.Locality Search State of
New Jersey
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. Accessed April 18, 2015. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 1,172.
Geography
The community is in north-central Morris County, close to the geographic center of Rockaway township. It is bordered to the south by
Hibernia
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and to the north by Marcella. Two small lakes are within the CDP: Lake Telemark near the center and Lake Ames in the south. County Road 513 passes through the community, leading south to Rockaway borough and north to
New Jersey Route 23
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near
Newfoundland
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.
According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , including of land and of water (2.57%). Hibernia Brook passes through the community, connecting Lake Telemark and Lake Ames, and flowing south toward the
Rockaway River
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, part of the
Passaic River
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watershed.
Demographics
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 1,255 people, 439 households, and 359 families in the CDP. The
population density
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was . There were 464 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 93.78% (1,177)
White
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Pacific Islander
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, 1.12% (14) from other races, and 1.59% (20) from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 4.22% (53) of the population.
Of the 439 households, 38.3% had children under the age of 18; 66.3% were married couples living together; 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 18.2% were non-families. Of all households, 14.4% were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.16.
25.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 105.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 97.9 males.
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States Census there were 1,202 people, 414 households, and 344 families living in the CDP. The
population density
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was . There were 425 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.09%
White
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, 0.33%
African American
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Pacific Islander
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, 0.67% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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. Accessed December 23, 2012.
There were 414 households, out of which 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were
married couples
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living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,536, and the median income for a family was $85,000. Males had a median income of $52,054 versus $37,206 for females. The
per capita income
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for the CDP was $27,620. None of the families and 1.1% of the population were living below the
poverty line
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, including no under eighteens and 6.8% of those over 64.