Green Knoll, New Jersey Explained

Green Knoll, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Somerset County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Green Knoll
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somerset County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Somerset
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Bridgewater
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:12.01
Area Land Km2:12.00
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Total Sq Mi:4.64
Area Land Sq Mi:4.63
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Water Percent:0.07
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:6594
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:1422.7
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:56
Elevation Ft:184
Coordinates Footnotes:[4] [5]
Coordinates:40.6047°N -74.6145°W
Area Code:908
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[6] [7]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:02583993[8]

Green Knoll is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[9] located within Bridgewater Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[10] [11] [12] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 6,200.[13]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Green Knoll had a total area of 4.710 square miles (12.199 km2), including 4.707 square miles (12.191 km2) of land and 0.003 square miles (0.008 km2) of water (0.07%).[4]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 6,200 people, 2,441 households, and 1,628 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,521 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 79.60% (4,935) White, 3.21% (199) Black or African American, 0.13% (8) Native American, 14.82% (919) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.79% (49) from other races, and 1.45% (90) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.08% (377) of the population.[13]

Of the 2,441 households, 31.1% had children under the age of 18; 56.9% were married couples living together; 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.3% were non-families. Of all households, 30.1% were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.10.[13]

22.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 85.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 81.8 males.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  2. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/greenknollcdpnewjersey/ QuickFacts Green Knoll CDP, New Jersey
  3. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed February 11, 2013.
  4. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places
  5. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  6. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  7. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  8. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  9. 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
  10. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34035 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Somerset County, New Jersey
  11. http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey
  12. 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)
  13. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3427840 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Green Knoll CDP, New Jersey