Silver Lake, Warren County, New Jersey Explained

Silver Lake, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Warren County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Silver Lake
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Warren 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:Warren
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Hope
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.575
Area Land Km2:2.571
Area Water Km2:0.004
Area Total Sq Mi:0.995
Area Land Sq Mi:0.993
Area Water Sq Mi:0.002
Area Water Percent:0.16
Population As Of:2010 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:368
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:370.7
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:169
Elevation Ft:554
Coordinates Footnotes:[4]
Coordinates:40.9324°N -74.9451°W
Area Code:908
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[5] [6]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:02584026[7]

Silver Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Hope Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey,[8] that was defined as part of the 2010 United States Census.[9] [10] [11] As of the 2010 Census, the CDP's population was 368.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 0.995 square miles (2.575 km2), including 0.993 square miles (2.571 km2) of land and 0.002 square miles (0.004 km2) of water (0.16%).[1]

Demographics

Census 2010

The 2010 United States census counted 368 people, 139 households, and 97 families in the township. The population density was . There were 155 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 97.01% (357) White, 0.27% (1) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 1.36% (5) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.82% (3) from other races, and 0.54% (2) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.88% (29) of the population.[2]

Of the 139 households, 33.8% had children under the age of 18; 54.7% were married couples living together; 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.2% were non-families. Of all households, 27.3% were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.22.[2]

25.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 35.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.6 males.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places
  2. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3467650 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Silver Lake - Warren CDP, New Jersey
  3. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed June 3, 2013
  4. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  5. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  6. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic codes for New Jersey
  7. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  8. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  9. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34041 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Warren County, New Jersey
  10. http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey
  11. 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)