Farmingdale, New Jersey

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Farmingdale, New Jersey

Farmingdale is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,587.

Farmingdale was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, from portions of Howell Township.^[1]

Geography
Demographics
Government

Local government
Federal, state and county representation

Education
Transportation
Notable residents
References
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Geography

Farmingdale is located at (40.197049, -74.169677).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,587 people, 625 households, and 406 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,972.2 people per square mile (1,156.1/km²). There were 638 housing units at an average density of 1,194.9/sq mi (464.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.64% White, 1.13% African American, 2.33% Asian, 2.08% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.84% of the population.

There were 625 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% 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 3.21.

In the borough the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $48,889, and the median income for a family was $59,625. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $27,375 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,667. About 5.6% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Farmingdale operates under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government, and is governed by a mayor and a six-member borough council. The mayor is directly elected by the voters to a four-year term of office. Borough council members serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.^[2]

Federal, state and county representation

Farmingdale is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 30th Legislative District.^[3]

Education

The Farmingdale School District serves public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Farmingdale Elementary School served 154 students as of the 2005-06 school year.^[4]

Public school students in grades 9-12 attend Howell High School, as part of the Freehold Regional High School District. The district also serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro.^[5]