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Population (year 2000): 10,266. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,616 (+3.4% change)
Males: 4,956 (48.3%), Females: 5,310 (51.7%)
Passaic County
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $66,113 (year 2000)
Median house value: $172,100 (year 2000)
Races in Wanaque:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.6%)
- Hispanic (5.4%)
- Filipino (2.2%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Black (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (25.7%), Irish (20.0%),
German (18.9%), Polish (9.1%), Dutch (6.0%), English (5.7%).
Elevation: 240 feet
Land area: 8.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wanaque
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wanaque borough
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 8.1%
12.6% Foreign born (4.8% Europe, 4.6% Asia, 2.7%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +405 (+4.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wanaque:
- CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; POMPTON
PLAINS, NJ)
- WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
- RAMAPO RIDGE PSYCH HOSP (about 9 miles; WYCKOFF, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wanaque:
- TETERBORO (about 22 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 26 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 31 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wanaque:
- GREENWOOD LAKE (about 7 miles; WEST MILFORD, NJ; ID:
4N1)
- LINCOLN PARK (about 8 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; ID:
N07)
- ESSEX COUNTY (about 12 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; ID: CDW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wanaque:
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 8
miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 10 miles;
MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles;
PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
- ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SUFFERN,
NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
- MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; UPPER
MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PARAMUS,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,733)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; SOUTH ORANGE,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
Public high school in Wanaque:
- LAKELAND REG H (Students: 1,050; Location:
205 CONKLINTOWN ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Wanaque:
- WANAQUE (Students: 569; Location: FIRST
STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Wanaque:
- WANAQUE BOROUGH FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $304,537; Location: 616 RINGWOOD
AVENUE; 35,308 books; 1,178 audio materials; 1,354 video
materials; 94 serial subscriptions)
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