The Geography of Riverdale Borough
Panoraamic View of Riverdale from Wharton Court
Riverdale is located at 40°59′24″N, 74°18′37″W (40.990032, -74.310236)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.4 km˛ (2.1 mi˛). 5.3 km˛ (2.1 mi˛) of it is land and 0.48% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,498 people, 919 households, and 671 families residing in the borough. The population density was 468.2/km˛ (1,215.2/mi˛). There were 940 housing units at an average density of 176.2/km˛ (457.3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.39% White, 1.08% African American, 0.04% Native American, 2.72% Asian, 1.60% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.40% of the population.
There were 919 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $71,083, and the median income for a family was $79,557. Males had a median income of $50,457 versus $41,420 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $31,187. About 3.0% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Riverdale Public School serves students in kinderagrten through eighth grade.
Students in grades 9-12 attend Pompton Lakes High School in Pompton Lakes, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Pompton Lakes School District.
Lincoln Tunnel - Interesting
During a year, 44 million vehicles (an average of more than 120,000 each day) pass through the three tubes of the Lincoln Tunnel, which were opened to traffic between 1937 and 1957. On the New Jersey side of the tunnel, ten bridge structures with a total of 72 spans known as the Helix carries the tremendous tunnel traffic above local roads in Weehawken.
Photo and story taken from T&M Associates Newsletter