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Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 78,672.

Until 1917, Clifton was part of Acquackanonk Township which included both Paterson and Passaic.

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Geography

Clifton is located at [40°52′4″N, 74°9′16″W] (40.867899, -74.154520)[Geographic references#1GR1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.5 km² (11.4 mi²). 29.3 km² (11.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.88%) is water.

Clifton is located 10 miles west of New York City off both Route 3 and Route 46. The city is also served by the Garden State Parkway, Route 19 and Route 21.

Demographics

As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 78,672 people, 30,244 households, and 20,354 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,688.1/km² (6,965.2/mi²). There were 31,060 housing units at an average density of 1,061.3/km² (2,749.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.22% White, 2.89% African American, 0.24% Native American, 6.44% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 9.60% from other races, and 4.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.84% of the population.

There were 30,244 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,619, and the median income for a family was $60,688. Males had a median income of $40,143 versus $32,090 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,638. About 4.3% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Many Turkish, Albanian, and Ukrainian immigrants live in Clifton, along with a well-established Polish, Italian, and Irish working-class community. There are substantial numbers of various types of Hispanics, Arabs, Filipinos, Chinese, and Asian Indians as well. Recent demographic changes include a substantial influx of Orthodox Jews in the areas bordering Passaic, a major orthodox enclave.

Government

Local government

The City of Clifton is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law.

The Mayor of Clifton is James Anzaldi. Members of the Municipal Council are Joseph Cupoli, Peter C. Eagler, Frank Fusco, Steven Hatala Jr., Gloria J. Kolodziej, and Antonio Latona[Mayor and Municipal Council], accessed May 10, 2006, not yet updated to reflect 2006 Council.

Federal, state and county representation

Clifton is in the Eighth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 34th Legislative District.

New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Passaic County and northern sections of Essex County, is represented by Bill Pascrell Jr. (D, Paterson). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Union City).

The 34th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nia Gill (D) and in the Assembly by Thomas P. Giblin (D, Montclair) and Sheila Y. Oliver (D, East Orange). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Passaic County's Board of Chosen Freeholders are Freeholder Director Elease Evans of Paterson, Freeholder Deputy Director Sonia Rosado of Ringwood, Terry Duffy of West Milford, James Gallagher of Paterson, Bruce James of Clifton, Pat Lepore of West Paterson and Tahesha Way of Wayne.

Education

The Clifton Public Schools serve nearly 11,000 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are fourteen elementary schools serving grades K-5 ( [School One], [School Two], [School Three], [School Four], [School Five], [School Eight], [School Nine], [School Eleven], [School Twelve], [School Thirteen], [School Fourteen], [School Fifteen], [School Sixteen], [School Seventeen]), two middle schools serving grades 6-8 ( [Chistopher Columbus Middle School] and [Woodrow Wilson Middle School]) and Clifton High School [link] for grades 9-12.

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