| Stockholm, New Jersey is a location in
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| | living with them, 65.00% were married
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| Sussex County in the U.S. state of New
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| | couples living together, 8.00% had a
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| Jersey. Its ZIP Code is 07460.
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| | female householder with no husband
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| Stockholm, located in the southeastern
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| | present, and 23.70% were non-families.
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| part of Hardyston Township, New Jersey,
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| | 18.90% of all households were made up of
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| was known in colonial times as Snufftown
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| | individuals and 6.30% had someone living
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| and was named after Stockholm, Sweden.
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| | alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| Sussex County is a county located in the
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| | The average household size was 2.80 and
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| state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the
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| | the average family size was 3.24.
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| population is 144,166. Its county seat is
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| | In the county the population was spread
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| Newton6. Sussex County is also the 91st
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| | out with 27.90% under the age of 18,
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| richest county in the United States with
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| | 6.20% from 18 to 24, 31.50% from 25 to
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| its per capita income being $26,992
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| | 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.10% who
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| Geography According to the U.S. Census
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| | were 65 years of age or older. The median
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| Bureau, the county has a total area of
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| | age was 37 years. For every 100 females
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| 1,388 km2 (536 mi2). 1,350 km2 (521 mi2)
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| | there were 98.00 males. For every 100
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| of it is land and 38 km2 (15 mi2) of it
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| | females age 18 and over, there were 95.60
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| is water.
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| | males.
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| The total area is 2.75% water. High Point
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| | The median income for a household in the
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| in this county is also the highest
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| | county was $67,266, and the median income
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| elevation in the state at 1,803 feet
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| | for a family was $73,335. Males had a
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| (549.5 m) above sea level. The county's
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| | median income of $50,395 versus $33,750
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| lowest elevation is approximately 300
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| | for females. The per capita income for
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| feet (90 m) above sea level along the
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| | the county was $26,992. 4.00% of the
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| Delaware River near Flatbrookville.
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| | population and 2.80% of families were
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| Much of the county is hilly, as the part
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| | below the poverty line. 4.10% of those
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| of New Jersey most solidly within the
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| | under the age of 18 and 5.40% of those 65
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| Appalachian Mountains. However, the Great
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| | and older were living below the poverty
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| Valley of the Appalachians takes in a
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| | line.
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| good deal of the eastern half of the
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| | Government Sussex County is governed by a
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| county, allowing for land more amenable
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| | five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders.
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| to agriculture.
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| | The members are elected at large to serve
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| Demographics As of the census of 2000,
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| | three-year terms, with the three-year
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| there were 144,166 people, 50,831
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| | term of office starting on January 1.
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| households, and 38,784 families residing
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| | The Freeholder Board is the center of
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| in the county.
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| | legislative and administrative
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| The population density was 107/km2 (277/
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| | responsibility and, as such, performs a
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| mi2). There were 56,528 housing units at
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| | dual role. As legislators they draw up
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| an average density of 42/km2 (108/mi2).
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| | and adopt a budget, and in the role of
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| The racial makeup of the county was
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| | administrators they are responsible for
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| 93.97% White, 2.24% Black or African
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| | spending the funds they have
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| American, 0.11% Native American, 1.71%
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| | appropriated.
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| Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from
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| | As of 2005, Sussex County's Freeholders
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| other races, and 1.14% from two or more
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| | are Freeholder Director Gary R. Chiusano
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| races. 4.84% of the population were
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| | (term ends December 31, 2008), Freeholder
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| Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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| | Deputy Director Harold J. Wirths (2007),
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| There were 50,831 households out of which
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| | Steven V. Oroho (2007), Glen Vetrano
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| 39.90% had children under the age of 18
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| | (2006) and Susan M. Zellman (2006).
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