More about Jackson Jackson Township is a township located in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 42,816. Jacksons most famous claim to fame is that it is home to Six Flags Great Adventure, which as of spring 2005 has the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world: Kingda Ka. Jackson is also home to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor and Six Flags Wild Safari. Jackson Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 42,816 people, 14,176 households, and 11,269 families residing in the township. The population density is 165.2/km² (427.9/mi²). There are 14,640 housing units at an average density of 56.5/km² (146.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 91.26% White, 3.90% African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.97% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 5.78% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 14,176 households out of which 44.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% are married couples living together, 8.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% are non-families. 16.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.99 and the average family size is 3.38. In the township the population is spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.1 males. The median income for a household in the township is $65,218, and the median income for a family is $71,045. Males have a median income of $51,276 versus $33,882 for females. The per capita income for the township is $23,981. 3.7% of the population and 2.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.2% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Related Links Map of Jackson NJ Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Township%2C_New_Jersey" Categories: Ocean County, New Jersey | Townships in New Jersey Views ArticleDiscussionEdit this pageHistory Personal tools Create account / log in if (window.isMSIE55) fixalpha(); Navigation Main Page Community portal Current events Recent changes Random article Help / Contact us Donations Search Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version This page was last modified 16:00, 13 July 2005. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see Copyrights for details). About Wikipedia Disclaimers Today...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain showers this morning...Then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow showers this afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Tonight...Partly cloudy and brisk. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Saturday...Mostly sunny and brisk. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Saturday Night...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Sunday...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Sunday Night...Mostly clear in the evening...Then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Monday...Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Monday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Tuesday...Mostly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 40s. Tuesday Night...Mostly cloudy in the evening...Then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Wednesday...Partly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 40s. Wednesday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Thanksgiving Day...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.

