Silver Lake, Essex County, New Jersey

For the CDP of the same name in Warren County, see Silver Lake, Warren County, New Jersey.

Silver Lake, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Location in Essex County and the state of New Jersey.
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Coordinates: 40°46′50″N74°10′58″W / 40.780434°N 74.182817°W / 40.780434; -74.182817
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Essex
Townships	Belleville and Bloomfield
Area [1]
• Total	0.326 sq mi (0.845 km2)
• Land	0.326 sq mi (0.845 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)  0.00%
Elevation [2]	112 ft (34 m)
Population  (2010 census) [3]
• Total	4,243
• Density	13,011.5/sq mi (5,023.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
FIPS code	34-67590 [4] [5]
GNIS feature ID	02628225 [6]

Aerial view of the Edison Company Silver Lake plant, 1928

Silver Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that is split between Belleville (with 3,769 of the CDP's residents) and Bloomfield (474 of the total). ^{[7] [8]} As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's total population was 4,243. ^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Silver Lake had a total area of 0.326 square miles (0.845 km²), all of which was land. ^{[1] [9]}

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	4,243		—
Population sources: 2010 [3]

Census 2010

The 2010 United States census counted 4,243 people, 1,587 households, and 1,051 families in the CDP. The population density was 13,011.5 per square mile (5,023.8/km²). There were 1,733 housing units at an average density of 5,314.4 per square mile (2,051.9/km²). The racial makeup was 51.50% (2,185) White, 10.49% (445) Black or African American, 0.16% (7) Native American, 12.63% (536) Asian, 0.05% (2) Pacific Islander, 20.15% (855) from other races, and 5.02% (213) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.14% (2,000) of the population. ^[3]

Of the 1,587 households, 32.7% had children under the age of 18; 38.2% were married couples living together; 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.8% were non-families. Of all households, 27.4% were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.26. ^[3]

23.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 83.5 males. ^[3]

References

1. Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Lake Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed November 4, 2012.
3. DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Silver Lake - Essex CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 4, 2012.
4. U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
5. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
6. US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
7. New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012, p. III-3. Accessed November 4, 2012. "Silver Lake (formed from parts of deleted whole-township Belleville and Bloomfield CDPs)"
8. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.
9. US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.