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Country
  
United States

County
  
Warren

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
193 m

Area code
  
Area code 908

State
  
New Jersey

Township
  
Mansfield

ZIP code
  
07865

Area
  
44 ha

Port Murray, New Jersey

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 62% Humidity

Port Murray is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Mansfield Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, that was created as part of the 2010 United States Census. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP's population was 129.

Contents

The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07865. The community was named for its location on the Morris Canal and after Colonel James Boyles Murray, the third president of the Morris Canal and Banking Company.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 0.168 square miles (0.435 km2), including 0.167 square miles (0.433 km2) of land and 0.001 square miles (0.002 km2) of water (0.57%).

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07865 was 2,010.

Census 2010

The 2010 United States Census counted 129 people, 57 households, and 38.99 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 772.2 per square mile (298.1/km2). The CDP contained 63 housing units at an average density of 377.1 per square mile (145.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.67% (126) White, 1.55% (2) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.00% (0) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.00% (0) from other races, and 0.78% (1) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.55% (2) of the population.

Out of a total of 57 households, 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the CDP, 14.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.1 years. For every 100 females the census counted 126.3 males, but for 100 females at least 18 years old, it was 120.0 males.

Transportation

Port Murray had a station on the Morris and Essex Railroad, located 67 miles (108 km) from New York City.

References

Port Murray, New Jersey Wikipedia