Profile for Kearny, New Jersey, NJ

Kearny is on the Passaic and Hackensack rivers

Former and merged names include:
· Lodi
· New Barbados Neck

Shipbuilding center during World War II

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 97. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 2.4 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 2003 movie, "Anger Management"
· TV series, "The Sopranos"
· 2002 movie, "Far from Heaven"

Historic sites and museums: Kearny Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 80

Pronunciations: CAR-nee

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Airports (1)

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Cemeteries (56)

Colleges (16)

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Hotels (46)

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Parks (6)

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6% of Kearny residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Kearny ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Kearny was $20,886, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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17% of Kearny residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Kearny, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $676.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,552.

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Libraries in Kearny include Kearny Branch Library, Kearny Public Library ... View libraries

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Hudson County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Kearny political report.

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The average commute time for Kearny workers is 31 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 8 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Kearny between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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