Sewaren, New Jersey

Sewaren is in northeastern Middlesex County, in southeastern Woodbridge Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of Perth Amboy, to the west by Woodbridge proper, to the north by Port Reading, also within Woodbridge Township, and to the east by the Arthur Kill waterway, separating Sewaren from Staten Island, New York. The borough of Carteret is to the north, and the Outerbridge Crossing leading to New York is the same distance to the south. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sewaren CDP has a total area of , including of land and of water (26.3%). Woodbridge Creek forms the western and southern border of the community and the tidal Arthur Kill forms the eastern border, while Smith Creek flows through the east side of the community. ==Demographics==

Sewaren first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,037 households in Sewaren, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.1% were married-couple households, 17.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 1,005 households, 30.0% had children under the age of 18; 53.1% were married couples living together; 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.2% were non-families. Of all households, 22.2% were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.26. There were 1,019 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.16. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,381, and the median income for a family was $72,685. Males had a median income of $46,683 versus $35,655 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,681. About 2.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==

Sewaren has one elementary school, Matthew Jago School #28. ==Notable people==

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sewaren include: • John A. Hall (1877–1919), collegiate football player who was head coach of the Carlisle Indians football team in 1898 • Arthur A. Quinn (1866–1957), American labor union leader and politician ==References==