Six Mile Run Historic District

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Six Mile Run is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Six Mile Run had a population of 3,383. According to the United States Census Bureau, Six Mile Run had a total area of 7.484 square miles (19.383 km2), including 7.476 square miles (19.363 km2) of land and 0.008 square miles (0.020 km2) of water (0.10%). Six Mile Run first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. As of the 2020 census, Six Mile Run had a population of 3,383. The median age was 39.1 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.0 males age 18 and over. 62.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 37.7% lived in rural areas. There were 1,196 households in Six Mile Run, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.7% were married-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,249 housing units, of which 4.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%. The 2010 United States census counted 3,184 people, 1,152 households, and 820 families in the CDP. The population density was 425.9 per square mile (164.4/km2). There were 1,218 housing units at an average density of 162.9 per square mile (62.9/km2). The racial makeup was 37.00% (1,178) White, 33.86% (1,078) Black or African American, 0.19% (6) Native American, 23.62% (752) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 2.73% (87) from other races, and 2.61% (83) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.92% (284) of the population. Of the 1,152 households, 37.8% had children under the age of 18; 53.8% were married couples living together; 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.8% were non-families. Of all households, 22.7% were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.31. 25.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.4 males.

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