Geography

Teaneck is located at 40°53'27 N 74°00'40 W
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.25 square miles, of which, 6.05 square miles  of it is land and 0.20 square miles of it (3.20%) is water.

Teaneck is bordered to the West by River Edge and Hackensack which lie across the Hackensack River, to the North by New Milford and Bergenfield, to the East by Englewood and Leonia, and to the South by Ridgefield Park and Bogota.

Teaneck has 23 municipally owned parks, of which 14 are developed. Overpeck County Park, along the shores of Overpeck Creek, a tributary of the Hackensack River, is more than 8,000 acres (32 km2) in size, of which about 500 were donated by Teaneck, and which is also in portions of Englewood, Leonia, Ridgefield Park and Palisades Park.

Climate

Like New York City, Teaneck has a humid subtropical climate according to the Koppen climate classification. The climate in Teaneck is moderated by the ocean, resulting in cooler summers and warmer winters than inland areas such as Chicago, though this moderating effect isn't as strong as it is in New York City.

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Avg high °F (°C)	37 (3)	37 (4)	46 (8)	59 (15)	69 (21)	78 (26)	84 (29)	80 (27)	75 (24)	64 (18)	51 (11)	41 (5)	59 (15)
Avg low temperature °F (°C)	26 (-3)	26 (-3)	32 (0)	42 (6)	51 (11)	60 (16)	68 (20)	66 (19)	59 (15)	48 (9)	39 (4)	30 (-1)	44 (7)
Rainfall in. (mm)	3.4 (86)	3.3 (84)	3.8 (97)	3.6 (91)	3.9 (99)	3.5 (89)	4.2 (107)	4.4 (112)	3.7 (94)	3.5 (89)	3.5 (89)	3.6 (91)	44.3 (1,125)
Source: Weatherbase[31]

Population

As of the census  of 2000, there were 39,260 people, 13,418 households, and 10,076 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,486.2 people per square mile. There were 13,719 housing units at an average density of 2,266.5/sq mi . The racial makeup of the township was 56.25% White, 28.78% African American, 0.15% Native American, 7.13% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.16% from other races, and 3.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.45% of the population.

There were 13,418 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the township was $89,475, and the median income for a family was $108,167. Males had a median income of $53,327 versus $40,085 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,212. About 2.4% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Ancestry information reported in the 2000 Census reflects the diversity of Teaneck residents, with no single country accounting for more than a small fraction of the population. Residents listed Italian (6.2%), German (6.0%), Russian (5.3%), Irish (5.1%) and Polish (4.2%) as the most common countries of ancestry, and an additional 4.3% listed United States of America. 6.3% of residents identified themselves as being of West Indian ancestry, of which 3.4% were from Jamaica.

English is spoken by 74.31% of residents. Other languages (accounting for more than 1% of residents) include Spanish (10.53%), Hebrew (2.81%), Tagalog (1.88%), Urdu (1.22%) and Russian (1.11%).

Excerpted from wikipedia.org  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaneck