Clinton Township, New Jersey

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For the former township, see Clinton Township, Essex County, New Jersey.
Clinton Township, New Jersey
—  Township  —
Map of Clinton Township in Hunterdon County. Inset: Location of Hunterdon County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Clinton Township, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°37′51″N 74°52′6″W / 40.63083°N 74.86833°W / 40.63083; -74.86833
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Hunterdon
Incorporated April 12, 1841
Government [1]
 - Type Faulkner Act (Small Municipality)
 - Mayor Kevin Cimei (2009)
Area
 - Total 33.9 sq mi (87.9 km2)
 - Land 30.0 sq mi (77.7 km2)
 - Water 3.9 sq mi (10.2 km2)
Elevation [2] 427 ft (130 m)
Population (2007)[3]
 - Total 13,903
 - Density 431.9/sq mi (166.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code multiple
Area code(s) 908
FIPS code 34-13750[4][5]
GNIS feature ID 0882177[6]
Website http://www.township.clinton.nj.us/

Clinton Township is a Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 12,957.

Clinton Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 12, 1841, from portions of Lebanon Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day. Portions of the township have been take to form Clinton town (April 5, 1865, within the township; became independent in 1895), High Bridge township (March 29, 1871) and Lebanon borough (March 26, 1926).[7]

Annandale is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Clinton Township.

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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.9 square miles (87.9 km²), of which, 30.0 square miles (77.7 km²) of it is land and 3.9 square miles (10.2 km²) of it (11.58%) is water.

Clinton Township borders Franklin Township, the Town of Clinton, Union Township, Lebanon Township, High Bridge Borough, Tewksbury Township, Readington Township, and Raritan Township. Lebanon Borough is an independent municipality located entirely within Clinton Township.

Cushetunk Mountain is a ring-shaped mountain located in Readington Township and Clinton Township. Once an active volcano, the diabase mountain was formed 160 million years ago.[8] The Lenape called the mountain "Cushetunk" meaning "place of hogs" after the wild hogs found there.[9]. In the 1960s, the valley was filled with water to create Round Valley Reservoir.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1930 1,856
—
1940 2,349 26.6%
1950 2,926 24.6%
1960 3,770 28.8%
1970 5,119 35.8%
1980 7,345 43.5%
1990 10,816 47.3%
2000 12,957 19.8%
Est. 2007 13,903 [3] 7.3%
Population 1930 - 1990[10]

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 12,957 people, 4,129 households, and 3,253 families residing in the township. The population density was 431.9 people per square mile (166.8/km²). There were 4,234 housing units at an average density of 141.1/sq mi (54.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 87.71% White, 6.96% African American, 0.20% Native American, 2.35% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.59% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.91% of the population.

There were 4,129 households out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 118.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $96,570, and the median income for a family was $106,448. Males had a median income of $77,229 versus $46,762 for females. The per capita income for the township was $37,264. About 0.3% of families and 0.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

Clinton Township is governed by the Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) form of government. The Faulkner Act allows municipalities to adopt a Small Municipality form of government only for municipalities with a population of under 12,000. The government consists of a Mayor and a four-member Township Council, with all positions elected at large in partisan elections. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a three-year term of office. Council members serve a term of three years, which are staggered so that two seats come up for election each year that the Mayor's seat does not.[1]

The Mayor exercises executive authority and appoints Council Committees as well as personnel for various statutory municipal positions such as Clerk and Assessor. The Mayor also presides at meetings of the Council and has a vote but no veto power. The Township Council is the legislative body of Clinton Township's government and must confirm the Mayor's appointments to the statutory positions described above. Beyond these positions, the Council can make their own appointments. Other major powers of the Council include considering and adopting ordinances, resolutions and the annual budget.[11]

The Clinton Township Council consist of Mayor Kevin Cimei (term ends December 31, 2011), Dawn Apgar (2010), Charlie Howard (2009), Steve Krommenhoek (2009) and Spencer Peck (2012).[12]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Clinton Township is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.[13]

New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District, covering portions of Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, Somerset County and Union County, is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 23rd District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford Township). He was sworn in on November 23, 2009, after winning an election to fill the seat that had been vacated by Marcia A. Karrow, who had earlier been selected by a party convention to succeed Congressman Leonard Lance, who resigned from the Senate after his election to the U.S. House of Representatives.[14] The district is represented in the Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown), who won a special convention on February 21, 2009.[15] The vacant Assembly seat will be filled on December 5, 2009, by a special convention of the district's Republican Party county committee members.[14] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[16]

Hunterdon County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis. As of 2008, Hunterdon County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Erik Peterson (Franklin Township), Freeholder Deputy Director William Mennen (Tewksbury Township), Matt Holt (Clinton Town), George B. Melick (Tewksbury Township) and Ronald Sworen (Frenchtown).[17]

[edit] Politics

In the 2004 Presidential Election, Clinton Township voters gave George W. Bush 4,389 votes, to John Kerry's 2,340 out of 6,789 total votes cast.[18] That represents 64.6% for the Republican to 34.5% for the Democrat.

[edit] Education

The Clinton Township School District serves approximately 1,800 children in grades Pre-K through 8. Students are spread evenly among the three schools in the district, which are (with 2005-06 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[19]) Spruce Run Elementary School (K-2; 554 students), Patrick McGaheran School (3-5; 610 students) and Clinton Township Middle School (7-8). Students in grades 7 and 8 from Lebanon Borough attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

Students in grades 9 through 12 attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. North Hunterdon High School serves students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township.[20]

[edit] Transportation

Annandale is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the Annandale section of Clinton Township. There is a station building that is no longer used and there are two small shelters. This station has limited weekday service and no weekend service.

Interstate 78, Route 22 and Route 31 all pass through Clinton Township.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 103.
  2. ^ USGS GNIS: Township of Clinton, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Census data for Clinton township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 4, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  5. ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  7. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 154
  8. ^ Round Valley
  9. ^ Cushetunk Mountain
  10. ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
  11. ^ Clinton Township Government: Form of Government, accessed October 23, 2006
  12. ^ Clinton Township Mayor and Council, accessed November 18, 2009
  13. ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. p. 56. Accessed September 30, 2009.
  14. ^ a b Wichert, Bill. "Michael Doherty sworn in as new state senator representing Warren, Hunterdon counties", Warren County News, November 23, 2009. Accessed November 24, 2009.
  15. ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
  16. ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 6 June 2008. 
  17. ^ Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders, accessed February 22, 2008.
  18. ^ 2004 General Election Official Results - Clinton Township, accessed May 15, 2006
  19. ^ Data for the Clinton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 21, 2008.
  20. ^ About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed June 26, 2008. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township"

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