East Amwell Township, New Jersey
| East Amwell Township, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°25′51″N 74°50′13″W / 40.43083°N 74.83694°WCoordinates: 40°25′51″N 74°50′13″W / 40.43083°N 74.83694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
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| • Type | Township (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Larry Tatsch |
| • Administrator | Timothy L. Matheny[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.7 sq mi (74.4 km2) |
| • Land | 28.7 sq mi (74.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,013 |
| • Density | 139.8/sq mi (54.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08551, 08559 |
| Area code(s) | 908, 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-18820[2][3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882180[4] |
East Amwell Township is a Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 4,013.
East Amwell Township is located in the southeastern corner of Hunterdon County where it borders both Somerset and Mercer Counties. It includes the unincorporated area of Ringoes, the oldest known settlement in Hunterdon County. Amwell Township was established by a royal patent from Queen Anne in 1708. Its territory comprised 200 square miles (520 km2) and included present day Delaware Township, Raritan Township, Readington Township, East Amwell Township and West Amwell Township and portions of Clinton, Lebanon and Tewksbury Townships. In 1846, Amwell was split into East and West Amwell and in 1954 a final adjustment was made to the two township's boundary lines.
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[edit] Geography
The northern areas of East Amwell are in Amwell Valley, while the southern sections are in The Sourlands region.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.7 square miles (74 km2), of which, 28.7 square miles (74 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.14%) is water.
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[edit] History
During the American Revolutionary War, a small but important skirmish occurred in East Amwell when local militia under Capt. John Schenck ambushed a party of British dragoons near Larison's Corner. The "Ambush of Geary" helped rein in British scouting parties in Hunterdon County in the crucial weeks before Washington's crossing of the Delaware on December 25, 1776.[5]
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,210 |
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| 1940 | 1,218 | 0.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,525 | 25.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,981 | 29.9% | |
| 1970 | 2,568 | 29.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,468 | 35.0% | |
| 1990 | 4,332 | 24.9% | |
| 2000 | 4,455 | 2.8% | |
| 2010 | 4,013 | −9.9% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[6] | |||
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 4,455 people, 1,581 households, and 1,305 families residing in the township. The population density was 155.3 people per square mile (60.0/km²). There were 1,624 housing units at an average density of 56.6 per square mile (21.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.97% White, 0.72% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.
There were 1,581 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $85,664, and the median income for a family was $90,000. Males had a median income of $60,945 versus $39,306 for females. The per capita income for the township was $37,187. About 1.8% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
East Amwell Township Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[7] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
As of 2011[update], members of the East Amwell Township Committee are Mayor Larry Tatsch, Deputy Mayor Pat Cregar, Peter Kneski, Linda Lenox and Tim Mathews.[1]Mayor and Township Committee, East Amwell Township. Accessed March 14, 2011.</ref>
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
East Amwell Township is in the 12th Congressional district. New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D, Hopewell Township).[8] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
East Amwell is in the The 23rd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Michael J. Doherty (R, Washington Township, Warren County) and in the General Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R, Franklin Township, Hunterdon County).[9]
Hunterdon County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who serve three-year terms of office at-large, with either one or two seats up for election each year on a staggered basis.[10] As of 2011, Hunterdon County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Matt Holt (Clinton Town), Freeholder Deputy Director Robert Walton (Hampton), William Mennen (Tewksbury Township),George B. Melick (Tewksbury Township), and Ronald Sworen (Frenchtown).[11]
[edit] Transportation
Route 31 passes through mostly along the western border with West Amwell. Route 179 and US Route 202 pass through near Ringoes.
Three major county roads that go through are CR 514 (along the border with Raritan), CR 518 and CR 579.
The closest limited access road is Route 95 in neighboring Hopewell.
[edit] Education
The East Amwell Township School District serves public school students in preschool through eighth grade. East Amwell Township School had an enrollment of 486 students as of the 2005-06 school year.[12]
Public school students in grade 9 - 12 attend the Hunterdon Central High School, part of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, which serves over 3,000 students in central Hunterdon County. Students from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough, Raritan Township and Readington Township attend Hunterdon Central High School.[13]
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of East Amwell Township include:
- James Buchanan (1839–1900) represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1885 to 1893.[14]
- Charles Lindbergh (1902–74) and Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001), aviators. The Lindbergh kidnapping occurred at the family home in East Amwell, though press reports were filed from the nearby town of Hopewell.[15]
- Andrew Maguire (born 1939), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1975 to 1981.[16]
- David Stout Manners (1808–84), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1852 to 1857.
- Horace Griggs Prall (1881–1951), acting Governor of New Jersey in 1935.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Know Your Township 2008 Committees, East Amwell Township. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Amwell Skirmish", Nature's Grapevine of Washington Crossing State Park, Winter 2006. Accessed June 11, 2007. "On December 14th, a patrol of eight dragoons under the"
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 103.
- ^ Municipalities, Congressman Rush D. Holt, Jr. Accessed June 29, 2008.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- ^ About the Board, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 5, 2011.
- ^ Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2011.
- ^ Data for the East Amwell Township School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 9, 2008.
- ^ Hunterdon Central Regional High School 2007 Report card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 9, 2008. "Located in beautiful, historic Hunterdon County in central New Jersey, Hunterdon Central Regional High School serves the five municipalities of Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough, Raritan Township, and Readington Township."
- ^ James Buchanan, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 27, 2007.
- ^ Gill, Barbara (1981). "Lindbergh kidnapping rocked the world 50 years ago". The Hunterdon County Democrat. http://www.nj.com/lindbergh/hunterdon/index.ssf?/lindbergh/stories/demcovr.html. Retrieved 2008-12-30. "So while the world's attention was focused on Hopewell, from which the first press dispatches emanated about the kidnapping, the Democrat made sure its readers knew that the new home of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh was in East Amwell Township Hunterdon County."
- ^ Gene Andrew Maguire, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed June 10, 2007.
[edit] External links
- East Amwell Township website
- Hunterdon County web page for East Amwell Township
- East Amwell Township School
- East Amwell Township School's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the East Amwell Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
- Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
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