Pahaquarry Township, New Jersey
Pahaquarry Township is a now-defunct Township that was located in Warren County, New Jersey.
Pahaquarry Township was formed on December 27, 1824, from portions of Walpack Township in Sussex County and set off to Warren County.[1]
The township got its name from the word Pahaquarra, which was a derivation of the Indian word Pahaqualong, which meant "termination of two mountains" and described the mountain or mountainous area that was the area's southern border.
Pahaquarry sits on the Delaware River. Most of its land was purchased by the federal government during the late 1960s in order to build the proposed Tocks Island Dam along the river, and its population was reduced to only a handful of people. Grassroot environmental organizations and mass local opposition put a halt to these plans and the dam was never completed[2]. Most of the land became part of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The project was officially deauthorized by the US Congress during 2002.
On July 2, 1997, Pahaquarry Township, whose population had dwindled to fewer than a dozen people, was dissolved and incorporated into Hardwick Township[2].
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 80 |
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| 1940 | 72 | −10.0% | |
| 1950 | 67 | −6.9% | |
| 1960 | 63 | −6.0% | |
| 1970 | 71 | 12.7% | |
| 1980 | 26 | −63.4% | |
| 1990 | 20 | −23.1% | |
| historical data source: [3] | |||
As of the United States Census of 1990[4] (the last census for which the Township existed), there were 20 people, 9 households, and 5 families residing in the township, all of whom were white.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 247.
- ^ a b About Warren County...Past and Present, accessed September 28, 2006
- ^ "New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990". http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-03.[dead link]
- ^ 1990 Census data for Pahaquarry Township
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