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Stillwater was settled in the eighteenth century by [[German Palatines|Palatine German]] immigrants who entered through the port of [[Philadelphia]]. In 1741, Casper Shafer, John George Wintermute (Windemuth), and their father-in-law Johan Peter Bernhardt settled along the [[Paulins Kill]].<ref name="CSchaefferMemoirs">Schaeffer, Casper and Johnson, William M. ''Memoirs and reminiscences: together with sketches of the early history of Sussex County, New Jersey''. (Hackensack, N.J. : Privately printed, 1907), passim.</ref> For the next 50 years, the village of Stillwater was essentially German, centered on a union church shared by [[Lutheran]] and German Reformed ([[Calvinist]]) congregations.<ref>Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen. The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches, and Genealogies. (Dover, New Jersey, Dover Printing Company, 1895), 631 ff.</ref> The German population [[Cultural assimilation|assimilated]] by the early nineteenth century, but evidence of their settlement remains in the architecture of the [[Grist-mill|grist mills]], [[lime kiln]]s, and stone houses located throughout the valley.<ref name="CSchaefferMemoirs" /> Stillwater was incorporated as a township by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on December 27, 1824, from portions of [[Hardwick Township, New Jersey|Hardwick Township]]<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 232. Accessed October 25, 2012.</ref><ref>Snell, James P. (complied). ''History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers.'' (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881), 383.</ref> when Sussex County was divided in half by the legislature a few weeks earlier to create [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]].<ref>Snell, James P. (complied). ''History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers.'' (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881), 474.</ref><ref>The legislature's act of November 20, 1824 creating Warren County effectively divided Hardwick Township in half, see: State of New Jersey. ''Acts of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey.'' (1824), 146-147, subsequent acts would create Stillwater and Green Townships from parts of Hardwick, at 126.</ref> Portions of the township were taken to form [[Fredon Township, New Jersey|Fredon Township]] on February 24, 1904.<ref name=Story/><ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nOkkAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA263 ''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period''], p. 270. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 9, 2015.</ref>
Stillwater was settled in the eighteenth century by [[German Palatines|Palatine German]] immigrants who entered through the port of [[Philadelphia]]. In 1741, Casper Shafer, John George Wintermute (Windemuth), and their father-in-law Johan Peter Bernhardt settled along the [[Paulins Kill]].<ref name="CSchaefferMemoirs">Schaeffer, Casper and Johnson, William M. ''Memoirs and reminiscences: together with sketches of the early history of Sussex County, New Jersey''. (Hackensack, N.J. : Privately printed, 1907), passim.</ref> For the next 50 years, the village of Stillwater was essentially German, centered on a union church shared by [[Lutheran]] and German Reformed ([[Calvinist]]) congregations.<ref>Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen. The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches, and Genealogies. (Dover, New Jersey, Dover Printing Company, 1895), 631 ff.</ref> The German population [[Cultural assimilation|assimilated]] by the early nineteenth century, but evidence of their settlement remains in the architecture of the [[Grist-mill|grist mills]], [[lime kiln]]s, and stone houses located throughout the valley.<ref name="CSchaefferMemoirs" /> Stillwater was incorporated as a township by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on December 27, 1824, from portions of [[Hardwick Township, New Jersey|Hardwick Township]]<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 232. Accessed October 25, 2012.</ref><ref>Snell, James P. (complied). ''History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers.'' (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881), 383.</ref> when Sussex County was divided in half by the legislature a few weeks earlier to create [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]].<ref>Snell, James P. (complied). ''History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers.'' (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881), 474.</ref><ref>The legislature's act of November 20, 1824 creating Warren County effectively divided Hardwick Township in half, see: State of New Jersey. ''Acts of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey.'' (1824), 146-147, subsequent acts would create Stillwater and Green Townships from parts of Hardwick, at 126.</ref> Portions of the township were taken to form [[Fredon Township, New Jersey|Fredon Township]] on February 24, 1904.<ref name=Story/><ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nOkkAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA263 ''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period''], p. 270. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 9, 2015.</ref>


In 2008, ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine ranked Stillwater Township as its 40th best place to live in its annual rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.<ref>[http://njmonthly.com/articles/best_of/placestolive/best-places-to-live---the-complete-top-towns-list-.html "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.</ref>
In 2008, ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine ranked Stillwater Township as its 40th best place to live in its annual rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.<ref>[http://njmonthly.com/articles/best_of/placestolive/best-places-to-live---the-complete-top-towns-list-.html "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100"] {{wayback|url=http://njmonthly.com/articles/best_of/placestolive/best-places-to-live---the-complete-top-towns-list-.html |date=20080228122746 }}, ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.</ref>


==History==
==History==
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Stillwater is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] form of government. The five-member Township Committee is elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 110.</ref><ref>[http://cgs.rutgers.edu/sites/cgs.rutgers.edu/files/documents/resources/rc_munichart_formsgovt_2011.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting held during the first week of January, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
Stillwater is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] form of government. The five-member Township Committee is elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 110.</ref><ref>[http://cgs.rutgers.edu/sites/cgs.rutgers.edu/files/documents/resources/rc_munichart_formsgovt_2011.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting held during the first week of January, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.


{{As of|2015}}, members of the Stillwater Township Committee are [[Mayor]] George E. Scott ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2015), Deputy Mayor Timmy Lee Fisher (R, term on committee ends 2016; term as deputy mayor ends 2015), Lisa Chammings (R, 2017), Charles M. Gross (R, 2016), and Anita Straway (R, 2015).<ref name=Directory>[http://www.stillwatertownshipnj.com/Directory.html Directory], Stillwater Township, New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref><ref name=Committee>[http://www.stillwatertownshipnj.com/Township_Committee.html Township Committee], Stillwater Township. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.stillwatertownshipnj.com/uploads/Budget2014.pdf 2014 Municipal Data Sheet], Stillwater Township. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref><ref name=Sussex2012>[http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-Summary-Detailed.html County Summary With Detail - General Election: November 6, 2012], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 30, 2012. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref><ref name=Sussex2013>[http://sussexcountyclerk.org/docs/elections/2013/EL45A-SUMMARY-OFFICIAL.HTML General and School Election Official Results November 4, 2013], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 7, 2013. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref><ref name=Sussex2014>[http://sussexcountyclerk.org/docs/elections/2014/20141104-Official/STILLWATER.html General Election Official Results November 4, 2014 for Stillwater], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 10, 2014. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref>
{{As of|2015}}, members of the Stillwater Township Committee are [[Mayor]] George E. Scott ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2015), Deputy Mayor Timmy Lee Fisher (R, term on committee ends 2016; term as deputy mayor ends 2015), Lisa Chammings (R, 2017), Charles M. Gross (R, 2016), and Anita Straway (R, 2015).<ref name=Directory>[http://www.stillwatertownshipnj.com/Directory.html Directory], Stillwater Township, New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref><ref name=Committee>[http://www.stillwatertownshipnj.com/Township_Committee.html Township Committee], Stillwater Township. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.stillwatertownshipnj.com/uploads/Budget2014.pdf 2014 Municipal Data Sheet], Stillwater Township. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref><ref name=Sussex2012>[http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-Summary-Detailed.html County Summary With Detail - General Election: November 6, 2012] {{wayback|url=http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-Summary-Detailed.html |date=20130606113553 }}, [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 30, 2012. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref><ref name=Sussex2013>[http://sussexcountyclerk.org/docs/elections/2013/EL45A-SUMMARY-OFFICIAL.HTML General and School Election Official Results November 4, 2013], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 7, 2013. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref><ref name=Sussex2014>[http://sussexcountyclerk.org/docs/elections/2014/20141104-Official/STILLWATER.html General Election Official Results November 4, 2014 for Stillwater], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 10, 2014. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref>


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As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,009 registered voters in Stillwater Township, of which 468 (15.6% vs. 16.5% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 1,384 (46.0% vs. 39.3%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,153 (38.3% vs. 44.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 4 voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-sussex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Sussex], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 73.4% (vs. 65.8% in Sussex County) were registered to vote, including 94.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 86.5% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref>
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,009 registered voters in Stillwater Township, of which 468 (15.6% vs. 16.5% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 1,384 (46.0% vs. 39.3%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,153 (38.3% vs. 44.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 4 voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-sussex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Sussex], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 73.4% (vs. 65.8% in Sussex County) were registered to vote, including 94.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 86.5% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref>


In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 1,283 votes (61.9% vs. 59.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 735 votes (35.5% vs. 38.2%) and other candidates with 49 votes (2.4% vs. 2.1%), among the 2,073 ballots cast by the township's 3,079 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.3% (vs. 68.3% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html General Election November 6, 2012: District Report - Group Detail], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 30, 2012. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 1,389 votes (59.7% vs. 59.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 872 votes (37.5% vs. 38.7%) and other candidates with 52 votes (2.2% vs. 1.5%), among the 2,328 ballots cast by the township's 2,978 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.2% (vs. 76.9% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-sussex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 1,473 votes (65.0% vs. 63.9% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 754 votes (33.3% vs. 34.4%) and other candidates with 35 votes (1.5% vs. 1.3%), among the 2,267 ballots cast by the township's 2,832 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.0% (vs. 77.7% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_sussex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref>
In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 1,283 votes (61.9% vs. 59.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 735 votes (35.5% vs. 38.2%) and other candidates with 49 votes (2.4% vs. 2.1%), among the 2,073 ballots cast by the township's 3,079 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.3% (vs. 68.3% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html General Election November 6, 2012: District Report - Group Detail] {{wayback|url=http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html |date=20130606114607 }}, [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 30, 2012. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 1,389 votes (59.7% vs. 59.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 872 votes (37.5% vs. 38.7%) and other candidates with 52 votes (2.2% vs. 1.5%), among the 2,328 ballots cast by the township's 2,978 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.2% (vs. 76.9% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-sussex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 1,473 votes (65.0% vs. 63.9% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 754 votes (33.3% vs. 34.4%) and other candidates with 35 votes (1.5% vs. 1.3%), among the 2,267 ballots cast by the township's 2,832 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.0% (vs. 77.7% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_sussex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref>


In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 71.5% of the vote (844 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 24.9% (294 votes), and other candidates with 3.6% (43 votes), among the 1,193 ballots cast by the township's 3,075 registered voters (12 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 38.8%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-sussex.pdf |title=Governor - Sussex County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-sussex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Sussex County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 1,036 votes (63.3% vs. 63.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 406 votes (24.8% vs. 25.7%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 157 votes (9.6% vs. 9.1%) and other candidates with 24 votes (1.5% vs. 1.3%), among the 1,637 ballots cast by the township's 2,991 registered voters, yielding a 54.7% turnout (vs. 52.3% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-sussex.pdf 2009 Governor: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref>
In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 71.5% of the vote (844 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 24.9% (294 votes), and other candidates with 3.6% (43 votes), among the 1,193 ballots cast by the township's 3,075 registered voters (12 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 38.8%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-sussex.pdf |title=Governor - Sussex County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-sussex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Sussex County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 1,036 votes (63.3% vs. 63.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 406 votes (24.8% vs. 25.7%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 157 votes (9.6% vs. 9.1%) and other candidates with 24 votes (1.5% vs. 1.3%), among the 1,637 ballots cast by the township's 2,991 registered voters, yielding a 54.7% turnout (vs. 52.3% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-sussex.pdf 2009 Governor: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref>
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The [[Stillwater Township School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-Kindergarten]] through [[sixth grade]] at Stillwater Township School. As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 337 students and 35.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415750&DistrictID=3415750 District information for Stillwater Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed May 28, 2016.</ref>
The [[Stillwater Township School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-Kindergarten]] through [[sixth grade]] at Stillwater Township School. As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 337 students and 35.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415750&DistrictID=3415750 District information for Stillwater Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed May 28, 2016.</ref>


Students in [[seventh grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]] for public school attend [[Kittatinny Regional High School]] located in [[Hampton Township, New Jersey|Hampton Township]], which serves students who reside in [[Fredon Township, New Jersey|Fredon Township]], Hampton Township, [[Sandyston Township, New Jersey|Sandyston Township]] and [[Walpack Township, New Jersey|Walpack Township]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/37/2465/000.html Kittatiny Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 28, 2016. "Located in beautiful, rural Sussex County in northwest New Jersey, Kittatinny Regional School District serves the five municipalities of Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and the Township of Walpack. The District is comprised of 125 square miles and has a school population of approximately 1100 students."</ref> The high school is located on a {{convert|96|acres|adj=on}} campus in Hampton Township, about seven minutes outside of the [[county seat]] of [[Newton, New Jersey|Newton]]. As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,123 students and 96.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.7:1.<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408060&ID=340806005372 School Data for Kittatinny High School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed May 28, 2016.</ref> Kittatinny Regional High School was recognized as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence]] in 1997-98.<ref name=blueribbon>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref>
Students in [[seventh grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]] for public school attend [[Kittatinny Regional High School]] located in [[Hampton Township, New Jersey|Hampton Township]], which serves students who reside in [[Fredon Township, New Jersey|Fredon Township]], Hampton Township, [[Sandyston Township, New Jersey|Sandyston Township]] and [[Walpack Township, New Jersey|Walpack Township]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/37/2465/000.html Kittatiny Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 28, 2016. "Located in beautiful, rural Sussex County in northwest New Jersey, Kittatinny Regional School District serves the five municipalities of Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and the Township of Walpack. The District is comprised of 125 square miles and has a school population of approximately 1100 students."</ref> The high school is located on a {{convert|96|acres|adj=on}} campus in Hampton Township, about seven minutes outside of the [[county seat]] of [[Newton, New Jersey|Newton]]. As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,123 students and 96.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.7:1.<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408060&ID=340806005372 School Data for Kittatinny High School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed May 28, 2016.</ref> Kittatinny Regional High School was recognized as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence]] in 1997-98.<ref name=blueribbon>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] {{wayback|url=http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |date=20090326000000 }}, [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref>


==Transportation==
==Transportation==

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Stillwater Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Stillwater
Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex
Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex
Map of Stillwater Township in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County in New Jersey.
Map of Stillwater Township in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County in New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Stillwater Township
Census Bureau map of Stillwater Township
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySussex
IncorporatedDecember 27, 1824
Government
[3]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorGeorge E. Scott (term ends December 31, 2015)[1]
 • ClerkLynda Knott (acting)[2]
Area
[4]
 • Total28.385 sq mi (73.515 km2)
 • Land27.061 sq mi (70.087 km2)
 • Water1.324 sq mi (3.428 km2)  4.66%
 • Rank95th of 566 in state
8th of 24 in county[4]
Elevation
[5]
718 ft (219 m)
Population
 (2010 Census)[6][7][8]
 • Total4,099
 • Estimate 
(2015)[9]
3,922
 • Rank408th of 566 in state
12th of 24 in county[10]
 • Density151.5/sq mi (58.5/km2)
  • Rank523rd of 566 in state
20th of 24 in county[10]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP code
07875[11][12]
Area code973[13]
FIPS code[4][14][15][16]34-70890
GNIS ID[5][16]882262
Websitewww.stillwatertownshipnj.com

Stillwater Township is a township located in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Kittatinny Valley, Stillwater is a rural farming community with a long history of dairy farming. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 4,099.[7]

Stillwater was settled in the eighteenth century by Palatine German immigrants who entered through the port of Philadelphia. In 1741, Casper Shafer, John George Wintermute (Windemuth), and their father-in-law Johan Peter Bernhardt settled along the Paulins Kill.[18] For the next 50 years, the village of Stillwater was essentially German, centered on a union church shared by Lutheran and German Reformed (Calvinist) congregations.[19] The German population assimilated by the early nineteenth century, but evidence of their settlement remains in the architecture of the grist mills, lime kilns, and stone houses located throughout the valley.[18] Stillwater was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 27, 1824, from portions of Hardwick Township[20][21] when Sussex County was divided in half by the legislature a few weeks earlier to create Warren County.[22][23] Portions of the township were taken to form Fredon Township on February 24, 1904.[20][24]

In 2008, New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Stillwater Township as its 40th best place to live in its annual rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[25]

History

The township was created on December 27, 1824, by an act passed by the New Jersey Legislature.[20][26]

A prominent structure in the area's history is the Shafer Grist Mill. Originally built by Casper Shafer in 1741, it was moved approximately a half mile to its present location in 1764. It was rebuilt in 1844 and powered by water from the Paulins Kill. Casper's son, Nathan Armstrong Shafer lived in Whitehall Manor, which he built near what is now the center of the village. The gristmill operated commercially until 1955, making it one of the oldest, continuously operating, water-powered gristmills in the State of New Jersey.[citation needed] Aline Murray Kilmer, the widow of poet Joyce Kilmer, lived the last decade of her life at Whitehall, passing away there on October 1, 1941.[27][28]

In the early 1900s, Swartswood Lake became a major resort. Weekenders took the train into nearby Blairstown through the 1940s to stay at such places as the North Shore Inn, The Casino, and The Dove Island Inn (now a private home). Later, summer cabins became popular with Brooklyn weekenders.[citation needed]

The Stillwater creamery was built in 1910. Borden, Inc. later took control of the creamery.[29]

In the 1920s, the Paulinskill River was dammed to create Paulinskill Lake and many summer residences sprang up. These summer cottages have grown into what is now a year-round community.[30]

The Presbyterian Church is the most prominent feature in Stillwater village.[citation needed] Opposite the church is the former Stillwater Academy, an old schoolhouse that is now home to the Stillwater Historical Museum.[31] Stillwater was, and still is, primarily agricultural. The area is dotted with lime kilns, which used to burn lime to enrich the soil, but are now obsolete, becoming lost to history and the overgrowth of vegetation. An intact kiln still exists on Millbrook Road, a little more than two miles (3 km) from Stillwater village.

Roughly one-third of Stillwater Township's area was ceded to create Fredon Township in 1904.[20]

Geography

Swartswood Lake is the third-largest freshwater lake in New Jersey

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 28.385 square miles (73.515 km2), including 27.061 square miles (70.087 km2) of land and 1.324 square miles (3.428 km2) of water (4.66%).[4][17]

Neighborhoods

Crandon Lakes (with a 2010 Census population of 496 in Stillwater Township, out of a CDP total of 1,178[32]) is a unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) split between Hampton Township and Stillwater Township.[33][34][35]

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Catfish Pond, Duck Pond, Fairview Lake, Five Points, Lake Kathryn, Middleville, Mud Pond, Paulins Kill Lake, Quick Pond, Stillwater, Swartswood, Swartswood Lake and Wintermutes Foundry.[36]

Stillwater is a small one-street village in the area that was first settled by Johan Peter Bernhardt and his two sons-in-law, John George Wintermute and Caspar Shafer. At the western terminus of end of Main Street where it meets County Route 521, the First Presbyterian Church of Stillwater is the dominant feature. As Main Street travels east, the Stillwater General Store (originally Garris's General Store) (1876), "Whitehall" (built in 1785 by Abraham Shafer), Casper Shafer's stonehouse (c. 1741), crossing the Paulins Kill near Shafer's grist mill (1764, 1844) and miller's house. An 1820 hostelry, the Stillwater Inn, recently was destroyed by fire. One half-mile (800 m) south of the Presbyterian church, is John George Wintermute's stonehouse (1755), his son Peter's stonehouse (1791). Located adjacent is Stillwater Cemetery—the site of the original Lutheran-Calvinist union church (1771-1838), the graves of the towns earliest settlers, and many eighteenth century ethnic German gravestones.

Geology

Flanked to the west by Kittatinny Mountain, the Stillwater Township is located within the Ridge and Valley Physiographic Province, and the entire township is within the Kittatinny Valley a region of rolling hills and flat valley floors that is a section of the larger Great Appalachian Valley running 700 miles (1,100 km) from eastern Canada to northern Alabama. Elevations in this valley range from 400 to-[convert: unknown unit].[37] According to Snell, "The surface of the country is generally uneven and hilly, and on the west exceedingly rugged and mountainous. Ponds and watercourses abound. Of the latter, the most important is the Paulinskill, a millstream of considerable consequence."[38] All of Stillwater Township is located in the Paulins Kill watershed which flows southwest through Sussex and Warren counties before joining the Delaware River near Columbia, New Jersey. The valley floor is part of the Ordovician Martinsburg Formation (shale and slate) which make up most of the valley—and the Jacksonburg Formation (mostly limestone).

Climate

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Stillwater Township is located in Northwestern New Jersey which has a humid continental climate (microthermal)—a cooler climate due to its higher elevations.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18301,381—
18401,4766.9%
18501,74218.0%
18601,8164.2%
18701,632−10.1%
18801,502−8.0%
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19001,108−14.5%
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19904,2539.4%
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2015 (est.)3,922[9][40]−4.3%
Population sources:
1830-1920[41] 1840[42] 1850-1870[43]
1850[44] 1870[45] 1880-1890[46]
1890-1910[47] 1910-1930[48]
1930-1990[49] 2000[50][51] 2010[6][7][8]
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Census 2010

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The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $79,367 (with a margin of error of +/- $6,830) and the median family income was $94,900 (+/- $17,365). Males had a median income of $50,600 (+/- $10,895) versus $52,587 (+/- $7,700) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $32,147 (+/- $2,398). About 7.0% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.[52]

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census[14] there were 4,267 people, 1,494 households, and 1,154 families residing in the township. The population density was 157.3 people per square mile (60.7/km2). There were 2,030 housing units at an average density of 74.9 per square mile (28.9/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.96% White, 0.16% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.09% of the population.[50][51]

There were 1,494 households out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.27.[50][51]

In the township the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.[50][51]

The median income for a household in the township was $63,750, and the median income for a family was $71,563. Males had a median income of $48,580 versus $35,505 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,933. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.[50][51]

Government

Local government

Stillwater is governed under the township form of government. The five-member Township Committee is elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[3][53] At an annual reorganization meeting held during the first week of January, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

As of 2015, members of the Stillwater Township Committee are Mayor George E. Scott (R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2015), Deputy Mayor Timmy Lee Fisher (R, term on committee ends 2016; term as deputy mayor ends 2015), Lisa Chammings (R, 2017), Charles M. Gross (R, 2016), and Anita Straway (R, 2015).[2][54][55][56][57][58]

Local emergency services

As of 2010, the Township Committee disbanded the Stillwater Police Department. Pending a lawsuit against the township, the New Jersey State Police assumed police coverage on a full-time basis.[59]

The Stillwater Area Volunteer Fire Company provide fire and rescue services to the township. The Stillwater Area Volunteer Fire Company also provides services to Hardwick Township, in Warren County, along with Blairstown Hose Company #1. Stillwater also provides ice rescue services to the western portion of the county.[60] Stillwater station houses CAFS Pumper 42-62, Rescue-Pumper 42-61, Tanker/Pumper 42-71, Rescue 42-75 and utility and special operations 42-81.

In February 2016, the township disbanded the Swartswood Volunteer Fire Department and reclaimed township-owned vehicles and other property.[61]

Stillwater Emergency Rescue Squad provides emergency medical services to the township, utilizing two full-size ambulances, and first response vehicles. EMS coverage is supplemented by The Stillwater Area Volunteer Fire Company's First Responder Division.

Federal, state and county representation

Stillwater Township is located in the 5th Congressional District[62] and is part of New Jersey's 24th state legislative district.[7][63][64]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Wyckoff).[65][66] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[67] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[68][69]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 24th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Parker Space (R, Wantage Township) and in the General Assembly by Dawn Fantasia (R, Franklin) and Mike Inganamort (R, Chester Township).[70] Template:NJ Governor

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Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,009 registered voters in Stillwater Township, of which 468 (15.6% vs. 16.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,384 (46.0% vs. 39.3%) were registered as Republicans and 1,153 (38.3% vs. 44.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 voters registered to other parties.[71] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 73.4% (vs. 65.8% in Sussex County) were registered to vote, including 94.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 86.5% countywide).[71][72]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 1,283 votes (61.9% vs. 59.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 735 votes (35.5% vs. 38.2%) and other candidates with 49 votes (2.4% vs. 2.1%), among the 2,073 ballots cast by the township's 3,079 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.3% (vs. 68.3% in Sussex County).[73] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 1,389 votes (59.7% vs. 59.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 872 votes (37.5% vs. 38.7%) and other candidates with 52 votes (2.2% vs. 1.5%), among the 2,328 ballots cast by the township's 2,978 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.2% (vs. 76.9% in Sussex County).[74] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 1,473 votes (65.0% vs. 63.9% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 754 votes (33.3% vs. 34.4%) and other candidates with 35 votes (1.5% vs. 1.3%), among the 2,267 ballots cast by the township's 2,832 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.0% (vs. 77.7% in the whole county).[75]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 71.5% of the vote (844 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 24.9% (294 votes), and other candidates with 3.6% (43 votes), among the 1,193 ballots cast by the township's 3,075 registered voters (12 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 38.8%.[76][77] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,036 votes (63.3% vs. 63.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 406 votes (24.8% vs. 25.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 157 votes (9.6% vs. 9.1%) and other candidates with 24 votes (1.5% vs. 1.3%), among the 1,637 ballots cast by the township's 2,991 registered voters, yielding a 54.7% turnout (vs. 52.3% in the county).[78]

Education

The Stillwater Township School District serves public school students in pre-Kindergarten through sixth grade at Stillwater Township School. As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 337 students and 35.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1.[79]

Students in seventh through twelfth grade for public school attend Kittatinny Regional High School located in Hampton Township, which serves students who reside in Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township and Walpack Township.[80] The high school is located on a 96-acre (39 ha) campus in Hampton Township, about seven minutes outside of the county seat of Newton. As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,123 students and 96.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.[81] Kittatinny Regional High School was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1997-98.[82]

Transportation

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 60.77 miles (97.80 km) of roadways, of which 39.87 miles (64.16 km) were maintained by the municipality and 20.90 miles (33.64 km) by Sussex County.[83]

Local attractions

Parks and recreation

Stillwater is the home of Swartswood State Park, established in 1914 as the first state park established by the state of New Jersey. In the center of the park lies the Little Swartswood and Swartswood Lake. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.[84]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Stillwater Township, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Stillwater Township include:

See also

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