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Clinton Township, New Jersey
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Township of Clinton | |
Jones Tavern near Annandale
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Map of Clinton Township in Hunterdon County. Inset: Location of Hunterdon County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
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Census Bureau map of Clinton Township, New Jersey
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Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Hunterdon |
Incorporated | April 12, 1841 |
Named for | DeWitt Clinton |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (small municipality) |
• Body | Township Council |
Area | |
• Total | 33.87 sq mi (87.72 km2) |
• Land | 29.87 sq mi (77.36 km2) |
• Water | 4.00 sq mi (10.36 km2) 11.81% |
Area rank | 72nd of 565 in state 5th of 26 in county |
Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,478 |
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(2019)
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12,565 |
• Rank | 185th of 566 in state 3rd of 26 in county |
• Density | 451.1/sq mi (174.2/km2) |
• Density rank | 450th of 566 in state 14th of 26 in county |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 908 |
FIPS code | 3401913750 |
GNIS feature ID | 0882177 |
Clinton Township is a township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The township is in the Raritan Valley region and is located in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 13,478, reflecting an increase of 521 (+4.0%) from the 12,957 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,141 (+19.8%) from the 10,816 counted in the 1990 Census.
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 taken 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). The township was named for Governor of New York DeWitt Clinton.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 33.87 square miles (87.72 km2), including 29.87 square miles (77.36 km2) of land and 4.00 square miles (10.36 km2) of water (11.81%).
Annandale (with a 2010 Census population of 1,695) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located within Clinton Township.
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Allerton, Cedar Heights, Cokesbury, Hamden, Mariannes Corner, McPherson, Potterstown, Readingsburg, and Sunnyside.
The township borders Clinton Town, Franklin Township, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Raritan Township, Readington Township, Tewksbury Township, Union Township. Also, Lebanon is an independent municipality surrounded entirely by the township, making it part one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.
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. The Lenape called the mountain "Cushetunk" meaning "place of hogs". In the 1960s, the valley was filled with water to create Round Valley Reservoir, at 180 feet (55 m) in depth the second-deepest in the state.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1850 | 2,369 | — | |
1860 | 2,951 | 24.6% | |
1870 | 3,134 | 6.2% | |
1880 | 2,133 | −31.9% | |
1890 | 913 | −57.2% | |
1900 | 2,296 | 151.5% | |
1910 | 2,108 | −8.2% | |
1920 | 1,987 | −5.7% | |
1930 | 1,856 | −6.6% | |
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% | |
2010 | 13,478 | 4.0% | |
2019 (est.) | 12,565 | −6.8% | |
Population sources:1850-1920 1880-1890 1890-1910 1910-1930 1930-1990 2000 2010 * = Lost territory in previous decade. |
Census 2010
As of the census of 2010, there were 13,478 people, 4,568 households, and 3,444 families residing in the township. The population density was 451.1 per square mile (174.2/km2). There were 4,737 housing units at an average density of 158.6 per square mile (61.2/km2)*. The racial makeup of the township was 86.43% (11,649) White, 6.01% (810) Black or African American, 0.20% (27) Native American, 3.90% (525) Asian, 0.04% (6) Pacific Islander, 1.79% (241) from other races, and 1.63% (220) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.60% (755) of the population.
There were 4,568 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the township, the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.9 years. For every 100 females there were 116.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 121.3 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $120,565 (with a margin of error of +/- $6,904) and the median family income was $147,689 (+/- $10,532). Males had a median income of $106,898 (+/- $7,766) versus $73,264 (+/- $11,810) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $52,700 (+/- $6,064). About 1.7% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
Census 2000
As of the 2000 United States Census 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 per square mile (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.
Education
The Clinton Township School District serves children in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,218 students and 146.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.3:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: Spruce Run Elementary School with 22 students in PreK, Patrick McGaheran School with 317 students in grades K-2, Round Valley School with 395 students in grades 3-5 and Clinton Township Middle School with 479 students in grades 6-8. Students in grades 7 and 8 from Lebanon Borough attend the district's middle school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Lebanon Borough School District.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, which also serves students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,584 students and 123.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1. The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township, who attend Voorhees High School in Lebanon Township.
Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Hunterdon County Vocational School District, a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in Raritan Township and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.
Immaculate Conception School, located in Annandale and serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. In September 2013, the school was one of 15 in New Jersey to be recognized by the United States Department of Education as part of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, an award called the "most prestigious honor in the United States' education system" and which Education Secretary Arne Duncan described as schools that "represent examples of educational excellence".
Transportation
Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 119.00 miles (191.51 km) of roadways, of which 86.79 miles (139.67 km) were maintained by the municipality, 17.20 miles (27.68 km) by Hunterdon County and 15.01 miles (24.16 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Interstate 78, Route 22 and Route 31 pass through Clinton Township.
Rail and bus transportation
Annandale is an NJ 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. NJ Transit offers bus service on the 884 route.
The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad), runs through the southwest part of Clinton Township.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Clinton Township include:
- Matthew Acosta (born 2002), soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club New York Red Bulls II.
- Walter Chandoha (1920–2019), animal photographer, known especially for his 90,000 photographs of cats.
- John B. Evans (1942-2004), publisher of The Village Voice.
- Jason Knapp (born 1990), professional baseball pitcher.
- Leonard Lance (born 1952), former member of the United States House of Representatives.
- John Manners (1786-1853), physician, lawyer, and politician who served as President of the New Jersey Senate.
Surrounding communities
High Bridge | Lebanon Township | Tewksbury Township | ||
Town of Clinton Union Township |
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Clinton Township | ||||
Franklin Township | Raritan Township | Readington Township |
The township completely surrounds the borough of Lebanon.
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Clinton (Nueva Jersey) para niños