Everything about Hunterdon County New Jersey totally explained
As of the
census of 2000, there were 121,989 people, 43,678 households, and 32,845 families residing in the county. The
population density was 284 people per square mile (110/km²). There were 45,032 housing units at an average density of 105 per square mile (40/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.91%
White, 2.25%
Black or
African American, 0.14%
Native American, 1.92%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.75% from
other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 2.76% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 18.7% were of
Italian, 17.3%
German, 14.5%
Irish, 8.4%
English, 7.3%
Polish and 5.1%
American ancestry according to
Census 2000.
There were 43,678 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.30% were
married couples living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 20.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 10.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.
Hunterdon County's median income for a household was $79,888, which makes it the
fourth highest county in the country based on median household income. Median income for a family was $91,050. Males had a median income of $61,888 versus $40,852 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $36,370, which ranks as the
thirteenth highest county in the country based on per capita income. About 1.60% of families and 2.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 2.10% of those under age 18 and 4.20% of those age 65 or over. As of October 2007, Hunterdon County now has the highest median property taxes in the United States.
Government
Hunterdon County is governed by a five-member
Board of Chosen Freeholders. The members are elected at large on a staggered basis to serve three-year terms of office, with the three-year term of office starts (and ends) on January 1.
The Freeholder Board is the center of legislative and administrative responsibility and, as such, performs a dual role. As legislators they draw up and adopt a budget, and in the role of administrators they're responsible for spending the funds they've appropriated.
As of 2008, Hunterdon County's
Freeholders are Freeholder Director
Erik Peterson
(
Milford),
Freeholder Deputy Director
William Mennen (
Tewksbury Township),
Matt Holt (
Clinton Town),
George B. Melick (
Tewksbury Township) and
Ronald Sworen (
Frenchtown).
Municipalities
The following municipalities are located in Hunterdon County. The municipality type is listed in parentheses after the name, except where the type is included as part of the name.
Census-designated places and other
unincorporated communities are listed under their municipalities.
Alexandria Township
Bethlehem Township
Bloomsbury (borough)
Califon (borough)
Clinton Township
Clinton (town)
Delaware Township
East Amwell Township
Flemington (borough)
Franklin Township
Frenchtown (borough)
Glen Gardner (borough)
Hampton (borough)
High Bridge (borough)
Holland Township
Kingwood Township
Lambertville (city)
Lebanon Township
Lebanon (borough)
Milford (borough)
Raritan Township
Readington Township
Stockton (borough)
Tewksbury Township
Union Township
West Amwell Township
Points of interest
Hunterdon County Arboretum
Solitude House Museum / Solitude Dam /Taylor's Falls / TISCO Headquarters 1742 in High Bridge, New Jersey
The Red Mill (in Clinton, New Jersey)
Notable residents
Jack Cust, MLB Player for the Oakland Athletics
Troy Glaus, MLB Player for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Merv Griffin, producer of many game and talk shows, owned and lived on a farm in Califon, New Jersey
William Kirkpatrick, (1769-1832), born in Amwell, physician and United States Congressman from New York
James W. Marshall, discoverer of gold at Sutter's Mill in California in 1848.
Gary Vaynerchuk, Host of Wine Library TV
Joe Piscopo, Former Saturday Night Live cast memberFurther Information
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