Readington Township, New Jersey

Readington Township is a township located in the easternmost portion of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 16,126,[9][10][11] reflecting an increase of 323 (+2.0%) from the 15,803 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,403 (+17.9%) from the 13,400 counted in the 1990 Census.[21]

Readington Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Readington
House in Darts Mills
Map of Readington Township in Hunterdon County. Inset: Location of Hunterdon County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Readington Township, New Jersey
Readington Township
Location in Hunterdon County
Readington Township
Location in New Jersey
Readington Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40.581601°N 74.777851°W / 40.581601; -74.777851[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
Royal charterJuly 15, 1730
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Named forJohn Reading
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorJonathan Heller (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2020)[4][5]
 • Administrator / Municipal clerkVita Mekovetz[6][7]
Area
 • Total48.039 sq mi (124.421 km2)
 • Land47.736 sq mi (123.636 km2)
 • Water0.303 sq mi (0.784 km2)  0.63%
Area rank34th of 566 in state
1st of 26 in county[1]
Elevation213 ft (65 m)
Population
 • Total16,126
 • Estimate 
(2019)[12]
15,843
 • Rank157th of 566 in state
2nd of 26 in county[13]
 • Density337.8/sq mi (130.4/km2)
 • Density rank468th of 566 in state
15th of 26 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08870 - Readington[14]
08888 - Whitehouse[15]
08889 - Whitehouse Station[16]
Area code(s)908[17]
FIPS code3401962250[1][18][19]
GNIS feature ID0882178[1][20]
Websitewww.readingtontwp.org

Created by Royal charter of King George II, "Reading" Township was formed on July 15, 1730, from portions of Amwell Township. It was the first new township created after Hunterdon was established as an independent county.[22] The township was incorporated as Readingtown Township, one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships, on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were annexed by Tewksbury Township in 1832 and 1861.[23] The township was named for John Reading, the first native-born governor of the British Province of New Jersey.[24][25]

Covering more than 48 square miles (120 km2), it is the largest township in the county,[22] covering almost 11% of the county's area.[26] More than 8,000 acres (32 km2) of land have been preserved from development. Readington Township is bounded on the north by the Lamington River and Rockaway Creek; to the east by Somerset County, which existed as the boundary between East and West Jersey from 1688–1695;[27] to the south, the South Branch of the Raritan River; and to the west by the old West Jersey Society's line which crosses the Cushetunk Mountains.

Geography
Readington Reformed Church in Readington Village

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 48.039 square miles (124.421 km2), including 47.736 square miles (123.636 km2) of land and 0.303 square miles (0.784 km2) of water (0.63%).[1][2]

Cushetunk Mountain is a ring-shaped mountain located in 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".[28] 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.[29]

Whitehouse Station (2010 Census population of 2,089[30]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Readington Township.[31]

The township borders the municipalities of Clinton Township, Raritan Township and Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County; and Branchburg and Hillsborough Township in Somerset County.[32][33][34]

Communities

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Backers Island, Higginsville, McCrea Mills, Riverside, Rockfellows Mills, Round Mountain, Stovers Mills and Wood Church, as well as the following:[35]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18101,717—
18201,96414.4%
18302,1027.0%
18402,37312.9%
18502,83619.5%
18603,0768.5%
18703,070−0.2%
18803,1031.1%
18902,813−9.3%
19002,670−5.1%
19102,569−3.8%
19202,525−1.7%
19302,81111.3%
19402,9053.3%
19504,08040.4%
19606,14750.7%
19707,68825.1%
198010,85541.2%
199013,40023.4%
200015,80317.9%
201016,1262.0%
Est. 201915,843[12][36][37]−1.8%
Population sources:
1810-1920[38] 1840[39] 1850-1870[40]
1850[41] 1870[42] 1880-1890[43]
1890-1910[44] 1910-1930[45]
1930-1990[46] 2000[47][48] 2010[9][10][11]

Census 2010

The 2010 United States Census counted 16,126 people, 5,971 households, and 4,496.163 families in the township. The population density was 337.8 per square mile (130.4/km2). There were 6,191 housing units at an average density of 129.7 per square mile (50.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 93.09% (15,011) White, 1.33% (214) Black or African American, 0.11% (18) Native American, 3.60% (581) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.77% (124) from other races, and 1.10% (177) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93% (633) of the population.[9]

The 5,971 households accounted 35.1% with children under the age of 18 living with them; 66.0% were married couples living together; 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. Of all households, 20.7% were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.15.[9]

In the township, the population age was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.1 males.[9]

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $120,821 (with a margin of error of +/- $9,180) and the median family income was $138,171 (+/- $10,232). Males had a median income of $100,647 (+/- $11,576) versus $61,372 (+/- $6,196) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $55,493 (+/- $4,019). About 1.3% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.[49]

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census[18] there were 15,803 people, 5,676 households, and 4,410 families residing in the township. The population density was 331.4 people per square mile (127.9/km²). There were 5,794 housing units at an average density of 121.5 per square mile (46.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.14% White, 0.76% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.56% Asian, 0.53% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.05% of the population.[47][48]

There were 5,676 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.2% 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 2.77 and the average family size was 3.18.[47][48]

In the township the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.[47][48]

The median income for a household in the township was $95,356, and the median income for a family was $106,343. Males had a median income of $66,778 versus $48,385 for females. The per capita income for the township was $41,000. About 0.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.[47][48]

Economy

Readington Township is home to the personal and commercial lines of insurance of Chubb Corp.,[50] and the Quick Chek Corporation, which operates over 100 convenience stores throughout New Jersey and New York.[51]

Readington was once also home to the global headquarters of Merck & Co., one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the country, but the company has since relocated to nearby Kenilworth, New Jersey.[52]

Readington's business climate benefits from its proximity to major highways, Princeton, Bridgewater Township and other centers of business in central New Jersey.

Arts and culture

Readington is home to several museums and offers many programs for adults and children. The Bouman-Stickney Homestead is located off of Dreahook Road in the hamlet of Stanton. Coldbrook School, the site of living history programs for the township's elementary school children, is in the northern section of town, and the Eversole-Hall House is located on Route 523, next to the Municipal building.[53] Taylor's Mill, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built around 1760 by John Taylor. It is the only remaining pre-revolutionary mill in the township and was used to provide troops with food during the Revolutionary War. The township plans to make Taylor's Mill a fourth township museum.[54]

Government

Local government

Readington Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 of 565 municipalities statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.[55] The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are 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][56] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. The Mayor serves as chair of the Township Committee and has the powers vested in the mayor's office by general law.[57]

As of 2020, members of the Readington Township Committee are Mayor Jonathan Heller (R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2020), Deputy Mayor R. Juergen Huelsebusch (R, term on committee ends 2021; term as deputy member ends 2020), John Albanese (R, 2020), Betty Ann Fort (R, 2022) and Benjamin A. Smith (R, 2021).[4][58][59][60][61][62][63]

In the 2017 general election, Republicans John Albanese (3887 votes) and Jonathan Heller (3738 votes) prevailed against Democrat challenger Alan Harwick (2027 votes) The all-Republican Committee was unanimous on the leadership roles at the 2018 reorganization meeting, choosing Benjamin Smith as mayor and Betty Ann Fort as deputy mayor.[64]

In December 2014, the Township Council selected M. Elizabeth Duffy from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the vacant seat of Beatrice Muir, who had resigned the previous month from a term of office ending in December 2015.[65]

Federal, state and county representation

Readington Township is located in the 7th Congressional District[66] and is part of New Jersey's 16th state legislative district.[10][67][68] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Readington Township had been in the 23rd state legislative district.[69]

For the 116th United States Congress. New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is represented by Tom Malinowski (D, Ringoes).[70] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2021)[71] and Bob Menendez (Paramus, term ends 2025).[72][73]

For the 2018–2019 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 16th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Christopher Bateman (R, Branchburg) and in the General Assembly by Andrew Zwicker (D, South Brunswick) and Roy Freiman (D, Hillsborough Township).[74][75]

Hunterdon County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who serve three-year terms of office at-large on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held each January, the freeholders select one member to serve as the board's Director and another to serve as Deputy Director.[76] As of 2015, Hunterdon County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director John King (R; Raritan Township, 2015),[77] Freeholder Deputy Director Suzanne Lagay (R; Holland Township, 2016),[78] J. Matthew Holt (R; Clinton Town, 2015),[79] John E. Lanza (R; Flemington, 2016)[80] and Robert G. Walton (R; Hampton, 2017).[81][82] Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Mary H. Melfi (R; Flemington, 2017),[83] Sheriff Fredrick W. Brown (R; Alexandria Township, 2016)[84] and Surrogate Susan J. Hoffman (R; Kingwood Township, 2018).[85][86][87]

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 11,223 registered voters in Readington Township, of which 1,745 (15.5%) were registered as Democrats, 5,118 (45.6%) were registered as Republicans and 4,354 (38.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered to other parties.[88]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 63.8% of the vote (5,537 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 35.0% (3,039 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (103 votes), among the 8,730 ballots cast by the township's 11,700 registered voters (51 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 74.6%.[89][90] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 61.1% of the vote (5,646 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 37.0% (3,425 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (100 votes), among the 9,245 ballots cast by the township's 11,302 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.8%.[91] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 63.5% of the vote (5,566 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 35.7% (3,127 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (91 votes), among the 8,767 ballots cast by the township's 10,679 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 82.1.[92]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 79.1% of the vote (4,524 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 19.5% (1,114 votes), and other candidates with 1.5% (83 votes), among the 5,812 ballots cast by the township's 11,669 registered voters (91 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 49.8%.[93][94] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.4% of the vote (4,771 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 20.6% (1,395 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 7.3% (495 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (46 votes), among the 6,777 ballots cast by the township's 11,169 registered voters, yielding a 60.7% turnout.[95]

In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 56.8% of the vote (5,565 cast), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 36.6% of the vote (3,590 cast), Libertarian Gary Johnson with 2.8% of the vote (278 cast), Green Party Jill Stein with 1% of the vote (100 cast), 27 votes for other candidates and 97 write-in votes for a total of 9,657 votes cast. Turnout was 77.5%, with 9,803 of 12,659 registered voters casting votes that day.[96]

Education

The Readington Township Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.[97] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,495 students and 161.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.3:1.[98] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[99]) are Three Bridges School[100] with 318 students in grades PreK-3, Whitehouse School[101] with 304 students in grades K-3, Holland Brook School[102] with 319 students in grades 4-5 and Readington Middle School[103] with 541 students in grades 6-8.[104][105]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend the Hunterdon Central High School, part of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, which also serves students in central Hunterdon County from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough and Raritan Township.[106][107] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,844 students and 238.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.[108] Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based in the population of the five constituent municipalities who participate in the school district, with three seats allocated to Readington Township.[109]

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.[110]

Emergency services

Readington Township is served by a full-time Police Department, two ambulances staffed by the Whitehouse Rescue Squad, and four volunteer Fire Companies.

EMS and rescue services
  • The Whitehouse First Aid & Rescue Squad Station 22 Rescue was formed in 1950 and provides the lead EMS & Rescue coordination for the Township under the leadership of Chief Jeff Herzog. They are a blended department, with over 50 EMTs. The squad has a rescue services division led by volunteers for rescue operations such as automobile extrication, confined space and water rescue. 22 Rescue is located on Main Street in Whitehouse Station.[111]

Fire departments

The following volunteer fire departments serve the Township:[112]

  • East Whitehouse Volunteer Fire Co., organized in December 1923 (Station 31 Fire)[113]
  • Readington Volunteer Fire Co., established in 1958 (Station 32 Fire)[114]
  • Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Co., established in 1927 (Station 33 Fire)[115]
  • Whitehouse Station Volunteer Fire Co. #1 (Station 22 Fire)[116]

Transportation
I-78 eastbound in Readington

Roads and highways

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 178.01 miles (286.48 km) of roadways, of which 145.39 miles (233.98 km) were maintained by the municipality, 19.33 miles (31.11 km) by Hunterdon County and 13.29 miles (21.39 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[117]

Roads and highways that pass through the township include Interstate 78,[118] U.S. Route 202,[119] Route 22[120] and Route 31.[121]

Public transportation
White House Station

The township is also served by NJ Transit's White House station,[122] offering service on the Raritan Valley Line to Newark Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal, with connecting service to Penn Station New York in Midtown Manhattan.[123]

NJ Transit provides local bus service on the 884 route.[124]

The Hunterdon County LINK provide local bus service on Routes 17 / 18 between Milford and Clinton; and Route 23 between Flemington and Bridgewater Commons Mall / Somerville.[125]

Rail service

The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad), runs through Readington Township.[126]

The Black River and Western Railroad is a freight and heritage railroad that runs from Lambertville via Ringoes and Flemington to Three Bridges (Readington) where it connects to the Norfolk Southern Railway.[127]

Community

The Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012.[128] The event held at Solberg-Hunterdon Airport is the largest summertime hot air balloon festival in North America.[129]

FBI shootout

On April 5, 2007, a shootout near a PNC Bank branch on U.S. Route 22 in Readington resulted in the death of an FBI agent. FBI Agent Barry Lee Bush, assigned to the Newark FBI Office, was investigating a string of bank robberies in central New Jersey, was airlifted to a New Brunswick hospital where he was pronounced dead. All three suspects were caught.[130]

Notable people

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

References
  1. 2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.
  2. US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 103.
  4. Township Committee, Readington Township. Accessed March 3, 2020.
  5. 2020 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed February 1, 2020.
  6. Administration, Township of Readington. Accessed November 20, 2019.
  7. Municipal Clerk, Township of Readington. Accessed November 20, 2019.
  8. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Readington, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.
  9. DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Readington township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at Archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  10. Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.
  11. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Readington township, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  12. QuickFacts for Readington township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Hunterdon County, New Jersey; New Jersey from Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2020.
  13. GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at Archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 26, 2012.
  14. Look Up a ZIP Code for Readington, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  15. Look Up a ZIP Code for Whitehouse, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  16. Look Up a ZIP Code for Whitehouse Station, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  17. Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Readington, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 23, 2014.
  18. U.S. Census website , United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. Geographic codes for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed September 1, 2019.
  20. US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  21. Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed September 26, 2012.
  22. About Us, Readington Township. Accessed November 20, 2019. "Created by Royal Charter of King George II 'Readings' Township was formed July 15, 1730. It was the first new township created after Hunterdon became a county. Containing almost forty-eight square miles, it remains the largest township in the County."
  23. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 157. Accessed July 13, 2012.
  24. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 21, 2015.
  25. Reading, David R. "Gov. John Reading (1686-1767)", The Mount Amwell Project. Accessed September 21, 2015. "On July 15, 1730, Reading Township (present Readington, N.J.) was named in his honor."
  26. GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at Archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  27. Where Was the West Jersey/East Jersey Line?, WestJersey.org
  28. Cushetunk Mountain Preserve Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Division of Parks and Recreation. Accessed November 14, 2012.
  29. "Round Valley Recreation Area Offers Something for Everyone", New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed November 14, 2012.
  30. DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for White House Station CDP, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at Archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  31. New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed November 15, 2012.
  32. Areas touching Readington Township, MapIt. Accessed January 4, 2015.
  33. Map of County Municipalities, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed November 15, 2019.
  34. New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.
  35. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 5, 2015.
  36. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2020.
  37. Census Estimates for New Jersey April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2020.
  38. Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905, New Jersey Department of State, 1906. Accessed July 18, 2013.
  39. Bowen, Francis. American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843, p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed July 18, 2013.
  40. Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 267, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 18, 2013. "Readington Township was formed in 1798. Its population in 1850 was 2,836; in 1860, 3,074; and in 1870, 3,070. The New Jersey Central Railroad runs through the township near its centre. Whitehouse, Potterstown, White House Station, Readington, Pleasant Run, Stanton, Rowland Mills and Centreville are post villages."
  41. Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson. The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, p. 139. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 18, 2013.
  42. Staff. A compendium of the ninth census, 1870, p. 260. United States Census Bureau, 1872. Accessed July 18, 2013.
  43. Porter, Robert Percival. Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75, p. 98. United States Census Bureau, 1890. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  44. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890, United States Census Bureau, p. 337. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  45. Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I, United States Census Bureau, p. 716. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  46. Table 6. New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed June 28, 2015.
  47. Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Archived 2015-01-08 at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  48. DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Readington township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at Archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  49. DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Readington township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at Archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  50. Contact Us in the United States, Chubb Corp. Accessed January 4, 2015.
  51. Contact Us, Quick Chek. Accessed January 4, 2015.
  52. Caroom, Eliot. "Merck's plan to leave Readington for Summit is latest shake-up in N.J.'s pharmaceutical industry", The Star-Ledger, October 9, 2012. Accessed January 4, 2015. "In the latest shake-up of New Jersey's volatile pharmaceutical industry, drug giant Merck & Co. announced today it was moving its global headquarters – and the 1,000 employees who work there – from Whitehouse Station in Readington Township to Summit, some 30 miles to the east."
  53. Eversole-Hall House, New Jersey Historic Trust. Accessed July 28, 2008.
  54. Cold Brook School and Taylor's Mill, Readington Township. Accessed Novemerb 20, 2019. "Taylor's Mill is a stone gristmill built c. 1760 by Colonel John Taylor. The mill is located at the southwest corner of Taylor's Mill Road and Rockaway Road on the Readington/Tewksbury border. Taylor's Mill is the last surviving pre-Revolutionary mill in Readington Township and eastern Hunterdon County. It played a significant role in the Revolution by providing grain for the troops."
  55. Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed November 18, 2019.
  56. "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 7. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 3, 2015.
  57. Local Form of Government, Readington Township. Accessed March 12, 2015.
  58. 2019 Municipal User Friendly Budget, Readington Township. Accessed November 20, 2019.
  59. 2019 County and Municipal Directory, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  60. Township of Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  61. Hunterdon County District Canvass November 5, 2019, General Election, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 14, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.
  62. District Canvass November 6, 2018 Official Results, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 14, 2018. Accessed January 1, 2019.
  63. District Canvass November 7, 2017 Official Results, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 9, 2017. Accessed January 1, 2018.
  64. Kiriluk-Hill, Renée. "Betty Ann Fort new Readington mayor in split vote at reorganization", Hunterdon County Democrat, January 6, 2015. Accessed March 12, 2015. "Betty Ann Fort was elected mayor in a split vote by her fellow Township Committee members on Jan. 5. Tom Auriemma will serve as deputy mayor.... The Township Committee remains all-Republican, but Tropella and Broten in the June primary had defeated incumbents Julia Allen and Frank Gatti, and then prevailed again in November after the incumbents launched a write-in campaign."
  65. Staff. "Duffy appointed to Readington Twp. Committee to complete Muir's term", Hunterdon County Democrat, December 16, 2014. Accessed March 12, 2015. "Liz Duffy has been appointed to a seat on the Readington Township Committee.She will be completing the term of Beatrice Muir, who announced her retirement in November."
  66. Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.
  67. 2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.
  68. Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.
  69. 2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government Archived 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, p. 63, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015.
  70. Directory of Representatives: New Jersey, United States House of Representatives. Accessed June 1, 2020.
  71. About Cory Booker, United States Senate. Accessed January 26, 2015. "He now owns a home and lives in Newark's Central Ward community."
  72. Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "He currently lives in Paramus and has two children, Alicia and Robert."
  73. Senators of the 116th Congress from New Jersey. United States Senate. Accessed April 17, 2019. "Booker, Cory A. - (D - NJ) Class II; Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ) Class I"
  74. Legislative Roster 2018-2019 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2018.
  75. District 16 Legislators, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2018.
  76. About the Board, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  77. John King, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  78. Suzanne Lagay, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  79. J. Matthew Holt, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  80. John E. Lanza, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  81. Robert G. Walton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  82. Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  83. Hunterdon County Clerk Mary H. Melfi, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  84. Frederick W. Brown; Hunterdon County Sheriff, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  85. Surrogate Susan J. Hoffman, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  86. 2014 Elected Officials, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  87. 2014 County and Municipal Guide ... Hunterdon County Now, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 8, 2015.
  88. Voter Registration Summary - Hunterdon, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 15, 2012.
  89. "Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. March 15, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  90. "Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. March 15, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  91. 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 15, 2012.
  92. 2004 Presidential Election: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 15, 2012.
  93. "Governor - Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  94. "Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  95. 2009 Governor: Hunterdon County Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 15, 2012.
  96. Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2016, General Election, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 10, 2016. Accessed January 30, 2017.
  97. Readington Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Readington Township Public Schools. Accessed April 17, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Readington Township School District. Composition: The Readington Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Readington Township."
  98. District information for Readington Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  99. School Data for the Readington Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  100. Three Bridges School, Readington Township Public Schools. Accessed April 17, 2020.
  101. Whitehouse School, Readington Township Public Schools. Accessed April 17, 2020.
  102. Holland Brook School, Readington Township Public Schools. Accessed April 17, 2020.
  103. Readington Middle School, Readington Township Public Schools. Accessed April 17, 2020.
  104. Contact Information, Readington Township Public Schools. Accessed April 17, 2020.
  105. New Jersey School Directory for the Readington Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  106. Hunterdon Central Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Accessed April 17, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District. Composition: The Hunterdon Central Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of, Delaware Township, East Amwell, Flemington Boro, Raritan Township, and Readington Township."
  107. Hunterdon Central Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 17, 2020. "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. The District is comprised of 152.5 square miles and has a population of approximately 51,468 residents."
  108. School data for Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  109. Board of Education, Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Accessed April 17, 2020. "The Hunterdon Central Regional Board of Education is comprised of nine members, elected by constituents in the five municipalities whose students attend Hunterdon Central Regional High School: one each from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township and the Borough of Flemington; three each from Raritan Township and Readington Township."
  110. Heyboer, Kelly. "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Hunterdon County's vo-tech district has three academies for high-achieving students, all operating in partnerships with local high schools.... The academies are open to all students in the county. Students in the 8th grade are required to submit an application, schedule an interview and take a placement exam."
  111. About Us, Whitehouse Rescue Squad. Accessed July 14, 2012.
  112. Fire Departments, Hunterdon County Department of Public Safety. Accessed October 23, 2014.
  113. History, East Whitehouse Fire Department. Accessed October 23, 2014.
  114. About Us, Readington Volunteer Fire Company. Accessed October 23, 2014.
  115. About Us, Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Company. Accessed October 23, 2014.
  116. Station, Whitehouse Station Volunteer Fire Co. #1. Accessed October 23, 2014.
  117. Hunterdon County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.
  118. Interstate 78 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2016. Accessed November 20, 2019.
  119. U.S. Route 202 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed November 20, 2019.
  120. U.S. Route 22 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2017. Accessed November 20, 2019.
  121. Route 31 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed November 20, 2019.
  122. White House station, NJ Transit. Accessed October 23, 2014.
  123. Raritan Valley Line, NJ Transit. Accessed October 23, 2014.
  124. Hunterdon County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 26, 2010. Accessed November 15, 2012.
  125. Bus Routes, Ride the LINK. Accessed November 18, 2019.
  126. Hunterdon County Short Line Rail Study, p. 9. Hunterdon County, New Jersey Planning Board, September 1998. Accessed November 15, 2019. "The Lehigh Line is a major regional line that connects the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (PA) metropolitan hub with the Newark (NJ) metropolitan area. The Lehigh Line enters the County at the Borough of Bloomsbury and passes through the Townships of Bethlehem, Union, Franklin, Clinton, and Raritan before exiting the County at the southern tip of Readington Township."
  127. Black River & Western R.R., Black River Railroad System. Accessed December 3, 2016.
  128. Seidel, Bobbi. "Up, up and away", Asbury Park Press, June 13, 2007. Accessed June 15, 2007. "The Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, in association with PNC Bank, is offering the free balloon ride and a bottle of champagne as part of the festival's celebration of its 25th birthday."
  129. "Quick Chek Festival of Ballooning celebrates 25th year with three days of family entertainment", Independent Press, May 23, 2007. Accessed June 15, 2007. "Today, the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning in association with PNC Bank is the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America, attracting upwards of 175,000 people over the three-day weekend."
  130. FBI Agent Killed In New Jersey Shootout: Agent May Have Been Shot Accidentally By Colleague During Bank Robbery Stakeout, CBS News, April 5, 2007.
  131. Staff. "Built Jersey Tough", Inside Jersey, February 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 10, 2011. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Bell, 24, hails from Stanton, a tiny community that neighbors the much larger and more business-oriented Flemington.... In 2002, she left Hunterdon Central High School midway through her sophomore year to enroll at Talent Unlimited, a performing arts school on Manhattan's Upper East Side."
  132. Resnick, Marin. "Hundreds attend Cust's revised presentation for Union Hotel, downtown Flemington", Hunterdon Review, August 28, 2016. Accessed November 20, 2019. "Cust, a Whitehouse Station resident and founder of Diamond Nation baseball complex in Raritan Township, presented the renderings by Minno Wask Architects and Planners and Bohler Engineering."
  133. Webb, Harold W. "Bergen Davis 1869-1958", National Academy of Sciences. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Bergen Davis was born on March 31, 1869, on a 125-acre farm near Whitehouse, New Jersey, the fourth son of John Davis and Catherine Dilts Davis."
  134. De Mott, John, (1790 - 1870), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed October 23, 2014. "De Mott, John, a Representative from New York; born in Readington, Hunterdon County, N.J., October 7, 1790"
  135. "Farlee, Isaac Gray, (1787 - 1855)", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed January 4, 2015. "born at White House, Hunterdon County, N.J., May 18, 1787"
  136. Taissa Farmiga, Higher Ground Directed by Vera Farmiga. Accessed January 4, 2015. "Farmiga resides in Whitehouse Station, NJ."
  137. Staff. "J. C. Furnas, Wry Historian Of American Life, Dies at 95", The New York Times, June 12, 2001. Accessed June 9, 2016. "J. C. Furnas, a writer and social historian, died on June 3 at his home in Stanton, N.J."
  138. Seals, Bob. "In Defense Of The Horse: Major General John K. Herr, Chief Of Cavalry", The Long Riders Guild Academic Foundation, May 7, 2009. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Born in 1878 in White House, New Jersey to Judge Henry Burdette Herr and Virginia Buford Large Herr, his family was what was commonly described in the 19th century as to be one of 'means'."
  139. Rule, Lucien V. Forerunners of Lincoln in the Ohio Valley: With Historic Summaries, p. 110. Press of Brandt & Fowler, 1927. Accessed June 16, 2020. "He was a student of medicine and practiced his profession in a little village near Elizabethtown, in Jersey State. He was a gifted and highly cultivated man and met with such success that he established himself for a number of years at Readington, Hunterdon county, in the same State. Here his son Jonathan was born in the year 1784."
  140. Robyn Kenney, USA Field Hockey. Accessed December 20, 2007.
  141. "G.H. Large, 88, Dies; Football Pioneer; Rutgers Player of 1869 Last Survivor of First Game With Princeton Injured As His Team Won New Jersey Lawyer Had Been Head of State Senate and Acting Governor", The New York Times, August 16, 1939. Accessed November 20, 2019. "Mr. Large was born in Whitehouse, N. J., on Dec. 1, 1850, the son of John K. and Eliza Hall Large".
  142. Bouman-Stickney House Archived 2016-06-23 at the Wayback Machine, Readington Township. Accessed June 9, 2016. "In 1935, Broadway playwright and producer Howard Lindsay purchased the house and surrounding property as a gift for his wife, Broadway and movie actress Dorothy Stickney. Ms. Stickney and Mr. Lindsay used the house as a weekend and vacation retreat until Mr. Lindsay's death in 1968."
  143. "Tom Malloy; A Prominent Figure in the Indie Film Scene", Talker of the Town, April 22, 2017. Accessed July 2, 2018. "I was born in Red Bank, NJ, and grew up in farm country NJ, in Hunterdon county in a little town called Whitehouse Station."
  144. Gussow, Mel. "William Marchant, 72, Desk Set Playwright", The New York Times, December 20, 1995. Accessed November 15, 2012. "Mr. Marchant had been a resident of the Actors Fund of America Nursing and Retirement Home in Englewood, N.J., before moving to the hospital last year. Before that, he lived in Stanton, N.J., in a house owned by the actress Dorothy Stickney, said Kenneth Stadnik, a neighbor."
  145. Wagman, Jake. "Chris Christie hears it — from Ed Martin's mom", St. Louis Post Dispatch, October 6, 2011. Accessed July 9, 2018. "She questioned why Christie would support Wagner when 'Ed is a native born New Jerseyan,' the product of Readington Township Public Schools and St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City."
  146. Capitani, Cindy. "Hundreds turn out in rain to support Tim Piazza Foundation", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 16, 2017. Accessed November 4, 2017. "Piazza, a 19-year-old engineering student at Penn State University who grew up in Readington Township in Hunterdon County, died on Feb. 4 after falling face-first down a set of basement stairs on Feb. 2 at the fraternity house where he was pledging."
  147. "Pidcock, James Nelson, (1836-1899)", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed January 4, 2015. "born in Whitehouse, Hunterdon County, N.J., February 8, 1836"
  148. Taylor, Troy. "Women Who Sat In 'Old Sparky'", American Hauntings, March 20, 2014. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Born Martha 'Mattie' Garretson on September 18, 1849 in Readington Township, New Jersey, her early life was uneventful."
  149. via Associated Press. "Donna Simon sworn in to New Jersey Assembly seat", The Express-Times, January 30, 2012. Accessed January 4, 2015. "Donna Simon, of Readington Township, was sworn in today as the newest member of the state Assembly."
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.