Editing Clinton, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the town had a total area of 1.44 square miles (3.72&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 1.35 square miles (3.49&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.09 square miles (0.24&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (6.39%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The town borders the Hunterdon County municipalities of [[Clinton Township, New Jersey|Clinton Township]], [[Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]] and [[Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Union Township]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010461/touches.html Areas Touching Clinton], MapIt. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/880/Municipalities Map of County Municipalities], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 30, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Clinton is considered an [[exurb]] of New York City, as Hunterdon County lies on the western fringe of the [[New York City Metropolitan Area]], which is mainly rural with scattered housing developments and old farm homes. Clinton is part of the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area of Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro-city/99mfips.txt Metropolitan Areas And Components, 1999, With FIPS Codes], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref> It serves as a [[commuter town|bedroom community]] for many commuters working in and around Northern New Jersey and New York City, often younger residents who have supplanted long-time residents of Clinton.<ref>Sclafani, Tony. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121107121254/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1841783931.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+26,+2001&author=Tony+Sclafani&pub=Courier+-+News&desc=11:15+A.M.&pqatl=google "11:15 A.M."], ''[[Courier News]]'', June 26, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2011. "Godown, 61, who just returned from a breakfast with Hunterdon County's police chiefs in Clinton, parks his cruiser beside the police department's door and steps inside the tiny, sparklingly clean headquarters.... It's very quiet Godown says about the borough where he's been chief for more than a decade He says many older residents have gone and been replaced by younger adults turning the 1squaremile town into more of a bedroom community."</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box |metric first =
|location = Clinton, New Jersey
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 74.0
|Feb record high F = 77.0
|Mar record high F = 88.0
|Apr record high F = 94.0
|May record high F = 99.0
|Jun record high F = 102.0
|Jul record high F = 106.0
|Aug record high F = 104.0
|Sep record high F = 105.0
|Oct record high F = 97.0
|Nov record high F = 84.0
|Dec record high F = 75.0
|Jan high F = 36.8
|Feb high F = 39.9
|Mar high F = 49.8
|Apr high F = 61.3
|May high F = 72.0
|Jun high F = 80.2
|Jul high F = 85.1
|Aug high F = 83.1
|Sep high F = 75.6
|Oct high F = 64.4
|Nov high F = 52.8
|Dec high F = 41.6
|year high F= 61.9
|Jan record low F = -18.0
|Feb record low F = -16.0
|Mar record low F = -6.0
|Apr record low F = 14.0
|May record low F = 25.0
|Jun record low F = 34.0
|Jul record low F = 41.0
|Aug record low F = 37.0
|Sep record low F = 27.0
|Oct record low F = 18.0
|Nov record low F = 2.0
|Dec record low F = -14.0
|Jan low F = 18.4
|Feb low F = 20.0
|Mar low F = 28.1
|Apr low F = 37.0
|May low F = 46.9
|Jun low F = 56.0
|Jul low F = 61.7
|Aug low F = 59.9
|Sep low F = 52.0
|Oct low F = 40.0
|Nov low F = 32.2
|Dec low F = 24.0
|year low F= 39.7
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.78
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.16
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.27
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.30
|May precipitation inch = 4.62
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.64
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.16
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.67
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.31
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.48
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.82
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.29
|year precipitation inch = 50.5 
|source 1 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idcide.com/weather/nj/clinton.htm |title=Clinton, NJ Weather |author=FLEMINGTON 5 NNW Weather station |publisher=Open Publishing |year=2009 |work=Clinton, NJ Weather Data |access-date=December 1, 2009}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}
Clinton falls under the [[North Jersey]] climate zone. According to the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at [[Rutgers University]], the Northern climate zone covers about one-quarter of New Jersey and consists mainly of elevated highlands and valleys which are part of the [[Appalachia]]n Uplands. Surrounded by land, this region can be characterized as having a [[continental climate]] with minimal influence from the Atlantic Ocean, except when the winds contain an easterly component. Prevailing winds are from the southwest in summer and from the northwest in winter. Being in the northernmost portion of the state, and with small mountains up to {{convert|1800|ft|m}} in elevation, the Northern Zone normally exhibits a colder temperature regime than other climate regions of the State of New Jersey. This difference is most dramatic in winter when average temperatures in the Northern Zone can be more than ten degrees Fahrenheit cooler than in the Coastal Zone. Annual snowfall averages {{convert|40|to|50|in|cm}} in the northern zone as compared with an average of {{convert|10|to|15|in|cm}} in the extreme south.<ref>[http://climate.rutgers.edu/stateclim/?section=uscp&target=NJCoverview ONJSC], Rutgers University. Accessed December 1, 2009.</ref>

Clinton falls under the [[USDA]] 6b Plant [[Hardiness zone]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url      = http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/#
 |title      = USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
 |author      = Agricultural Research Center, PRISM Climate Group Oregon State University
 |website      = USDA
 |access-date      = February 24, 2014
|url-status      = dead
 |archive-url      = https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
 |archive-date      = February 27, 2014
}}</ref>