Editing Beattystown, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated place in Warren County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Beattystown, New Jersey
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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|pushpin_map_caption      = Location in [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]]##Location in [[New Jersey]]##Location in the United States
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|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey|Mansfield]]

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|named_for                = George Beatty

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|area_total_km2           = 7.90
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|population_footnotes     = <ref name=Census2020>[https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3404252 Census Data Explorer: Beattystown CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 15, 2023.</ref>
|population_total         = 4701
|population_density_km2   = 599.56
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|elevation_footnotes      = <ref>{{Gnis|2389184|Beattystown Census Designated Place}}, [[Geographic Names Information System]]. Accessed September 27, 2012.</ref>
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|postal_code              = 07201<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=Beattystown&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Beattystown, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed September 27, 2012.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 908|908]]
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|blank_info               = {{FIPS|34|04252}}<ref name=CensusArea>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 21, 2016.</ref><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 02389184<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
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'''Beattystown''' is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP)<ref>[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> located within [[Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey|Mansfield Township]], in [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34041 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County &ndash; County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Warren County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212201038/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34041 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 10, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 10, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. III-5, August 2012. Accessed June 10, 2013. "Warren County—Name Changes: Beattystown CDP name corrected from Beatyestown"</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the CDP's population was 4,554.<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3404252 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Beattystown CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212142649/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3404252 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 27, 2012.</ref>

Beattystown has been listed as one of the 10 most endangered historic sites in New Jersey by Preservation New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.preservationnj.org/site/ExpEng/index.php?/ten_most_12/archive_by_name_detail/1996/Beattystown Beattystown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924081339/http://www.preservationnj.org/site/ExpEng/index.php?%2Ften_most_12%2Farchive_by_name_detail%2F1996%2FBeattystown |date=2015-09-24 }}, Preservation New Jersey. Accessed September 27, 2012.</ref>

Beattystown was named after George Beatty, who built a mill here {{circa|1762}}.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=90001449}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beattystown Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Thomas E. Jones |date=April 3, 1989 |accessdate=}} With {{NRHP url|id=90001449|photos=y|title=accompanying 21 photos from 1989}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Beattystown had a total area of {{convert|3.036|mi2|km2}}, including {{convert|3.011|mi2|km2}} of land and {{convert|0.025|mi2|km2}} of water (0.81%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 3966
|2000= 3223
|2010= 4554
|2020= 4701
|footnote=Population sources:<br>1990-2010<ref name=CPH232/> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010/> 2020<ref name=Census2020/>
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===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 4,554 people, 1,848 households, and 1,159 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1512.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 2,091 housing units at an average density of {{convert|694.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup was 84.12% (3,831) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 4.94% (225) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.13% (6) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 4.79% (218) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.02% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.82% (174) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.17% (99) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 14.69% (669) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,848 households, 32.9% had children under the age of 18; 45.1% were married couples living together; 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 37.3% were non-families. Of all households, 29.0% were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.09.<ref name=Census2010/>

24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.2 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 3,223 people, 1,218 households, and 862 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|413.4|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 1,253 housing units at an average density of {{convert|160.7|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.64% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.86% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.08% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.52% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3404252 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Beattystown CDP, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 10, 2013.</ref>

There were 1,218 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.16.<ref name=Census2000/>

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.<ref name=Census2000/>

The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,507, and the median income for a family was $75,196. Males had a median income of $48,843 versus $38,173 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $29,345. About 2.0% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>

==Points of interest==
[[File:Beattystown, NJ - information sign.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Welcome to [[Beattystown Historic District]]]]
The [[Beattystown Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on September 28, 1990, for its significance in architecture, commerce, industry, and settlement pattern.<ref name="nrhpdoc"/>

==References==
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{{Warren County, New Jersey}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Warren County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey]]