Editing Hunterdon County, New Jersey

{{Short description|County in New Jersey, United States}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Hunterdon County
| state              = New Jersey
| type               = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
| ex image           = Clinton NJ Easter 2014.jpg
| ex image cap       = A view of [[Clinton, New Jersey]] with [[Red Mill (Clinton, New Jersey)|Red Mill]] (in the foreground) and the downtown district across the [[Raritan River]] (in the background)
| ex image size      = 300px
| seal               = Hunterdon Seal.jpg
| flag               = Flag of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.svg
| founded year       = 1714
| founded date       =
| leader_title       = Commission Director
| leader_name        = Zachary T. Rich ([[New Jersey Republican Party|R]], term ends December 31, 2023)
| named for          = [[Robert Hunter (colonial administrator)|Robert Hunter]]
| seat               = [[Flemington, New Jersey|Flemington]]<ref name=CountyMap/>
| largest city       = [[Raritan Township, New Jersey|Raritan Township]] (population)<br />[[Readington Township, New Jersey|Readington Township]] (area)
| city type          = municipality
| area_total_sq_mi   = 437.40
| area_land_sq_mi    = 427.84
| area_water_sq_mi   = 9.56
| area percentage    = 2.2
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=CensusArea/>
| census yr          = 2020
| pop                = 128947
| pop_est_as_of      = 2024
| population_est     = 131708 {{gain}}
| pop_est_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst/>
| density_sq_mi      = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|40.57|-74.92|display=inline,title|type:adm2nd_region:US-NJ_source:UScensus1990}}
| district = 7th
| web = |website={{url|co.hunterdon.nj.us}}|time zone=Eastern}}
{{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q502451|type=shape|text=Interactive map of Hunterdon County, New Jersey}}

''' Hunterdon County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the western section of the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county was the state's [[List of counties in New Jersey|4th-least populous county]],<ref name=Largest2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_PL94_Summary/Table_1_2020.xlsx Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> with a population of 128,947,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 598 (+0.5%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 128,349.<ref name=Census2010/> Its [[county seat]] is [[Flemington, New Jersey|Flemington]].<ref name=CountyMap>[https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/catctytable.html New Jersey County Map], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed December 22, 2022.</ref> The county is part of the [[Central Jersey]] region of the state.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562023/20230824a.shtml Governor Murphy Settles Central Jersey Debate], [[Governor of New Jersey]] [[Phil Murphy]], press release dated August 4, 2023. "Governor Phil Murphy today signed S3206 to promote Central Jersey tourism.... The 'Central Jersey' region will be comprised of, at minimum, the counties of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset."</ref><ref>Willis, David P. [https://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2023/02/20/central-jersey-debate-ocean-union-county-nj/69914996007/ "'This is how wars start': Does Central Jersey include both Ocean and Union counties?"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', February 20, 2023. Accessed March 31, 2024. "North Jersey is defined as Sussex, Warren, Morris, Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties; South Jersey would be Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland and Cape May counties. But for Central, things get a little tricky. It would include Hunterdon, Somerset, Union, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean counties."</ref><ref>[https://bestofnj.com/nj-regions-page/ "Regions: North, Central, South, Shore - Best of NJ"], ''Best of NJ'', Accessed May 30, 2024. "Central Jersey consists of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union County."</ref>

In 2015, the county had a [[Per capita personal income in the United States|per capita personal income]] of $80,759, the third-highest in New Jersey and ranked 33rd of 3,113 counties in the United States.<ref>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/industry/incpov/highcnty.xls 250 Highest Per Capita Personal Incomes available for 3113 counties in the United States: 2015], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2016/pdf/lapi1116.pdf Local Area Personal Income: 2015] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015182249/https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2016/pdf/lapi1116.pdf |date=October 15, 2017 }}, [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]]. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref> The [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] ranked the county as having the 19th-highest [[per capita income]] of all 3,113 counties in the United States (and the highest in New Jersey) as of 2009.<ref>[https://www.bea.gov/regional/reis/pcpihigh.cfm 250 Highest Per Capita Personal Incomes of the 3113 Counties in the United States, 2009] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111212181830/https://www.bea.gov/regional/reis/pcpihigh.cfm |date=December 12, 2011 }}, [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]]. Hunterdon has the highest [[Per capita personal income in the United States|per capita personal income]] for counties with under 250,000 people. Accessed April 9, 2012.</ref> In 2011, Hunterdon County had the second-lowest level of [[child poverty]] of any county in the United States.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/downloads/estmod11/est11ALL.xls Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates - Table 1: 2011 Poverty and Median Income Estimates - Counties] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010134222/http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/downloads/estmod11/est11ALL.xls |date=October 10, 2013 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 8, 2015.</ref>

Geographically, much of the county lies in the [[Delaware Valley]]. Local businesses and the [[Delaware Valley Regional High School]] carry the name. However, it is part of the [[New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA|New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island]] [[metropolitan statistical area]] (MSA) and part of the larger New York-Newark Combined Statistical Area (CSA).<ref name=omb20180904>[https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bulletin-18-04.pdf "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas", OMB Bulletin no. 18-04, The White House, Office of Management and Budget, September 4, 2018]</ref> 

Hunterdon County was established on March 11, 1714, separating from [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]], at which time it included all of present-day [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]], [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex]], and [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren]] counties.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605161833/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf |date=June 5, 2012 }}, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 153. Accessed May 30, 2012.</ref> The rolling hills and rich soils which produce bountiful agricultural crops drew Native American tribes and then Europeans to the area.

==History==
===Etymology===
Hunterdon County was named for [[Robert Hunter (governor)|Robert Hunter]], a colonial governor of New Jersey.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA163 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=163}}</ref> As language changes over time and location, so by the [[stemming]] of [s], and a [t] → [d] [[lenition]] of the name of his family seat of "Hunterston" in [[Ayrshire]], Scotland, the name "Hunterdon" was derived.<ref name=FunFacts/><ref>Shupe, Lillian. [http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2012/04/whats_up_with_this_wallpack_to.html "What's with this? Walpack Township once part of Hunterdon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423061426/http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2012/04/whats_up_with_this_wallpack_to.html |date=April 23, 2012 }}, ''[[Hunterdon County Democrat]]'', April 19, 2012. Accessed May 30, 2012. "At one time Hunterdon County, the second county to be established in New Jersey, extended as far south as Trenton and as far north as the New York State line which at that time was about 10 miles north of Port Jervis, N.Y. Hunterdon County was named for Robert Hunter, a colonial governor of New Jersey. His former home in England was called Hunterston but over time the name was changed to Hunterdon."</ref>

===Paleo Indians and Native Americans===
Paleo Indians moved into Hunterdon County between 12,000 BCE and 11,000 BCE. The area was warming due to climate change. The Wisconsin Glacier in Warren and Sussex County was retreating northward. The area was that of Taiga/Boreal forests. Paleo Indians traveled in small groups in search of game and edible plants. They used spears made of bone, jasper or black chert. Their camp sites are difficult to find as they are many feet below the present surface.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

Native Americans moved into the area but the time they arrived is unknown. Most have come from the Mississippi River area. Many tribes of the Delaware Nation lived in Hunterdon County especially along the Delaware River and in the Flemington area. These tribes were agricultural in nature, growing corn, beans and squash. Those that lived along the South Branch of the Raritan River fished and farmed. There was a Native American trail that went along the South Branch of the Raritan River (Philhower 1924).

===European settlement===
Land purchases from Native Americans occurred from 1688 to 1758. Large land purchases from Native Americans occurred in 1703, 1709 and 1710. Over {{convert|150000|acre|km2}} were bought with metal knives and pots, clothing, blankets, barrels of rum or hard cider, guns, powder and shot allowing for European settlers to enter into Hunterdon County in the early 18th century. After 1760, nearly all Native Americans left New Jersey and relocated to eastern Canada or the Mississippi River area.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}

The first European settlers were Col. John Reading who settled in Reading Township in 1704 they called him Sir Reading of Readington and John Holcombe who settled in Lambertville in 1705.<ref name=FunFacts>[http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/facts/funfacts.htm Fun Facts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203344/http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/facts/funfacts.htm |date=September 27, 2007 }}, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed October 5, 2013.</ref>

Hunterdon County was separated from Burlington County on March 11, 1714. At that time Hunterdon County was large, going from [[Assunpink Creek]] near [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] to the New York State line which at that time was about {{convert|10|mi}} north of [[Port Jervis, New York]].<ref name=Story/>

On March 15, 1739, [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] (which at the time included what would later become Sussex County and Warren County) was separated from Hunterdon County.<ref name=Story/> The boundary between Hunterdon and [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset]] counties is evidence of the old [[Quintipartite Deed|Keith Line]] which separated the provinces of [[West Jersey]] and [[East Jersey]]. Hunterdon County was reduced in area on February 22, 1838, with the formation of [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]] from portions of [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]], Hunterdon County and [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]]. In February 1839, the remaining portion of [[Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]] was annexed to Mercer County. On March 13, 1844, Hopewell Township returned to Hunterdon County while Tewksbury Township was annexed by Somerset County but in February 1845 both of these changes were repealed. Since then, the county boundaries have remained the same.<ref name=Story/>

Hunterdon County was being affected by industrialization in the state and nation, mining speculation in northwest New Jersey, and competitors constructing [[List of New Jersey railroads|railroads]]. The [[Central Railroad of New Jersey|Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad]] leased a section to [[Whitehouse Station, New Jersey|White House]] just south of Tewksbury Township in 1848.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

===20th Century to Present ===
In 1935, Hunterdon County and its county seat, [[Flemington, New Jersey|Flemington]], became the center of worldwide attention as the site of the infamous [[Lindbergh kidnapping]] trial, in which [[Bruno Hauptmann]] was convicted and sentenced to death of the kidnapping and murder of aviator [[Charles Lindbergh]]'s son, Charles Lindbergh Jr. The trial, which lasted five weeks, received sensational media coverage, saw thousands of spectators in attendance, including over 700 reporters and hundreds of communications technicians. This lead to many observers calling it the "[[Trial of the century|Trial of the Century]]" for its era.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Trial of Richard "Bruno" Hauptmann: An Account |url=https://famous-trials.com/hauptmann/1389-home |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=famous-trials.com}}</ref> 

In the 1950s, The first sections of Interstate 78 opened up in the western portions of the county. By 1968, the interstate would be completed through the county, enabling commuters easy access to the metropolitan regions of Northern and Central Jersey via Interstate 287. With real estate values soaring along the 78 corridor, multiple companies began relocating into Hunterdon in search of a more tranquil corporate atmosphere, including [[Merck & Co.|Merck & Co]], [[ExxonMobil]], [[New York Life Insurance Company|New York Life]], [[Chubb Limited|Chubb]], and others. With growing towns and shopping areas, as well as relaxing rural areas, Hunterdon County is a far stretch from the urban areas stereotypically associated with New Jersey. Due to the presence of natural habitats with many homes in wooded settings, Hunterdon County was recently found to have the third highest case rate of Lyme disease out of all counties in the United States.<ref name="Varde">{{cite journal |last= Varde |first= S. |year= 1998 |title= Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes scapularis in a rural New Jersey County |journal= Emerging Infectious Diseases |volume= 4 |issue= 1 |pages= 97–99 |doi= 10.3201/eid0401.980113 |pmid= 9452402 |pmc=2627663 }}</ref>

== Geography and geology ==
===Geography===
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], as of the 2020 Census, the county had a total area of {{convert|437.4|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|427.84|sqmi}} was land (97.8%) and {{convert|9.56|sqmi}} was water (2.2%).<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_34.txt 2020 Census Gazetteer File for Counties in New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 1, 2023.</ref>

Much of the county is hilly, with several hills rising to {{Convert|1000|ft}} in elevation. The highest points are two areas in [[Lebanon Township, New Jersey|Lebanon Township]], one on the [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] line, both reaching approximately {{convert|1060|ft}} above sea level.<ref>[http://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13320 New Jersey County High Points] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518173742/http://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13320 |date=May 18, 2015 }}, Peakbagger.com. Accessed October 5, 2013.</ref> The first is at Smith on the [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] line and the second is north of the area called Little Brook. This area is known as the Highlands of New Jersey. The lowest elevation is where the [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]] line reaches the [[Delaware River]], approximately 50 feet (15 m) above sea level. The county is drained by the Musconetcong River in the north. The river flows in a southwest direction. The Lamington River drains the county in the east. The central portion of the county is drained by the South Branch of the Raritan River. The [[Delaware River]] drains the western side of the county.

=== Geology ===
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2017}}Around 500 million years ago, a chain of volcanic islands shaped like an arch collided with proto North America and rode over the top of the North American plate. The rock from the islands created the highlands of Hunterdon County as there was a shallow sea where Hunterdon County is now located. Then around four hundred million years ago, a small continent that was long and thin, collided with proto North America. This collision created compression, which caused heat. The Paleozoic sediment of shale and sandstone folded and faulted. The heat allowed the igneous rock to bend, thus Hunterdon County was born.

The African plate which later collided with North America created more folding and faulting, especially in the southern Appalachians. Then the African and North America plates tore and drifted away from each other.

The Wisconsin glacier that entered into New Jersey around 21,000 [[Common Era|BCE]] and then melted around 13,000 BCE did not reach Hunterdon County. However, there are glacial outwash deposits from streams and rivers that flowed from the glacier southward depositing rock and sediment.

Hunterdon County has two geophysical provinces. The first is the Highlands which is the western section of the county. The other is the Piedmont which is the eastern and southern section of the county. The Highlands account for one-third of the area and Piedmont accounts for two-thirds of the county. The Highlands are part of the Reading Prong. Limestone and shale over igneous rock comprise the Highlands. Piedmont includes the Hunterdon Plateau and the Raritan Valley Lowlands which are {{convert|150|to|300|ft}} above sea level. Piedmont is made up of shale and sandstone.<ref>https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/county-series/Hunterdon_County.pdf Geology of Hunterdon County In Brief</ref>

===Climate===
Hunterdon has a [[humid continental climate]] which is hot-summer (''Dfa'') except in some higher northern areas where it is warm-summer (''Dfb''). The [[hardiness zone]] is mainly 6b except for some 6a in higher northern areas and 7a along the Delaware River in West Amwell Township. Average monthly temperatures in Clinton range from 29.0&nbsp;°F in January to 74.0&nbsp;°F in July, while in Flemington they range from 30.0&nbsp;°F in January to 74.8&nbsp;°F in July and in Lambertville they range from 31.1&nbsp;°F in January to 75.7&nbsp;°F in July. [http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/]

{{climate chart
|[[Flemington, New Jersey]]
|19|37|3.78
|22|41|3.16
|28|50|4.27
|38|62|4.30
|47|72|4.62
|57|81|4.64
|62|85|5.16
|61|83|3.67
|53|77|4.31
|41|65|4.48
|33|54|3.82
|25|42|4.29
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|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNJ0155
 |title       = Monthly Averages for Flemington, New Jersey
 |access-date  = October 13, 2012
|publisher   = The Weather Channel
 |url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20091207223950/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNJ0155
 |archive-date = December 7, 2009
|df          = mdy-all
}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Flemington have ranged from a low of {{convert|19|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|85|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-18|°F}} was recorded in January 1984 and a record high of {{convert|106|°F}} was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|3.16|in}} in February to {{convert|5.16|in}} in July.<ref name="weather"/>

[[File:Canal in Lambertville.JPG|thumb|The [[Delaware and Raritan Canal]] in [[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville]]]]
[[File:Oldwick General Store.JPG|thumb|Oldwick General Store]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 20153
|1800= 21261
|1810= 24556
|1820= 28604
|1830= 31060
|1840= 24789 |1840n=*
|1850= 28990
|1860= 33654
|1870= 36963
|1880= 38570
|1890= 35355
|1900= 34507
|1910= 33569
|1920= 32885
|1930= 34728
|1940= 36766
|1950= 42736
|1960= 54107
|1970= 69718
|1980= 87361
|1990=107776
|2000=121989
|2010=128349
|2020=128947
| estyear=2024
| estimate=131708
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/counties/totals/co-est2024-pop-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released March 2025. Accessed March 26, 2025.</ref>
|footnote=Historical sources: 1790-1990<ref>Forstall, Richard L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=sezaSI_LPA8C&pg=PA108 ''Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 from the Twenty-one Decennial Censuses''], pp. 108-109. [[United States Census Bureau]], March 1996. {{ISBN|9780934213486}}. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref><br />1970-2010<ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf#page=32 ''New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts; 2010 Census of Population and Housing''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723055400/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019110730/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=live |date=July 23, 2013 }}, p. 6, CPH-2-32. [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed August 29, 2016.</ref> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212095052/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34019 DP1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Hunterdon County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 26, 2016.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/hunterdoncountynewjersey QuickFacts Hunterdon County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 26, 2025.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/>
}}

===2020 census===
{{Expand section|examples with reliable citations|date=September 2021}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 128,349 people, 47,169 households, and 34,339 families in the county. The [[population density]] was 300 per square mile (120/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 49,487 housing units at an average density of 115.7 per square mile (44.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 91.36% (117,264) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 2.69% (3,451) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.13% (167) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 3.26% (4,181) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.03% (37) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.22% (1,570) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.31% (1,679) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 5.24% (6,722) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> 

Of the 47,169 households, 33.4% had children under the age of 18; 62.8% were married couples living together; 7% had a female householder with no husband present and 27.2% were non-families. Of all households, 22% were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.1.<ref name=Census2010/> 

23.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 34.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

==Economy==
The [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] calculated that the county's [[gross domestic product]] was $7.1&nbsp;billion in 2021, which was ranked 16th in the state and was a 5.3% increase from the prior year.<ref>[https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/lagdp1222.pdf Gross Domestic Product by County, 2021], [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]], released December 8, 2022. Accessed July 17, 2023.</ref>

Hunterdon County ranked as the 19th among the [[highest-income counties in the United States]] with a 2010 per capita income of $67,053. It ranks fourth among [[highest-income counties in the United States#100 highest-income counties by median household income|U.S. counties for household income]] according to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Hunterdon County's median household income was $105,186, behind only [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun County]] and [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]] in Virginia, and [[Howard County, Maryland]].

==Transportation==

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the county had a total of {{convert|1412.33|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|1059.23|mi}} were maintained by the local municipality, {{convert|237.73|mi}} by Hunterdon County and {{convert|114.79|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|0.58|mi}} by the [[Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hunterdon.pdf Hunterdon County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924141633/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hunterdon.pdf |date=September 24, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

Many important roads pass through the county. They include state routes, such as [[New Jersey Route 12|Route 12]], [[New Jersey Route 29|Route 29]], [[New Jersey Route 31|Route 31]], [[New Jersey Route 173|Route 173]] and [[New Jersey Route 179|Route 179]]. Two U.S. Routes pass through the county, which are [[U.S. Route 22 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 22]] and [[U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 202]]. The only limited access road that passes through is [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]].

=== Public transportation ===
[[File:Whitehouse Station.JPG|thumb|Whitehouse Station]]
Limited rail service to the northern part of the county from [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]]/[[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] is provided to [[High Bridge station|High Bridge]], [[Annandale station|Annandale]], [[Lebanon station (NJ Transit)|Lebanon]] and [[White House station|Whitehouse Station]] by [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Raritan Valley Line]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726170652/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesHunterdonCountyTo Hunterdon County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 26, 2010. Accessed September 20, 2012.</ref>

The [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]'s [[Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)|Lehigh Line]] (formerly the mainline of the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]]), runs through Hunterdon County.<ref>[http://www.njtpa.org/planning/regional-studies/completed-studies/2040-freight-industry-level-forecasts/2040-freight-forecasts/freightprofile-hunterdoncounty ''Hunterdon County Freight Profile''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205351/http://www.njtpa.org/planning/regional-studies/completed-studies/2040-freight-industry-level-forecasts/2040-freight-forecasts/freightprofile-hunterdoncounty |date=October 24, 2017 }}, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. Accessed October 24, 2017. "On the rail network, the Norfolk Southern Lehigh Line, which runs across the County, is one of the most heavily - traveled freight rail lines in the State."</ref>

In addition, The [[Hunterdon County LINK]] operates demand-response service across the county, as well as fixed-route service in Flemington.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridethelink.com/|title=Hunterdon County LINK Transportation|website=www.ridethelink.com|access-date=April 30, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307204057/http://ridethelink.com/|archive-date=March 7, 2018}}</ref> [[Trans-Bridge Lines]] also provides service to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], as well as several towns/cities west in Pennsylvania.<ref>[http://www.transbridgelines.com/nyc-pabt.html NYC PABT -- Eastbound] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023010952/http://www.transbridgelines.com/nyc-pabt.html |date=October 23, 2017 }}, [[Trans-Bridge Lines]]. Accessed October 22, 2017.</ref> Stops include Clinton, Flemington, Lambertville, and Frenchtown.

==Government==
===County government===
Hunterdon County is governed by a [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of County Commissioners]] composed of five members 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 Commissioners select one member to serve as the board's director and another to serve as deputy director. The Commissioner 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 are responsible for spending the funds they have appropriated.<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/864/Board-of-County-Commissioners Board of County Commissioners], Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023. "As top governing officials of Hunterdon County, the five Commissioners are chosen by popular vote in the November general elections. The term of office is for two or three years and the current compensation is $16,000 a year, with an extra $1,000 for the Director. One or two of the five members is elected each year."</ref><ref name=Officials>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/864/Board-of-County-Commissioners Elected and Appointed Officials], Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> {{As of|2025}}, Hunterdon County's Commissioners are (with terms for director and deputy director ending every December 31):

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Commissioner 
! Party, Residence, Term 
|-
| Director Jeff Kuhl 
| R; [[Raritan Township, New Jersey|Raritan Township]], 2027<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/directory.aspx?EID=172 Jeff Kuhl], Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> 
|-
| Deputy Director Susan Soloway 
| R; [[Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], 2027<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/Directory.aspx?EID=118 Susan Soloway], Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
|-
| John E. Lanza 
| R; Raritan Township, 2025<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/Directory.aspx?EID=115 John E. Lanza], Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Zachary T. Rich 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]; [[West Amwell Township, New Jersey|West Amwell Township]], 2025<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/Directory.aspx?EID=117 Zachary T. Rich], Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
|- 
| Shaun C. Van Doren 
| R; [[Tewksbury Township, New Jersey|Tewksbury Township]], 2026<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/Directory.aspx?EID=119 Shaun C. Van Doren], Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1077 2022 County Data Sheet], Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
|} 

Pursuant to Article VII Section II of the [[New Jersey State Constitution]], each county in New Jersey is required to have three elected administrative officials known as "constitutional officers." These officers are the [[County Clerk]] and [[Probate Court|County Surrogate]] (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]] (elected for a three-year term).<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html#page16 New Jersey State Constitution (1947), Article VII, Section II, Paragraph 2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101123505/http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html |date=November 1, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed October 26, 2017.</ref> Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Representative
|-
| County Clerk
| Mary H. Melfi (R; [[Flemington, New Jersey|Flemington]], 2026),<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/directory.aspx?EID=31 Clerk Mary H. Melfi], Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[http://coanj.com/member-list/clerks/ Clerks], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Sheriff
| Fredrick W. Brown (R; [[Alexandria Township, New Jersey|Alexandria Township]], 2025)<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/1247/Meet-the-Sheriff Meet the Sheriff], Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/sheriffs/ Sheriffs], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> 
|-
| Surrogate
| Heidi Rohrbach (R; [[Kingwood Township, New Jersey|Kingwood Township]], 2028).<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/directory.aspx?eid=40 Surrogate Susan J. Hoffman], Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/surrogates/ Surrogates], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
|}

The Hunterdon County Prosecutor is Renée M. Robeson, who was nominated by Governor of New Jersey [[Phil Murphy]] in 2021.<ref>[http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/prosecutor/ Message from the Prosecutor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025132149/http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/prosecutor/ |date=October 25, 2017 }}, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://nj.gov/governor/news/news/552016/approved/20160908a.html Governor Chris Christie Files Nominations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025132227/http://nj.gov/governor/news/news/552016/approved/20160908a.html |date=October 25, 2017 }}, [[Governor of New Jersey]] [[Chris Christie]], press release dated September 8, 2016. Accessed October 24, 2017. "Hunterdon County Prosecutor - Nominate for reappointment Anthony P. Kearns, III (Clinton, Hunterdon)"</ref> Hunterdon County is a part of Vicinage 13 of the [[New Jersey Superior Court]] (along with [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]] and [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]]), which is seated at the Somerset County Courthouse in [[Somerville, New Jersey|Somerville]], the county seat of Somerset County; the Assignment Judge for Vicinage 15 is Yolanda Ciccone. The Hunterdon County Courthouse is in Flemington.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/courts/vicinages/hunsomwar.html Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren Vicinage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011071740/https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/courts/vicinages/hunsomwar.html |date=October 11, 2017 }}, New Jersey Courts. Accessed October 22, 2017.</ref>

In June 2022, the commissioners appointed Jeff Kuhl to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Mike Holt until he resigned from office. Kuhl will serve on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when voters will choose a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office. Democrats have not won a countywide office in Hunterdon County since 1982.<ref>Deak, Mike. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/hunterdon-county/2022/06/11/hunterdon-county-nj-taps-familiar-face-commissioner-vacancy/7569458001/ "Hunterdon County taps familiar face for commissioner vacancy"], ''[[Courier News]]'', June 11, 2022. Accessed July 8, 2022. "Jeff Kuhl, a former Raritan Township mayor, has taken the vacancy on the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners created by the resignation of longtime Commissioner Matt Holt."</ref>

=== Federal representatives ===
Hunterdon County falls entirely within the 7th congressional district.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/leg-cong-district-info/2012-congressional-districts-by-county.pdf 2012 Congressional Districts by County] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526005115/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/leg-cong-district-info/2012-congressional-districts-by-county.pdf |date=May 26, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed October 5, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204063248/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf |date=December 4, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2011. Accessed October 5, 2013.</ref> {{NJ Congress 07}}

=== State representatives ===
The 26 municipalities of Hunterdon County are represented by three Legislative Districts.
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!District
!Senator<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=New Jersey Legislature - Legislative Roster|url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp|access-date=April 10, 2024|website=www.njleg.state.nj.us}}</ref>
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!Municipalities
|-
|[[New Jersey's 15th legislative district|15th]]
|[[Shirley Turner]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|(D)]]
|[[Verlina Reynolds-Jackson]] (D)
[[Anthony Verrelli]] (D)
|[[Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Delaware Township]], [[East Amwell Township, New Jersey|East Amwell Township]], [[Frenchtown, New Jersey|Frenchtown]], [[Kingwood Township, New Jersey|Kingwood Township]], [[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville]], [[Stockton, New Jersey|Stockton]], and [[West Amwell Township, New Jersey|West Amwell Township]]. The remainder of this district covers portions of [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]].
|-
|[[New Jersey's 16th legislative district|16th]]
|[[Andrew Zwicker]] (D)
|[[Mitchelle Drulis]] (D)
[[Roy Freiman]] (D)
|[[Clinton, New Jersey|Clinton Town]], [[Clinton Township, New Jersey|Clinton Township]], [[Flemington, New Jersey|Flemington]], [[High Bridge, New Jersey|High Bridge]], [[Lebanon, New Jersey|Lebanon Borough]], [[Raritan Township, New Jersey|Raritan Township]], and [[Readington Township, New Jersey|Readington Township]]. The remainder of this district covers portions of Mercer County, [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]] and [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]].
|-
|[[New Jersey's 23rd legislative district|23rd]]
|[[Doug Steinhardt]] (R)
|[[John DiMaio]] (R)
[[Erik Peterson (politician)|Erik Peterson]] (R)
|[[Alexandria Township, New Jersey|Alexandria Township]], [[Bethlehem Township, New Jersey|Bethlehem Township]], [[Bloomsbury, New Jersey|Bloomsbury]], [[Califon, New Jersey|Califon]], [[Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], [[Glen Gardner, New Jersey|Glen Gardner]], [[Hampton, New Jersey|Hampton Borough]], [[Holland Township, New Jersey|Holland Township]], [[Lebanon Township, New Jersey|Lebanon Township]], [[Milford, New Jersey|Milford Borough]], [[Tewksbury Township, New Jersey|Tewksbury]], and [[Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Union Township]]. The remainder of this district covers portions of Somerset County and [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]].
|}

=== Law enforcement ===
The Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office includes about 43 sworn officers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hunterdon County, NJ Sheriff's Office|url=https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/sheriff.htm|access-date=December 12, 2021|website=www.co.hunterdon.nj.us}}</ref> The current sheriff is Frederick Brown, who was reelected to a second three-year term in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.ssf/2013/11/hunterdon_county_sheriff_re-elected_gop_newcomers_win_freeholder_seats.html |title=Hunterdon County sheriff re-elected, GOP newcomers win freeholder seats |author=Bill Wichert |date=November 5, 2014 |work=New Jersey Star-Ledger |accessdate=February 1, 2014}}</ref> He was preceded by Republican Deborah Trout who served one term starting in November 2007.<ref name=Timeline>{{cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2013/10/timeline_deborah_trouts_tenure.html |title=Timeline: Deborah Trout's tenure as Hunterdon sheriff and its aftermath |date=October 11, 2013 |work=Hunterdon County Democrat |accessdate=February 1, 2014}}</ref>

On December 22, 2008, state investigators seized computers and other records related to Sheriff Deborah Trout's hiring of undersheriffs and other personnel without the usual background checks and qualifications.<ref name=Timeline />
In 2010, a grand jury indicted then-sheriff Deborah Trout and two under-sheriffs on 43 counts of official misconduct and other charges. The indictment was later suppressed when new state officials were appointed by incoming Governor [[Chris Christie]]. The propriety of the investigation, the indictment and its aftermath are the subject of a number of legal actions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2013/12/former_assistant_prosecutor_wa.html |title=Briefs filed in legal battle over grand jury materials in Hunterdon ex-Sheriff case |author=Lillian Shupe |date=December 16, 2013 |work=Hunterdon County Democrat |accessdate=February 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2013|title=Timeline: Deborah Trout's tenure as Hunterdon sheriff and its aftermath|url=https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/2013/10/timeline_deborah_trouts_tenure.html|access-date=December 12, 2021|website=Hunterdon County Democrat|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Powell|first=Michael|date=October 11, 2013|title=The Quashing of a Case Against a Christie Ally|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/nyregion/43-count-indictment-of-a-christie-ally-quashed.html|access-date=December 12, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Politics==
Hunterdon County is considered a Republican stronghold and has traditionally elected some of the most conservative members of the New Jersey legislature. All five [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|County Commissioners]] are Republicans, as are all countywide elected officers and the majority of township committee and borough council members. The county has only gone Democratic in a presidential election twice since [[1920 United States presidential election|1920]], in the national Democratic landslides of [[1936 United States presidential election|1936]] and [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]. However, in [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]], the margin of victory for Republican presidential candidates decreased from 17.8 percent in [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]] to 13.7 percent, despite the Democrats' national popular vote margin shrinking from 3.9 points to 2.1 points. In [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], [[Joe Biden]] came closer than any Democratic nominee to carrying the county since [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]’s win in 1964, losing by 4.4 percent to [[Donald Trump]]. As of October 1, 2021, there were a total of 107,101 registered voters in Hunterdon County, of whom 29,256 (27.3%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 41,836 (39.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 35,077 (32.8%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|unaffiliated]]. There were 932 voters (0.9%) registered to other parties.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/svrs-reports/2021/2021-10-voter-registration-by-county.pdf Statewide Voter Registration Summary as of October 1, 2021], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed July 28, 2022.</ref>

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! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2021]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.9% ''' ''33,459''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.2% ''22,820''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2017]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.9%''' ''26,708''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.0% ''17,697''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2013]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.5% ''' ''31,292''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.4% ''10,425''
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2009]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.8%''' ''33,360''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.4% ''12,893''
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2005]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.6%''' ''27,521''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.6% ''15,004''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2001]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.4%''' ''23,059''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.3% ''13,911''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1997 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1997]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.5%''' ''24,465''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.7% ''10,983''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1993]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.0%''' ''28,304''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.6% ''12,909''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1989]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.6%''' ''18,046''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.9% ''14,164''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1985 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1985]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.4% ''' ''17,875''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.7% ''5,388''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1981 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1981]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.7%''' ''17,785''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.2% ''8,330''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1977 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1977]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.1% ''12,168''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.9% ''' ''12,608''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1973 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1973]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.4% ''6,680''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.5% ''' ''15,058'
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==Municipalities==
[[File:Hunterdon County, New Jersey Municipalities.png|thumb|right|400px|Index map of Hunterdon County municipalities (click to see index key)]]

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The following 26 municipalities are located in Hunterdon County (with 2010 Census data for population, housing units and area):<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212202940/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34019 GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Hunterdon County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 25, 2017.</ref>

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! Municipality<br />(with map key)
!
! Municipal<br />type
! Population
! Housing<br />Units
! Total<br />Area
! Water<br />Area
! Land<br />Area
! Pop.<br />Density
! Housing<br />Density
!School District
! Communities<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709092825/http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt |date=July 9, 2016 }}, State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed March 25, 2017.</ref>
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|[[Alexandria Township, New Jersey|Alexandria]]
|11|| township || 4,809 || 1,865 || 27.64 || 0.22 || 27.42 || 180.1 || 68.0 
|[[Delaware Valley Regional High School|Delaware Valley]] (9-12)<br>[[Alexandria Township School District|Alexandria Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Everittstown, New Jersey|Everittstown]]<br />[[Little York, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Little York]]<br />[[Mechlings Corner, New Jersey|Mechlings Corner]]<br />[[Mount Pleasant, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Mount Pleasant]]<br />[[Mount Salem, New Jersey|Mount Salem]]
<br>[[Pittstown, New Jersey|Pittstown]] (part)<br />[[Swinesburg, New Jersey|Swinesburg]]
|-
|[[Bethlehem Township, New Jersey|Bethlehem Township]] 
|16|| township || 3,745 || 1,386 || 20.83 || 0.12 || 20.71 || 192.1 || 66.9 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)<br>[[Bethlehem Township School District|Bethlehem Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Charlestown, New Jersey|Charlestown]]<br />[[Polktown, New Jersey|Polktown]]<br />[[Swinesburg, New Jersey|Swinesburg]]<br />[[West Portal, New Jersey|West Portal]]
|-
|[[Bloomsbury, New Jersey|Bloomsbury]] 
|15|| borough || 792 || 358 || 0.91 || 0.03 || 0.88 || 991.9 || 408.1 
|[[Phillipsburg School District|Phillipsburg]] (9-12) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]])<br>[[Bloomsbury School District|Bloomsbury]] (PK-8)
|
|-
|[[Califon, New Jersey|Califon]] 
|25|| borough || 1,005 || 419 || 0.97 || 0.02 || 0.95 || 1,133.3 || 441.3 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)<br>[[Califon School District|Califon]] (PK-8)
| [[Lower Valley, New Jersey|Lower Valley]]
|-
|[[Clinton, New Jersey|Clinton Town]]
|18|| town || 2,773 || 1,098 || 1.42 || 0.08 || 1.34 || 2,032.6 || 820.8 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)<br>[[Clinton-Glen Gardner School District|Clinton-Glen Gardner]] (PK-8)
|
|-
|[[Clinton Township, New Jersey|Clinton Township]] 
|19|| township || 13,505 || 4,737 || 33.82 || 3.95 || 29.88 || 451.1 || 158.6 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)<br>[[Clinton Township School District|Clinton Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Annandale, New Jersey|Annandale]] CDP (1,663)<br />[[Cedar Heights, New Jersey|Cedar Heights]]<br />[[Cokesbury, New Jersey|Cokesbury]]<br />[[Hamden, New Jersey|Hamden]]<br />[[Mariannes Corner, New Jersey|Mariannes Corner]]<br />[[Potterstown, New Jersey|Potterstown]]<br />[[Readingsburg, New Jersey|Readingsburg]]<br />[[Sunnyside, New Jersey|Sunnyside]]
|-
|[[Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Delaware Township]] 
|4|| township || 4,560 || 1,927 || 37.02 || 0.39 || 36.64 || 124.5 || 52.6 
|[[Hunterdon Central Regional High School|Hunterdon Central]] (9-12)<br>[[Delaware Township School District|Delaware Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Bowne, New Jersey|Bowne]]<br />[[Brookville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Brookville]]<br />[[Dilts Corner, New Jersey|Dilts Corner]]<br />[[Headquarters, New Jersey|Headquarters]]<br />[[Locktown, New Jersey|Locktown]]<br />[[Prallsville, New Jersey|Prallsville]]<br />[[Raven Rock, New Jersey|Raven Rock]]<br />[[Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Rosemont]]<br />[[Sand Brook, New Jersey|Sand Brook]]<br />[[Sandy Ridge, New Jersey|Sandy Ridge]]<br />[[Sergeantsville, New Jersey|Sergeantsville]]
|-
|[[East Amwell Township, New Jersey|East Amwell Township]] 
|3|| township || 3,917 || 1,580 || 28.56 || 0.10 || 28.46 || 141.0 || 55.5 
|[[Hunterdon Central Regional High School|Hunterdon Central]] (9-12)<br>[[East Amwell Township School District|East Amwell Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Amwell, New Jersey|Amwell]]<br />[[Boss Road, New Jersey|Boss Road]]<br />[[Bowne, New Jersey|Bowne]]<br />[[Buttonwood Corners, New Jersey|Buttonwood Corners]]<br />[[Cloverhill, New Jersey|Cloverhill]]<br />[[Furmans Corner, New Jersey|Furmans Corner]]<br />[[Larisons Corners, New Jersey|Larisons Corners]]<br />[[Linvale, New Jersey|Linvale]]<br />[[Reaville, New Jersey|Reaville]]<br />[[Rileyville, New Jersey|Rileyville]]<br />[[Ringoes, New Jersey|Ringoes]] CDP (849)<br />[[Rocktown, New Jersey|Rocktown]]<br />[[Snydertown, New Jersey|Snydertown]]<br />[[Unionville, New Jersey|Unionville]]<br />[[Vanlieu Corners, New Jersey|Vanlieu Corners]]<br />[[Wertsville, New Jersey|Wertsville]]
|-
|[[Flemington, New Jersey|Flemington]] 
|8|| borough || 4,876 || 1,926 || 1.08 || 0.00 || 1.08 || 4,252.2 || 1,787.8 
|[[Hunterdon Central Regional High School|Hunterdon Central]] (9-12)<br>[[Flemington-Raritan Regional School District|Flemington-Raritan]] (PK-8)
|
|-
|[[Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]] 
|10|| township || 3,267 || 1,204 || 23.00 || 0.20 || 22.80 || 140.1 || 52.8 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)<br>[[Franklin Township School District (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)|Franklin Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Allens Corner, New Jersey|Allens Corner]]<br />[[Alvater Corner, New Jersey|Alvater Corner]]<br />[[Cherryville, New Jersey|Cherryville]]<br />[[Grandin, New Jersey|Grandin]]<br />[[Kingtown, New Jersey|Kingtown]]<br />[[Lansdowne, New Jersey|Lansdowne]]<br />[[Littletown, New Jersey|Littletown]]<br />[[Oak Grove, New Jersey|Oak Grove]]<br>[[Pittstown, New Jersey|Pittstown]] (part)<br />[[Quakertown, New Jersey|Quakertown]]<br />[[Sidney, New Jersey|Sidney]]<br />[[Sunnyside, New Jersey|Sunnyside]]
|-
|[[Frenchtown, New Jersey|Frenchtown]] 
|12|| borough || 1,370 || 656 || 1.36 || 0.10 || 1.26 || 1,087.2 || 519.4 
|[[Delaware Valley Regional High School|Delaware Valley]] (9-12)<br>[[Frenchtown School District|Frenchtown]] (PK-8)
|
|-
|[[Glen Gardner, New Jersey|Glen Gardner]] 
|22|| borough || 1,682 || 825 || 1.52 || 0.00 || 1.52 || 1,117.8 || 541.2 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)<br>[[Clinton-Glen Gardner School District|Clinton-Glen Gardner]] (PK-8)
| [[Bells Crossing, New Jersey|Bells Crossing]]<br />[[Clarksville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Clarksville]]
|-
|[[Hampton, New Jersey|Hampton]] 
|23|| borough || 1,438 || 612 || 1.54 || 0.01 || 1.53 || 915.1 || 399.7 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)<br>[[Lebanon Township Schools|Lebanon Township]] (6-8) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]])
[[Hampton School District (New Jersey)|Hampton]] (PK-5)|| [[Hampton Junction, New Jersey|Hampton Junction]]
|-
|[[High Bridge, New Jersey|High Bridge]] 
|21|| borough || 3,546 || 1,481 || 2.43 || 0.04 || 2.39 || 1,526.9 || 619.9 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)<br>[[High Bridge School District|High Bridge]] (PK-8)
| [[Pierce Heights, New Jersey|Pierce Heights]]
|-
|[[Holland Township, New Jersey|Holland Township]] 
|14|| township || 5,177 || 2,066 || 24.02 || 0.51 || 23.51 || 225.0 || 87.9 
|[[Delaware Valley Regional High School|Delaware Valley]] (9-12)<br>[[Holland Township School District|Holland Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Amsterdam, New Jersey|Amsterdam]]<br />[[Hughesville, New Jersey|Hughesville]]<br />[[Little York, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Little York]]<br />[[Mount Joy, New Jersey|Mount Joy]]<br />[[Riegel Ridge, New Jersey|Riegel Ridge]]<br />[[Spring Mills, New Jersey|Spring Mills]]
|-
|[[Kingwood Township, New Jersey|Kingwood]]
|6|| township || 3,802 || 1,569 || 35.77 || 0.62 || 35.16 || 109.4 || 44.6 
|[[Delaware Valley Regional High School|Delaware Valley]] (9-12)<br>[[Kingwood Township School District|Kingwood Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Baptistown, New Jersey|Baptistown]]<br />[[Barbertown, New Jersey|Barbertown]]<br />[[Byram, New Jersey|Byram]]<br />[[Idell, New Jersey|Idell]]<br />[[Milltown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Milltown]]<br />[[Point Breeze, New Jersey|Point Breeze]]<br />[[Tumble Falls, New Jersey|Tumble Falls]]
|-
|[[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville]] 
|1|| city || 4,139 || 2,079 || 1.30 || 0.14 || 1.15 || 3,386.1 || 1,798.8 
|[[South Hunterdon Regional School District|South Hunterdon]]||
|-
|[[Lebanon, New Jersey|Lebanon Borough]]
|20|| borough || 1,665 || 664 || 0.89 || 0.00 || 0.89 || 1,532.0 || 749.1 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)
[[Clinton Township School District|Clinton Township]] (7-8) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]])<br>[[Lebanon Borough School District|Lebanon Borough]] (PK-6)||
|-
|[[Lebanon Township, New Jersey|Lebanon Township]] 
|24|| township || 6,195 || 2,439 || 31.70 || 0.24 || 31.46 || 209.4 || 77.5 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)<br>[[Lebanon Township Schools|Lebanon Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Anthony, New Jersey|Anthony]]<br />[[Bunnvale, New Jersey|Bunnvale]]<br />[[Hampton Junction, New Jersey|Hampton Junction]]<br />[[Hoffmans, New Jersey|Hoffmans]]<br />[[Little Brook, New Jersey|Little Brook]]<br />[[Lower Valley, New Jersey|Lower Valley]]<br />[[Mount Lebanon, New Jersey|Mount Lebanon]]<br />[[New Hampton, New Jersey|New Hampton]]<br />[[Newport, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Newport]]<br />[[Penwell, New Jersey|Penwell]]<br />[[Red Mill, New Jersey|Red Mill]]<br />[[Scrappy Corner, New Jersey|Scrappy Corner]]<br />[[Spruce Run, New Jersey|Spruce Run]]<br />[[Woodglen, New Jersey|Woodglen]]
|-
|[[Milford, New Jersey|Milford]] 
|13|| borough || 1,232 || 552 || 1.23 || 0.08 || 1.15 || 1,073.4 || 480.5 
|[[Delaware Valley Regional High School|Delaware Valley]] (9-12)<br>[[Milford Borough School District|Milford Borough]] (PK-8)
|
|-
|[[Raritan Township, New Jersey|Raritan Township]] 
|7|| township || 23,447 || 8,284 || 37.69 || 0.16 || 37.53 || 591.2 || 220.9 
|[[Hunterdon Central Regional High School|Hunterdon Central]] (9-12)<br>[[Flemington-Raritan Regional School District|Flemington-Raritan]] (PK-8)
| [[Bartles Corners, New Jersey|Bartles Corners]]<br />[[Cloverhill, New Jersey|Cloverhill]]<br />[[Copper Hill, New Jersey|Copper Hill]]<br />[[Croton, New Jersey|Croton]]<br />[[Flemington Junction, New Jersey|Flemington Junction]]<br />[[Gary Corner, New Jersey|Gary Corner]]<br />[[Klinesville, New Jersey|Klinesville]]<br />[[Larisons Corners, New Jersey|Larisons Corners]]<br />[[Muirhead, New Jersey|Muirhead]]<br />[[Reaville, New Jersey|Reaville]]<br />[[Rockefellows Mills, New Jersey|Rockefellows Mills]]<br />[[Thachers Hill, New Jersey|Thachers Hill]]<br />[[Voorhees Corner, New Jersey|Voorhees Corner]]
|-
|[[Readington Township, New Jersey|Readington Township]] 
|9|| township || 16,128 || 6,191 || 48.04 || 0.30 || 47.74 || 337.8 || 129.7 
|[[Hunterdon Central Regional High School|Hunterdon Central]] (9-12)<br>[[Readington Township Public Schools|Readington Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Barley Sheaf, New Jersey|Barley Sheaf]]<br />[[Centerville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Centerville]]<br />[[Cushetunk, New Jersey|Cushetunk]]<br />[[Darts Mills, New Jersey|Darts Mills]]<br />[[Dreahook, New Jersey|Dreahook]]<br />[[Holcomb Mills, New Jersey|Holcomb Mills]]<br />[[McCrea Mills, New Jersey|McCrea Mills]]<br />[[Mechanicsville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Mechanicsville]]<br>[[Neshanic Station, New Jersey|Neshanic Station]] CDP (part; 5,224)<br />[[Pleasant Run, New Jersey|Pleasant Run]]<br />[[Potterstown, New Jersey|Potterstown]]<br />[[Readington Village, New Jersey|Readington Village]]<br />[[Riverside, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Riverside]]<br />[[Rowland's Mills, New Jersey|Rowland's Mills]]<br />[[Stanton, New Jersey|Stanton]]<br />[[Three Bridges, New Jersey|Three Bridges]] CDP (321)<br />[[Whitehouse, New Jersey|Whitehouse]]<br />[[Whitehouse Station, New Jersey|Whitehouse Station]] CDP (3,152)
|-
|[[Stockton, New Jersey|Stockton]] 
|5|| borough || 495 || 259 || 0.61 || 0.08 || 0.54 || 1,005.6 || 484.1 
|[[South Hunterdon Regional School District|South Hunterdon]]||
|-
|[[Tewksbury Township, New Jersey|Tewksbury]]
|26|| township || 5,870 || 2,323 || 31.70 || 0.17 || 31.53 || 190.1 || 73.7 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)<br>[[Tewksbury Township Schools|Tewksbury Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Bissell, New Jersey|Bissell]]<br />[[Cokesbury, New Jersey|Cokesbury]]<br />[[Fairmount, New Jersey|Fairmount]]<br />[[Farmersville, New Jersey|Farmersville]]<br />[[Laurel Farms, New Jersey|Laurel Farms]]<br />[[Lower Fairmount, New Jersey|Lower Fairmount]]<br />[[Mountainville, New Jersey|Mountainville]]<br />[[Oldwick, New Jersey|Oldwick]] CDP (445)<br>[[Pottersville, New Jersey|Pottersville]] CDP (467)<br />[[Sutton, New Jersey|Sutton]]<br />[[Vernoy, New Jersey|Vernoy]]
|-
|[[Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Union Township]] 
|17|| township || 6,507 || 1,830 || 20.61 || 1.87 || 18.74 || 315.3 || 97.7 
|[[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District|North Hunterdon-Voorhees]] (9-12)<br>[[Union Township School District|Union Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Coles Mills, New Jersey|Coles Mills]]<br />[[Grandin, New Jersey|Grandin]]<br />[[Hensfoot, New Jersey|Hensfoot]]<br />[[Jutland, New Jersey|Jutland]]<br />[[Kingtown, New Jersey|Kingtown]]<br />[[Mechlings Corner, New Jersey|Mechlings Corner]]<br />[[Mount Salem, New Jersey|Mount Salem]]<br />[[Norton, New Jersey|Norton]]<br />[[Pattenburg, New Jersey|Pattenburg]]<br />[[Perryville, New Jersey|Perryville]]<br>[[Pittstown, New Jersey|Pittstown]] (part)<br />[[Polktown, New Jersey|Polktown]]<br />[[Van Syckel, New Jersey|Van Syckel]]
|-
|[[West Amwell Township, New Jersey|West Amwell Township]] 
|2|| township || 3,005 || 1,157 || 21.78 || 0.19 || 21.58 || 177.9 || 53.6 
|[[South Hunterdon Regional School District|South Hunterdon]]|| [[Alexauken, New Jersey|Alexauken]]<br />[[Bowne, New Jersey|Bowne]]<br />[[Linvale, New Jersey|Linvale]]<br />[[Mount Airy, New Jersey|Mount Airy]]<br />[[Rocktown, New Jersey|Rocktown]]
|-
|Hunterdon County 
| || county || 128,947 || 49,487 || 437.44 || 9.62 || 427.82 || 300.0 || 115.7
|}

==Notable people==

=== Public Service ===

* [[John T. Bird]] (1829-1911), U.S. House of Representatives (1869-1873).

* [[James Buchanan (New Jersey politician)|James Buchanan]] (1839-1900), U.S. House of Representatives (1885-1893).
* [[Bradley M. Campbell]] (born 1961), commissioner, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] (2002-2006)
* [[Alvah A. Clark]] (1840-1912), U.S. House of Representatives (1877-1881).
* [[Johnston Cornish]] (1858-1920), U.S. House of Representatives (1893-1895).
* [[Thomas W. Greelish]] (1939-1991), [[United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey]] (1985-1987).
* [[George Holcombe]] (1786–1828), member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New Jersey's at-large congressional district]]

* [[William Kirkpatrick (New York politician)|William Kirkpatrick]] (1769–1832), United States Congressman  
* [[Leonard Lance]] (born 1952), United States Congressman
* [[Andrew Maguire (politician)|Andrew Maguire]] (born 1939), U.S. House of Representatives (1975-1981).
* [[Tom Malinowski]] (born 1965), U.S. House of Representatives (2019–2023).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Biryukov |first=Nikita |date=2020-05-04 |title=Kean pushing local Republicans to hit Malinowski over federal aid |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/kean-pushing-local-republicans-to-hit-malinowski-over-federal-aid/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[David S. Manners]] (1808-1884), 9th [[Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey]] (1852-1857).
* [[Mallory McMorrow]] (born 1986), Member of the [[Michigan Senate]] (2019-Present).
* [[Daniel Morgan]] (1736-1802), Revolutionary War general, U.S. House of Representatives (1797-1799).
* [[James Parker (New Jersey politician)|James Parker]] (1776-1868), U.S. House of Representatives (1833-1837), [[Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey]] (1815-1816, 1850-1851).
* [[James N. Pidcock]] (1836-1899), New Jersey General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives (1885-1889).
* [[Horace Griggs Prall]] (1881-1951), Member of the New Jersey Senate, Acting Governor of New Jersey.
* [[Collin McKinney]], Texas independence leader
* [[Donna Simon]] (born 1960), New Jersey General Assembly (2012-2016).
* [[Bennet Van Syckel]] (1830-1921), Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of New Jersey|New Jersey Supreme Court]] (1869-1904).
* [[Christine Todd Whitman]] (born 1946), 50th Governor of New Jersey

=== Businesspeople ===

* [[Robert Greifeld]] (born 1957), former CEO and chairman of [[Nasdaq, Inc.]]
* [[Gary Vaynerchuk]] (born 1975), entrepreneur and internet personality 

=== Actors ===

* [[John Amos]] (1939-2024)

* [[Emma Bell]] (born 1986)
* [[Anne Elstner]] (1899–1981)
* [[James Gandolfini]] (1961-2013)
* [[Taissa Farmiga]] (born 1994)
* [[Vera Farmiga]] (born 1973)
* [[Alison Haislip]] (born 1981)
* [[Charlie Murphy (actor)|Charlie Murphy]] (1959-2017)
* [[Peter Ostrum]] (born 1957) 
* [[Joe Piscopo]] (born 1951)
* [[Alex Shaffer (actor)|Alex Shaffer]] (born 1993)
* [[Dorothy Stickney]] (1896-1998)
* [[Jessica Vosk]] (born 1983)

=== Musicians ===

* [[Aruna (singer)|Aruna]] (born 1975), electronic music vocalist

* [[Scott Bradlee]] (born 1981), creator of [[Postmodern Jukebox]] 
* [[Danny Federici]] (1950–2008), organ and keyboard player for the [[E Street Band]] 

* [[Kyp Malone]] (born 1973), multi-instrumentalist, member of the band [[TV on the Radio]] 

* [[Sharon Van Etten]] (born 1981), singer-songwriter 
* [[Frederica von Stade|Frederica Von Stade]] (born 1945), opera singer
* [[James Valenti]] (born 1977), operatic tenor
* [[Gene Ween]] (born 1970), founding member of [[Ween]]
* [[George David Weiss]] (1921-2010), songwriter and arranger 

=== Athletics ===

* [[Brad Benson]] (born 1955), offensive lineman who played for the [[New York Giants]]

* [[Jason Cabinda]] (born 1996), [[linebacker]] for the [[Detroit Lions]]

* [[Jack Cust]] (born 1979), professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder

* [[Garrett LeRose]] (born 1985), head coach, [[Washington and Lee Generals football]] team
* [[Jayson Williams]] (born 1968), former NBA player 

==Education==
===School districts===
School districts include:<ref name=NJDOE>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district.php?source=01&county=hunterdon New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_list.asp?Search=1&details=1&State=34&County=Hunterdon+County Search for Public School Districts in Hunterdon County, New Jersey], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34019_hunterdon/DC20SD_C34019.pdf 2020 Census School District Reference Map for Hunterdon County, NJ], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 14, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34019_hunterdon/DC20SD_C34019_SD2MS.txt 2020 Census School District Reference List for Hunterdon County, NJ], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 14, 2022.</ref>

;K-12:
* [[South Hunterdon Regional School District]]

;Secondary:
* [[Delaware Valley Regional High School]]
* [[Hunterdon Central Regional High School]]
* [[Hunterdon County Vocational School District]]
* [[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District]]

;Elementary (K-8, except as noted):
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* [[Alexandria Township School District]]
* [[Bethlehem Township School District]]
* [[Bloomsbury School District]]
* [[Califon School District]]
* [[Clinton-Glen Gardner School District]] (renamed from Clinton Public School as of 2009)
* [[Clinton Township School District]]
* [[Delaware Township School District]]
* [[East Amwell Township School District]]
* [[Flemington-Raritan Regional School District]]
* [[Franklin Township School District (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)]]
* [[Frenchtown School District]]
* [[Hampton School District (New Jersey)|Hampton School District]]
* [[High Bridge School District]]
* [[Holland Township School District]]
* [[Kingwood Township School District]]
* [[Lebanon Borough School District]] K–6
* [[Lebanon Township Schools]]
* [[Milford Borough School District]]
* [[Readington Township Public Schools]]
* [[Tewksbury Township Schools]]
* [[Union Township School District]]
{{div col end}}

===High schools===
[[File:Hunterdon County New Jersey High Schools.svg|thumb|A map of Hunterdon County high school sending districts; click for a key]]
* [[Delaware Valley Regional High School]], in Alexandria Township, serves the townships of Alexandria, Holland and Kingwood and the boroughs of Frenchtown and Milford.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/19/1050/000.html Delaware Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407233328/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/19/1050/000.html |date=April 7, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed October 27, 2017. "The Delaware Valley Regional High School District can be found in the heart of pastoral and beautiful Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The District serves students in grades nine through twelve who reside in the five municipalities that comprise our region: Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."</ref>
* [[Hunterdon Central Regional High School]], located in Raritan Township, serves students from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough, Raritan Township and Readington Township.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/19/2300/000.html Hunterdon Central Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926041241/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/19/2300/000.html |date=September 26, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 24, 2018. "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 {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} 152.5 square miles and has a population of approximately 51,468 residents."</ref>
* [[North Hunterdon High School]], located in Clinton Township, hosts the students of Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township.<ref>[http://www.nhvweb.net/index.php/boe-district-services/about/ About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206122601/http://www.nhvweb.net/index.php/boe-district-services/about/ |date=February 6, 2015 }}, [[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District]]. Accessed October 27, 2017. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, The Town of Clinton, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township"</ref>
* [[Phillipsburg High School (New Jersey)|Phillipsburg High School]], located in [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey|Phillipsburg]] in neighboring Warren County, educates the students of Bloomsbury, though a proposal is currently on the table to send the borough's students to Delaware Valley Regional High school instead.<ref>Petty, Todd. [http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2012/10/bloomsbury_school_board_will_c.html "Bloomsbury school board will consider ending relationship with Phillipsburg High School tomorrow night"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011003344/http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2012/10/bloomsbury_school_board_will_c.html |date=October 11, 2012 }}, ''[[The Warren Reporter]]'', October 8, 2012. Accessed October 27, 2017. "The Board of Education will vote to decide whether it wants to continue sending students to Phillipsburg High School at a meeting tomorrow night. The agenda for tomorrow night's meeting includes a resolution 'approving the filing of petition to sever send/receive relationship between the Bloomsbury Board of Education and the Phillipsburg Board of Education.'"</ref>
* [[South Hunterdon Regional High School]], located in West Amwell Township, serves students from Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell Township.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/19/1376/000.html South Hunterdon Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027232031/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/19/1376/000.html |date=October 27, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed October 27, 2017. "Bordering the Delaware River and located in the culturally rich and rural region of Southern Hunterdon County, SHRSD serves the communities of Lambertville, Stockton, and West Amwell."</ref>
* [[Voorhees High School]], in Lebanon Township, serves the students of Califon Borough, Glen Gardner Borough, Hampton Borough, High Bridge Borough, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/19/3660/060.html Voorhees High School 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027232527/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/19/3660/060.html |date=October 27, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed October 27, 2017. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. With an enrollment of 1,087 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."</ref>

===Higher education===
* [[Raritan Valley Community College]] is the two-year community college for both Hunterdon and Somerset County, one of a network of 19 county colleges statewide. Founded in 1965, the school's main campus is located in [[North Branch, New Jersey|North Branch]], in Somerset County.<ref>[http://www.raritanval.edu/about/history_mission.html History, Mission & Core Values] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424185250/http://www.raritanval.edu/about/history_mission.html |date=April 24, 2012 }}, [[Raritan Valley Community College]]. Accessed May 30, 2012.</ref>
* [[Rutgers University]] has a partnership with Raritan Valley Community College which offers bachelor's degree completion programs at the North Branch campus.<ref>[http://offcampus.rutgers.edu/raritan-valley/about-raritan-valley About Raritan Valley] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731122839/http://offcampus.rutgers.edu/raritan-valley/about-raritan-valley |date=July 31, 2012 }}, [[Rutgers University]]. Accessed May 30, 2012.</ref>

==Points of interest==
Hunterdon County is considered the premier place to hunt [[white tailed deer]] in New Jersey. More deer are harvested each year than any other county according to New Jersey Fish and Game records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/deer.htm|title=NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife - White-tailed Deer in New Jersey|last=Wildlife|first=NJ Division of Fish and|website=www.state.nj.us|access-date=October 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220634/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/deer.htm|archive-date=October 21, 2017}}</ref> The premier fishing streams are the Musconetcong in the north and the Lamington River. The NJ Fish and Game stocks thousands of rainbow, brown, and brook trout in these streams as well as other streams such as the South Branch of the Raritan River.

[[Round Valley Reservoir]] and [[Spruce Run Recreation Area|Spruce Run Reservoir]] are manmade reservoirs that provide boating and fishing opportunities for patrons. Covering {{convert|2000|acres}} and the state's largest reservoir with {{convert|55000000000|gal}} of water, Round Valley is one of New Jersey's trophy trout lakes, and holds the state records for smallmouth bass, brown trout, lake trout, and American eel.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/round.html Round Valley Recreation Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527191749/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/round.html |date=May 27, 2010 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 24, 2017. "The Round Valley Reservoir swimming area was created by the construction of an earth dam across a narrow waterway on the west side of the reservoir, separating it from the main part of the reservoir. The reservoir covers over 2,000 acres and is approximately 180 feet deep, the deepest lake in New Jersey. It has a water capacity of 55 billion gallons."</ref> Spruce Run, the state's third-largest reservoir, held the state record for Northern Pike for nearly 30 years, and offers a large variety of species for anglers to pursue.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/spruce.html Spruce Run Recreation Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612063622/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/spruce.html |date=June 12, 2010 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 24, 2017. "The reservoir was one of the first water supply facilities to be constructed and operated by the state and covers 1,290 acres with 15 miles of shoreline for recreation. Spruce Run is the third largest reservoir in the state after Round Valley and Wanaque reservoirs."</ref> New Jersey Fish and Game has nine Wildlife Management Areas for hunting ducks, deer, pheasants, quail, rabbits, squirrels and bears.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/wmaland.htm Wildlife Management Areas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124181331/http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/wmaland.htm |date=November 24, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Fish and Wildlife. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref>

The Hunterdon County Department of Parks and Recreation manages these parks.
* Point Mountain Section
* Mountain Farm/Teetertown Preserve
* Tower Hill Park
* Charlestown Reserve
* Union Furnace Nature Preserve
* [[Columbia Trail]] Section
* Cold Brook Reserve
* [[Musconetcong River|Musconetcong Gorge]]  Section
* Schick Reserve
* [[Hoffman Park]]
* South Branch Reservation
* Landsdown Trail Section
* [[Cushetunk Mountain]] Nature Preserve
* [[Hunterdon County Arboretum|Arboretum]]
* Deer Path Park and Round Mountain Section
* Uplands Reserve
* Clover Hill Park
* Heron Glen Golf Course
* Wescott Nature Preserve
* South County Park
* Future Park
* Laport Reserve
* [[Sourland Mountain]] Nature Preserve
* Jugtown Mountain Nature Preserve
* Finn Road Park
* [[Beneduce Vineyards]]
* [[Hunterdon County Arboretum]]
* [[Hunterdon Art Museum]]
* [[Hunterdon County Courthouse]]
* [[Hunterdon Medical Center]]
* [[Mount Salem Vineyards]]
* [[Old York Cellars]]
* The [[Red Mill (New Jersey)|Red Mill]] (in [[Clinton, New Jersey]])<ref>[http://www.theredmill.org/redmill.html The Red Mill in Operation: 1810 - 1928] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108163330/http://www.theredmill.org/redmill.html |date=November 8, 2015 }}, Red Mill Museum Village. Accessed October 27, 2017.</ref>
* Solitude Dam/TISCO Headquarters 1742 in [[High Bridge, New Jersey]]
* The Solitude House Museum in High Bridge, New Jersey
* The Taylor Steelworkers Historic Greenway in High Bridge, New Jersey
* [[Unionville Vineyards]]

==See also==
{{portal|New Jersey}}
* [[2024 New Jersey drone sightings]]
* ''[[The Hunterdon County Democrat]]''
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]
* [[USS Hunterdon County (LST-838)|USS ''Hunterdon County'' (LST-838)]]
* [[Musconetcong County, New Jersey]], a proposed county in the 19th Century from parts of Hunterdon and Warren counties

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage|Hunterdon County}}
* [http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/ Hunterdon County Official Website]
* [https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/880/Municipalities Map of Hunterdon County]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190402105034/http://www.hlta.org/ Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311003004/http://www.hunterdoncountry.com/ HunterdonCountry.com]
* [http://www.riverballet.org River Ballet Company]
* [http://www.genealogybuff.com/nj/nj-hunterdon-obits.htm Hunterdon County Obituary Collection]
* [http://www.hunterdon-chamber.org/ Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce Website]
* [http://www.nynjtc.org/park/teetertown-ravine-nature-preserve NY-NJTC: Teetertown Ravine Nature Preserve Trail Details and Info]
* [http://www.hclibrary.us/ Hunterdon County Library]
* [http://hunterdoncountyalive.com/ Hunterdon County Alive - Community Website]
* [http://hunterdon.happeningmag.com/ Hunterdon Happening Magazine]

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