Editing West Amwell Township, New Jersey

{{short description|Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US}}
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Gary Hoyer ([[New Jersey Republican Party|R]], term ends December 31, 2023)<ref name=Committee/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311072207/https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf |date=March 11, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Stephen Bergenfeld is incorrectly listed as mayor.</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Maria Andrews<ref>[https://www.westamwelltwp.org/clerks-office Clerk's Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823121157/https://www.westamwelltwp.org/clerks-office |date=August 23, 2022 }}, West Amwell Township. Accessed May 5, 2023.</ref>
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = April 6, 1846
|named_for                = [[Amwell Township, New Jersey|Amwell Township]] / [[Great Amwell|Great]] and [[Little Amwell]], Hertfordshire

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|population_total         = 3005
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|postal_code              = 08530 – [[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=lambertville&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Lambertville, NJ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509051735/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=lambertville&state=NJ |date=May 9, 2021 }}, [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 609|609]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=West%20Amwell&frmCounty=Hunterdon Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for West Amwell, NJ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023932/http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=West%20Amwell&frmCounty=Hunterdon |date=March 6, 2016 }}, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 30, 2014.</ref>
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|blank_info               = 3401978230<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |date=July 9, 2021 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119221733/https://census.missouri.edu/geocodes/?state=34 |date=November 19, 2018 }}, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 0882181<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202034200/http://geonames.usgs.gov/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
|website                  = {{nowrap|{{URL|https://www.westamwelltwp.org/}}}}
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'''West Amwell Township''' is a [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the township's population was 3,005,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 835 (−21.7%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 3,840,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 1,457 (+61.1%) from the 2,383 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602092646/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls |date=June 2, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

West Amwell was incorporated as a township by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on April 6, 1846, when [[Amwell Township, New Jersey|Amwell Township]] was split, also creating [[East Amwell Township, New Jersey|East Amwell Township]] at the same time. Portions of the township were taken to form [[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville town]] on March 1, 1849.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 158. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> In 1896, the township annexed portions of [[Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Delaware Township]], East Amwell Township and [[Raritan Township, New Jersey|Raritan Township]].<ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nOkkAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA313 ''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period''], p. 313. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 25, 2015.</ref> The township was named for Amwell Township, which in turn was named for [[Great Amwell]]/[[Little Amwell]], Hertfordshire in England.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=12 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115082401/http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=12 |date=November 15, 2015 }}, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 29, 2015.</ref>

==History==
The earliest settlers of the area were the [[Delaware (tribe)|Delaware]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], who had a path through the woods from [[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville]] through Mount Airy, [[Ringoes, New Jersey|Ringoes]] and Reaville to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] which would later become the route followed by the Old York Road.<ref name=Hunterdon>[https://www.westamwelltwp.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif6411/f/uploads/history_of_west_amwell.pdf History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123152211/https://www.westamwelltwp.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif6411/f/uploads/history_of_west_amwell.pdf |date=November 23, 2021 }}, West Amwell Township. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref>

In 1935, local farmers signed a declaration against the [[Potato Control Law]], which established federal controls on the growth of the crop, stating "[t]hat we protest against and declare that we will not be bound by the 'Potato Control Law,' an unconstitutional measure recently enacted by the United States Congress. We shall produce on our own land such potatoes as we may wish to produce and will dispose of them in such manner as we may deem proper."<ref>[https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,748947,00.html "Potato Control"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306025356/https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,748947,00.html |date=March 6, 2023 }}, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', September 9, 1935. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref>

==Geography==
The northern areas of West Amwell are in [[Amwell Valley]], while the southern sections are in [[The Sourlands]] region. The [[Delaware River]] separates West Amwell from the [[Pennsylvania|Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 21.84 square miles (56.58&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 21.65 square miles (56.07&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.20 square miles (0.51&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.90%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include [[Alexauken, New Jersey|Alexauken]],{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} Bowlryville, [[Bowne, New Jersey|Bowne]], [[Linvale, New Jersey|Linvale]] (historically known as New Market), [[Mount Airy, New Jersey|Mount Airy]], Oakdale and Rocktown.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517151255/https://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt |date=May 17, 2022 }}, State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The township borders [[Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Delaware Township]], [[East Amwell Township, New Jersey|East Amwell Township]] and [[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville]] in Hunterdon County; [[Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]], in [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]]; along with [[New Hope, Pennsylvania|New Hope]] and [[Solebury Township, Pennsylvania|Solebury Township]] across the [[Delaware River]] in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] in [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/883385/touches.html Areas touching West Amwell Township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230506/http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/883385/touches.html |date=June 18, 2018 }}, MapIt. Accessed March 12, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/880/Municipalities Map of County Municipalities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731001919/https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/880/Municipalities |date=July 31, 2023 }}, [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 30, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107232344/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf |date=November 7, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850= 1175 | 1850n=*
| 1860= 1089
| 1870= 1030
| 1880= 1039
| 1890=  866
| 1900=  839
| 1910=  866
| 1920=  735
| 1930=  788
| 1940=  975
| 1950= 1213
| 1960= 1683
| 1970= 2142
| 1980= 2299
| 1990= 2251
| 2000= 2383
| 2010= 3840
| 2020= 3005
| estimate=3020
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1850–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226125132/https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full |date=February 26, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 19, 2013.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA268 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 268, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 22, 2013. "West Amwell township was formed from Amwell in 1856{{sic}} and contained in 1860, 1,089 inhabitants; and in 1870, 4,872."</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA137 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001231236/https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA137#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 1, 2023 }}, p. 137. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 22, 2013. Shown combined with East Amwell as part of Amwell.</ref> 1870<ref>[[Francis Amasa Walker|Walker, Francis A.]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A Compendium of the Ninth Census, 1870''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714233452/https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 |date=July 14, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed July 22, 2013. Source lists total of 4,872 for West Amwell Township, including 3,842 for Lambertville, with number shown in table calculated via subtraction.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001194344/https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 1, 2023 }}, p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA337 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002000816/https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA337#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 2, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA716 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930135935/https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA716#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 716. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref> 1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005222054/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 |date=October 5, 2022 }}, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><br>2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401978230 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for West Amwell township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212103408/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401978230 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hun/westamwell1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for West Amwell township]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref> 2020<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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084623/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf |date=February 13, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 3,840 people, 1,102 households, and 839 families in the township. The population density was {{convert|177.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,157 housing units at an average density of {{convert|53.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 82.58% (3,171) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 13.39% (514) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.05% (2) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 1.46% (56) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.05% (2) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.12% (43) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.35% (52) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 4.84% (186) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,102 households, 30.9% had children under the age of 18; 66.9% were married couples living together; 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.9% were non-families. Of all households, 19.5% were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.95.<ref name=Census2010/>

16.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 155.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 165.5 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $101,094 (with a margin of error of +/− $16,403) and the median family income was $115,595 (+/− $19,328). Males had a median income of $86,875 (+/− $26,080) versus $53,438 (+/− $17,350) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $54,485 (+/− $9,741). About 4.2% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401978230 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for West Amwell township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085209/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401978230 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,383 people, 949 households, and 696 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|109.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 984 housing units at an average density of {{convert|45.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.71% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.71% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603401978230.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for West Amwell township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031014082356/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603401978230.pdf |date=October 14, 2003 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401978230 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for West Amwell township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102400/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401978230 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>

There were 949 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.93.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $73,380, and the median income for a family was $79,605. Males had a median income of $49,539 versus $33,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $33,877. About 0.6% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

== Government ==

===Local government===
West Amwell Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a three-member Township Committee, whose members are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 103.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor for terms of one year.<ref name=Committee/>

{{As of|2023}}, members of the West Amwell Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Gary Hoyer ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2023), [[Deputy Mayor]] Stephen Bergenfeld (R, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), James Cally (R, 2025), John C. Dale (R, 2023) and Megan Hudson ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], 2025).<ref name=Committee>[https://www.westamwelltwp.org/township-committee Township Committee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823121209/https://www.westamwelltwp.org/township-committee |date=August 23, 2022 }}, Township of West Amwell. Accessed May 5, 2023. "Members of the township committee are elected during the June primary and November general election cycle, and elected for staggered three-year terms. Following each November election, a committee reorganization meeting is held In early January. During this meeting, newly elected/re-elected members take the oath of office, followed by the reorganized committee selecting a Mayor and Deputy Mayor."</ref><ref>[https://www.westamwelltwp.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif6411/f/uploads/1026_certifiedintrobudget_2023_6.pdf#page=12 2023 Municipal Data Sheet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505173920/https://www.westamwelltwp.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif6411/f/uploads/1026_certifiedintrobudget_2023_6.pdf#page=12 |date=May 5, 2023 }}, Township of West Amwell. Accessed May 5, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonPage>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/928/Union-Township Township of West Amwell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505172626/https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/928/Union-Township |date=May 5, 2023 }}, [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 5, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonDirectory>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/5487/2022-Hunterdon-County-and-Municipal-Officials-Directory-PDF#page=95 ''2022 County and Municipal Directory''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505023720/https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/5487/2022-Hunterdon-County-and-Municipal-Officials-Directory-PDF#page=95 |date=May 5, 2023 }}, [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2022>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/9118/G2022-Official-SOV-PDF Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2022, General Election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323075652/https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/9118/G2022-Official-SOV-PDF |date=March 23, 2023 }}, [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2021>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/6226/2021-General-Election-Official-Results-by-Municipality-PDF November 2, 2021 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505125450/https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/6226/2021-General-Election-Official-Results-by-Municipality-PDF |date=May 5, 2023 }}, [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 12, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2020>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8592/2020-Official-General-Election-Results-Municipality-PDF November 3, 2020 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505125449/https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8592/2020-Official-General-Election-Results-Municipality-PDF |date=May 5, 2023 }}, [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

After voters passed a non-binding referendum in November 2014 supporting the expansion of the Township Committee from three to five members, the Township Committee addressed the process of following through with the expansion, which would involve gathering petitions of 147 voters after which the committee could approve the expansion or a referendum could be put on the ballot.<ref>Tredrea, John. [https://archive.today/20150210084256/http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2015/02/07/the_beacon/featured/doc54d244fbf25cf750831522.txt "West Amwell: Petition is next step to expanded Township Committee"], ''The Beacon'', February 4, 2015. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref> In February 2016, the Township Committee voted to approve the expansion by ordinance.<ref>[http://www.westamwelltwp.org/filestorage/106/599/619/2716/02-17-2016TCm.pdf Council Meeting Minutes for February 17, 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215110958/http://westamwelltwp.org/filestorage/106/599/619/2716/02-17-2016TCm.pdf |date=December 15, 2016 }}, West Amwell Township. Accessed November 25, 2019. "Public Hearing: Ordinance 03, 2016 - An Ordinance to Reflect an Increase of the West Amwell Township Committee from Three to Five Members... Dale moved for adoption of the Ordinance and Bergenfeld seconded. The motion carried unanimously."</ref>

=== Federal, state and county representation ===
West Amwell Township is located in the 7th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202014/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf |date=February 19, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 15th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120165412/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf |date=November 20, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105221009/https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf |date=November 5, 2019 }}, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#15 Districts by Number for 2011-2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024328/https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#15 |date=July 14, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,071 registered voters in West Amwell Township, of which 498 (24.0%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 830 (40.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 741 (35.8%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 2 voters registered as either [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hunterdon-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Hunterdon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801065130/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hunterdon-co-summary-report.pdf |date=August 1, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 52.3% of the vote (827 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 46.4% (733 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (20 votes), among the 1,587 ballots cast by the township's 2,178 registered voters (7 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 72.9%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hunterdon.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hunterdon County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225181510/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hunterdon.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-hunterdon.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Hunterdon County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 50.8% of the vote (878 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 47.1% (814 votes) and other candidates with 1.4% (24 votes), among the 1,730 ballots cast by the township's 2,101 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.3%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hunterdon.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hunterdon County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801075311/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hunterdon.pdf |date=August 1, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 55.6% of the vote (899 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 43.2% (698 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (22 votes), among the 1,616 ballots cast by the township's 1,940 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 83.3.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hunterdon_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hunterdon County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801075801/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hunterdon_co_2004.pdf |date=August 1, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>

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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 70.9% of the vote (675 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 26.2% (249 votes), and other candidates with 2.9% (28 votes), among the 979 ballots cast by the township's 2,149 registered voters (27 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.6%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hunterdon.pdf |title=Governor - Hunterdon County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133339/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hunterdon.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hunterdon.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Hunterdon County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133309/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hunterdon.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 56.7% of the vote (764 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 34.3% (462 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 6.6% (89 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (6 votes), among the 1,348 ballots cast by the township's 2,074 registered voters, yielding a 65.0% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hunterdon.pdf 2009 Governor: Hunterdon County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230346/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hunterdon.pdf |date=October 17, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>

== Education == 
The [[South Hunterdon Regional School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] from [[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville]], [[Stockton, New Jersey|Stockton]] and West Amwell Township.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f42c4228b7cd43c78ef50e3ed757572f South Hunterdon Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630095224/https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f42c4228b7cd43c78ef50e3ed757572f |date=June 30, 2020 }}, South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed August 27, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the South Hunterdon Regional School District. Composition: The South Hunterdon Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Lambertville, Stockton Borough, and West Amwell Township."</ref> Each of the three municipalities had their own school through sixth grade, until the Stockton school was closed after the end of the 2017–18 school year;<ref>Rizzo, Olivia. [https://www.nj.com/hunterdon/2018/05/small_schools_in_hunterdon_wonder_how_they_will_ke.html "Small schools in this rural part of N.J. are under threat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204150800/https://www.nj.com/hunterdon/2018/05/small_schools_in_hunterdon_wonder_how_they_will_ke.html |date=December 4, 2020 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 28, 2018, updated January 30, 2019. Accessed November 20, 2019. "And next month Stockton Borough Elementary School, part of the South Hunterdon Regional School District, will be closing its doors for good at the end of this school year after nearly 200 years. It has a single, combined fifth and sixth grade class this year, and enrollment has fallen to about 50 students in recent years."</ref> public school students in [[seventh grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend a shared high school in Lambertville.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/19/1376/000.html South Hunterdon Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629233815/https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/19/1376/000.html |date=June 29, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 29, 2020. "Bordering the Delaware River and located in the culturally rich and rural region of Southern Hunterdon County, South Hunterdon Regional School District serves the communities of Lambertville, Stockton, and West Amwell."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 827 students and 108.1 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 7.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400769&DistrictID=3400769 District information for South Hunterdon Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400769 School Data for the South Hunterdon Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are
South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School<ref>[https://es.shrsd.org/ South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School], South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed August 27, 2024.</ref> for grades PreK–4 (was Lambertville Public School, which had 221 students in grades PreK–6),
South Hunterdon Regional Middle School<ref>[https://ms.shrsd.org/ South Hunterdon Regional Middle School], South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed August 27, 2024.</ref> for grades 5–8 (was West Amwell School, with 170 students in grades K–6) and 
[[South Hunterdon Regional High School]]<ref>[https://hs.shrsd.org/ South Hunterdon Regional High School], South Hunterdon Regional School District. Accessed August 27, 2024.</ref> for grades 9–12 (which had 417 students in grades 7–12).<ref name=HunterdonSchools>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/13295/2023-2024-Public-School-Directory-PDF#page=47 ''2023-2024 Public School Directory''], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]] Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/19/1376 School Performance Reports for the South Hunterdon Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1376 New Jersey School Directory for the South Hunterdon Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The township is assigned three of the nine seats on the regional district's [[board of education]].<ref>Chernoski, Steve. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/flemington-slash-raritan/sections/elections/articles/three-candidates-running-for-two-open-seats-on-south-hunterdon-board-of-education "Three Candidates Running for Two Open Seats on South Hunterdon Board of Education"], [[TAPinto]] Flemington / Raritan, August 9, 2021. Accessed August 27, 2024. "The South Hunterdon Regional School District (SHRSD) has nine board of education seats, with three of the five seats representing Lambertville City up for election this year. On the board, Stockton Borough has one representative, West Amwell Township has three and Lambertville City has five."</ref>

In a special election held in September 2013, voters from Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell Township passed referendums to dissolve the South Hunterdon Regional High School District and to combine the three existing school districts from each municipality ([[Lambertville City School District]], [[Stockton Borough School District]] and [[West Amwell Township School District]]), with majorities in each community passing both ballot items. A single combined regional Pre-K–12 district was created, with property taxes levied under a formula in which 57% is based on property values and 43% on the number of students. The executive county superintendent appointed an interim board of education for the new regional district, which was responsible for implementing the merger.<ref>Tredrea, John. [http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2013/10/13/the_beacon/news/doc524c7cbf7b042089846518.txt "Lambertville: Schools turn how to make merger work; After historic vote, decisions on buildings, contracts need to be made"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20131015204353/http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2013/10/13/the_beacon/news/doc524c7cbf7b042089846518.txt |date=October 15, 2013 }}, ''The Beacon'', October 2, 2013. Accessed October 15, 2013. "Now that the two referendum questions on merging the Stockton, West Amwell, Lambertville and South Hunterdon Regional High School districts into one pre-k to grade 12 district have been overwhelmingly approved, the process of implementing the regionalization can begin."</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Hunterdon County Vocational School District]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in [[Raritan Township, New Jersey|Raritan Township]] and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/05/how_to_get_your_kid_into_one_of_njs_elite_high_sch.html "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518170614/https://www.nj.com/education/2017/05/how_to_get_your_kid_into_one_of_njs_elite_high_sch.html |date=May 18, 2022 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Hunterdon County's vo-tech district has three academies for high-achieving students, all operating in partnerships with local high schools.... The academies are open to all students in the county. Students in the 8th grade are required to submit an application, schedule an interview and take a placement exam."</ref>

==Historic district==
The [[Pleasant Valley, Mercer County, New Jersey#Historic district|Pleasant Valley Historic District]] is a {{convert|1565|acre|adj=on}} [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] located along Pleasant Valley Road, Valley Road, Woodens Lane and Hunter Road in the community of [[Pleasant Valley, Mercer County, New Jersey|Pleasant Valley]] in [[Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]] in [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]] that extends into West Amwell Township. The district was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on June 14, 1991, for its significance in agriculture, architecture, and exploration/settlement. It includes 52 [[contributing buildings]], 7 contributing structures, and 22 contributing sites.

Central to the district is the [[Howell Living History Farm]], which is a {{convert|130|acre|adj=on}} living [[open-air museum]] located in the Hopewell Township side of the district, just north of [[Titusville, New Jersey|Titusville]].<ref name="nrhpdoc"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Tammy |last=La Gorce |title=Time Stands Still on Living History Farm |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/30Rhowell.html |quote=At the boundary of Mercer and Hunterdon Counties, near the gurgle of the Delaware River and a sprinkling of farm stands selling apple-cider doughnuts, sits the Howell Living History Farm. Here the fields sprawl, the grass is verdant and the whine of weed-whackers has yet to pierce the tranquility of crisp autumn afternoons. That’s because at Howell, a {{convert|130|acre|km2|adj=on}} farm that has been tending to the public’s pastoral needs for more than 20 years, the year is 1900. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 30, 2007 |access-date=2008-07-26 |archive-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617192252/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/30Rhowell.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The farm was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on May 2, 1977, for its significance in agriculture and architecture.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/77000879_text |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Phillips, Joseph, Farm |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |author=New Jersey Historic Sites Staff |date=June 1976 |access-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718065801/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/77000879_text |url-status=live }} With {{NRHP url|id=77000879|photos=y|title=accompanying 2 photos, from 1977}}</ref> The farm was included in the Pleasant Valley Historic District on June 14, 1991.<ref name="nrhpdoc2">{{cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/91000676_text |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pleasant Valley Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |first1=Constance M. |last1=Greiff |date=July 11, 1990 |access-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718054559/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/91000676_text |url-status=live }} With {{NRHP url|id=91000676|photos=y|title=accompanying 25 photos}}</ref> The farm was first created by Joseph Phillips, a blacksmith, who purchased {{convert|125|acre}} from William Bryant in 1732. By 1800, Henry Phillips, Joseph's son, had enlarged the farm by {{convert|100|acre}}. The current buildings on the property date to the 19th century, primarily before the [[American Civil War]].<ref name="nrhpdoc"/> The final private owner of the farm was the Howell family, who donated the land to [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]] in 1974 for use as a museum. The museum shows farm life from the year 1900.<ref>{{cite book |last=Zatz |first=Arline |title=Horsing Around in New Jersey |year=2004 |publisher=[[Rutgers University Press]] |quote=Howell Living History Farm At this living history farm, a restoration in progress, ... |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ySeaRMwQP7wC&dq=%22Howell+Living+History+Farm%22&pg=PA137 |isbn=0-8135-3334-1 |access-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617192250/https://books.google.com/books?id=ySeaRMwQP7wC&dq=%22Howell+Living+History+Farm%22&pg=PA137 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<gallery heights=150px widths=225px mode="nolines">
Image:JOSEPH PHILLIPS FARM; MERCER COUNTY, NJ.jpg|Joseph Phillips Farmhouse
Image:Howell Living History Farm barn.jpg|Barn on Joseph Phillips Farm
Image:Major Henry Phillips House, Pleasant Valley Historic District, Hopewell Township, New Jersey..jpg|Major Henry Phillips House
Image:PLEASANT VALLEY HISTORIC DISTRICT, MERCER COUNTY, NJ.jpg|Historic colonial
Image:PLEASANT VALLEY HISTORIC DISTRICT, HUNTERDON COUNTY.JPG|Privately-owned colonial along Woodens Lane
</gallery>

==Transportation==
[[File:2020-07-31 15 33 40 View north along U.S. Route 202 at the exit for Mount Airy-Dilts Corner in West Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 202]] northbound in West Amwell]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|56.52|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|37.75|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|8.43|mi}} by Hunterdon County and {{convert|10.34|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<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>

[[New Jersey Route 29|Route 29]] passes through the southwestern part of the municipality, but without any roads that connect to the heart of the township.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000029__-.pdf#page=7 Route 29 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606073841/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000029__-.pdf#page=7 |date=June 6, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated July 2014. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 31|Route 31]] passes along the eastern border with East Amwell.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000031__-.pdf#page=5 Route 31 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206101310/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000031__-.pdf#page=5 |date=December 6, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2017. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 179|Route 179]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000179__-.pdf#page=2 Route 179 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716074659/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000179__-.pdf#page=2 |date=July 16, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated April 2016. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> and [[U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 202]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000202__-.pdf U.S. Route 202 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201034037/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000202__-.pdf |date=February 1, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2017. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> pass through around the northwestern part of the municipality. Major county roads that go through the township include [[County Route 518 (New Jersey)|County Route 518]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000518__-.pdf County Route 518 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418043420/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000518__-.pdf |date=April 18, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated October 2012. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> and [[County Route 579 (New Jersey)|County Route 579]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000579__-.pdf#page=5 County Route 579 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606073841/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000579__-.pdf#page=5 |date=June 6, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated October 2012. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> The closest interstate highway is [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|Interstate 295]] which is outside the township in neighboring Hopewell.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hunterdon.pdf Hunterdon County Highway Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219153745/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hunterdon.pdf |date=February 19, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] offers bus service to [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] on the [[608 (New Jersey bus)|608]] route.<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 November 15, 2012.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://www.westamwelltwp.org/ West Amwell Township website]
*[https://www.shrsd.org/ South Hunterdon Regional School District]
*{{NJReportCard|19|1376|0|South Hunterdon Regional School District}}
*[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400769 School Data for the South Hunterdon Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190402105034/http://www.hlta.org/ Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance]

{{Geographic Location (8-way)
 | Centre =West Amwell Township
 | North =
 | Northeast = [[East Amwell Township, New Jersey|East Amwell Township]]
 | East =
 | Southeast = 
 | South = [[Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]]
 | Southwest = [[Solebury Township, Pennsylvania|Solebury Township, PA]]
 | West = [[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville]]<br>[[New Hope, Pennsylvania|New Hope, PA]]
 | Northwest = [[Delaware Township, New Jersey|Delaware Township]]
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}}
{{Hunterdon County, New Jersey}}

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[[Category:Townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]
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