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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement East Amwell Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,917,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 96 (−2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,013,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 442 (−9.9%) from the 4,455 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>
East Amwell Township is located in the southeastern corner of Hunterdon County where it borders both Somerset and Mercer counties, within the heart of the Amwell Valley and Raritan Valley regions. It includes the unincorporated community of Ringoes, the oldest known settlement in Hunterdon County, as well as the communities of Larison's Corner, Weert's Corner and part of Reaville.<ref>Demographics Template:Webarchive, Township of East Amwell. Accessed November 14, 2012. "East Amwell is at the base of the Sourland Mountains. Its 28.68 square miles encompasses the communities of Ringoes, Weert's Corner, Larison's Corner and a portion of Reaville."</ref>
History
[edit]Amwell Township was established by a royal patent from Queen Anne in 1708. Its territory comprised Template:Convert and included present day Delaware Township, Raritan Township, Readington Township, East Amwell Township and West Amwell Township and portions of Clinton, Lebanon and Tewksbury Townships. Both East Amwell Township and West Amwell Township were formed on April 6, 1846, when Amwell Township was split in two. Territory was gained in 1854 from Delaware Township, Raritan Township and West Amwell Township, and again from those same three townships in 1897.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 154. Accessed October 25, 2012.</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. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 29, 2015.</ref>
East Amwell was the location of the Lindbergh kidnapping, in which Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, was abducted from the estate owned by Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and was later found dead nearby.<ref name="Gill 1981">Gill, Barbara. "Lindbergh kidnapping rocked the world 50 years ago" Template:Webarchive, The Hunterdon County Democrat, 1981. Accessed May 22, 2015. "So while the world's attention was focused on Hopewell, from which the first press dispatches emanated about the kidnapping, the Democrat made sure its readers knew that the new home of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh was in East Amwell Township, Hunterdon County."</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 28.56 square miles (73.96 km2), including 28.46 square miles (73.70 km2) of land and 0.10 square miles (0.27 km2) of water (0.36%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
The northern areas of East Amwell are in the Amwell Valley, while the southern sections are in The Sourlands region. The township borders Delaware Township, Raritan Township and West Amwell Township in Hunterdon County; Hopewell Township in Mercer County; and Hillsborough Township and Montgomery Township in Somerset County.<ref>Areas touching East Amwell Township, MapIt. Accessed September 20, 2019.</ref><ref>Map of County Municipalities, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed July 30, 2023.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Amwell,Template:Citation needed Boss Road, Bowne,Template:Citation needed Buttonwood Corners, Cloverhill, Furmans Corner,Template:Citation needed Larisons Corners, Linvale (historically known as New Market), Reaville, Rileyville, Ringoes, Rocktown,Template:Citation needed Snydertown, Union, Unionville, Venliews Corners and Wertsville.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 15, 2015.</ref>
Demographics
[edit]2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 4,013 people, 1,518 households, and 1,155 families in the township. The population density was 141.0 per square mile (54.4/km2). There were 1,580 housing units at an average density of 55.5 per square mile (21.4/km2). The racial makeup was 95.81% (3,845) White, 1.25% (50) Black or African American, 0.05% (2) Native American, 1.42% (57) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.67% (27) from other races, and 0.80% (32) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.82% (113) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 1,518 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18; 67.2% were married couples living together; 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.9% were non-families. Of all households, 17.9% were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.01.<ref name=Census2010/>
22.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 39.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 106.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 101.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $105,846 (with a margin of error of +/− $12,725) and the median family income was $124,659 (+/− $16,916). Males had a median income of $87,727 (+/− $15,438) versus $53,491 (+/− $7,390) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $46,986 (+/− $4,981). About 0.8% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for East Amwell township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 4,455 people, 1,581 households, and 1,305 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,624 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 96.97% White, 0.72% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for East Amwell township, Hunterdon County, New JerseyTemplate:Dead link, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for East Amwell township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>
There were 1,581 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.07.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median income for a household in the township was $85,664, and the median income for a family was $90,000. Males had a median income of $60,945 versus $39,306 for females. The per capita income for the township was $37,187. About 1.8% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
Government
[edit]Local government
[edit]East Amwell Township is governed under the 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>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<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>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", 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.<ref>of the Township Committee, East Amwell Township. Accessed July 16, 2022. "The Township Committee form of government is formed under the State of New Jersey Statute NJSA:40A:63-1 et. seq. In this form of municipal government voters select five Committee members, elected at-large for staggered, three year terms. Elections are partisan with the governing body holding a reorganization meeting the first week in January. Mayor: Elected by Township Committee for 1 year term."</ref>
Template:As of, members of the East Amwell Township Committee are Mayor Jenna Casper-Bloom (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Dante DiPirro (D, term on committee ends 2025; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Mike Dendis (D, 2025), John Mills (R, 2023) and Tara Ramsey (R, 2023).<ref name=Officials>Mayor and Township Committees, East Amwell Township. Accessed March 8, 2023. "The Township Committee organizes annually at their Reorganization Meeting during the first week in January, at which time it elects a Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among its members."</ref><ref>2023 Municipal Data Sheet, East Amwell Township. Accessed May 3, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonPage>Township of East Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed May 3, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonDirectory>2022 County and Municipal Directory, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2022>Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2022, General Election, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2021>November 2, 2021 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 12, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2020>November 3, 2020 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>
Federal, state and county representation
[edit]East Amwell Township is located in the 7th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, 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>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>
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Politics
[edit]As of March 2011, there were a total of 3,059 registered voters in East Amwell Township, of which 875 (28.6%) were registered as Democrats, 956 (31.3%) were registered as Republicans and 1,224 (40.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Hunterdon, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 57.3% of the vote (1,346 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 40.9% (961 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (41 votes), among the 2,364 ballots cast by the township's 3,135 registered voters (16 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 75.4%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 54.8% of the vote (1,405 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 42.4% (1,088 votes) and other candidates with 1.7% (44 votes), among the 2,564 ballots cast by the township's 3,180 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.6%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 57.3% of the vote (1,452 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 41.8% (1,059 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (30 votes), among the 2,534 ballots cast by the township's 3,043 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 83.3.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>
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In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 71.6% of the vote (1,223 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 26.2% (448 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (37 votes), among the 1,770 ballots cast by the township's 3,088 registered voters (62 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 57.3%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 61.2% of the vote (1,196 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 29.2% (571 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 7.4% (145 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (20 votes), among the 1,953 ballots cast by the township's 3,094 registered voters, yielding a 63.1% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Hunterdon County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>
Education
[edit]The East Amwell Township School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at East Amwell Township School.<ref>2022-2023 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed July 31, 2023.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the East Amwell Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2023.</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 356 students and 41.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.6:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for East Amwell Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Hunterdon Central High School, part of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District in central Hunterdon County, which serves students from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough, Raritan Township and Readington Township.<ref>Hunterdon Central Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Accessed April 17, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District. Composition: The Hunterdon Central Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Delaware Township, East Amwell, Flemington Boro, Raritan Township, and Readington Township."</ref><ref>Hunterdon Central Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 17, 2020. "Located in beautiful, historic Hunterdon County in central New Jersey, Hunterdon Central Regional High School serves the five municipalities of Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough, Raritan Township and Readington Township. The District is comprised of 152.5 square miles and has a population of approximately 51,468 residents."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,575 students and 225.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.<ref>School data for Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based in the population of the five constituent municipalities who participate in the school district, with one seat allocated to East Amwell Township.<ref name=Board>Board of Education, Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Accessed July 31, 2023. "The Hunterdon Central Regional High School Board of Education is comprised of nine elected volunteers from our five sending districts who are committed to working together in a collaborative, cooperative, and respectful manner to create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all HCRHS students and staff."</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 and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Hunterdon County's vo-tech district has three academies for high-achieving students, all operating in partnerships with local high schools.... The academies are open to all students in the county. Students in the 8th grade are required to submit an application, schedule an interview and take a placement exam."</ref>
Transportation
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Template:As of, the township had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Hunterdon County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Hunterdon County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>
Route 31 passes through mostly along the western border with West Amwell Township.<ref>Route 31 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref> Route 179<ref>Route 179 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated April 2016. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref> and U.S. Route 202<ref>U.S. Route 202 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref> pass through near Ringoes, with Route 31 becoming concurrent with U.S. 202 where they intersect.<ref>Hunterdon County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref>
Major county roads that go through the township are County Route 514 (along the border with Raritan)<ref>County Route 514 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated October 2012. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref> and County Route 579.<ref>County Route 579 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated October 2012. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref> The closest limited access road is Interstate 295 in neighboring Hopewell Township.
The Hopewell Project
[edit]East Amwell is home to an experimental renewable energy project called The Hopewell Project, which uses solar power to generate hydrogen that is used to provide 100% of a home's heating, cooling and electrical needs. The Hopewell Solar-Hydrogen Residence was dedicated on October 20, 2006.<ref>Hurdle, Jon. "Solar power eliminates utility bills in U.S. home", Reuters, January 19, 2007. Accessed September 23, 2012.</ref>
Wineries
[edit]Notable people
[edit]Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with East Amwell Township include:
- Hannah Altman (born 1995), photographer, whose artwork explores lineage, memory, ritual, and storytelling<ref>Meet Hannah Altman, Point Park University. Accessed May 20, 2023. "Hometown Ringoes, N.J.; High School Hunterdon Central Regional High School"</ref>
- James Buchanan (1839–1900), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1885 to 1893<ref>James Buchanan, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 27, 2007.</ref>
- Matt Ioannidis (born 1994), defensive end for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League<ref>Lovett, Jackie. "Top 10: Local Players at the NFL Combine", New York Jets, February 26, 2016. Accessed May 3, 2016. "Matt Ioannidis, DT; Hometown: Ringoes, NJ; High School: Hunterdon Central Regional"</ref>
- Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974) and Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001), aviators. The Lindbergh kidnapping occurred at the family home in East Amwell, though press reports were filed from the nearby town of Hopewell<ref name="Gill 1981"/>
- Andrew Maguire (born 1939), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1975 to 1981<ref>Gene Andrew Maguire, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed June 10, 2007.</ref>
- David Stout Manners (1808–1884), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1852 to 1857<ref>Brown, William Mawbey; and Lee, Francis Bazley. Biographical, Genealogical and Descriptive History of the State of New Jersey, p. 284. New Jersey Historical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>
- Stan Ploski Jr. (born 1944), retired dirt modified racing driver<ref>Donnelly, James J. "A New Jersey racing legend is restarting at age 77", Jim Donnelly On Wheels, May 16, 2021. Accessed March 22, 2024. "The product of a dairy farm in Ringoes, not far from Flemington, Ploski stepped into a stock car for the first time in the early 1960s, won his first Modified feature in 1965 at long-gone Hatfield Speedway in Pennsylvania, and went on to a Hall of Fame career that resulted in 182 career Modified feature wins."</ref>
- Horace Griggs Prall (1881–1951), acting Governor of New Jersey in 1935<ref>Myers, William S. Prominent Families of New Jersey, p. 1078. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1945. Template:ISBN. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>
- Jason Read (born 1977), rower who rowed in the bow seat in the 2004 Summer Olympics gold medal-winning U.S. Men's Rowing Team Eight<ref>Kiriluk-Hill, Renée. "N.J. Olympic gold medalist Jason Read says Team U.S.A. thrives on community support", NJ.com, February 4, 2014. Accessed November 10, 2016. "'The dreams of representing your country as an athlete' are fully recognized by those who gather behind their countries' flags and join the parade of nations, Olympic gold medalist Jason Read of East Amwell Township said today, leading to emotions that are written all over their faces."</ref>
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- East Amwell Township website
- Hunterdon County web page for East Amwell Township
- East Amwell Township School
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- School Data for the East Amwell Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
- Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
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