Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Union Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The southwest half of the township lies on what is known as the Hunterdon Plateau, the northwest corner consists of the Musconetcong Ridge and the northeast section is part of the lower-lying Newark Basin around Spruce Run Reservoir.<ref>Our Location, Union Township. Accessed November 21, 2019.</ref> As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,507,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> its highest ever decennial count and an increase of 599 (+10.1%) from the 2010 census count of 5,908,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 252 (−4.1%) from the 6,160 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>
Union was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 17, 1853, from portions of Bethlehem Township. Clinton Town was formed on April 5, 1865, within portions of the township, and became an independent municipality in 1895.<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. 157. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The township was named for Union Furnace, which was producing iron from 1742 until the 1780s.<ref name=History>A Brief History of Union Township, Township of Union. Accessed October 15, 2015. "The Union Furnace, from which the Township got its name, was built in 1742 on Spruce Run, and was an iron slitting and rolling mill."</ref> The name "Union" was chosen over the alternative "Rockhill", which was a community at the southern end of the township.<ref>Snell, James P. History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey, p. 508. Everts & Peck, 1881. Accessed October 15, 2015. "This township was formed from the south part of Bethlehem township by act of the Legislature, session of 1852-53. It was brought about principally by those who opposed the then existing school law. Two names were proposed for the new township, - 'Union', the name of the furnace formerly existing in its northeastern part and 'Rockhill' in honor the families who had for many years owned and resided in the extreme south part of the township of Bethlehem, embracing at this time Robeson Rockhill, Esq., and Edward A. Rockhill, his brother, great-grandsons of Edward Rockhill, a large land-proprietor (who lived here as early as 1731), and grandsons of John Rockhill, who settled here in 1748. The former name was selected."</ref>
Union Furnace and its forge produced cannonballs for the Revolutionary War and shoes for horses and oxen, as well as farm implements. Farms and fields were established in areas where trees were felled to provide fuel for the furnace. A farm community developed, together with basket making and tanning industries.Template:Citation needed
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Union Township 21st in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.<ref>"Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, township had a total area of 20.63 square miles (53.43 km2), including 18.77 square miles (48.60 km2) of land and 1.86 square miles (4.83 km2) of water (9.03%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Coles Mills, Grandin, Hensfoot, Jutland, Kingtown, Mechlings Corner, Mount Salem, Norton, Pattenburg, Perryville, Polktown and Van Syckel.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>
Pittstown is an unincorporated community that is also spread across Alexandria Township and Franklin Township.<ref>A Brief History, Township of Franklin. Accessed May 5, 2023. "Villages and hamlets in Franklin are Cherryville (Dogtown until 1856), Quakertown (sometimes called Fairview between 1834 and 1856) and Pittstown (Hoffs until the late 1700s), which also is partly in Alexandria and Union Townships."</ref>
The township borders the Hunterdon County municipalities of Alexandria Township, Bethlehem Township, Clinton, Clinton Township, Franklin Township and Lebanon Township.<ref>Areas touching Union Township, MapIt. Accessed November 21, 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>
Demographics
[edit]Template:US Census population Two large state facilities in the township, the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (with 650 inmates in 2018)<ref name=EdnaMahan/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Hunterdon Developmental Center (which had 480 residents as of 2017),<ref name=HDC/> account for almost 20% of the residents counted by the Census Bureau. Their inclusion skews the township's demographic characteristics. The unusual ratio of 100 females there vs. 77.5 males and the presence of 12.5% of residents but no families being below the poverty linen is largely due to the nature of the residents of these two facilities.<ref name=SocialDeviation/>
2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 5,908 people, 1,752 households, and 1,221 families in the township. The population density was 315.3 per square mile (121.7/km2). There were 1,830 housing units at an average density of 97.7 per square mile (37.7/km2). The racial makeup was 83.21% (4,916) White, 9.06% (535) Black or African American, 0.15% (9) Native American, 4.13% (244) Asian, 0.05% (3) Pacific Islander, 1.61% (95) from other races, and 1.79% (106) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.08% (359) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 1,752 households, 33.8% had children under the age of 18; 61.6% were married couples living together; 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.3% were non-families. Of all households, 24.8% were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.<ref name=Census2010/>
18.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 37.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 77.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 73.2 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $103,304 (with a margin of error of +/− $11,761) and the median family income was $126,157 (+/− $23,039). Males had a median income of $97,548 (+/− $31,580) versus $62,130 (+/− $7,607) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $33,753 (+/− $7,431). About none of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Union township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 6,160 people, 1,666 households, and 1,162 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,725 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 81.83% White, 13.36% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.59% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.59% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.13% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Union township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Union township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>
There were 1,666 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.18.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
In the township the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 43.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 71.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median income for a household in the township was $81,089, and the median income for a family was $102,146. Males had a median income of $64,375 versus $41,795 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,535. About 0.4% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
Government
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Local government
[edit]Union 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.
Template:As of, members of the Union Township Committee are Mayor David DeGiralamo (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Page Stiger (R, term on committee ends 2025; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Bruce R. Hirt (R, 2023), Richard Lordi (R, 2024) and Frank T. Mazza (R, 2023).<ref name=Committee>Township Committee, Township of Union. Accessed April 12, 2022. "The Township of Union governing body is a Committee form of government chartered by the State of New Jersey under NJSA 40A:63-1.... Under the current township government laws as they apply to Union Township, five Committee members are elected at-large in partisan elections to serve staggered three-year terms. The Mayor is elected by the Committee and serves a one-year term as does the Deputy Mayor."</ref><ref>2023 Municipal Data Sheet, Township of Union. Accessed May 5, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonPage>Township of Union, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed May 5, 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>
In February 2019, the Township Committee selected Page Stiger from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that was vacated by Michael Sroka when he resigned from office the previous month.<ref>Regular Meeting Minutes of February 16, 2019, Union Township. Accessed November 21, 2019. "Appointment to Replace Committeeman Mike Sroka as a Member of the Township Committee for an Unexpired Term. Mayor Mazza stated that the legal process had been followed to replace Committeeman Sroka who resigned from his seat at the beginning of January.... Mr. Stothoff made a motion to recommend Page Stiger to fill the remainder of an unexpired term through December 31, 2019.... At this time, Atty. Jost sworn Mr. Stiger as the Township of Union Committeeman."</ref>
In 2010, the Township's Environmental Commission earned Union Township the distinction of becoming the first community in Hunterdon County to achieve certification under the Sustainable Jersey program, which works to help communities reduce waste, cut greenhouse gas emissions and improve environmental equity.<ref>Sanabria, Gabby. "Sustainable Jersey certifies Union Twp. for environmental efforts", Hunterdon County Democrat, November 15, 2010. Accessed December 12, 2011. "The township has become the first Hunterdon County community to be Sustainable Jersey certified.... The township is one of 38 municipalities to achieve certification this year, said Chuck La Tournous, chairman of the township team."</ref>
Federal, state and county representation
[edit]Union 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 23rd 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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Two state facilities, the New Jersey Department of Corrections Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (with 650 inmates in 2018),<ref name=EdnaMahan>Sullivan, S. P. "This is how sex abuse at N.J.'s women's prison goes undetected", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 2018. Accessed November 21, 2019. "Edna Mahan, a small prison with a population of about 650 inmates in Hunterdon County, has seen seven of its staff members criminally accused of sexually abusing inmates since 2015.... Edna Mahan is a small prison on a rolling campus in Union Township and inmates testified that while some things can happen beyond the scope of a camera lens, word often travels fast."</ref> and the New Jersey Department of Human Services Hunterdon Developmental Center (which had 480 residents as of 2017),<ref name=HDC>Hunterdon Developmental Center, New Jersey Department of Human Services. Accessed November 21, 2019. "Hunterdon Developmental Center (HDC), located on 102 acres in Clinton, Hunterdon County, opened in 1969. HDC provides a broad spectrum of behavioral, medical and habilitation services to women and men with intellectual and developmental disabilities..... As of March 2017, HDC has a census of 480 residents."</ref> are located in Union Township.<ref name=SocialDeviation>"Social deviation: when tables and maps say more than our eyes.", American Dirt, March 15, 2015. Accessed November 21, 2019. "The purple ring reveals that they sit at the eastern edge of Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Thus, Union Township must consider the inmates at Edna Mahan and the clients at the Hunterdon Developmental Center as part of its constituency. Obviously. They live within the township's boundaries."</ref>
Politics
[edit]As of March 2011, there were a total of 3,226 registered voters in Union Township, of which 1,335 (41.4%) were registered as Republicans, 574 (17.8%) were registered as Democrats, and 1,312 (40.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were five voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Hunterdon, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 60.8% of the vote (1,545 cast), ahead of Democrat Obama with 37.6% (955 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (42 votes), among the 2,560 ballots cast by the township's 3,416 registered voters (18 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 74.9%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 58.9% of the vote here (1,568 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 38.7% (1,030 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (35 votes), among the 2,662 ballots cast by the township's 3,265 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.5%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 64.3% of the vote here (1,566 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 35.3% (860 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (34 votes), among the 2,437 ballots cast by the township's 2,992 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 81.5.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>
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In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 77.2% of the vote (1,179 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 21.0% (321 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (28 votes), among the 1,549 ballots cast by the township's 3,409 registered voters (21 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.4%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.9% of the vote here (1,303 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 19.9% (366 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 7.6% (139 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (7 votes), among the 1,837 ballots cast by the township's 3,214 registered voters, yielding a 57.2% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Hunterdon County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>
Education
[edit]The Union Township School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.<ref>Union Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Union Township School District. Accessed April 2, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Union Township School District. Composition: The Union Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Union Township."</ref><ref name=HunterdonSchools>2019-2020 Public School Directory Template:Webarchive, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed November 17, 2019.</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 436 students and 44.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Union Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–2019 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Union Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are Union Township Elementary School<ref>Union Township Elementary School, Union Township School District. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> with 207 students in grades K–4 and Union Township Middle School<ref>Union Township Middle School, Union Township School District. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> with 225 students in grades 5–8.<ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Union Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, which also serves students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township and Lebanon Borough.<ref>About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed March 12, 2020. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"</ref><ref>Information Regarding Choice of District School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed March 12, 2020. "In the past, parents and students of the North Hunterdon High School sending districts were able to select either North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School as their school of choice.... As our student population continued to grow and our two high schools reached, and exceeded, 90% capacity, the option of choosing Voorhees was eliminated in the 2005-2006 school year for the North Hunterdon sending districts (Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township – Clinton Town students still have choice as they are classmates at Clinton Public School with Glen Gardner students, who attend Voorhees)."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,584 students and 123.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.<ref>School data for North Hunterdon High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township, who attend Voorhees High School in Lebanon Township.<ref>Voorhees High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 12, 2020. "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 1,095 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."</ref><ref>Public School Directory 2019-2020, p. 55. Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed March 12, 2020.</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>
Union is accessible by a variety of roads.<ref>Hunterdon County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> The most prominent roadway is Interstate 78 / U.S. 22, which run concurrently through Union Township.<ref>Interstate 78 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2016. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> Route 173 passes through the center and eventually merges briefly with both.<ref>Route 173 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2018. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> County Route 513 runs along the southeastern border<ref>County Route 513 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated November 2012. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref> while County Route 579 goes along the southwestern border.<ref>County Route 579 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated October 2012. Accessed March 5, 2023.</ref>
Rail service
[edit]The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad), runs through Union Township.<ref>Hunterdon County Short Line Rail Study, p. 9. Hunterdon County Planning Board, September 1998. Accessed November 15, 2019. "The Lehigh Line is a major regional line that connects the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (PA) metropolitan hub with the Newark (NJ) metropolitan area. The Lehigh Line enters the County at the Borough of Bloomsbury and passes through the Townships of Bethlehem, Union, Franklin, Clinton, and Raritan before exiting the County at the southern tip of Readington Township."</ref>
Notable people
[edit]Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Union Township include:
- Scott Bradlee (born 1981), musician, pianist, composer, and arranger best known for his viral videos on YouTube, including his work under the moniker Postmodern Jukebox<ref>Kuperinsky, Amy. "Vintage gone viral: Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox takes music back in time", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 14, 2014. Accessed July 9, 2015. "Bradlee grew up in Pattenburg, a part of Union Township in Hunterdon County."</ref>
- Daniel Karcher (born 1964), is an NPR host and filmmaker, best known as host for WBGO, where he serves as the station's "full-time substitute host"<ref>Oguss, Elizabeth. "Still hanging out at the Amphitheater", copy of article from The Montclair Times, June 4, 2009. Accessed October 30, 2016. "At first, Dan Karcher, a 1983 graduate of Montclair High School who now lives in Pattenburg, resisted joining Facebook, the social networking site middle-aged people have been flocking to."</ref>
- John Penn (1729–1795), last colonial governor of Pennsylvania<ref>Treese, Lorett. The Storm Gathering: The Penn Family and the American Revolution, p. 4. Stackpole Books, 2002. Template:ISBN. Accessed October 15, 2015.</ref>
- Charles Rinehart (1875–1933), football player, engineer and businessman who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964<ref>[[[:Template:College Football HoF/url]] Charles "Babe" Rinehart], National Football Foundation. Accessed October 15, 2015. "Place of Birth: Uniontown, NJ"</ref>
- Lloyd Wescott (1907–1990), agriculturalist, civil servant, and philanthropist<ref>Staff. "Hunterdon Obituaries posted Thursday, Jan. 8 Part II", Hunterdon County Democrat, January 8, 2009. Accessed January 4, 2015. "Mrs. Woodbridge, formerly of Rosemont and Florence, Vt., was born in northern New Jersey and grew up on Mulhocaway Farm, a 1,000-acre Guernsey dairy farm owned by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wescott, in Union Township."</ref>
- Glenway Wescott (1911–1987), novelist during the 1920s and 1930s and a figure in the American expatriate literary community in Paris during the 1920s<ref>McDowell, Edwin. "Glenway Wescott, 85, Novelist and Essayist", The New York Times, February 24, 1987. Accessed January 4, 2015.</ref>
References
[edit]External links
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- Township website
- Web page for Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Union Township School
- Union Township Environmental Association Facebook page
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- Data for the Union Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
- NY-NJTC: Hoffman Park Details and Info
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