Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Frelinghuysen Township (Template:IPAc-en) is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,199,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 31 (−1.4%) from the 2010 census count of 2,230,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 147 (+7.1%) from the 2,083 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>
History
[edit]Frelinghuysen Township was incorporated from portions of Hardwick Township on March 7, 1848.<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. 245. Accessed June 4, 2013.</ref> According to the book Historical Sites of Warren County, the township was named for Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen, a minister and theologian of the Dutch Reformed Church who came to New Jersey in 1720.<ref>Alleman, Helen and Leedom, Helen P. Historical Sites of Warren County. (Warren County Tercentenary Committee and Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, New Jersey, 1965) pg. 45</ref> Theodorus was the grandfather of Theodore Frelinghuysen, the noted statesman, educator and running mate of presidential candidate Henry Clay on the Whig Party ticket in the 1844 election, who is also credited as the inspiration for the township's name.<ref>Weaver & Kern. Warren County History and Directory: Or, The Farmers̓ Manual and Business Mens̓ Guide, p. 343. Press of the Review, 1886. Accessed June 4, 2013. "It was named in honor of Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen."</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 23.87 square miles (61.83 km2), including 23.62 square miles (61.18 km2) of land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2) of water (1.04%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
Johnsonburg (with a 2010 Census population of 101<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Johnsonburg CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 3, 2013.</ref>) and Marksboro (population of 82 in 2010<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Marksboro CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 3, 2013.</ref>) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within the township.<ref>GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Warren County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 4, 2013.</ref><ref>2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 4, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, p. III-5, August 2012. Accessed June 4, 2013.</ref> Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Ebenezer, Glovers Pond, Kerrs Corners, Shiloh, Southtown and Yellow Frame.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2015.</ref>
The township is located in the Kittatinny Valley which is a section of the Great Appalachian Valley that stretches for Template:Convert from Canada to Alabama.
Frelinghuysen Township borders the municipalities of Allamuchy Township, Blairstown, Hardwick Township, Hope Township and Independence Township in Warren County; and Fredon Township, Green Township and Stillwater Township in Sussex County.<ref>Municipal Directory, Warren 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 The township's economic data (as is all of Warren County) is calculated by the US Census Bureau as part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area.<ref>Karp, Gregory. "Lehigh Valley, Warren County reunited as a metro area ** Economies, social patterns similar, federal office says.", The Morning Call, June 22, 2003. Accessed February 15, 2022. "This time, new rules for defining MSAs determined that because the Phillipsburg area was the biggest cluster of people in Warren County, the whole county should be lumped with the nearby Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area."</ref>
2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 2,230 people, 760 households, and 615 families in the township. The population density was 95.6 per square mile (36.9/km2). There were 826 housing units at an average density of 35.4 per square mile (13.7/km2). The racial makeup was 97.22% (2,168) White, 0.63% (14) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.54% (12) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.58% (13) from other races, and 1.03% (23) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% (57) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 760 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18; 69.1% were married couples living together; 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 19.1% were non-families. Of all households, 13.6% were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.07.<ref name=Census2010/>
21.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 35.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.4 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $94,688 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,942) and the median family income was $104,712 (+/− $8,336). Males had a median income of $81,667 (+/− $4,051) versus $53,857 (+/− $2,542) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $39,316 (+/− $3,207). About 2.2% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Frelinghuysen township, Warren County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 3, 2013.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]As of the 2000 United States census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,083 people, 722 households, and 578 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 755 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 97.79% White, 0.34% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.64% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Frelinghuysen township, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 4, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Frelinghuysen township, Warren County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 4, 2013.</ref>
There were 722 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.13.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median income for a household in the township was $72,434, and the median income for a family was $78,464. Males had a median income of $56,818 versus $36,827 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,792. About 1.1% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
Government
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[edit]Frelinghuysen 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> The committee has an organizational meeting each January to appoint a Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among its members. These officers serve for one year, until the next organizational meeting.<ref name=Committee/>
Template:As of, members of the Frelinghuysen Township Committee are Mayor Keith C. Ramos (R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2022), Deputy Mayor Christopher Stracco (R, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2022), David C. Boynton (R, 2023), Todd McPeek (R, 2024) and Robert Stock (R, 2022; appointed to serve an unexpired term).<ref name=Committee>Township Committee, Township of Frelinghuysen. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref><ref>2022 Municipal Data Sheet, Township of Frelinghuysen. Accessed June 21, 2022.</ref><ref name=Warren2021>Summary Results Report 2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results, Warren County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Warren2020>Warren County 2020 General Election November 20, 2020 Official Results, Warren County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Warren2019>General Election November 5, 2019, Warren County Official Tally, Warren County, New Jersey, updated November 12, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>
In January 2022, Robert Stack was sworn in to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Frank D. Desiderio Jr. until his resignation the previous month.<ref>Amended Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 19, 2022, Frelinghuysen Township. Accessed February 28, 2022. "The Oath of Office was given to Committeeman Robert Stock by the Municipal Clerk, Donna Zilberfarb."</ref><ref>Minutes of Regular Meeting of December 15, 2021, Frelinghuysen Township. Accessed March 1, 2022. "Mr. Stracco explained that Mr. Desiderio resigned at the work session. Mr. Stracco explained the process of filling the vacancy."</ref>
Federal, state, and county representation
[edit]Frelinghuysen Township is located in the 7th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>2022 Redistricting Plan, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 23rd state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2023>Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed September 1, 2023.</ref> Template:NJ Congress 07 Template:NJ Senate
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Politics
[edit]As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,583 registered voters in Frelinghuysen Township, of which 248 (15.7% vs. 21.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 700 (44.2% vs. 35.3%) were registered as Republicans and 634 (40.1% vs. 43.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary - Warren, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed June 3, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 71.0% (vs. 62.3% in Warren County) were registered to vote, including 90.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 81.5% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 3, 2013.</ref>
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 756 votes (65.3% vs. 56.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 368 votes (31.8% vs. 40.8%) and other candidates with 22 votes (1.9% vs. 1.7%), among the 1,157 ballots cast by the township's 1,582 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.1% (vs. 66.7% in Warren County).<ref>Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Warren County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed June 3, 2013.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Warren County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed June 3, 2013.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 802 votes (64.4% vs. 55.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 405 votes (32.5% vs. 41.4%) and other candidates with 19 votes (1.5% vs. 1.6%), among the 1,246 ballots cast by the township's 1,577 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.0% (vs. 73.4% in Warren County).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Warren County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed June 3, 2013.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 801 votes (66.3% vs. 61.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 384 votes (31.8% vs. 37.2%) and other candidates with 20 votes (1.7% vs. 1.3%), among the 1,209 ballots cast by the township's 1,491 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.1% (vs. 76.3% in the whole county).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Warren County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed June 3, 2013.</ref>
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In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 75.7% of the vote (535 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 21.1% (149 votes), and other candidates with 3.3% (23 votes), among the 720 ballots cast by the township's 1,591 registered voters (13 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.3%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 623 votes (64.5% vs. 61.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 219 votes (22.7% vs. 25.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 95 votes (9.8% vs. 9.8%) and other candidates with 15 votes (1.6% vs. 1.5%), among the 966 ballots cast by the township's 1,560 registered voters, yielding a 61.9% turnout (vs. 49.6% in the county).<ref>2009 Governor: Warren County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed June 3, 2013.</ref>
Education
[edit]The Frelinghuysen Township School District serves children in public school in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade at Frelinghuysen Elementary School.<ref>Frelinghuysen Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Frelinghuysen Township School District. Accessed June 22, 2020. "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 six in the Frelinghuysen Township School District. Composition: The Frelinghuysen Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Frelinghuysen Township."</ref><ref name=WarrenDistricts>2023–2024 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Frelinghuysen Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Frelinghuysen Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 131 students and 13.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Frelinghuysen Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In the 2016–2017 school year, Frelinghuysen had the 28th smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 150 students.<ref>Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions....28. Frelinghuysen Township (tie); Enrollment: 150; Grades: Pre-K-6; County: Warren; Town population: 2,230"</ref>
Students in seventh through twelfth grades for public school attend the North Warren Regional High School, a public secondary high school that also serves students from the townships of Blairstown (site of the school), Hardwick and Knowlton.<ref name=WarrenDistricts/><ref>North Warren Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, North Warren Regional High School. Accessed March 31, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades seven through twelve in the North Warren Regional High School District. Composition: The North Warren Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Blairstown Township, Frelinghuysen Township, Knowlton Township and Hardwick Township."</ref><ref>North Warren Regional High School 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. March 31, 2020. "The North Warren Regional School District is home to approximately 950 students from the communities of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton."</ref><ref>Home Page, North Warren Regional School District. Accessed June 4, 2013. "North Warren Regional is a public secondary school district, serving students in grades 7-12 in the townships of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton. The district covers 96.8 square miles bordering the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in scenic Warren County."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 620 students and 57.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.<ref>School data for North Warren Regional School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
Students from the township and from all of Warren County are eligible to attend Ridge and Valley Charter School in the township (for grades K–8, with Frelinghuysen residents among those receiving admissions preference)<ref>F.A.Q., Ridge and Valley Charter School. Accessed January 6, 2017. "Enrollment is open, on a space available basis, to all K-8 students residing in N.J. with priority given to students residing in the districts of Blairstown, Hardwick, Knowlton, Frelinghuysen, and North Warren Regional School."</ref> or Warren County Technical School in Washington borough (for 9–12),<ref>About Us Template:Webarchive, Warren County Technical School. Accessed September 12, 2013.</ref> with special education services provided by local districts supplemented throughout the county by the Warren County Special Services School District in Oxford Township (for PreK–12).<ref>About Template:Webarchive, Warren County Special Services School District. Accessed September 12, 2013.</ref><ref name=WarrenDistricts/>
Transportation
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Interstate 80 (the Bergen-Passaic Expressway) traverses though the southern part of Frelinghuysen, but does not have any interchanges within the township; the closest exits are in both neighboring Allamuchy and Hope Townships. Route 94 runs through in the northern part of the township. CR 519 is the main county road that passes through roughly from the southwest to the northeast.
Notable people
[edit]Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Frelinghuysen Township include:
- Bennett Bean (born 1941), ceramic artist<ref name=Bean/>
- Cathy Bao Bean (born 1942), writer, educator and author of The Chopsticks-Fork Principle: A Memoir and Manual<ref name=Bean>Primerano, Jane. "Author tells tale of forks, chopsticks and how to raise a bicultural son", Courier News, March 26, 2003. Accessed March 1, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "It was when they were both teaching at colleges and planning a family that Bennett and Cathy bought their Johnsonburg barn with 12-foot ceilings and the rundown house that came with it."</ref>
- Mark Thomson (1739–1803), politician who served as a United States representative from New Jersey<ref>Lee, Francis Bazley. Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, p. 345. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed May 7, 2023. "Colonel Mark Thomson the first member the family of whom we have definite information settled first in Changewater and then in Marksboro, Sussex (now Warren county), New Jersey the latter of which places was named in his honor."</ref>
- Isaac Wildrick (1803–1892), former U.S. Member of Congress<ref>Isaac Wildrick, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 1, 2007.</ref>