East Amwell Township is a township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 4,013,[8][9][10] reflecting a decline of 442 (−9.9%) from the 4,455 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 123 (+2.8%) from the 4,332 counted in the 1990 Census.[19]
Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States
Township in New Jersey
East Amwell Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of East Amwell
Reaville Church
Map of East Amwell Township in Hunterdon County. Inset: Location of Hunterdon County in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of East Amwell Township, New Jersey
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.[20]
History
Amwell Township was established by a royal patent from Queen Anne in 1708. Its territory comprised 200 square miles (520km2) 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 gain in 1854 from Delaware Township, Raritan Township and West Amwell Township, and again from those same three townships in 1897.[21] The township was named for Amwell Township, which in turn was named for Great Amwell/Little Amwell, Hertfordshire in England.[22]
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.[23]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 28.56 square miles (73.96km2), including 28.46 square miles (73.70km2) of land and 0.10 square miles (0.27km2) of water (0.36%).[1][2]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Amwell,[citation needed] Boss Road, Bowne,[citation needed] Buttonwood Corners, Cloverhill, Furmans Corner,[citation needed] Larisons Corners, Linvale,[citation needed] New Market, Reaville, Rileyville, Ringoes, Rocktown,[citation needed]Snydertown, Union, Unionville, Venliews Corners and Wertsville.[27]
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.[8]
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.[8]
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.[8]
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.[39]
Census 2000
As of the 2000 United States Census[16] there were 4,455 people, 1,581 households, and 1,305 families residing in the township. The population density was 155.3 people per square mile (60.0/km2). There were 1,624 housing units at an average density of 56.6 per square mile (21.9/km2). 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.[37][38]
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.[37][38]
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.[37][38]
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.[37][38]
Government
Local government
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.[40] 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.[3][41] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.[42]
As of 2022[update], members of the East Amwell Township Committee are Mayor Mark Castellano (R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2022), Deputy Mayor Tara Ramsey (R, term on committee ends 2023; term as deputy mayor ends 2022), Jenna Casper-Bloom (D, 2024), John Mills (R, 2023) and Richard "Rick" Wolfe (R, 2022).[4][43][44][45][46][47][48]
Federal, state and county representation
East Amwell Township is located in the 7th Congressional District[49] and is part of New Jersey's 15th state legislative district.[9][50][51] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, East Amwell Township had been in the 23rd state legislative district.[52] Prior to the 2010 Census, East Amwell Township had been part of the 12th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[52]
For the 2022–2023 session, the 15th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Shirley Turner (D, Lawrence Township, Mercer County) and in the General Assembly by Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, Trenton) and Anthony Verrelli (D, Hopewell Township, Mercer County).[57]
Hunterdon County is governed by a Board of Chosen Commissioners comprised of five members who are elected at-large on a partisan basis to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held each January, the commissioners select one member to serve as the board's Director and another to serve as Deputy Director, each for a one-year term.[58][59] As of 2022[update], Hunterdon County's Commissioners are
Commissioner Director John E. Lanza (R; Raritan Township, term as commissioner and as director ends December 31, 2022),[60]
Deputy Director Zachary T. Rich (R; West Amwell Township, term as commissioner and as deputy director ends 2022),[61]
Jeff Kuhl (R; Raritan Township, 2024; appointed to serve an unexpired term)[62]
Susan Soloway (R; Franklin Township, 2024),[63] and
Shaun C. Van Doren (R; Tewksbury Township, 2023).[64][65][66] Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are
County Clerk Mary H. Melfi (R; Flemington, 2026),[67][68]
Sheriff Fredrick W. Brown (R; Alexandria Township, 2022)[69][70] and
Surrogate Susan J. Hoffman (R; Kingwood Township, 2023).[71][72][59][73]
Politics
As of March 23, 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.[74]
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%.[75][76] 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%.[77] 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.[78]
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%.[79][80] 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.[81]
Education
The East Amwell Township School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at East Amwell Township School.[82] As of the 2018–2019 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 355 students and 37.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1.[83]
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.[84][85] As of the 2018–2019 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,844 students and 238.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.[86] 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.[87]
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.[88]
Transportation
US 202 northbound at Route 179 in East Amwell
As of May2010[update], the township had a total of 68.03 miles (109.48km) of roadways, of which 42.84 miles (68.94km) were maintained by the municipality, 17.15 miles (27.60km) by Hunterdon County and 8.04 miles (12.94km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[89]
Route 31 passes through mostly along the western border with West Amwell.[90] Route 179[91] and US Route 202[92] pass through near Ringoes, with Route 31 becoming concurrent with US 202 where they intersect.
Major county roads that go through the township are CR 514 (along the border with Raritan)[93] and CR 579.[94] The closest limited access road is Interstate 295 in neighboring Hopewell Township.
The Hopewell Project
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.[95]
Wineries
Old York Cellars
Unionville Vineyards
Notable people
See also: Category:People from East Amwell Township, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with East Amwell Township include:
Matt Ioannidis (born 1994), defensive end for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League[97]
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[23]
2022 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed March 1, 2022. As of date accessed, Chris Sobieski is listed incorrectly as mayor.
Township Clerk, Township of East Amwell. Accessed July 16, 2022.
DemographicsArchived 2012-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, 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."
Gill, Barbara. "Lindbergh kidnapping rocked the world 50 years ago", 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."
Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 267, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed September 4, 2013. "East Amwell was formed from Amwell in 1856; in 1860 it contained a population of 1,865; and in 1870, 1,802. The Sourland Mountains are partly in this township and partly in Hillsborough township, Somerset county." Note that the establishment date is listed as 1856 (not 1846) and that no population is provided for 1850.
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."
Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
About the Board of Commissioners, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2022. "As top governing officials of Hunterdon County, the five Commissioners are chosen by popular vote in the November general elections. The term of office is for two or three years and the current compensation is $16,000 a year, with an extra $1,000 for the Director. One or two of the five members is elected each year."
2009 Governor: Hunterdon CountyArchived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 14, 2012.
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."
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, 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."
Board of Education, Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Accessed April 17, 2020. "The Hunterdon Central Regional Board of Education is comprised of nine members, elected by constituents in the five municipalities whose students attend Hunterdon Central Regional High School: one each from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township and the Borough of Flemington; three each from Raritan Township and Readington Township."
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."
James Buchanan, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 27, 2007.
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"
Gene Andrew Maguire, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed June 10, 2007.
Myers, William S. Prominent Families of New Jersey, p. 1078. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1945. ISBN0806350369. Accessed November 14, 2012.
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."
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