Frenchtown, New Jersey

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Frenchtown is a Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,488.

Frenchtown Borough is located along the banks of the Delaware River. Various names have been applied to this settlement, after the many ferry operators residing on both sides of the river. Alexandria Ville and Frenchtown were the official names by which this community was known over the years. The Borough was formed by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1867, from portions of Alexandria Township. Additional territory was gained from Kingwood Township in 1865.^[1]

The first bridge across the Delaware at Frenchtown was built in 1844, and the town's prosperity increased as it became a gateway to Pennsylvania. The Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge, a free Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission bridge over the Delaware River connects Frenchtown to Uhlerstown, Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Frenchtown was the birthplace of Harvey Spencer Lewis.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Government 3.1 Federal, state and county representation 4 Education 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Geography

Frenchtown is located at 40°31′40″N, 75°3′39″W (40.527820, -75.060953)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (4.48%) is water.

Frenchtown borders Kingwood Township and Alexandria Township. Frenchtown also borders the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Milford Township..

Frenchtown is the northern terminus of Route 29 and the western terminus of Route 12.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	1,189		–
1940	1,238		4.1%
1950	1,305		5.4%
1960	1,340		2.7%
1970	1,459		8.9%
1980	1,573		7.8%
1990	1,528		-2.9%
2000	1,488		-2.6%
Est. 2005	1,503	[2]	1.0%
Population 1930 - 1990.[3]

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,488 people, 613 households, and 375 families residing in the borough. The population density was 448.8/km² (1,160.7/mi²). There were 630 housing units at an average density of 190.0/km² (491.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.97% White, 0.40% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 1.34% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.62% of the population.

There were 613 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $52,109, and the median income for a family was $62,132. Males had a median income of $42,321 versus $30,952 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,765. About 2.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

The Mayor of Frenchtown Borough is Ronald M. Sworen. Members of the Frenchtown Borough Council are Deborah Hearty, Adam Liebtag, Gerry St. Onge, Christopher Poh, Sargent Russell and John Wagner.^[4]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Frenchtown is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.^[5]

New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District, covering all of Hunterdon County and portions of Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Morris County, and Somerset County, is represented by Rush D. Holt Jr. (D). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 23rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard Lance (R, Flemington) and in the Assembly by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford) and Marcia A. Karrow (R, Raritan Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Hunterdon County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. As of 2007, Hunterdon County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director George D. Muller, Freeholder Deputy Director Erik C. Peterson, Matthew Holt, George B. Melick and Ronald Sworen.

[edit] Education

The Frenchtown Elementary School serves 128 students in grades K through 8.

Students in grade 9 - 12 attend the Delaware Valley Regional High School in Frenchtown, which serves almost 1,000 students in western Hunterdon County. Students from Alexandria, Holland and Kingwood Townships along with the boroughs of Frenchtown and Milford attend Del Val. The school is part of the Delaware Valley Regional High School District.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Frenchtown.com
• Hunterdon County web page for Frenchtown Borough
• Frenchtown Elementary School
• Delaware Valley Regional High School District
• Uhlerstown-Frenchtown bridge article at the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission website
• Frenchtown NJ
• Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.52782° -75.060953°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

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