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EspañolCLINTON, NEW JERSEY
:''see also: Clinton Township, New Jersey''
'Clinton' is a Town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on the South Branch of the Raritan River. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 2,632. When the Clinton post office was established in 1829 the town was named for DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York and the primary impetus behind the then-newly completed Erie Canal.[1]
Clinton was incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 5, 1865, within portions of Clinton, Franklin and Union Townships. Clinton gained full independence from its three parent townships in 1895."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 154
The State of New Jersey's Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women is located in Clinton, next to Hunterdon Developmental Center. It is perhaps best known for its Red Mill which sits on the banks of the south branch of the Raritan River.
Clinton is located at (40.636142, -74.911016).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.82%) is water.
Clinton borders Clinton Township, Franklin Township, and Union Township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,632 people, 1,068 households, and 724 families residing in the town. The population density was 741.8/km² (1,916.0/mi²). There were 1,095 housing units at an average density of 308.6/km² (797.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.06% White, 1.33% African American, 0.46% Native American, 3.72% Asian, 1.37% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.10% of the population.
There were 1,068 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $78,121, and the median income for a family was $88,671. Males had a median income of $61,442 versus $46,397 for females. The per capita income for the town was $37,463. About 0.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
The Clinton Town Council is composed of six Council members who are elected by the community. Council terms of office are three years on a staggered basis, with two Council seats up for election each year. The primary responsibilities of the Council are to serve as the legislative body of the town, approve the annual budget presented by the Mayor, approve payment of bills and serve as Liaisons to several Boards and Committees.
The Mayor of Clinton Town is Christine Schaumburg, whose two-year term of office ends on December 31, 2007.[2] Members of the Clinton Town Council are Gene DeCleene (2008), John Harrison (2007), Laurie Insel (2009), Todd Pender (2007), Robert Ragozine (2008) and Daniel Shea (2009).[3]
Clinton Town is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.[4]
Clinton Public School is a K-8 school district in the Town of Clinton. The district currently serves students from the Town of Clinton and the Borough of Glen Gardner, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship, as well as tuition students. As of the 2004-05 school year, the school had an enrollment of 566 students. John Haney is principal.
Students in public school for grades 9 through 12 attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. North Hunterdon High School serves students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township.
Clinton Fire Department (CFD) is located on the corner of New Street/Old Route 22 in Clinton. The department runs mutual aid calls with Annandale Hose Company, High Bridge Fire Department, Quakertown Fire Company, Lebanon Fire Company and Pattenburg Fire Company and other fire departments in Hunterdon Country. These mutual aid agreements have become an invaluable resource for large incidents. Average call volume is around 200 calls annually (2006). About 15% of the department's calls annually involve actual fire, while the rest of the CFD's calls are roughly broken down to 15% motor vehicle accidents, 15% hazardous conditions, 5% service calls, 25% good intent calls with no fire found and 25% alarm activations/false alarms. The department offers three types of membership namely Active firefighter, Junior firefighter and Associate membership to prospective members.
★ The Red Mill is located on the South Branch of the Raritan River in the town center of Clinton. Built in 1810, the Red Mill originally served as a woolen mill. Over the next 100 years, the Mill was used at different times to process grains, plaster, talc and graphite. The Mill was also used to produce peach baskets, as well as to generate electricity and pump water for the town. Every October, The mill is transformed into a haunted house given the title, the Haunted Mill. The Haunted Mill tends to attract visitors from all over the east coast to the small town.[5]
★ The Landsdown Trail was once a spur line for the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Now a graded rail trail, the trail starts about two miles south of Clinton on Landsdown Road and enters Clinton town center near the lumber yard.
★ The Clinton Book Shop, ranked one of the States top Independent Book Shops (New Jersey Monthly, 08/05), is located in the heart of the historical Shopping district.
Interstate 78 and Route 31 both pass through Clinton.
★ The town was featured on ''The Daily Show'', which interviewed a local resident who was campaigning to have the town's name changed to Reagan after the Republican President of the United States Ronald Reagan, during the Clinton Administration.
★ Several movies have used the town as a backdrop, including ''In and Out'' with Kevin Kline, ''One True Thing'' with Renée Zellweger and Meryl Streep, and ''Turbulence'' with Ray Liotta.
Notable current and former residents of Clinton include:
★ John T. Bird (1829-1911), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1869 to 1873.[6]
1. Town information from Hunterdon County web site, accessed [{April 6]], 2007
2. Mayor Christine Schaumburg, Town of Clinton. Accessed March 17, 2007.
3. Clinton Town Council, Town of Clinton. Accessed March 17, 2007.
4. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 56. Accessed August 30, 2006.
5. About the Museum Village, The Red Mill. Accessed December 2, 2006.
6. John Taylor Bird, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 17, 2007.
★ Clinton Town website
★ Town information from Hunterdon County web site
★ Clinton Public School website
★
★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Clinton Public School
★ North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
★ Clinton Fire Department
★ Clinton Guild website
★ Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
Map of Clinton in Hunterdon County
The Red Mill in Clinton
'Clinton' is a Town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on the South Branch of the Raritan River. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 2,632. When the Clinton post office was established in 1829 the town was named for DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York and the primary impetus behind the then-newly completed Erie Canal.[1]
Clinton was incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 5, 1865, within portions of Clinton, Franklin and Union Townships. Clinton gained full independence from its three parent townships in 1895."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 154
The State of New Jersey's Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women is located in Clinton, next to Hunterdon Developmental Center. It is perhaps best known for its Red Mill which sits on the banks of the south branch of the Raritan River.
Geography
Clinton is located at (40.636142, -74.911016).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.82%) is water.
Clinton borders Clinton Township, Franklin Township, and Union Township.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,632 people, 1,068 households, and 724 families residing in the town. The population density was 741.8/km² (1,916.0/mi²). There were 1,095 housing units at an average density of 308.6/km² (797.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.06% White, 1.33% African American, 0.46% Native American, 3.72% Asian, 1.37% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.10% of the population.
There were 1,068 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $78,121, and the median income for a family was $88,671. Males had a median income of $61,442 versus $46,397 for females. The per capita income for the town was $37,463. About 0.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
The Clinton Town Council is composed of six Council members who are elected by the community. Council terms of office are three years on a staggered basis, with two Council seats up for election each year. The primary responsibilities of the Council are to serve as the legislative body of the town, approve the annual budget presented by the Mayor, approve payment of bills and serve as Liaisons to several Boards and Committees.
The Mayor of Clinton Town is Christine Schaumburg, whose two-year term of office ends on December 31, 2007.[2] Members of the Clinton Town Council are Gene DeCleene (2008), John Harrison (2007), Laurie Insel (2009), Todd Pender (2007), Robert Ragozine (2008) and Daniel Shea (2009).[3]
Federal, state and county representation
Clinton Town is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.[4]
Education
Clinton Public School is a K-8 school district in the Town of Clinton. The district currently serves students from the Town of Clinton and the Borough of Glen Gardner, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship, as well as tuition students. As of the 2004-05 school year, the school had an enrollment of 566 students. John Haney is principal.
Students in public school for grades 9 through 12 attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. North Hunterdon High School serves students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township.
Community organizations
Clinton Fire Department (Volunteer)
Clinton Fire Department (CFD) is located on the corner of New Street/Old Route 22 in Clinton. The department runs mutual aid calls with Annandale Hose Company, High Bridge Fire Department, Quakertown Fire Company, Lebanon Fire Company and Pattenburg Fire Company and other fire departments in Hunterdon Country. These mutual aid agreements have become an invaluable resource for large incidents. Average call volume is around 200 calls annually (2006). About 15% of the department's calls annually involve actual fire, while the rest of the CFD's calls are roughly broken down to 15% motor vehicle accidents, 15% hazardous conditions, 5% service calls, 25% good intent calls with no fire found and 25% alarm activations/false alarms. The department offers three types of membership namely Active firefighter, Junior firefighter and Associate membership to prospective members.
Points of interest
★ The Red Mill is located on the South Branch of the Raritan River in the town center of Clinton. Built in 1810, the Red Mill originally served as a woolen mill. Over the next 100 years, the Mill was used at different times to process grains, plaster, talc and graphite. The Mill was also used to produce peach baskets, as well as to generate electricity and pump water for the town. Every October, The mill is transformed into a haunted house given the title, the Haunted Mill. The Haunted Mill tends to attract visitors from all over the east coast to the small town.[5]
★ The Landsdown Trail was once a spur line for the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Now a graded rail trail, the trail starts about two miles south of Clinton on Landsdown Road and enters Clinton town center near the lumber yard.
★ The Clinton Book Shop, ranked one of the States top Independent Book Shops (New Jersey Monthly, 08/05), is located in the heart of the historical Shopping district.
Transportation
Interstate 78 and Route 31 both pass through Clinton.
Popular culture references
★ The town was featured on ''The Daily Show'', which interviewed a local resident who was campaigning to have the town's name changed to Reagan after the Republican President of the United States Ronald Reagan, during the Clinton Administration.
★ Several movies have used the town as a backdrop, including ''In and Out'' with Kevin Kline, ''One True Thing'' with Renée Zellweger and Meryl Streep, and ''Turbulence'' with Ray Liotta.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Clinton include:
★ John T. Bird (1829-1911), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1869 to 1873.[6]
References
1. Town information from Hunterdon County web site, accessed [{April 6]], 2007
2. Mayor Christine Schaumburg, Town of Clinton. Accessed March 17, 2007.
3. Clinton Town Council, Town of Clinton. Accessed March 17, 2007.
4. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 56. Accessed August 30, 2006.
5. About the Museum Village, The Red Mill. Accessed December 2, 2006.
6. John Taylor Bird, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 17, 2007.
External links
★ Clinton Town website
★ Town information from Hunterdon County web site
★ Clinton Public School website
★
★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Clinton Public School
★ North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
★ Clinton Fire Department
★ Clinton Guild website
★ Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
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