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Kingwood Township, New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°29′41″N 75°01′10″W / 40.494704°N 75.019461°W / 40.494704; -75.019461
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Kingwood Township, New Jersey
Township
Thatcher House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Thatcher House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Official seal of Kingwood Township, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Kingwood Township in Hunterdon County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Hunterdon County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Location of Kingwood Township in Hunterdon County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Hunterdon County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Census Bureau map of Kingwood Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Kingwood Township, New Jersey
Kingwood Township is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Kingwood Township
Kingwood Township
Location in Hunterdon County
Kingwood Township is located in New Jersey
Kingwood Township
Kingwood Township
Location in New Jersey
Kingwood Township is located in the United States
Kingwood Township
Kingwood Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°29′41″N 75°01′10″W / 40.494704°N 75.019461°W / 40.494704; -75.019461[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Hunterdon
Established1746
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Government
[6][7]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorLance Riggio. (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkTiffany Crivelli (acting)[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total
35.62 sq mi (92.24 km2)
 • Land35.01 sq mi (90.66 km2)
 • Water0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2)  1.71%
 • Rank67th of 565 in state
4th of 26 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
469 ft (143 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • Total
3,802
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10]
3,843
 • Rank420th of 565 in state
13th of 26 in county[11]
 • Density108.6/sq mi (41.9/km2)
  • Rank535th of 565 in state
26th of 26 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08803 – Baptistown[12][13]
Area code908[14]
FIPS code3401937065[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0882183[1][17]
Websitewww.kingwoodtownship.com

Kingwood Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located on the Hunterdon Plateau. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,802,[9] a decrease of 43 (−1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 3,845,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 63 (+1.7%) from the 3,782 counted in the 2000 census.[20]

History

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Community of Kingwood located near the center of the township

Kingwood Township is one of the westernmost townships of Hunterdon County. Kingwood was originally established around 1746 when it was created from Bethlehem Township, though the exact details are uncertain.[21] Kingwood was incorporated by Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township were taken to form Franklin Township on April 7, 1845. Frenchtown borough acquired portions of the township in 1876.[22]

Kingwood Township was the home of Daniel Bray, the local captain who rounded up the boats for George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River during the Revolutionary War.[21] The portion of Route 29 that runs through the township along its western edge is named for him.[23]

In late 1981, Dick Siano became the first Libertarian Party candidate to win a partisan election outside of Alaska by winning a committee seat in the township. In the November election, he and the Democratic tied in the general election placing the incumbent Republican mayor in third place. Siano won the runoff election held on December 22.[24][25]

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 35.62 square miles (92.24 km2), including 35.01 square miles (90.66 km2) of land and 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2) of water (1.71%).[1][2]

The township borders the municipalities of Alexandria Township, Delaware Township, Franklin Township and Frenchtown in Hunterdon County; and the communities of Plumstead Township and Tinicum Township in Bucks County, across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania.[26][27][28] Most of the township lies on the Hunterdon Plateau, a geologic plateau averaging 300–500 feet (90–150 m) in elevation though approaching the Delaware River, the elevation drops sharply to about 100 feet (30 m) at the banks of the river.[29] Exposed rock can be seen on portions of Route 29 in the township between the River and the plateau.

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Baptistown, Barbertown, Byram, Idell, Milltown, Point Breeze, Treasure Island, Tumble and Tumble Falls.[30]

Frenchtown Solar is a group of three photovoltaic arrays owned by Consolidated Edison that forms one of the largest solar farms in the state, covering 110 acres (44.5 ha) with a total of 68,500 solar panels and a 20.1 megawatt generating capacity. Two arrays are located just outside Baptistown on Route 12.[31] The third and largest is to the south off County Route 519.[32]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
17902,446—
18102,606—
18202,7866.9%
18302,8984.0%
18402,9471.7%
18501,799*−39.0%
18602,14819.4%
18701,942−9.6%
18801,694−12.8%
18901,424−15.9%
19001,304−8.4%
19101,265−3.0%
19201,160−8.3%
19301,2185.0%
19401,2532.9%
19501,3205.3%
19601,84139.5%
19702,29424.6%
19802,77220.8%
19903,32519.9%
20003,78213.7%
20103,8451.7%
20203,802−1.1%
2023 (est.)3,843[10]1.1%
Population sources:
1790–1920[33] 1840[34]
1850–1870[35] 1850[36] 1870[37]
1880–1890[38] 1890–1910[39]
1910–1930[40] 1940–2000[41]
2000[42][43] 2010[18][19] 2020[9]
* = Lost territory in previous decade.[22]

2010 census

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The 2010 United States census counted 3,845 people, 1,446 households, and 1,103 families in the township. The population density was 109.4 inhabitants per square mile (42.2/km2). There were 1,569 housing units at an average density of 44.6 per square mile (17.2/km2). The racial makeup was 96.51% (3,711) White, 0.65% (25) Black or African American, 0.03% (1) Native American, 1.09% (42) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.52% (20) from other races, and 1.20% (46) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.39% (92) of the population.[18]

Of the 1,446 households, 32.2% had children under the age of 18; 64.2% were married couples living together; 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.7% were non-families. Of all households, 18.1% were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.04.[18]

23.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 37.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 103.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 99.1 males.[18]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $94,951 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,656) and the median family income was $101,722 (+/− $3,508). Males had a median income of $62,636 (+/− $11,644) versus $39,704 (+/− $5,890) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $38,977 (+/− $4,174). About 2.7% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.[44]

2000 census

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As of the 2000 United States census[15] there were 3,782 people, 1,340 households, and 1,042 families residing in the township. The population density was 107.4 inhabitants per square mile (41.5/km2). There were 1,422 housing units at an average density of 40.4 per square mile (15.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.62% White, 0.61% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.[42][43]

There were 1,340 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.21.[42][43]

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.[42][43]

The median income for a household in the township was $71,551, and the median income for a family was $81,642. Males had a median income of $54,107 versus $31,326 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,219. About 2.3% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.[42][43]

Government

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Local government

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Kingwood Township Municipal Building

Kingwood Township operates under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form.[45] The Township Committee is comprised of three 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 one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[6][46] The Mayor is elected by the Committee from among its members and serves a one-year term, as does the Deputy Mayor. The Mayor serves as the Chairperson of the Committee and votes as an equal member, but has no other special powers.[3][47]

As of 2023, members of the Kingwood Township Committee are Mayor Andrew Russano Jr. (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Maureen Syrnick (R, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2023) and Lance Riggio (R, 2025).[3][48][49][50][51][52][53]

Federal, state and county representation

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Kingwood Township is located in the 7th Congressional District[54] and is part of New Jersey's 15th state legislative district.[55]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 7th congressional district is represented by Thomas Kean Jr. (R, Westfield).[56] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).[57][58]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 15th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Shirley Turner (D, Lawrence Township) and in the General Assembly by Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, Trenton) and Anthony Verrelli (D, Hopewell Township).[59]

Hunterdon County is governed by a Board of Chosen Commissioners composed 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.[60][61] As of 2025, Hunterdon County's Commissioners are:

Zachary T. Rich (R; West Amwell Township, 2025),[62] Director Jeff Kuhl (R; Raritan Township, 2027)[63] John E. Lanza (R; Raritan Township, 2025),[64] Deputy Director Susan Soloway (R; Franklin Township, 2027)[65] and Shaun C. Van Doren (R; Tewksbury Township, 2026).[66][67]

Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are: Clerk Mary H. Melfi (R; Flemington, 2026),[68][69] Sheriff Fredrick W. Brown (R; Alexandria Township, 2025)[70][71] and Surrogate Heidi Rohrbach (R; Lebanon Township, 2028).[72][73]

Politics

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In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 62.5% of the vote (1,282 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 36.1% (741 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (27 votes), among the 2,066 ballots cast by the township's 2,797 registered voters (16 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 73.9%.[74][75]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 77.9% of the vote (1,006 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 19.3% (250 votes), and other candidates with 2.8% (36 votes), among the 1,313 ballots cast by the township's 2,751 registered voters (21 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.7%.[76][77]

Education

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The Kingwood Township School District serves public school students ranging from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Kingwood Township School.[78][79][80][81] As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 324 students and 36.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.0:1.[82]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Delaware Valley Regional High School,[83] together with students from Alexandria Township, Frenchtown, Holland Township and Milford borough.[84][85][86][87] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 722 students and 59.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[88] Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with two seats assigned to Kingwood Township.[89]

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.[90]

Transportation

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Route 12 eastbound in Kingwood Township

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 80.44 miles (129.46 km) of roadways, of which 55.02 miles (88.55 km) were maintained by the municipality, 12.54 miles (20.18 km) by Hunterdon County and 12.88 miles (20.73 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[91]

The two state routes that pass through are Route 12[92] and Route 29.[23] The only major county road that goes through is County Route 519.[93]

No limited access roads traverse Kingwood; the closest one is Interstate 78 in neighboring Franklin Township.[94]

Points of interest

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Old Stone Church
Old Stone Church
Oak Summit School
Oak Summit School

The Old Stone Church was built in 1837 and is now owned by the First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[95]

The Oak Summit Cemetery, across Oak Summit Road from the Old Stone Church, was established in 1754 and is now owned by the Prospect Hill Cemetery Association.[96]

The Oak Summit School, a one-room schoolhouse, was established in 1849 and used until 1953. It is located next to the Old Stone Church.[96]

The Thatcher House, built in 1765, featuring patterned brickwork, was added to the NRHP in 2020.[97]

The Devil's Tea Table, is a prominent landmark near Warsaw Road on Route 29. It is the focal point of a series of bluffs that contain several geological features of interest, such as the type localities for van Houghton cycles, as well as the type sections for units of the Locatong and Passaic Formations of the Triassic. These bluffs are a regional scenic attraction and are admired by many tourists who float by on the adjacent Delaware River.[98]

Notable people

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See also: Category:People from Kingwood Township, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Kingwood Township include:

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  85. ^ Delaware Valley Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived April 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 5, 2020. "The Delaware Valley Regional High School District can be found in the heart of pastoral and beautiful Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The District serves students in grades nine through twelve who reside in the five municipalities that comprise our region: Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."
  86. ^ About Us, Delaware Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 5, 2020. "The Delaware Valley Regional High School District can be found in the heart of pastoral and beautiful Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The District serves students in grades nine through twelve who reside in the five municipalities that comprise our region: Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."
  87. ^ Chief School Administrators/Sending Districts Archived June 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Superintendent of Schools. Accessed May 5, 2020.
  88. ^ School data for Delaware Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
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  90. ^ 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."
  91. ^ Hunterdon County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.
  92. ^ Route 12 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2016. Accessed November 19, 2019.
  93. ^ County Route 519 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated November 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023.
  94. ^ Hunterdon County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed March 3, 2023.
  95. ^ NRHP Nomination for Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Kingwood (Draft), National Park Service. Accessed November 20, 2019.
  96. ^ a b History of Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed May 4, 2023. "The Old Stone Meeting House, located on the corner of Route 519 and Oak Summit Road, established in 1754, when Lawrence Hoff, the owner of an adjoining plantation, granted 1 1/4 acres to James Barcalow, Charles Hoff and Henry Cock, Trustees of Presbyterian Congregation of Kingwood."
  97. ^ Shoemaker, Becky D.; Craig, Robert W. (June 2020). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thatcher House (Draft)" (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 30 photos
  98. ^ "Preserved Kingwood Farm a Peaceful Place Near A Devil of a Neighbor", Hunterdon Land Trust. Accessed April 7, 2021. "Perhaps the most difficult thing to believe about a place so serene is its neighbor: The farm is located next to The Devil’s Tea Table, an unusual rock formation consisting of a horizontal stone slab that sits upon a 12-foot-high stone slab. Also known as Warford Rock, the privately owned Devil’s Tea Table was a popular partying place for young people, some of whom fell from the cliff. According to newspaper accounts, at least two people died and many more were injured and had to be rescued."
  99. ^ Mooney, James E. George Opdyke, Encyclopedia of New York City. Accessed May 29, 2013. "(b Kingwood Township, near Frenchtown, N.J., 7 Dec 1805; d New York City, 12 June 1880)."
  100. ^ Givler, Chuck."Billy Pauch Jr. vies for spot in Chili Bowl Champion race", The Express-Times, January 12, 2013. Accessed September 4, 2024. "Billy Pauch Jr. of Kingwood Township is competing in his fifth Chili Bowl event."
  101. ^ John Runk, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 2, 2007.
  102. ^ Staff. "Kurt Wiese", Hunterdon County Democrat, March 9, 2011. Accessed September 12, 2013. "The murals were painted by two Kingwood men, Carl Ritz, assisted by his friend Kurt Wiese, an illustrator of international repute who lived in Kingwood from 1930 until his death in 1974."
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