Clinton is a town in

Hunterdon County Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,New Jersey. It is located on the South Branch of the Raritan River in the Raritan Valley region. As of the

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, the town's population was 2,719,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Clinton town, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Clinton town
, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed November 14, 2012. reflecting an increase of 87 (+3.3%) from the 2,632 counted in the 2000 census. Despite its relatively small population, Clinton is the predominant

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for Interstate 78 traveling westbound from

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History

When the Clinton post office was established in 1829, it was named for

DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist. He served as a United States senator, as the mayor of New York City, and as the seventh governor of New York. In this last capacity, he was largely res ...

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and the primary impetus behind the then-newly completed Erie Canal.The Town of Clinton
Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed September 14, 2013. Clinton was incorporated as a town by an act of the

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on April 5, 1865, within portions of

Clinton Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has frequently been used as a given ...

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and Union Townships. Clinton gained full independence from its three parent townships in 1895.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 154. Accessed October 25, 2012. The town is perhaps best known for its two mills which sit on opposite banks of the South Branch Raritan River. The Red Mill, with its historic village, dates back to 1810 with the development of a mill for wool processing. Across the river sits the

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, home of the

Hunterdon Art Museum The Hunterdon Art Museum, previously known as the Hunterdon Art Center and the Hunterdon Museum of Art, is located in a historic stone mill at 7 Lower Center Street in Clinton, New Jersey. It was founded in 1952 when it purchased Dunham's Mill, t ...

, located in a former gristmill that had been reconstructed in 1836 and operated continuously until 1952. In 1952, a group of local residents conceived of a plan to convert the historic building into an art museum, which is still in operation today. On October 30, 1891, a major fire destroyed 23 buildings and 17 businesses on Main Street. This is known here as the Great Fire of 1891. Described by '' The New York Times'' in 1988 as having "conquered the worst residential radon hotspot known in the United States" which resulted from uranium in the limestone under sections of the town, Clinton and mayor-at-the-time Robert A. Nulman received state, national, and international attention for the town's successful efforts to combat the radon using ventilation systems in affected homes. Klaidman, Steve
''Health in the Headlines: The Stories Behind the Stories''
Oxford University Press, 1991. . Accessed November 15, 2019. "Clinton's public officials were aware of the extraordinary radon levels found in the Watras house in nearby Pennsylvania."Hanley, Robert
"The Jersey Village That Fought Radon With Fans and Won"
'' The New York Times'', September 15, 1988. Accessed November 15, 2019. "Mayor Nulman cringes now while recalling TV and newspaper accounts in early 1986 that predicted mass evacuations and Clinton Knolls' reduction to a ghost town." The Clinton Historic District encompassing much of the town was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 for its significance in architecture, commerce, engineering, industry and exploration/settlement. The district includes 270

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. With

Geography

According to the

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, the town had a total area of 1.44 square miles (3.72 km²), including 1.35 square miles (3.49 km²) of land and 0.09 square miles (0.24 km²) of water (6.39%). The town borders the Hunterdon County municipalities of Clinton Township, Franklin Township and Union Township. Clinton is considered an exurb of New York City, as Hunterdon County lies on the western fringe of the

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, which is mainly rural with scattered housing developments and old farm homes. Clinton is part of the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area of Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. It serves as a " bedroom community" for many commuters working in and around Northern New Jersey and New York City, often younger residents who have supplanted long-time residents of Clinton.

Climate

Clinton falls under the North Jersey climate zone. According to the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at Rutgers University, the Northern climate zone covers about one-quarter of New Jersey and consists mainly of elevated highlands and valleys which are part of the

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n Uplands. Surrounded by land, this region can be characterized as having a

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in the middle latitudes (40 to 55 north), within large landmasses where prevailing winds blow overland bringing som ...

with minimal influence from the Atlantic Ocean, except when the winds contain an easterly component. Prevailing winds are from the southwest in summer and from the northwest in winter. Being in the northernmost portion of the state, and with small mountains up to in elevation, the Northern Zone normally exhibits a colder temperature regime than other climate regions of the State of New Jersey. This difference is most dramatic in winter when average temperatures in the Northern Zone can be more than ten degrees Fahrenheit cooler than in the Coastal Zone. Annual snowfall averages in the northern zone as compared with an average of in the extreme south. Clinton falls under the USDA 6b Plant

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Demographics

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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dollars) median household income was $83,850 (with a margin of error of +/− $12,019) and the median family income was $109,375 (+/− $19,698). Males had a median income of $62,697 (+/− $9,258) versus $67,014 (+/− $13,316) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $43,354 (+/− $4,395). About 2.6% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

Census 2000

As of the 2020 census, there were 2,632 people, 1,068 households, and 724 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,916.0 people per square mile (741.8/km²). There were 1,095 housing units at an average density of 797.1 per square mile (308.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.06% White, 1.33% African American, 0.46% Native American, 3.72%

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, 1.37% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 4.10% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Clinton town, New Jersey
, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Clinton town, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2012. There were 1,068 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were

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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.

Arts and culture

The

Red Mill Museum Village The Red Mill Museum Village, historically known as the Clinton Historical Museum, is an open-air museum located along the South Branch Raritan River at 56 Main Street in Clinton, New Jersey. It includes the historic Red Mill and the adjacent M. ...

(56 Main Street) 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 called the Red Mill Haunted Village. The Haunted Village tends to attract visitors from all over the east coast to the small town. The Red Mill Museum Village was featured on an episode of '' Ghost Hunters'' in 2008. The

(7 Lower Center Street) presents changing exhibitions of contemporary art, craft and design in the 19th century

Dunham's Mill Dunham's Mill, also known as Parry's Mill, is a historic building located at 7 Lower Center Street in Clinton, New Jersey, United States. The gristmill was in operation from 1837 to 1952. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places o ...

, the Stone Mill, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Founded in 1952, the Museum showcases works by internationally recognized and emerging contemporary artists. It also offers a dynamic schedule of over 300 art classes and workshops for children and adults, as well as a summer camp program. File:56 Main Street, Clinton, NJ.jpg, The Red Mill File:Dunham's Mill, Clinton, NJ.jpg,

Parks and recreation

* Landsdown Trail, a spur line constructed for the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1881 that is now a graded rail trail starting about south of Clinton on Landsdown Road that enters Clinton town center near the lumber yard. *

Spruce Run Recreation Area Spruce Run Recreation Area is a New Jersey state recreation area located in Union Township and Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It encompasses the Spruce Run Reservoir that is used as a backup reservoir to prot ...

(Van Syckel's Road, Clinton, NJ): , picnicking, boating, fishing and seasonal camping. Open year-round. * Round Valley Recreation Area (Lebanon-Stanton Road, Lebanon, NJ) offers wilderness camping, beaches, trails, fishing and boating.

Government

Local government

Clinton is governed under the Town form of municipal government. The town is one of nine municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this traditional form of government. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and six-member Town Council, all of whom are chosen

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in partisan elections held as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. Members of the Town Council are elected to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 103. 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

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Janice Kovach, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2023. Members of the Clinton Town Council are Nick Bruno ( R, 2024), Sherry Dineen (R, 2024), Michael Humphrey (D, 2022), Megan Johnson (D, 2023), Kyle Perloff (R, 2024) and Ross Traphagen (R, 2022).Mayor and Council
Town of Clinton. Accessed June 23, 2022. "The Clinton Town Council is composed of 6 Council members that are elected by the community. Council terms of office are three years and two Council seats are up for election each year."
Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed June 23, 2022.''2022 County and Municipal Directory''
Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2022.November 2, 2021 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 12, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.November 3, 2020 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.Hunterdon County District Canvass November 5, 2019, General Election
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 14, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020. Democrat Michael Humphrey was elected in November 2018 to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that became vacant following the resignation of Al Rylak in June 2018.

Fire department

Clinton Fire Department (CFD) is located on the corner of New Street / Old Route 22 in Clinton. 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, averaging about 190 calls annually. The department offers three types of membership to prospective members: Active firefighter, Junior firefighter and Associate membership. 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, which work together as part of the North Hunterdon Fire Alliance.

Federal, state and county representation

Clinton Town is located in the 7th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report
New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 23rd state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 1,671 registered voters in Clinton, of which 439 (26.3%) were registered as Democrats, 529 (31.7%) were registered as

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and 700 (41.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or

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. In the

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, Republican

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received 52.0% of the vote (693 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 46.7% (623 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (17 votes), among the 1,351 ballots cast by the town's 1,780 registered voters (18 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 75.9%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 49.4% of the vote (704 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 48.7% (694 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (17 votes), among the 1,426 ballots cast by the town's 1,732 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.3%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican

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received 54.8% of the vote (761 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 44.0% (611 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (12 votes), among the 1,389 ballots cast by the town's 1,671 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 83.1. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 69.2% of the vote (577 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 28.1% (234 votes), and other candidates with 2.8% (23 votes), among the 840 ballots cast by the town's 1,757 registered voters (6 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.8%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 60.5% of the vote (620 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 27.7% (284 votes), Independent

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with 9.5% (97 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (7 votes), among the 1,025 ballots cast by the town's 1,711 registered voters, yielding a 59.9% turnout.

Education

Clinton-Glen Gardner School District is school district based in the Town of Clinton, that serves students from Clinton Town and Glen Gardner Borough in

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through

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at Clinton Public School.''2019-2020 Public School Directory''

Hunterdon County Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,sending/receiving relationship. Other students attend the school on a tuition basis. Formerly known as the Town of Clinton School District, the district's board of education voted in November 2009 to revise the name to Clinton-Glen Gardner School District to reflect the merger. As of the 2018–2019 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 431 students and 44.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 9.6:1.District information for Clinton-Glen Gardner School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. Public school students in

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through twelfth grades attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale together with students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township. As of the 2018–2019 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,584 students and 123.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 12.9:1. The school is part of the

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, which also includes students from

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in Lebanon Township. Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the

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, 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.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the town had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The most major road passing through Clinton is Interstate 78/ U.S. Route 22, which run concurrently through the area. Direct access is provided by New Jersey Route 31 at Exit 17 and Route 173/ County Road 513 at Exit 15. Route 173 and CR 513 run through the center of town, while Route 31 skims the northeast edge. Access to Interstate 78 provides Clinton with a route to and from New York City and the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia can also be accessed from Clinton via New Jersey Route 31 to Interstate 295 south.

Public transportation

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offers buses on a route that provides service from Allentown and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in

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and New York City-area airports at a stop at the park-and-ride on Route 31 in Clinton. Limited NJ Transit Rail is also accessible at the

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on the Raritan Valley Line. The LINK, which serves Hunterdon County is the primary traditional publicly funded mode of transportation. Fares range from about $2.00 to $10.00. Funding for operation of the Hunterdon County LINK System is provided by Hunterdon County, NJ Transit and the Federal Transit Administration. Additionally, Warren County operates a shuttle along Route 31 Monday–Friday to Oxford Township.

References in popular culture

In film

* Several movies have used the town as a backdrop, including '' In and Out'' with

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, ''

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'' with Renée Zellweger and Meryl Streep, ''

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'' with Billy Crystal, and '' Turbulence'' with Ray Liotta. A music video for Sharon Van Etten's single "Seventeen" was partially filmed in the town, as well as at nearby

Round Valley Reservoir The Round Valley Reservoir in Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States, was formed in 1960 when the New Jersey Water Authority constructed two large dams and flooded a large valley. The reservoir is named after the naturall ...

In television

* The CBS-TV daytime drama '' As the World Turns'' taped scenes at businesses along Main Street in 2008 and 2009.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Clinton include: *

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(1829–1911), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1869 to 1873 *

William Bonnell William Bonnell (February 1, 1804 – October 12, 1865) was an American portrait painter. His works are generally placed in the folk art category, due to his lack of formal training. Biography Born in Clinton, New Jersey, Bonnell was the second ...

(1804–1865), portrait painter whose works are generally placed in the folk art category *

Gregg Cagno Gregg Cagno is an American songwriter and touring performer in the singer-songwriter and folk genres. Career Born in 1969, Cagno grew up in Clinton, New Jersey and now lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a 2006 ASCAP award winner in t ...

(born 1969), songwriter and touring performer in the singer/songwriter and folk genres * Anna Case (1888–1984), soprano who recorded with Thomas Edison * William J. Connell (born 1958), historian *

Kyp Malone David Kyp Joel Malone (born February 27, 1973) is an American multi-instrumentalist and member of the bands TV on the Radio, Iran, Rain Machine, and Ice Balloons. Biography Malone grew up in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and moved to New Jersey for ...

(born 1973), multi-instrumentalist and member of the band TV on the Radio *

Barbara McClintock Barbara McClintock (June 16, 1902 – September 2, 1992) was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. McClintock received her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927. There s ...

(born 1955), children's book illustrator and author *

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, former professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Genetics at Rutgers University *

Kyle Merber Kyle Merber (born November 19, 1990) is a former American mid-distance runner who specialized in the mile and the 1500 metres. He was sponsored by Hoka One One and competed for the New Jersey New York Track Club before retiring from the sport in 2 ...

(born 1990), middle-distance runner specializing in the

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and the

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* James Valenti (born 1977), operatic tenor * Sharon Van Etten (born 1981), singer-songwriter * Foster McGowan Voorhees (1856–1927), Governor of New Jersey from 1899 to 1902 *

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Gallery

File:Main Street Bridge, Clinton, NJ.jpg, Main Street Bridge crossing the South Branch Raritan River File:43 Leigh Street, Clinton, NJ.jpg, John Taylor Leigh Mansion, now the Municipal Building File:42-46 Main Street, Clinton, NJ.jpg, Duckworth Building and Odd Fellows Hall on Main Street, redeveloped after the Great Fire of 1891. Image:ClintonNJlibrary.jpg, North Branch County Library at 65 Halstead Street. It was built in 1999. Image:ClintonNJalley.jpg, Alley named Allie's Way after a local teacher at Clinton Public School.

References

External links

Clinton Town website

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