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Frelinghuysen Township () is a
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in
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,
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, United States. As of the
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, the township's population was 2,199, a drop of 31 people since the 2010 census.Frelinghuysen township, Warren County, New Jersey profile
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. Accessed October 2, 2022.
As of the 2010 census, the township's population was 2,230,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Frelinghuysen township, Warren County, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed June 4, 2013.
Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Frelinghuysen township
,
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. Accessed June 4, 2013.
reflecting an increase of 147 (+7.1%) from the 2,083 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 304 (+17.1%) from the 1,779 counted in the 1990 census.


History

Frelinghuysen Township was incorporated from portions of Hardwick Township on March 7, 1848.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 245. Accessed June 4, 2013.
According to the book ''Historical Sites of Warren County'', the township was named for
Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen ( – ) was a Dutch-American Dutch Reformed minister, theologian and the progenitor of the Frelinghuysen family in the United States of America. Frelinghuysen is most remembered for his religious contribution ...
, a minister and theologian of the
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who came to New Jersey in 1720. Theodorus was the grandfather of
Theodore Frelinghuysen Theodore Frelinghuysen (March 28, 1787April 12, 1862) was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate. He was the Whig vice presidential nominee in the election of 1844, running on a ticket with Henry Clay. Bo ...
, the noted statesman, educator and running mate of presidential candidate
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on the Whig Party ticket in the 1844 election, who is also credited as the inspiration for the township's name.


Geography

According to the
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, the township had a total area of 23.87 square miles (61.83 km2), including 23.62 square miles (61.18 km2) of land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2) of water (1.04%).
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(with a 2010 Census population of 101) and Marksboro (population of 82 in 2010) are
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and
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s (CDPs) located within the township.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
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, p. III-5, August 2012. Accessed June 4, 2013.
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Ebenezer, Glovers Pond, Kerrs Corners, Shiloh, Southtown and Yellow Frame. The township is located in the
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which is a section of the
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that stretches for from Canada to Alabama. Frelinghuysen Township borders the municipalities of Allamuchy Township, Blairstown, Hardwick Township, Hope Township and Independence Township in Warren County; and Fredon Township, Green Township and Stillwater Township in Sussex County.


Demographics

The township's economic data (as is all of Warren County) is calculated by the US Census Bureau as part of the
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.


Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
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showed that (in 2010
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dollars)
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was $94,688 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,942) and the median family income was $104,712 (+/− $8,336). Males had a median income of $81,667 (+/− $4,051) versus $53,857 (+/− $2,542) for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...
for the borough was $39,316 (+/− $3,207). About 2.2% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the
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, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.


Census 2000

As of the
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, there were 2,083 people, 722 households, and 578 families residing in the township. The
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was 88.9 people per square mile (34.3/km2). There were 755 housing units at an average density of 32.2 per square mile (12.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.79%
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, 0.34%
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, 0.05% Native American, 0.38%
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, 0.19%
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, 0.48% from
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, and 0.77% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 2.64% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Frelinghuysen township, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed June 4, 2013.
DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Frelinghuysen township, Warren County, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed June 4, 2013.
There were 722 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were
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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.13. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $72,434, and the median income for a family was $78,464. Males had a median income of $56,818 versus $36,827 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...
for the township was $28,792. About 1.1% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the
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, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.


Government


Local government

Frelinghuysen Township is governed under the
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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. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters
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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.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',
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, March 2013, p. 103.
The committee has an organizational meeting each January to appoint a Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among its members. These officers serve for one year, until the next organizational meeting. , members of the Frelinghuysen Township Committee are
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Keith C. Ramos ( R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2022), Deputy Mayor Christopher Stracco (R, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2022), David C. Boynton (R, 2023), Todd McPeek (R, 2024) and Robert Stock (R, 2022; appointed to serve an unexpired term).Township Committee
Township of Frelinghuysen. Accessed March 1, 2022.
Summary Results Report 2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results
Warren County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.
Warren County 2020 General Election November 20, 2020 Official Results
Warren County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.
General Election November 5, 2019, Warren County Official Tally
Warren County, New Jersey Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 109,632, representing an increase of 940 (0.9%) from the 108,692 residents counted at the 2010 census. The county borde ...
, updated November 12, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.
In January 2022, Robert Stack was sworn in to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Frank D. Desiderio Jr. until his resignation the previous month.


Federal, state, and county representation

Frelinghuysen Township is located in the 7th Congressional District2022 Redistricting Plan
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, December 8, 2022.
and is part of New Jersey's 24th 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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. Accessed October 30, 2019.
Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Frelinghuysen Township had been in the 23rd state legislative district.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 57, New Jersey
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. Accessed May 22, 2015.


Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 1,583 registered voters in Frelinghuysen Township, of which 248 (15.7% vs. 21.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 700 (44.2% vs. 35.3%) were registered as Republicans and 634 (40.1% vs. 43.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.Voter Registration Summary - Warren
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Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed June 3, 2013.
Among the township's 2010 Census population, 71.0% (vs. 62.3% in Warren County) were registered to vote, including 90.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 81.5% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election, Republican
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received 756 votes (65.3% vs. 56.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat
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with 368 votes (31.8% vs. 40.8%) and other candidates with 22 votes (1.9% vs. 1.7%), among the 1,157 ballots cast by the township's 1,582 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.1% (vs. 66.7% in Warren County). In the 2008 presidential election, Republican
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received 802 votes (64.4% vs. 55.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat
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with 405 votes (32.5% vs. 41.4%) and other candidates with 19 votes (1.5% vs. 1.6%), among the 1,246 ballots cast by the township's 1,577 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.0% (vs. 73.4% in Warren County). In the 2004 presidential election, Republican
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received 801 votes (66.3% vs. 61.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat
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with 384 votes (31.8% vs. 37.2%) and other candidates with 20 votes (1.7% vs. 1.3%), among the 1,209 ballots cast by the township's 1,491 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.1% (vs. 76.3% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
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received 75.7% of the vote (535 cast), ahead of Democrat
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with 21.1% (149 votes), and other candidates with 3.3% (23 votes), among the 720 ballots cast by the township's 1,591 registered voters (13 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.3%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 623 votes (64.5% vs. 61.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat
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with 219 votes (22.7% vs. 25.7%), Independent
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with 95 votes (9.8% vs. 9.8%) and other candidates with 15 votes (1.6% vs. 1.5%), among the 966 ballots cast by the township's 1,560 registered voters, yielding a 61.9% turnout (vs. 49.6% in the county).


Education

The
Frelinghuysen Township School District Frelinghuysen Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County, New Jersey, United States.
serves children in public school in
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through
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at Frelinghuysen Elementary School.''Warren County 2022-2023 Public School Directory''
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. Accessed December 27, 2022.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 148 students and 10.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 13.9:1.District information for Frelinghuysen Township School District
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. Accessed April 1, 2020.
In the 2016–2017 school year, Frelinghuysen had the 28th smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 150 students. Students in
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s for public school attend the
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, a public secondary high school that also serves students from the townships of Blairstown (site of the school), Hardwick and Knowlton. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 799 students and 77.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 10.3:1. Students from the township and from all of Warren County are eligible to attend Ridge and Valley Charter School in the township (for grades K–8, with Frelinghuysen residents among those receiving admissions preference) or
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in Washington borough (for 9–12), with special education services provided by local districts supplemented throughout the county by the
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in Oxford Township (for PreK–12).


Transportation

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Warren County and by the
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.
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(the Bergen-Passaic Expressway) traverses though the southern part of Frelinghuysen, but does not have any interchanges within the township; the closest exits are in both neighboring Allamuchy and Hope Townships.
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runs through in the northern part of the township. CR 519 is the main county road that passes through roughly from the southwest to the northeast.


Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Frelinghuysen Township include: * Bennett Bean (born 1941), ceramic artist *
Cathy Bao Bean Cathy Bao Bean () is a Chinese-American writer and educator, and is the author of ''The Chopsticks-Fork Principle: A Memoir and Manual'' (We Press, 2002). She lives in Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey, with her husband, artist Bennett Bean. ' ...
(born 1942), writer, educator and author of ''The Chopsticks-Fork Principle: A Memoir and Manual''Primerano, Jane
"Author tells tale of forks, chopsticks and how to raise a bicultural son"
''
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'', March 26, 2003. Accessed March 1, 2022, via
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. "It was when they were both teaching at colleges and planning a family that Bennett and Cathy bought their Johnsonburg barn with 12-foot ceilings and the rundown house that came with it."
* Isaac Wildrick (1803–1892), former U.S. Member of CongressIsaac Wildrick
''
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''. Accessed September 1, 2007.


References


External links


Frelinghuysen Township website
{{Geographic Location (8-way) , Centre =Frelinghuysen Township , North = Stillwater Township , Northeast = Fredon Township , East = Green Township , Southeast = Allamuchy Township , South = Independence Township
Liberty Township , Southwest = Hope Township , West = Blairstown Township , Northwest = Hardwick Township , image = 1848 establishments in New Jersey Populated places established in 1848 Township form of New Jersey government Townships in Warren County, New Jersey