Hopewell Township is a

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in Mercer County,

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, United States. Located within the Raritan Valley region, the township is an

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in the

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as defined by the

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, while also directly bordering the

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, being a part of the

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's Philadelphia Designated Market Area.- Philadelphia Market Area Coverage Maps

. Accessed December 28, 2014. As of the

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, the township's population was 17,491, an increase of 187 (+1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 17,304, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,199 (+7.4%) from the 16,105 counted in the 2000 census. The township dates back to February 20, 1700, when the area was still part of

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. One of the earliest European settlers before 1710 was George Woolsey, formerly of

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, whose father was one of the earliest pre-1650 settlers of what was

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. His descendants maintained the family farm for over 200 years. The township was formerly the name for one of two portions of of land purchased in 1714 by

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, and was formally set off to

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,City of Trenton. Hopewell Township was incorporated by

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on March 1, 1755, and was re-incorporated by an act of the

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on February 21, 1798, as one of the state's initial group of 104 townships. Hopewell Township became part of Mercer County at its creation on February 22, 1838. Portions of the township were taken to form Marion Township (February 22, 1838, reverted to Hopewell Township on February 14, 1839), the Borough of Pennington (January 31, 1890) and Hopewell Borough (April 14, 1891), with additional portions of the township transferred to both Pennington and Hopewell Borough in 1915.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 162. Accessed September 23, 2012. Hopewell Township includes the location (now known as Washington Crossing) along the east side of the

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to which

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and the

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crossed from Pennsylvania. Once in Hopewell Township, the army marched to Trenton on December 26, 1776. The

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followed. Today,

Washington Crossing State Park Washington Crossing State Park is a New Jersey state park that is part of Washington's Crossing, a U.S. National Historic Landmark area. It is located in the Washington Crossing and Titusville sections of Hopewell Township in Mercer County, ...

commemorates this important milestone in American history. Hopewell Township was also the location where—two months after being abducted from his home in neighboring East Amwell—the body of Charles Lindbergh Jr. was discovered on May 12, 1932.

Geography

According to the

, the township had a total area of 58.95 square miles (152.67 km²), including 58.07 square miles (150.40 km²) of land and 0.87 square miles (2.26 km²) of water (1.48%). The township completely surrounds Hopewell Borough and Pennington, making it part of two of the 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another, and the only municipality that surrounds two others. The township borders Ewing Township, Lawrence Township and

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in Mercer County; East Amwell Township and

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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,Montgomery Township in Somerset County; and Solebury Township and Upper Makesfield Township in

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, across the

.Areas touching Hopewell Township
MapIt. Accessed February 24, 2020. Ackors Corner, Baldwins Corner, Bear Tavern, Centerville, Coopers Corner, Federal City, Glenmoore, Harbourton, Harts Corner, Marshalls Corner, Moore, Mount Rose, Pleasant Valley, Stoutsburg, Titusville, Washington Crossing and Woodsville are

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, localities and place names located within Hopewell Township. Some neighborhoods in the township include Hopewell Hunt, Brandon Farms and Elm Ridge.

Climate

According to the

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system, Hopewell Township, New Jersey has a hot-summer, wet all year,

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(''Dfa''). Dfa climates are characterized by at least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ 32.0 °F (≤ 0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ 71.6 °F (≥ 22.0 °C), and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months, episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with

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values ≥ 100 °F (≥ 38 °C). On average, the wettest month of the year is July which corresponds with the annual peak in

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activity. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with

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values < 0 °F (< −18 °C). The

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at the Hopewell Township Municipal Court is 6b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of −0.4 °F (−18.0 °C).USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map

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. Accessed November 26, 2019. The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is , and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in

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activity.

Ecology

According to the

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U.S.

potential natural vegetation In ecology, potential natural vegetation (PNV), also known as Kuchler potential vegetation, is the vegetation that would be expected given environmental constraints (climate, geomorphology, geology) without human intervention or a hazard event ...

types, Hopewell Township, New Jersey would have an Appalachian

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(''104'') vegetation type with an Eastern

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Forest (''25'') vegetation form.U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)

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. Accessed November 26, 2019.

Demographics

2010 census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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dollars)

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was $132,813 (with a margin of error of +/− $15,634) and the median family income was $151,394 (+/− $9,062). Males had a median income of $106,431 (+/− $9,830) versus $66,285 (+/− $11,820) 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 $55,219 (+/− $3,466). About 0.6% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the

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, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the

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there were 16,105 people, 5,498 households, and 4,431 families residing in the township. The

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was 277.1 people per square mile (107.0/km²). There were 5,629 housing units at an average density of 96.9 per square mile (37.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 77.30%

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, 15.83%

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, 0.12% Native American, 3.97%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.66% from

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, and 1.09% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.45% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Hopewell township, Mercer County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed September 23, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Hopewell township, Mercer County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed September 23, 2012. There were 5,498 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were

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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 16.0% of all households 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 2.77 and the average family size was 3.11. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $93,640, and the median income for a family was $101,579. Males had a median income of $66,849 versus $47,701 for females. The

for the township was $43,947. About 0.9% of families and 1.1% of the population were below the

, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

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is a state park covering in portions of both

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. Accessed November 27, 2019. * St. Michaels Farm Preserve, which was first preserved in 2010, is a area of farm fields and forested land. *Woolsey Park

Government

Local government

Hopewell Township is governed under the

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form of government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form. 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. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. , the members of the Hopewell Township Committee are

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Courtney Peters-Manning ( D, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2022),

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Michael Ruger (D, term on committee ends 2023; term as deputy mayor ends 2022), David Chait (D, 2022; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Kevin D. Kuchinski (D, 2023) and Urmila "Uma" Purandare (D, 2024).Mayor & Township Committee
Hopewell Township. Accessed June 14, 2022. "Hopewell Township has a Township Committee form of municipal government. All Committee members are elected at large for three year terms. Each year, the Township Committee elects one of its members as Mayor."Mercer County Elected Officials

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, as of January 6, 2021. Accessed April 28, 2022.General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results

, updated November 20, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results

, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.General Election November 2019 Official Results (Amended November 25, 2019)

, updated December 9, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020. In December 2022, David Chait was selected from a list of three prospective candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Kristin McLaughlin until she left office to take a seat in the Mercer County

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. Citing differences with local party leadership, Mayor Harvey Lester changed his party affiliation in March 2015 from Democrat to Republican. In the November 2015 general election, Democrat Julie Blake defeated incumbent Mayor Harvey Lester, with affordable housing, development and taxes as key issues in the race. Hopewell Township is served by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station & Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County, located in Trenton.

Federal, state and county representation

Hopewell Township is located in the 12th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 15th 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.

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 12,218 registered voters in Hopewell Township, of which 3,949 (32.3%) were registered as Democrats, 3,088 (25.3%) were registered as

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and 5,178 (42.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered as

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or Greens. In the

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, Democrat

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received 54.9% of the vote (5,223 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 43.8% (4,171 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (123 votes), among the 10,697 ballots cast by the township's 12,983 registered voters (1,180 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 82.4%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 56.5% of the vote here (5,517 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 41.4% (4,042 votes) and other candidates with 1.4% (133 votes), among the 9,765 ballots cast by the township's 12,615 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.4%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 51.3% of the vote here (4,974 ballots cast), outpolling Republican

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with 46.2% (4,476 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (80 votes), among the 9,698 ballots cast by the township's 11,780 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 82.3. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 61.8% of the vote (3,826 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 36.5% (2,257 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (107 votes), among the 6,322 ballots cast by the township's 12,818 registered voters (132 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 49.3%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 48.9% of the vote here (3,503 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 42.9% (3,074 votes), Independent

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with 6.9% (497 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (36 votes), among the 7,158 ballots cast by the township's 12,441 registered voters, yielding a 57.5% turnout.

Neighboring municipalities

Hopewell Township surrounds both Pennington and Hopewell Borough.

Education

Public school students in

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through

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attend the

Hopewell Valley Regional School District The Hopewell Valley Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from three communities in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.

.''2017-2018 Mercer County Charter and Public Schools Directory''

. Accessed November 15, 2019. The comprehensive regional public

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serves students from Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township and Pennington Borough. As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,467 students and 351.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 9.9:1.District information for Hopewell Valley Regional School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2021. Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the

) are Bear Tavern Elementary School with 397 students in grades Pre-K–5, Hopewell Elementary School with 400 students in grades Pre-K–5, Stony Brook Elementary School with 378 students in grades K–5, Toll Gate Grammar School with 306 students in grades K–5, Timberlane Middle School with 820 students in grades 6–8 and

Hopewell Valley Central High School Hopewell Valley Central High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school operating as part of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Townshi ...

with 1,097 students in grades 9–12. The district's Board of Education is composed of nine members, which are allocated to each of the three municipalities based on population, with Hopewell Township assigned seven seats. Eighth grade students from all of Mercer County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the

Mercer County Technical Schools Mercer County Technical Schools (MCTS), also known as the Area Vocational Technical Schools of Mercer County, is a countywide vocational education, vocational state school, public school district based in Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton, serving the ...

, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its Health Sciences Academy, STEM Academy and Academy of Culinary Arts, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which are maintained by the municipality, by Mercer County and by the

New Jersey Department of Transportation The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportat ...

. Route 29 passes through the southwestern part of Hopewell alongside the

Delaware and Raritan Canal The Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal) is a canal in central New Jersey, built in the 1830s, that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River. It was an efficient and reliable means of transportation of freight between Philadel ...

. Route 31 is the main north–south road that goes through the township. Interstate 295 also passes through in the southern part; the highway has two interchanges in the Township: Exits 73 (Scotch Road) and 72 (Route 31). Major county roads that go through are County Route 518, County Route 546, County Route 569 and County Route 579. Hopewell Township was supposed to be where the Somerset Freeway would have started in the south, ending in the north in either

Piscataway Piscataway may refer to: *Piscataway people, a Native American ethnic group native to the southern Mid-Atlantic States *Piscataway language *Piscataway, Maryland, an unincorporated community *Piscataway, New Jersey, a township *Piscataway Creek, Ma ...

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. This would have completed

Interstate 95 in New Jersey Interstate 95 (I-95) is a major Interstate Highway that traverses nearly the full extent of the East Coast of the United States, from Florida to Maine. In the state of New Jersey, it runs along much of the mainline of the New Jersey Turnpike ...

. The cancellation of this project led to having the

New Jersey Turnpike The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA).The Garden State Parkway, although maintained by NJTA, is not consi ...

carry the interstate numbering instead. Originally, I-295 had extended into Hopewell and ended where the supposed Somerset Freeway interchange was to be built. Ultimately, the Somerset Freeway was canceled in 1982. I-295 was redesignated I-95 from the canceled interchange to the exit at U.S. Route 1 in 1993. In March 2018, I-95 through Hopewell Township became I-295 as part of the

Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project The Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project is an ongoing road construction project to build an interchange where Interstate 95 (I-95) crosses the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the Uni ...

that completed the gap in I-95.

Public transportation

NJ Transit New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania. It operates bu ...

provides bus service between the township and Trenton on the

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Media

*''Hopewell Valley News'' *''Pennington Post'' *'' Town Topics'' *''The Hopewell Sun''

Winery

Hopewell Valley Vineyards Hopewell Valley Vineyards is a winery in Hopewell Township (mailing address is Pennington) in Mercer County, New Jersey. The vineyard was first planted in 2001, and opened to the public in 2003. Hopewell Valley has 25 acres of grapes under cult ...

Notable people

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

John Gano John Gano (July 22, 1727– August 10, 1804) was a Baptist minister, soldier, and Revolutionary War chaplain who allegedly baptized his friend, General George Washington."Religion: Washington's Baptism" ''Time Magazine'', September 5, 1932 http: ...

(1727–1804), Baptist minister who is said to have baptized

* Fred Green (1933–1996), former MLB relief pitcher who played most of his career with the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

* John Hart (–1779), signer of the

United States Declaration of Independence The United States Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen States of America, is the pronouncement and founding document adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at Pennsylvania State House ...

Thomas Stoltz Harvey Thomas Stoltz Harvey (October 10, 1912 – April 5, 2007) was an American pathologist who conducted the autopsy on Albert Einstein in 1955. Harvey later kept Einstein's brain without permission for decades. Early career Harvey studied at Yale U ...

(1912–2007),

pathologist Pathology is the study of the causal, causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when us ...

who conducted the autopsy on

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ( ; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory ...

in 1955 *

Rush D. Holt Jr. Rush Dew Holt Jr. (born October 15, 1948) is an American scientist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and son of former West Virginia U.S. Senator Rush D. Holt Sr. ...

(born 1948), former U.S. Congressman for

New Jersey's 12th congressional district New Jersey's 12th congressional district is represented by Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman, who has served in Congress since 2015. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as Princeton University, Rider Un ...

, who represented the district from 1999 to 2015 * Robyn Jones (born 1985), professional soccer goalkeeper who played two years for the

Philadelphia Independence The Philadelphia Independence was an American professional soccer club that was based in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania. The team joined Women's Professional Soccer as an expansion team in 2010 and played its home games at West ...

Women's Professional Soccer Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) was the top-level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded six teams for the 2011 sea ...

James W. Marshall James Wilson Marshall (October 8, 1810 – August 10, 1885) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, who on January 24, 1848 reported the finding of gold at Coloma, California, a small settlement on the American River about 36 miles no ...

(1810–1885), sawmill operator, whose 1848 find of gold in the American River in California was the impetus for the

California Gold Rush The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California fro ...

Lyle and Erik Menendez Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) and Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27, 1970) are American brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise ("Kitty") Menéndez. During the trial, the Me ...

, convicted of killing their parents in 1989 *

Anne M. Patterson Anne M. Patterson (born April 15, 1959) is an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. She was sworn in on September 1, 2011, replacing former Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto. Patterson was born in Trenton, New Jersey on April 15, 1959, a ...

(born 1959), Associate Justice of the

New Jersey Supreme Court The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system, including cases challenging the ...

Debbie Ryan Debbie Ryan (born November 4, 1952) is a former women's basketball coach who coached at the University of Virginia. Ryan also coached the American women's basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in ...

(born 1952), former

head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...

of the women's basketball team at the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...

, who was inducted into the

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors those who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball. The Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. It is the only facility of its kind dedicated to all levels of women's bask ...

in 2008 * Suthan Suthersan (1956–2017), environmental engineer who served as the Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President of

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North America *

Anthony Verrelli Anthony S. Verrelli (born January 6, 1964) is an American carpenter, union leader and Democratic Party politician who represents the 15th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly. Early life Born in Trenton, he grew up in La ...

(born 1964), carpenter, union leader and politician, who represents the 15th Legislative District in the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...

Brandon Wagner Brandon Wagner (born April 3, 1987) is an American racing driver from Lafayette, Indiana. He is a graduate of Central Catholic High School and is currently enrolled at Purdue University. Beginning in karting in 1999, he moved to USAC Midgets ...

(born 1995), professional baseball playerJohnson, Greg
"Hopewell native Brandon Wagner hits walk-off single for Thunder"
''

The Trentonian ''The Trentonian'' is a daily newspaper serving Trenton, New Jersey, USA, and the surrounding Mercer County community. The paper in 2020 has a daily circulation of under 8,000 and a Sunday circulation under 7,000. As of August 2020, it was ranke ...

'', July 28, 2018, updated August 25, 2021. Accessed November 10, 2021. "In only his fourth game since being called up from High-A Tampa, the Hopewell Twp. native came through in the moment every young baseball player dreams of – in the bottom of the ninth with two outs."

References

External links

Hopewell Township web site
{{authority control 1700 establishments in New Jersey Populated places established in 1700 Township form of New Jersey government Townships in Mercer County, New Jersey New Jersey populated places on the Delaware River