Rocky Hill is a

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in Somerset County,

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, United States, named for the

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. As of the

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, the rural borough's population was 682,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Rocky Hill borough, Somerset County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed February 14, 2013.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Rocky Hill borough

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. Accessed February 14, 2013. reflecting an increase of 20 (+3.0%) from the 662 counted in the 2000 Census. This was a decline of 31 persons (−4.5%) from the 693 counted in the 1990 Census.

History

The earliest European settlement in the area began after John Harrison negotiated the purchase of land in 1701 from the

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Native Americans who had long occupied the area. In 1783, during the

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, General George Washington camped at Rockingham, the house owned by the Berrien family; he would pass through the area again in 1789 on his way to New York City for his inauguration as President of the United States. Before roads were improved and people traveled by automobiles, it was known as the Devil's Featherbed because it was difficult to travel the rocky terrain by horse and wagon. Rocky Hill was incorporated as a borough by an act of the

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on December 18, 1889, from portions of Montgomery Township, based on the results of a referendum held four days earlier.

Geography

According to the

, the borough had a total area of 0.61 square miles (1.59 km²), including 0.61 square miles (1.58 km²) of land and <0.01 square miles (0.01 km²) of water (0.49%). A large portion of Rocky Hill is taken up by Van Horne Park. The borough borders the Somerset County municipalities of Franklin Township and Montgomery Township.

Ecology

According to the

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U.S.

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types, Rocky Hill, 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 5, 2020.

Demographics

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $88,929 (with a margin of error of +/− $14,448) and the median family income was $102,917 (+/− $21,668). Males had a median income of $88,333 (+/− $16,491) versus $57,083 (+/− $7,607) 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 $47,582 (+/− $7,276). About none of families and 3.3% of the population were below the

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

Census 2000

As of the

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there were 662 people, 284 households, and 189 families residing in the borough. The

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was 982.0 people per square mile (381.5/km²). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 437.6 per square mile (170.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.17%

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, 1.36%

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, 0.45%

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, 0.60%

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, 0.91% from

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, and 1.51% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.93% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Rocky Hill borough, New Jersey
,

. Accessed February 14, 2013.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Rocky Hill borough, Somerset County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed February 14, 2013. There were 284 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were

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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.82. In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $79,469, and the median income for a family was $100,314. Males had a median income of $54,375 versus $50,357 for females. The

for the borough was $48,357. About 2.5% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Rocky Hill is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Borough Council, with all positions elected

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on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms 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'',

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, March 2013, p. 77. The Borough form of government used by Rocky Hill is a "

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/ strong council" government, in which council members act as the legislative body. The mayor presides at meetings and votes only in the event of a tie. The mayor can

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ordinances subject to an

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by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. , the

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of Rocky Hill is

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Robert Uhrik, whose term of office ends December 31, 2022. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Edgar L. "Trey" Delaney (D, 2024), Susan P. Bristol ( I, 2023), Jonathan Lee (D, 2022; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Catherine Plunkett (D, 2022), Ken Rizzi (D, 2023; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Denise Varga (D, 2024).Council Members and Committees
Borough of Rocky Hill. Accessed July 14, 2022.''2021 Directory of County & Municipal Offices''

Somerset County, New Jersey Somerset County is a county located in the north-central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was 345,361, an increase of 21,917 (6.8%) from the 323,444 counted at the 2010 U.S Cen ...

. Accessed July 1, 2022.2021 General Election Winning Candidates

. Accessed January 1, 2022.Somerset County General Election November 3, 2020 Final Certified Results

, dated December 3, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2021.General Election November 5, 2019 Final Results

, updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.General Election 2018 Winners List

. Accessed January 1, 2019. In January 2022, the Borough Council selected Jonathan Lee from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Rasheeda Pretto until she resigned from office. Rasheeda Pretto was appointed to fill the Borough Council seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Robert Uhrik until he stepped down to take office as mayor, though she chose to run for a full three-year term rather than to run for the remainder of the term. In November 2019, Amy Kirtland won a write-in campaign to fill the balance of Uhrik's council term. At the January 2015 Reorganization Meeting, the Borough Council selected Robert Ashbaugh to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2015 of Jeffrey Donohue, who vacated the seat when he took office as mayor.

Federal, state, and county representation

Rocky Hill is located in the 12th Congressional District2022 Redistricting Plan

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, December 8, 2022. and is part of New Jersey's 16th state legislative districtMunicipalities 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. Somerset County is governed by a five-member Board of County Commissioners, whose members are elected

to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting held on the first Friday of January, the board selects a Director and Deputy Director from among its members. , Somerset County's County Commissioners are Director Shanel Robinson ( D, Franklin Township, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as director ends 2022), Deputy Director Melonie Marano (D, Green Brook Township, term as commissioner and as deputy director ends 2022), Paul Drake (D, Hillsborough Township, 2023), Douglas Singleterry (D, North Plainfield, 2023) and Sara Sooy (D,

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in Bernards Township, 2024).''2021 Directory of County & Municipal Offices''

. Accessed May 1, 2022.2021 General Election Winning Candidates

. Accessed January 1, 2022.Somerset County General Election November 3, 2020 Final Certified Results

, dated December 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.General Election November 5, 2019 Final Results

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and County Surrogate (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the

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(elected for a three-year term). Constitutional officers, elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Steve Peter ( D, Somerville, 2022), Sheriff Darrin Russo (D, Franklin Township, 2022) and Surrogate Bernice "Tina" Jalloh (D, Franklin Township, 2025)

Politics

Rocky Hill is considered to be the most Democratic-leaning municipality in Somerset County. It was Democratic in 2004 when most of the area was not, but like other municipalities in the region, it shifted further to the left since then, giving Joe Biden a plurality of more than 50% in the

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. As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 527 registered voters in Rocky Hill, of which 183 (34.7% vs. 26.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 190 (36.1% vs. 25.7%) were registered as Republicans and 151 (28.7% vs. 48.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered to other parties.Voter Registration Summary - Somerset

Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 13, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 77.3% (vs. 60.4% in Somerset County) were registered to vote, including 100% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.4% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat

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received 63.6% of the vote (252 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 34.6% (137 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (7 votes), among the 397 ballots cast by the borough's 532 registered voters (1 ballot was spoiled), for a turnout of 74.6%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 258 votes (61.0% vs. 52.1% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 154 votes (36.4% vs. 46.1%) and other candidates with 8 votes (1.9% vs. 1.1%), among the 423 ballots cast by the borough's 511 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.8% (vs. 78.7% in Somerset County). In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 241 votes (56.3% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 181 votes (42.3% vs. 51.5%) and other candidates with 6 votes (1.4% vs. 0.9%), among the 428 ballots cast by the borough's 501 registered voters, for a turnout of 85.4% (vs. 81.7% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 54.0% of the vote (150 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 42.8% (119 votes), and other candidates with 3.2% (9 votes), among the 282 ballots cast by the borough's 535 registered voters (4 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 52.7%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 153 votes (50.2% vs. 55.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 122 votes (40.0% vs. 34.1%), Independent

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with 23 votes (7.5% vs. 8.7%) and other candidates with 2 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 305 ballots cast by the borough's 522 registered voters, yielding a 58.4% turnout (vs. 52.5% in the county).

Education

The

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is a comprehensive

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, consisting of five school facilities in Montgomery Township, that serves students in

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through

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from both Montgomery Township and Rocky Hill. As of the 2020–2021 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 4,498 students and 403.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 11.2:1.District information for Montgomery Township School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–2021 enrollment data from the

) are Orchard Hill Elementary School with 727 students in grades Pre-K–2, Village Elementary School with 634 students in grades 3–4, Montgomery Lower Middle School with 743 students in grades 5–6, Montgomery Upper Middle School with 776 students in grades 7–8 and Montgomery High School with 1,577 students in grades 9–12. Rocky Hill had been a non-operating school district that had sent all of its students to the Montgomery Township School District, as part of a

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. With the termination of the non-operating district, Rocky Hill operates as part of the Montgomery district. Rocky Hill is home to the Rocky Hill Cooperative Nursery School, which was established in 1957.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by Somerset County. The major road that passes through is County Route 518, which runs for through the borough and provides access to U.S. Route 206 to the west and

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to the east. The nearest limited access roads are at least 25 minutes away, such as

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, Interstate 295 and the

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(

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Airport

Princeton Airport, serving the neighboring borough of Princeton, is located in Montgomery Township, just west of Rocky Hill.

Emergency services

Police coverage is provided by the

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, from the Kingwood Station in

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(1711–1772), justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court and trustee of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University * John Berrien Jr. (1759–1815), army officer during the Revolutionary War * John Macpherson Berrien (1781–1856), served as

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and represented

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in the

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(born 1996),

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who was the NCAA Division I champion *

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(born 1965), diplomat and politician who represents

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* Stephen F. Voorhees (1878–1965), architect in practice in

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from 1910 until 1959, who was president of the

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from 1935 to 1937."Stephen Voorhees, 86, Times Tower Architect"
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External links

Rocky Hill Borough website

Montgomery Township School District
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School Data for the Montgomery Township School District

Rocky Hill and Montgomery's hometown newspaper
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