Washington is a

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in Warren County, in the U.S. state of

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. As of the

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, the borough's population was 6,461,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Washington borough, Warren County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed September 21, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Washington borough

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. Accessed September 21, 2012. reflecting a decline of 251 (−3.7%) from the 6,712 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 238 (+3.7%) from the 6,474 counted in the 1990 Census. Washington was incorporated as a borough by an act of the

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on February 20, 1868, from portions of Washington Township.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 248. Accessed September 21, 2012. The borough was named for

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, one of more than ten communities in the state of New Jersey that were named for the first president. The Borough of Washington is surrounded by Washington Township, which is one of five municipalities in the state of New Jersey with the name "Washington Township". The borough had the 26th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.206% in 2020, compared to 2.967% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.

History

Washington Borough separated from Washington Township as of February 20, 1868. The community grew during the 19th century as a result of the transportation routes that ran through or near the borough. The Morris Canal ran along the north end of town and two rail lines of the

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crossed within the borough. Intersecting in the center of the borough are two major roadways, which today are Route 31 and Route 57. The borough was ultimately named for the "Washington House", a tavern built by Revolutionary War Col. William McCullough in 1811 that was later destroyed by fire in 1869. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the borough became a mecca of musical instruments manufacturers, the manufacture of organs in particular. A bustling downtown developed around these businesses. Many of the Victorian style houses in the borough, as well as Taylor Street School and Warren Hills Middle School (formerly Washington High School) were built during this period. The advent of the automobile brought Washington closer to both the Lehigh Valley and

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. In the years following

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, the population increased, and there were many new houses and apartment complexes built. A portion of the Downtown area was devastated by a major fire in 1962. Education at the Middle and High School level was regionalized in 1968, and a new elementary school was also built (Memorial School). The 1990s saw a population boom in Warren County, which continues today, as high real estate prices and property taxes in New Jersey's northeastern counties push buyers to look further west. Although the borough itself does not have much room to grow, it has benefited from the growth of the nearby townships. Efforts are underway to revitalize the downtown with new residential and retail properties.

Geography

According to the

, the borough had a total area of 1.97 square miles (5.10 km²), including 1.97 square miles (5.09 km²) of land and <0.01 square miles (0.01 km²) of water (0.15%). The borough of Washington is completely surrounded by Washington Township, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.

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is a ridge, approximately long, in the

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that extends from west Phillipsburg northeast approximately to Washington.

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extends northeast of Washington approximately to the vicinity of Hackettstown. The two ridges are sometimes called "Pohatcong Mountain" collectively.

Demographics

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 $57,468 (with a margin of error of +/− $7,449) and the median family income was $68,510 (+/− $11,488). Males had a median income of $53,654 (+/− $13,162) versus $41,755 (+/− $12,531) 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 $30,554 (+/− $5,374). About 8.1% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the

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, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

Census 2000

As of the

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there were 6,712 people, 2,724 households, and 1,686 families residing in the borough. The

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was 3,429.9 people per square mile (1,322.2/km²). There were 2,876 housing units at an average density of 1,469.6 per square mile (566.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.45%

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, 3.89%

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, 0.12% Native American, 1.45%

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, 0.01%

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, 1.61% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.17% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Washington borough, New Jersey

. Accessed September 21, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Washington borough, Warren County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed September 21, 2012. There were 2,724 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were

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living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% 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 3.15. In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $47,000, and the median income for a family was $61,379. Males had a median income of $41,436 versus $31,880 for females. The

for the borough was $23,166. About 5.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the

, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Notable annual events include ''Washington Celebrates America'', which takes place every July 4; ''Warren Arts and Craft Beer Festival'', held every year in April; and ''Festival in the Borough'', which takes place every September.

Government

Local government

Washington operates within the

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, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of municipal government. The borough is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the six-member Borough Council, all of whom are elected

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on a partisan basis as part of the November general elections. The mayor and members of the borough council are elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis, with either two seats (plus the mayor) or four seats coming up for election in even-numbered years. The council selects a borough manager who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the municipality.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 103. , the borough's

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, Republican David Higgins, whose term of office was scheduled to end December 31, 2024, has resigned and the position will remain vacant until the November 2022 election.Office of the Mayor
Borough of Washington. Accessed March 3, 2022. Members of the Borough Council are

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Ethel Conry ( D, 2022), Louann M. Cox (R, 2024), Chelsea Duchemin (D, 2022), Michael Heinrich (R, 2024), Josephine Noone (D, 2022), Dewayne Keith Norris (R, 2022) and Sonia Ron (D, 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, updated November 12, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.General Election November 6, 2018, Warren County Official Tally
Warren County, New Jersey, updated November 11, 2018. Accessed January 1, 2019. In January 2022, the Borough Council appointed Sonia Ron to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Chelsea Duchemin. Following the resignation of Mayor David Higgins in December 2021, the Borough Council voted the following month to leave the position vacant until the November 2022 general election, when voters will choose a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office through December 2024. In January 2017, Paul Jones was selected on an interim basis to fill the seat expiring in December 2018 that became vacant when David Higgins took office as mayor. Dewayne Keith Norris was elected in November 2017 to fill the vacant seat for the remainder of the term of office.General Election November 7, 2017, Warren County Official Tally
Warren County, New Jersey, updated November 14, 2017. Accessed January 1, 2018. A month later, the borough was informed that Norris had faced a number of criminal charges in previous decades including having been sentenced in 1994 to serve 45 days in jail on a misdemeanor larceny charge. The council passed a symbolic no confidence vote by a 4-2 margin, though Norris indicated that he was unwilling to resign from office. Kristine Henry, who had served as Washington's clerk and borough manager, was sentenced in January 2018 to seven years in jail, lost her ability to work in a public job and was required to repay $97,000 she had stolen from the borough after writing a series of checks payable to herself from 2011 to 2016.

Federal, state, and county representation

Washington Borough is located in the 7th Congressional District2022 Redistricting Plan

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, December 8, 2022. 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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. Accessed October 30, 2019.

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,790 registered voters in Washington, of which 736 (19.4% vs. 21.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,136 (30.0% vs. 35.3%) were registered as

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and 1,917 (50.6% vs. 43.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.Voter Registration Summary - Warren

Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed June 18, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 58.7% (vs. 62.3% in Warren County) were registered to vote, including 77.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 81.5% countywide). In the

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, Republican

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received 1,160 votes (48.5% vs. 56.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 1,158 votes (48.4% vs. 40.8%) and other candidates with 41 votes (1.7% vs. 1.7%), among the 2,391 ballots cast by the borough's 3,863 registered voters, for a turnout of 61.9% (vs. 66.7% in Warren County). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 1,256 votes (48.1% vs. 41.4% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 1,249 votes (47.9% vs. 55.2%) and other candidates with 43 votes (1.6% vs. 1.6%), among the 2,609 ballots cast by the borough's 3,730 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.9% (vs. 73.4% in Warren County). In the 2004 presidential election, Republican

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received 1,477 votes (58.1% vs. 61.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 1,021 votes (40.2% vs. 37.2%) and other candidates with 29 votes (1.1% vs. 1.3%), among the 2,540 ballots cast by the borough's 3,518 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.2% (vs. 76.3% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 67.7% of the vote (880 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 30.2% (392 votes), and other candidates with 2.1% (27 votes), among the 1,325 ballots cast by the borough's 4,012 registered voters (26 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 33.0%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 960 votes (57.6% vs. 61.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 482 votes (28.9% vs. 25.7%), Independent

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with 167 votes (10.0% vs. 9.8%) and other candidates with 22 votes (1.3% vs. 1.5%), among the 1,666 ballots cast by the borough's 3,646 registered voters, yielding a 45.7% turnout (vs. 49.6% in the county).

Education

Students in

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through

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attend the schools of the Washington Borough Public Schools.''Warren County 2022-2023 Public School Directory''
Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed December 27, 2022. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 481 students and 44.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 10.8:1.District information for Washington Borough School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are Taylor Street School with 188 students in grades Pre-K–2 and Memorial School with 293 students in grades 3–6. Students in public school for

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through

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s attend the

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, which serves students from Washington Borough, along with those from Franklin Township, Mansfield Township and Washington Township, as well as students from Oxford Township (for 9–12 only, attending on a tuition basis). Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are Warren Hills Regional Middle School located in Washington Borough with 542 students in grades 7–8 and

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located in Washington Township with 1,205 students in grades 9–12. Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population, with two seats allocated to Washington Borough. Students from the borough and from all of Warren County are eligible to attend Ridge and Valley Charter School in Frelinghuysen Township (for grades K–8) 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 Pre-K–12).

Transportation

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Warren County and by the

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. The main highways serving Washington are New Jersey Route 31 and

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. Route 31 travels north–south, while Route 57 is oriented east–west.

Notable people

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

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(1898–1951), educator who served as president of the

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Johnston Cornish Johnston Cornish (June 13, 1858 – June 26, 1920) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for one term from 1893 to 1895. E ...

(1858–1920), former U.S. Member of Congress and Mayor of Washington * Ashley Nicolette Frangipane (born 1994), female music artist known by her stage name, Halsey *

Robert B. Groat Robert Barrows Groat (February 24, 1888 – February 12, 1959) was an American printer, publisher, and politician from New Jersey. Life Groat was born on February 24, 1888, in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, the son of William Sylvester Groat ...

(1888–1959), printer, publisher, and politician * Louisa Boyd Yeomans King (1863–1948), gardener and author *

Bobby Levine Bobby "Lips" Levine (1923 in Washington, New Jersey – September 7, 1997) was an American Jazz saxophonist. After studying reeds in New York City, he attended Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Soon, however, he joined the army in 1 ...

(1923–1997), jazz saxophonist * Mary A. Marsh (born 1930), retired

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in the

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* Ron Mrozinski (1930–2005), Major League Baseball pitcher who played parts of two seasons in the majors, 1954 and 1955, for the

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* Christian Sharps (1810–1874), inventor of the Sharps rifle, the first commercially successful breech-loading rifleSharps
american-firearms.com. Accessed May 27, 2015. "Christian Sharps, born in Washington, New Jersey in 1810."

References

External links

Washington Borough website
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