Whitehouse Station, also spelled White House Station, is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) located within
Readington Township, in
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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,[2010 United States Census
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, the CDP's population was 2,089.
[DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for White House Station CDP, New Jersey]
, United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed November 20, 2012. Whitehouse Station takes its name from
Whitehouse Whitehouse may refer to:
People
* Charles S. Whitehouse (1921-2001), American diplomat
* Cornelius Whitehouse (1796–1883), English engineer and inventor
* E. Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965), American diplomat
* Elliott Whitehouse (born 1993), ...
and Abraham Van Horne's 18th century tavern.
New Jersey Transit
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offers service on the
Raritan Valley Line
The Raritan Valley Line is a commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT) which serves passengers in municipalities in Union, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties in the Raritan Valley region in central New Jersey, United States. Th ...
at
White House Station
White House is a NJ Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the Whitehouse Station section of Readington in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The station is on the west side of Main Street in the center and the station building has s ...
.
History
The area, which is now served only by New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line, used to be a railroad junction, serving as the endpoint of the ill-fated
Rockaway Valley Railroad
The Rockaway Valley Railroad, also known as the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Railroad and informally known as the Rock-A-Bye Baby, was an American short line. Built from a connection with the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) mainline in Whit ...
, which ceased operation in 1913.
Whitehouse Station was home to the global headquarters of pharmaceutical giant
Merck
Merck refers primarily to the German Merck family and three companies founded by the family, including:
* the Merck Group, a German chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences company founded in 1668
** Merck Serono (known as EMD Serono in the Unite ...
, which was housed in the modernist
Merck Headquarters Building
The former Merck & Co. headquarters building is a modernist office building located in the Whitehouse Station section of Readington Township, New Jersey, United States. It was designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, LLC in the late ...
. Merck has now shifted its base of operations to
Kenilworth
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.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP had a total area of 1.346 square miles (3.487 km
2), including 1.303 square miles (3.376 km
2) of land and 0.043 square miles (0.111 km
2) of water (3.20%).
[US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990](_blank)
United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed September 4, 2014.
Demographics
Census 2010
Census 2000
At the 2000 United States Census
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there were 1,951 people, 878 households and 531 families living in the CDP. The population density
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was 583.9/km2 (1,515.2/mi2). There were 905 housing units at an average density of 270.9/km2 (702.8/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.05% White
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, 0.87% African American
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, 0.97% Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.56% from other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
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* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 2.56% of the population.[DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for White House Station CDP, New Jersey]
, United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed November 20, 2012.
There were 878 households, of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples
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living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.[
Age distribution was 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.][
The median household income was $75,111, and the median family income was $92,793. Males had a median income of $60,673 versus $43,438 for females. The ]per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $38,627. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the poverty line
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, including no under eighteens and 2.9% of those over 64.[
]
Points of interest
There are several nearby points of interest.
* The Rockaway Reformed Church is the third building of the congregation founded in Whitehouse.
* Memorial Park Cemetery in Whitehouse is near the site of Abraham Van Horne's "White House" tavern. It is maintained by the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
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A non-profit group, they promote ...
.
* The Whitehouse–Mechanicsville Historic District
The Whitehouse–Mechanicsville Historic District is a historic district (United States), historic district located along old New Jersey Route 28, Mill, Lamington and School Roads in Whitehouse, New Jersey, Whitehouse and Mechanicsville, Hunterd ...
was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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in 2015 for its significance in architecture and community development.
File:Rockaway Reformed Church, Whitehouse Station, NJ.jpg, The Rockaway Reformed Church
File:Memorial Park Cemetery, Whitehouse, NJ - entrance gate.jpg, Memorial Park Cemetery
File:United Methodist Church, Whitehouse, NJ.jpg, Whitehouse United Methodist Church
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Whitehouse Station include:
* Taissa Farmiga
Taissa Farmiga (; born August 17, 1994) is an American actress. Born in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, she is the younger sister of actress Vera Farmiga. Her numerous appearances in horror films have established her as a scream queen.
Farmi ...
(born 1994), actress.
* Robyn Kenney (born 1979), field hockey player.
* Tom Malloy
Thomas John Malloy (born December 8, 1974) is an American actor and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Malloy wrote, produced and acted in '' The Alphabet Killer'', a psychological thriller directed by Rob Schmidt and starring E ...
(born 1974), actor and filmmaker.
* Ed Martin, politician who served as Chair of the Missouri Republican Party
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.
* James N. Pidcock
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Early lif ...
(1836-1899), represented in the United States House of Representatives
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from 1885 to 1889.James Nelson Pidcock
''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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''. Accessed September 3, 2007.
References
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Census-designated places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Readington Township, New Jersey