Harlingen is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Montgomery Township, in Somerset County, in the

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.GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Somerset County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed February 13, 2013.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

, August 2012. Accessed February 13, 2013.Locality Search
State of

. Accessed April 18, 2015. As of the

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, the CDP's population was 297.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Harlingen CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed February 13, 2013. It is adjacent to the historical areas of Dutchtown and Bridgepoint. Harlingen Road and

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intersect in the center of Harlingen. The Harlingen Dutch Reformed Church on Route 206 is extant and had an associated cemetery. The town was a stop on the short-lived

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Geography

According to the

, Harlingen had a total area of 0.717 square mile (1.858 km²), all of which was land.

Demographics

2010 census

The

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counted 297 people, 93 households, and 81 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 98 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 77.78% (231)

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, 1.68% (5) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 16.50% (49) Asian, 0.00% (0)

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, 2.36% (7) from

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, and 1.68% (5) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.72% (17) of the population. Of the 93 households, 54.8% had children under the age of 18; 79.6% were married couples living together; 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 12.9% were non-families. Of all households, 10.8% were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.46. 30.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 16.2% from 25 to 44, 38.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 113.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.0 males.

Harlingen Dutch Reformed Church

The Harlingen Dutch Reformed Church is in the

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section of Montgomery Township. The congregation was organized in 1727, and the minister was one of the major antagonists in the dispute between the traditionalists and the American party that contested governance of the Dutch Reformed Church. The church is still active. The Reverend Johannes Arondeus, sent by the Classis of Amsterdam, was pastor from 1747 to 1754.

References

{{Authority control Census-designated places in Somerset County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Montgomery Township, New Jersey