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Clinton is a Town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on the South Branch of the Raritan River. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 2,632. When the Clinton post office was established in 1829 the town was named for DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York and sponsor of the newly completed Erie Canal. Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator A Town in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ...
Hunterdon County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ...
Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ...
The South Branch Raritan River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. ...
The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...
Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...
DeWitt Clinton Clinton Memorial at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 – February 11, 1828) was an early American politician. ...
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The Erie Canal (currently part of the New York State Canal System) is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ...
The State of New Jersey's Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women is located in Clinton, next to Hunterdon Developmental Center. Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women is a prison facility for women of the state of New Jerseys Department of Corrections, located in Clinton, New Jersey. ...
Hunterdon Developmental Center is a developmental center in Clinton, NJ. It is a 650 bed residential facility for adults with neurodevelopmental disorders complicated by cognitive dysfunction (mental retardation). ...
Geography Clinton is located at 40°38′10″N, 74°54′40″W (40.636142, -74.911016)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.82%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...
Clinton borders Clinton Township, Franklin Township, and Union Township. Clinton Township highlighted in Hunterdon County. ...
Franklin Township highlighted in Hunterdon County. ...
Union Township highlighted in Hunterdon County. ...
Demographics
 Map of Clinton in Hunterdon County As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,632 people, 1,068 households, and 724 families residing in the town. The population density was 741.8/km² (1,916.0/mi²). There were 1,095 housing units at an average density of 308.6/km² (797.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.06% White, 1.33% African American, 0.46% Native American, 3.72% Asian, 1.37% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.10% of the population. Image File history File links Clinton_019_nj. ...
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1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 1,068 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% 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 3.00. Matrimony redirects here. ...
In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $78,121, and the median income for a family was $88,671. Males had a median income of $61,442 versus $46,397 for females. The per capita income for the town was $37,463. About 0.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
Government
Local government The Clinton Town Council is composed of six Council members who are elected by the community. Council terms of office are three years on a staggered basis, with two Council seats up for election each year. The primary responsibilities of the Council are to serve as the legislative body of the town, approve the annual budget presented by the Mayor, approve payment of bills and serve as Liaisons to several Boards and Committees.
The Mayor of Clinton Town is Christine Schaumburg. Members of the Clinton Town Council are Gene DeCleene (term ends December 31, 2008), Robert Ragozine (2008), Joelle Garber (2006), Janice Kovach (2006), Laurie Insel (2006) and John Harrison (2006).[1] A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ...
December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Federal, state and county representation Clinton Town is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.[2]
New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District, covering portions of Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, Somerset County and Union County, is represented by Mike Ferguson (R). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken). New Jerseys 7th Congressional District for the 109th Congress touches four counties and 54 municipalities, and is currently represented by Republican Congressman Mike Ferguson. ...
Hunterdon County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ...
Middlesex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
Michael A. Ferguson (born June 22, 1970 in Ridgewood, New Jersey) has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for New Jerseys 7th Congressional District (map) since 2001. ...
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Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is a businessman and Democratic Party politician. ...
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Map highlighting Cliffside Parks location within Bergen County. ...
Robert Bob Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic junior Senator from New Jersey. ...
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The 23rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard Lance (R, Flemington) and in the Assembly by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford) and Marcia A. Karrow (R, Raritan Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken). The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ...
The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ...
The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. ...
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Map of Flemington in Hunterdon County Flemington is a Borough located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. ...
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ...
Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty Michael J. Doherty (born May 24, 1963) has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002 and represents the 23rd legislative district. ...
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Oxford is a census-designated place located in Warren County, New Jersey. ...
Assemblywoman Marcia A. Karrow Marcia A. Karrow (born March 10, 1959) is a Republican who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where she represents the 23rd legislative district and took office on January 10, 2006. ...
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Raritan Township highlighted in Hunterdon County. ...
The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the current Democratic Governor of the state of New Jersey. ...
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Hunterdon County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Hunterdon County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Director Nancy I. Palladino, Freeholder Deputy Director Marcia A. Karrow, George B. Melick, George D. Muller, Erik C. Peterson. Hunterdon County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ...
The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the legislative body in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey. ...
Assemblywoman Marcia A. Karrow Marcia A. Karrow (born March 10, 1959) is a Republican who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where she represents the 23rd legislative district and took office on January 10, 2006. ...
Education Clinton Public School is a K-8 school district in the Town of Clinton. The district currently serves students from the Town of Clinton and the Borough of Glen Gardner, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship, as well as tuition students. As of the 2004-05 school year, the school had an enrollment of 566 students. The Clinton Public School is a community public school district in the Town of Clinton, New Jersey, United States, that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. ...
Glen Gardner highlighted in Hunterdon County. ...
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. ...
Students in grades 9 through 12 attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. North Hunterdon High School serves students from Bethlehem Township (261 students), Clinton Town (132 students), Clinton Township (743 students), Franklin Township (146 students), Lebanon Borough (45 students) and Union Township (245 students). North Hunterdon High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Annandale (in Clinton Township). ...
Annandale is a census-designated place located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. ...
The North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District is a regional, four-year public high school district, that serves over 2,500 students from twelve municipalities in northern Hunterdon County. ...
Bethlehem Township highlighted in Hunterdon County. ...
Clinton Township highlighted in Hunterdon County. ...
Franklin Township highlighted in Hunterdon County. ...
Lebanon highlighted in Hunterdon County. ...
Union Township highlighted in Hunterdon County. ...
Community organizations
Clinton Fire Department (Volunteer) Clinton Fire Department (CFD) is located on the corner of New Street/Old Route 22 in Clinton. The department runs mutual aid calls with Annandale Hose Company, High Bridge Fire Department, Quakertown Fire Company, Lebanon Fire Company and Pattenburg Fire Company and other fire departments in Hunterdon Country. These mutual aid agreements have become an invaluable resource for large incidents. Average call volume is around 200 calls annually (2006). About 15% of the department's calls annually involve actual fire, while the rest of the CFD's calls are roughly broken down to 15% motor vehicle accidents, 15% hazardous conditions, 5% service calls, 25% good intent calls with no fire found and 25% alarm activations/false alarms. The department offers three types of membership namely Active firefighter, Junior firefighter and Associate membership to prospective members.
Trivia The town was featured on The Daily Show, which interviewed a local resident who was campaigning to have the town's name changed to Reagan after the Republican President of the United States Ronald Reagan, during the Clinton Administration. The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is a Peabody- and Emmy-winning half-hour American satirical news television program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network. ...
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The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1969 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ...
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ...
President Clintons Cabinet, circa 1993 Headed by President of the United States Bill Clinton, the Clinton Administation was the executive branch of the federal government of the United States from 1993 to 2001. ...
References February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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