Phillipsburg, New Jersey

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Phillipsburg is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 15,166.

The town is located in western New Jersey, on the border of Pennsylvania, and is considered the eastern border of the region's Lehigh Valley.

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[edit] Geography

Phillipsburg is located at 40°41′22″N, 75°11′7″W (40.689474, -75.185340)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.7 km² (3.3 mi²). 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.29%) is water.

Pohatcong Mountain is a ridge, approximately 6 mi (10 km) long, in the Appalachian Mountains that extends from Phillipsburg northeast approximately to Washington.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 15,166 people, 6,044 households, and 3,946 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,818.5/km² (4,703.6/mi²). There were 6,651 housing units at an average density of 797.5/km² (2,062.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.84% White, 3.47% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.02% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.38% of the population.

There were 6,044 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,368, and the median income for a family was $46,925. Males had a median income of $37,446 versus $25,228 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,452. About 9.9% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Economic revival

Most of the manufacturing jobs have left Warren County's largest city. As the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh rivers, Phillipsburg used to benefit from being a major transportation hub. Long gone is the era of canal shipping and many of the important freight railways have shut down. In 1994, the New Jersey Legislature designated Phillipsburg as an Urban Enterprise Zone community. This zoning offers tax incentives and other benefits to Phillipsburg-based businesses, as well as a 3½% sales tax rate, reduced from the 7% rate charged statewide.

In recent years, some businesses have begun to move into the center of the city. Rising real estate prices indicate that these legislative stimulants have been somewhat effective. Phillipsburg also has been selected as a site for the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Heritage Center (jointly with Netcong), a museum designed to help preserve and showcase the state's transportation history[1].

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

Phillipsburg is governed under the Mayor-Council system of municipal government under the Faulkner Act[2]. The Mayor of Phillipsburg is Harry L. Wyant, Jr., whose term of office ends on December 31, 2007. Town Council Members are Council President James M. Shelly (2009), Council Vice President David DeGerolamo (2007), John Damato (2009), William Merrick (2009) and James P. Stettner (2007).[3][4]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Phillipsburg is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.[5]

New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).

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).

Warren County is governed by a three-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Warren County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Director Richard D. Gardner (term ends 2006), Freeholder Deputy Director John DiMaio (2008) and Freeholder Everett A. Chamberlain (2007).

[edit] Education

The Phillipsburg School District serves students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

The elementary and middle schools of the district are: Green Street School (Grades PreK-5), Barber School (Grades 1&2), Freeman School (Grades 1&2), Andover-Morris School (Grades 3-5) and Phillipsburg Middle School (Grades 6-8).

Students in grades 9-12 attend Phillipsburg High School which serves students from the town of Phillipsburg and from five neighboring communities at the secondary level: Alpha, Bloomsbury (in Hunterdon County), Greenwich Township, Lopatcong Township and Pohatcong Township, who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships.

Phillipsburg High School has an athletic rivalry with neighboring Easton, Pennsylvania's Easton High School, which celebrated its 100th anniversary game on Thanksgiving Day 2006.[6]

[edit] Transportation

Many major highways pass through Phillipsburg, including U.S. Route 22, U.S. Route 46, 24 122 and 182.

[edit] Notable present and former residents

[edit] References

  1. ^ Phillipsburg's Historic CNJ Station, accessed August 30, 2006
  2. ^ Phillipsburg Form of Government, accessed July 25, 2006
  3. ^ About the Council..., accessed July 25, 2006
  4. ^ Warren County page for Phillipsburg, accessed July 25, 2006
  5. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 62, accessed August 30, 2006
  6. ^ High school rivals are like family, USA Today, September 21, 2005
  7. ^ Database Football Player's Page for Jim Ringo, accessed November 4, 2006

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Warren County, New Jersey
(County Seat: Belvidere)
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Townships Allamuchy Township | Blairstown Township | Franklin Township | Frelinghuysen Township | Greenwich Township | Hardwick Township | Harmony Township | Hope Township | Independence Township | Knowlton Township | Liberty Township | Lopatcong Township | Mansfield Township | Oxford Township | Pohatcong Township | Washington Township | White Township
Towns Belvidere | Hackettstown | Phillipsburg
Boroughs Alpha | Washington
Communities Allamuchy-Panther Valley | Beattystown | Brass Castle | Great Meadows-Vienna
Rivers Bear Creek | Beaver Brook | Cory's Brook | Dead River | Delaware River | Lopatcong Creek | Musconetcong River | Paulins Kill | Pequest River | Pohatcong Creek | Pophandusing Creek | Yard's Creek
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