Rocky Hill, New Jersey

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Rocky Hill is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 662.

On November 2, 1783 following the close of the American Revolutionary War, General George Washington gave his "Farewell Address to the Army" in Rocky Hill.

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[edit] Geography

Rocky Hill is located at 40°24′1″N, 74°38′20″W (40.400406, -74.638955)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

Princeton airport, serving the neighbouring town of Princeton, is located in Rocky Hill.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 662 people, 284 households, and 189 families residing in the borough. The population density was 381.5/km² (982.0/mi²). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 170.0/km² (437.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.17% White, 1.36% African American, 0.45% Asian, 0.60% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93% of the population.

There were 284 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the borough the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $79,469, and the median income for a family was $100,314. Males had a median income of $54,375 versus $50,357 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $48,357. About 2.5% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

The Mayor of Rocky Hill is George Morren (term ends December 31, 2006). Members of the Borough Council are Council President Richard Batchelder (2007), Brian Griner (2008), Bradford Merritt (2008), Eileen Uhrik (2006), Jared Witt (2007) and Edward Zimmerman (2005).[1]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Rocky Hill is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 16th 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).

The 16th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Walter Kavanaugh (R, Somerville) and in the Assembly by Christopher Bateman (R, Somerville) and Peter J. Biondi (R, Somerville). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Somerset County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Somerset County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Director Rick Fontana, Freeholder Deputy Director Ken Scherer, Denise Coyle, Peter S. Palmer and Robert Zaborowski.

[edit] Education

Rocky Hill is a non-operating school district. All students from the Rocky Hill School District attend school in the Montgomery Township School District, in Montgomery Township as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rocky Hill Borough Council, acessed March 17, 2006
  2. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 63, accessed August 30, 2006

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