| Hardyston Township, New Jersey | |
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| — Township — | |
| Map of Hardyston Township in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Hardyston Township, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Sussex |
| Royal Charter | February 25, 1762 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Special Charter |
| • Mayor | Stanley J. Kula |
| • Manager | Marianne Smith[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.6 sq mi (84.5 km2) |
| • Land | 32.1 sq mi (83.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,037 ft (316 m) |
| Population (2007)[3] | |
| • Total | 8,344 |
| • Density | 192.3/sq mi (74.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07419 - Hamburg |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 34-29850[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882269[6] |
| Website | http://www.hardyston.com |
Hardyston Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,171.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.6 square miles (84 km2), of which, 32.1 square miles (83 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it (1.68%) is water.
In terms of physical geography, nearly all of Hardyston (excluding the portion of the Township west of Hamburg along Route 94) lies within the New York-New Jersey Highlands, part of the greater Crystalline Appalachians that extend as far south as the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hardyston is home to portions of Hamburg Mountain (east of Franklin) and Pochuck Mountain (near Scenic Lakes) within this region. The remaining northwestern portion of the township lies within the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians. The prominent feature in the ridge-and-valley portion of the Township is the Wallkill Valley, through which the Wallkill River flows northeast to New York state.
Hardyston Township was set off from portions of Newton Township by Royal Charter on February 25, 1762.[7][8] It was named after Josiah Hardy, who was royal governor of New Jersey from 1761–1763.[9] The original British spelling of Hardiston was Americanized to Hardyston after the American Revolutionary War.[10]
Hardyston was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature as one of New Jersey's original 104 townships on February 21, 1798. Over the centuries, portions of the township were taken to form Vernon Township (April 8, 1793), Sparta Township (April 14, 1845), Franklin (March 18, 1913) and Hamburg (March 19, 1920).[7]
It includes named places of Stockholm, Beaver Run, Beaver Mountain (not shown on maps), North Church, Big Springs, Holland (or Holland Mountain), Hardistonville, Rudeville, and Monroe. Postal ZIP codes covering Hardyston Township are 07460 Stockholm, 07416 Franklin Borough, 07419 Hamburg Borough, and a small part of 07848 Lafayette Township.
Hardyston was serviced first by the New Jersey Midland Railway, which built the station in Stockholm. However, there was a dispute over the name as that area was known as Snufftown because of the snuff factory along the Pequannock River, which provide the water power. Through a series of events between the residents of Stockholm and the railroad, the area eventually changed the name from Snufftown to Stockholm. Later, it was the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, who provided service into the early 1960s when a mud slide removed a large section of trackage in West Milford Township and coupled with low productivity, the line was not repaired and service was disconnected. Today, the New York Susquehanna and Western Railway runs freight through Hardyston. The main highways are Route 23 and Route 94. A large eastern portion of the township is part of the Pequannock Watershed, which is owned by the City of Newark in Essex County for their water supply.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 946 |
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| 1940 | 1,034 | 9.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,279 | 23.7% | |
| 1960 | 2,206 | 72.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,499 | 58.6% | |
| 1980 | 4,553 | 30.1% | |
| 1990 | 5,275 | 15.9% | |
| 2000 | 6,171 | 17.0% | |
| Est. 2007 | 8,344 | [3] | 35.2% |
| Population 1930–1990.[11] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 6,171 people, 2,319 households, and 1,716 families residing in the township. The population density was 192.3 people per square mile (74.2/km2). There were 2,690 housing units at an average density of 83.8 per square mile (32.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.56% White, 0.84% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.57% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.22% of the population.
There were 2,319 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $65,511, and the median income for a family was $72,199. Males had a median income of $51,503 versus $32,319 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,457. About 2.7% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
Hardyston Township operates under a Special Charter granted by the New Jersey Legislature. The government consists of a five-member Township Council elected at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. At a reorganization meeting held after each election, the council selects a mayor and a deputy mayor from among its members.[1]
As of 2011[update], the members of the Hardyston Township Council are Mayor Stanley J. Kula, Deputy Mayor Carl Miller, Leslie Hamilton, Kenneth P. Kievit, and Wayne Ross.[12]
Hardyston Township is in the 5th Congressional district. New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Hardyston Township is in the 24th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Steve Oroho (R, Franklin) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Gary R. Chiusano (R, Augusta) and Alison Littell McHose (R, Franklin).[13]
Sussex County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders whose five members are elected at-large on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. As of 2011, Sussex County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Richard A. Zeoli (R, term ends December 31, 2012; Byram Township)[14], Deputy Director Susan M. Zellman (R, 2012; Stanhope)[15], Phillip R. Crabb (R, 2011; Franklin)[16], Parker Space (R, 2013; Wantage Township)[17] and Richard Vohden (R, 2013; Green Township).[18][19]
Public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade attend the schools of the Hardyston Township School District. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[20]) are Hardyston Township School (grades K-5, 495 students) and those in grades 6 - 8 attend Hardyston Middle School (grades 6-8, 251 students).
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Wallkill Valley Regional High School which is also serves Franklin Borough, Hamburg Borough and Ogdensburg Borough, and is part of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School District.[21]
In 2008 Hardyston lost superintendent of schools and middle school principal Dennis Tobin, who left to become principal of Sparta High School (New Jersey).[22]
The town contains North Church Cemetery / North Hardyston Cemetery. Notable burials there include:
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