| Rocky Hill, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of Rocky Hill in Somerset County. Inset: Location of Somerset County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Rocky Hill, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Incorporated | December 18, 1889 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Edward P. Zimmerman (2010) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 682 |
| • Density | 974.3/sq mi (401.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08553 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-64320[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885376[6] |
| Website | http://www.rockyhill-nj.gov |
Rocky Hill is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, named for the Rocky Hill Ridge. It was earlier known as the Devil's Featherbed because it was difficult to travel the rocky terrain by horse and wagon.[7] As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 682.[3]
Rocky Hill was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 18, 1889, from portions of Montgomery Township, based on the results of a referendum held four days earlier.[8]
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Rocky Hill is located at (40.400406, -74.638955).[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
Princeton Airport, serving the neighboring town of Princeton, is located in Montgomery Township, just west of Rocky Hill.
The borough borders Montgomery and Franklin Township.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 512 |
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| 1940 | 404 | −21.1% | |
| 1950 | 537 | 32.9% | |
| 1960 | 528 | −1.7% | |
| 1970 | 917 | 73.7% | |
| 1980 | 717 | −21.8% | |
| 1990 | 693 | −3.3% | |
| 2000 | 662 | −4.5% | |
| 2010 | 682 | 3.0% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[10] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 662 people, 284 households, and 189 families residing in the borough. The population density was 982.0 people per square mile (381.5/km2). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 437.6 per square mile (170.0/km2). 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.
Rocky Hill is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Rocky Hill is Edward P. Zimmerman (term ends December 31, 2014). Members of the Borough Council are Council President Mark Pausch (2011), Thomas Bremner (2013), Jeff Donahue (2012), Julia M. Hasser (2011), Joshua Hochberg (2013) and Robert Steen (2012).[11]
Rocky Hill is in the 7th Congressional district. New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Rocky Hill is in the 16th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Christopher "Kip" Bateman (R, Neshanic Station) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Peter J. Biondi (R, Hillsborough Township) and Denise Coyle (R, Basking Ridge).[12]
Somerset County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[13] As of 2011, Somerset County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Robert Zaborowski (Franklin Township, term ends December 31, 2011)[14], Freeholder Deputy Director Patricia L. Walsh (Green Brook Township, 2013)[15], Jack Ciattarelli (Hillsborough Township, 2012)[16], Peter S. Palmer (Bernardsville, 2011)[17] and Patrick Scaglione (Bridgewater Township, 2012).[18][19]
Rocky Hill is a non-operating school district. All public school 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.[20]
Rocky Hill is also home to the Rocky Hill Cooperative Nursery School.
Police: New Jersey State Police, from the Kingwood Station, Hunterdon County. Also, part time coverage by South Bound Brook Police for traffic enforcement only.
Fire: Rocky Hill Hook & Ladder Co #1/Station 53 Fire
Emergency Medical Services: Rocky Hill First Aid and Rescue Squad (Station 53 Rescue) - temporarily decommissioned as of 3/17/2011 by Resolution 2011-33,[21] which also names Montgomery EMS/Station 47 Rescue as the primary responder for emergency medical calls in the Borough until the resolution is rescinded.
Notable current and former residents of Rocky Hill include:
George Washington stayed in Rockingham, the house of the Berrien family, in the late summer of 1783, while Congress was in session in Princeton. The site was then located along the Stonybrook in Rocky Hill, and presently gives tours.
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