Clinton, New Jersey Explained

See also: Clinton Township, New Jersey.

Clinton, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Town
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Image Map1:Census_Bureau_map_of_Clinton,_New_Jersey.png
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Map Caption1:U.S. Census Bureau map of Clinton with Spruce Run State Park is in the Northwest corner of the map
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Pushpin Label:Clinton Town
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Clinton in Hunterdon County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hunterdon
Government Type:Town
Governing Body:Town Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Janice Kovach (D, term ends December 31, 2027)[1]
Leader Title1:Municipal clerk
Leader Name1:Cecilia Covino[2]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:April 5, 1865
Named For:DeWitt Clinton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:3.72
Area Land Km2:3.49
Area Water Km2:0.24
Area Total Sq Mi:1.44
Area Land Sq Mi:1.35
Area Water Sq Mi:0.09
Area Water Percent:6.39
Area Rank:458th of 565 in state
18th of 26 in county[4]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2773
Population Rank:456th of 565 in state
18th of 26 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:2059.4
Population Density Rank:290th of 565 in state
3rd of 26 in county
Population Est:2781
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[6]
Elevation Ft:194
Coordinates Footnotes:[7]
Coordinates:40.6368°N -74.9152°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:08809[8] [9]
Area Code:908 exchanges: 238, 328, 713, 730, 735[10]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3401913720[11] [12]
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Blank1 Info:0885189[13]

Clinton is a town in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the South Branch of the Raritan River in the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 2,773, an increase of 54 (+2.0%) from the 2010 census count of 2,719, which in turn reflected an increase of 87 (+3.3%) from the 2,632 counted in the 2000 census.[14] Despite its relatively small population, Clinton is the predominant control city for Interstate 78 traveling westbound from Newark.

History

When the Clinton post office was established in 1829, it was named for DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York and the primary impetus behind the then-newly completed Erie Canal.[15]

Clinton was incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 5, 1865, within portions of Clinton, Franklin and Union Townships. Clinton gained full independence from its three parent townships in 1895.[16]

The town is perhaps best known for its two mills which sit on opposite banks of the South Branch Raritan River. The Red Mill, with its historic village, dates back to 1810 with the development of a mill for wool processing.[17] Across the river sits the Stone Mill, home of the Hunterdon Art Museum, located in a former gristmill that had been reconstructed in 1836 and operated continuously until 1952. In 1952, a group of local residents conceived of a plan to convert the historic building into an art museum, which is still in operation today.[18]

On October 30, 1891, a major fire destroyed 23 buildings and 17 businesses on Main Street. This is known here as the Great Fire of 1891.

Described by The New York Times in 1988 as having "conquered the worst residential radon hotspot known in the United States" which resulted from uranium in the limestone under sections of the town, Clinton and mayor-at-the-time Robert A. Nulman received state, national, and international attention for the town's successful efforts to combat the radon using ventilation systems in affected homes.[19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

The Clinton Historic District encompassing much of the town was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 for its significance in architecture, commerce, engineering, industry and exploration/settlement. The district includes 270 contributing buildings.[24]

In 1998, Republican Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll proposed to honor former president Ronald Reagan by changing the town's name to Reagan, New Jersey, and renaming Clinton Township to Reagan Township.[25]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 1.44 square miles (3.72 km2), including 1.35 square miles (3.49 km2) of land and 0.09 square miles (0.24 km2) of water (6.39%).[4]

The town borders the Hunterdon County municipalities of Clinton Township, Franklin Township and Union Township.[26] [27] [28]

Clinton is considered an exurb of New York City, as Hunterdon County lies on the western fringe of the New York City Metropolitan Area, which is mainly rural with scattered housing developments and old farm homes. Clinton is part of the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area of Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey.[29] It serves as a bedroom community for many commuters working in and around Northern New Jersey and New York City, often younger residents who have supplanted long-time residents of Clinton.[30]

Climate

Clinton falls under the North Jersey climate zone. According to the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at Rutgers University, the Northern climate zone covers about one-quarter of New Jersey and consists mainly of elevated highlands and valleys which are part of the Appalachian Uplands. Surrounded by land, this region can be characterized as having a continental climate with minimal influence from the Atlantic Ocean, except when the winds contain an easterly component. Prevailing winds are from the southwest in summer and from the northwest in winter. Being in the northernmost portion of the state, and with small mountains up to 1800feet in elevation, the Northern Zone normally exhibits a colder temperature regime than other climate regions of the State of New Jersey. This difference is most dramatic in winter when average temperatures in the Northern Zone can be more than ten degrees Fahrenheit cooler than in the Coastal Zone. Annual snowfall averages 40inchesto50inchesin (toin) in the northern zone as compared with an average of 10inchesto15inchesin (toin) in the extreme south.[31]

Clinton falls under the USDA 6b Plant Hardiness zone.[32]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,719 people, 1,057 households, and 727 families in the town. The population density was 2,032.6 per square mile (784.8/km2). There were 1,098 housing units at an average density of 820.8 per square mile (316.9/km2). The racial makeup was 89.52% (2,434) White, 1.32% (36) Black or African American, 0.22% (6) Native American, 6.66% (181) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.63% (17) from other races, and 1.66% (45) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.22% (169) of the population.

Of the 1,057 households, 37.0% had children under the age of 18; 55.2% were married couples living together; 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.2% were non-families. Of all households, 25.4% were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.14.

26.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.8 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $83,850 (with a margin of error of +/− $12,019) and the median family income was $109,375 (+/− $19,698). Males had a median income of $62,697 (+/− $9,258) versus $67,014 (+/− $13,316) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $43,354 (+/− $4,395). About 2.6% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.[33]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 2,632 people, 1,068 households, and 724 families residing in the town. The population density was 1916sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,095 housing units at an average density of 797.1sp=usNaNsp=us. 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.[34] [35]

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.[34] [35]

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.[34] [35]

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.[34] [35]

Arts and culture

The Red Mill Museum Village is located on the South Branch of the Raritan River in the town center of Clinton. Built in 1810, the Red Mill originally served as a woolen mill. Over the next 100 years, the Mill was used at different times to process grains, plaster, talc and graphite. The Mill was also used to produce peach baskets, as well as to generate electricity and pump water for the town. Every October, the mill is transformed into a haunted house called the Red Mill Haunted Village. The Haunted Village tends to attract visitors from all over the east coast to the small town. The Red Mill Museum Village was featured on an episode of Ghost Hunters in 2008.[36]

The Hunterdon Art Museum presents changing exhibitions of contemporary art, craft and design in the 19th century Dunham's Mill, the Stone Mill, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Founded in 1952, the Museum showcases works by internationally recognized and emerging contemporary artists. It also offers a dynamic schedule of over 300 art classes and workshops for children and adults, as well as a summer camp program.[18]

Parks and recreation

Government

Local government

Clinton is governed under the Town form of municipal government. The town is one of nine municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this traditional form of government.[40] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the six-member Town Council, all of whom are chosen at-large in partisan elections held as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. Members of the Town Council are elected to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[41] [42] 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 Democrat Janice Kovach, whose fourth term of office ends on December 31, 2027; she first took office as mayor in 2012.[43] Members of the Clinton Town Council are Nick Bruno (R, 2024), John Kashwick (D, 2026), Mary "Molly" Padmos (D, 2025), Kyle Perloff (R, 2024), Kim Stentz (D, 2026) and Ross Traphagen (R, 2025).[44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50]

Fire department

Clinton Fire Department (CFD) is located on the corner of New Street / Old Route 22 in Clinton. 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, averaging about 190 calls annually.[51] The department offers three types of membership to prospective members: Active firefighter, Junior firefighter and Associate membership. 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, which work together as part of the North Hunterdon Fire Alliance.[52]

Federal, state and county representation

Clinton Town is located in the 7th Congressional District[53] and is part of New Jersey's 16th state legislative district.[54]

Politics

As of June 2023, there were a total of 2,283 registered voters in Clinton, of which 785 (34.4%) were registered as Democrats, 764 (33.5%) registered as Republicans, and 734 (32.2%) as unaffiliated or members of other parties.[55] This compares to March 2011, when there were a total of 1,671 registered voters in Clinton, of which 439 (26.3%) were registered as Democrats, 529 (31.7%) were registered as Republicans and 700 (41.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[56]

In the 2020 presidential election, Democrat Joe Biden received 959 votes (54%), Donald Trump received 774 votes (44%), and 41 votes going to others.[57]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 52.0% of the vote (693 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 46.7% (623 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (17 votes), among the 1,351 ballots cast by the town's 1,780 registered voters (18 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 75.9%.[58] [59] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 49.4% of the vote (704 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 48.7% (694 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (17 votes), among the 1,426 ballots cast by the town's 1,732 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.3%.[60] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 54.8% of the vote (761 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 44.0% (611 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (12 votes), among the 1,389 ballots cast by the town's 1,671 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 83.1.[61]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 69.2% of the vote (577 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 28.1% (234 votes), and other candidates with 2.8% (23 votes), among the 840 ballots cast by the town's 1,757 registered voters (6 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.8%.[62] [63] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 60.5% of the vote (620 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 27.7% (284 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 9.5% (97 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (7 votes), among the 1,025 ballots cast by the town's 1,711 registered voters, yielding a 59.9% turnout.[64]

Education

Clinton-Glen Gardner School District is school district based in the Town of Clinton, that serves students from Clinton Town and Glen Gardner Borough in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Clinton Public School.[65] [66] Before Glen Gardner, a non-operating district, was consolidated into the district, students from the borough had attended the district's school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Other students attend the school on a tuition basis.[67] Formerly known as the Town of Clinton School District, the district's board of education voted in November 2009 to revise the name to Clinton-Glen Gardner School District to reflect the merger.[68] As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 427 students and 38.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[69]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades have two choices: North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School, both of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District.[70] Clinton residents began to select which high school they wished to attend in 2014.[71] Pre-2014, Clinton Town students were zoned to North Hunterdon High.[72]

Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Hunterdon County Vocational School District, a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in Raritan Township and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.[73]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the town had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[74]

Several roadways pass through the town.[75] The most major road passing through Clinton is Interstate 78/U.S. Route 22, which run concurrently through the area.[76] Direct access is provided by New Jersey Route 31 at Exit 17[77] and at Exit 15 for Route 173[78] and County Road 513.[79] Route 173 and CR 513 run through the center of town, while Route 31 skims the northeast edge. Access to Interstate 78 provides Clinton with a route to and from New York City and the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia can also be accessed from Clinton via New Jersey Route 31 to Interstate 295 south.

Public transportation

Trans-Bridge Lines offers buses on a route that provides service from Allentown and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan and New York City-area airports at a stop at the park-and-ride on Route 31 in Clinton.[80] Limited NJ Transit Rail is also accessible at the Annandale station on the Raritan Valley Line.[81] [82]

The LINK, which serves Hunterdon County is the primary traditional publicly funded mode of transportation. Fares range from about $2.00 to $10.00. Funding for operation of the Hunterdon County LINK System is provided by Hunterdon County, NJ Transit and the Federal Transit Administration.[83] Additionally, Warren County operates a shuttle along Route 31 Monday–Friday to Oxford Township.[84]

References in popular culture

In film

In television

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Clinton include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. http://www.clintonnj.gov/clerk_main.html Town Clerk
  3. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  4. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  5. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  6. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
  7. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  8. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=clinton&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Clinton, NJ
  9. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
  10. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Clinton Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Clinton, NJ
  11. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  12. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  13. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  14. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  15. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.
  16. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 154. Accessed October 25, 2012.
  17. https://theredmill.org/203-2/ History
  18. Web site: The Story of the Stone Mill and the Hunterdon Art Museum . Hunterdon Art Museum.
  19. [Stephen Klaidman|Klaidman, Steve]
  20. Hanley, Robert. "The Jersey Village That Fought Radon With Fans and Won", The New York Times, September 15, 1988. Accessed November 15, 2019. "Mayor Nulman cringes now while recalling TV and newspaper accounts in early 1986 that predicted mass evacuations and Clinton Knolls' reduction to a ghost town."
  21. Book: Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress . January 1, 2018. 1986 . U.S. Government Printing Office . McMahon commended Clinton Town Mayor Robert Nulman for responding to the radon problem in several homes in his community by dealing with the public in an 'informational rather than inflammatory way'..
  22. Book: EPA Journal . 1989 . The Office . State officials relied a great deal on Clinton's mayor, Robert Nulman, because he understood the community's concerns. At public meetings Nulman provided an opportunity for "what had to be said," according to state official Donald Deieso, "and he fully supported everything we were saying." Nulman helped to keep public discussions focused on the facts. In turn, Nulman found his job easier because state officials... . January 1, 2018.
  23. Book: Michael R. Edelstein . William J. Makofske . Radon's Deadly Daughters: Science, Environmental Policy, and the Politics of Risk . 1998 . . 978-0-8476-8334-5 . 259– . It is interesting to look at the converse situation, where radon is actively managed so as to avoid environmental stigma. Mayor Robert Nulman... . January 1, 2018.
  24. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=95001101}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clinton Historic District ]. National Park Service. Ursula C. . Brecknell . August 1994 . With
  25. https://www.mcall.com/1998/03/15/clinton-nj-becomes-subject-of-idol-curiosity-republican-lawman-suggests-the-town-change-its-name-to-reagan-but-he-admits-an-april-fools-day-announcement-would-have-been-better-timing-for-his-joke/ "Clinton, N.J., Becomes Subject Of Idol Curiosity Republican Lawman Suggests The Town Change Its Name To Reagan. But He Admits An April Fool's Day Announcement Would Have Been Better Timing For His Joke."
  26. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010461/touches.html Areas Touching Clinton
  27. https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/880/Municipalities Map of County Municipalities
  28. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  29. https://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro-city/99mfips.txt Metropolitan Areas And Components, 1999, With FIPS Codes
  30. Sclafani, Tony. "11:15 A.M.", Courier News, June 26, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2011. "Godown, 61, who just returned from a breakfast with Hunterdon County's police chiefs in Clinton, parks his cruiser beside the police department's door and steps inside the tiny, sparklingly clean headquarters.... It's very quiet Godown says about the borough where he's been chief for more than a decade He says many older residents have gone and been replaced by younger adults turning the 1squaremile town into more of a bedroom community."
  31. http://climate.rutgers.edu/stateclim/?section=uscp&target=NJCoverview ONJSC
  32. Web site: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map . Agricultural Research Center, PRISM Climate Group Oregon State University . USDA . February 24, 2014. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ . February 27, 2014.
  33. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401913720 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Clinton town, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
  34. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603413720.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Clinton town, New Jersey
  35. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401913720 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Clinton town, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
  36. Thomas, Hilary. "Boo! Ghost hunters search for spirits at the Red Mill", Hunterdon Review, June 3, 2008. Accessed November 15, 2019. "Is the Red Mill haunted? Viewers will soon find out when the Red Mill, which is so often the focus of photographers and artists, will be in the national TV spotlight when it is featured on the SCI-FI Channel's "Ghost Hunter" series at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11. Paranormal activity at the historic mill prompted a professional ghost-hunting team from TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) to visit the mill to check out the ghosts that so many claim to have encountered there."
  37. http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/virtualtours/landsdown/pic13.htm Landsdown Trail
  38. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/spruce.html Spruce Run Recreation Area
  39. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/round.html Round Valley Recreation Area
  40. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  41. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 103.
  42. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=5 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  43. Kiriluk-Hill, Renée. "New Clinton Mayor Janice Kovach is sworn in by state Sen. Barbara Buono", Hunterdon County Democrat, January 4, 2012. Accessed September 14, 2013. "Janice Kovach, a Democrat, was sworn into a four-year term as mayor at a standing-room-only Town Council reorganization meeting on Monday, Jan. 2."
  44. https://www.clintonnj.gov/mayor-council Mayor and Council
  45. https://www.clintonnj.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif411/f/uploads/2023_introduced_clinton_budget.pdf#page=12 2023 Municipal Data Sheet
  46. https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/903/The-Town-of-Clinton Town of Clinton
  47. https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/13706/2023-County-Directory?bidId=#page=51 2023 County and Municipal Directory
  48. https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/13515/2023-General-Election-Official-Results-PDF?bidId= 2023 Official Statement of Results General Election November 7, 2023
  49. https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/9118/G2022-Official-SOV-PDF Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2022, General Election
  50. https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/6226/2021-General-Election-Official-Results-by-Municipality-PDF November 2, 2021 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results
  51. http://www.clintonfd.org/ Home page
  52. https://www.clintonfd.org/north-hunterdon-fire-alliance North Hunterdon Fire Alliance
  53. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report
  54. https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031
  55. https://nj-hunterdoncounty.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/12259/Official-P2023-by-Municipality-PDF?bidId= Summary Results Report Official Results June 6, 2023 Primary Election
  56. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hunterdon-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Hunterdon
  57. https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8592/2020-Official-General-Election-Results-Municipality-PDF November 3, 2020 District Report
  58. Web site: Presidential General Election Results – November 6, 2012 – Hunterdon County . March 15, 2013 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  59. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 6, 2012 – General Election Results – Hunterdon County. March 15, 2013 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  60. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hunterdon.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hunterdon County
  61. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hunterdon_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hunterdon County
  62. Web site: Governor – Hunterdon County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  63. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Hunterdon County. January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  64. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hunterdon.pdf 2009 Governor: Hunterdon County
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  66. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/19/0910 School Performance Reports for the Clinton-Glen Gardner School District
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