Hopewell, New Jersey Explained

Hopewell, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Borough
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Pushpin Label:Hopewell
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mercer County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mercer
Government Type:Borough
Governing Body:Borough Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ryan Kennedy(D)[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Michele Hovan[2]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:April 14, 1891
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:1.87
Area Land Km2:1.87
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.72
Area Land Sq Mi:0.72
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Water Percent:0.00
Area Rank:528th of 565 in state
12th of 12 in county[4]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1918
Population Rank:489th of 565 in state
12th of 12 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:2650.4
Population Density Rank:242nd of 565 in state
4th of 12 in county
Population Est:1894
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:197
Coordinates Footnotes:[7]
Coordinates:40.3893°N -74.7638°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:08525[8] [9]
Area Code:609[10]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3402133150[11] [12]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:885260[13]

Hopewell is a borough in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Centrally located within the Raritan Valley region, this historical settlement (and its neighboring township of the same name) is an exurban commuter suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau.[14] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,918, a decrease of 4 (−0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,922, which in turn had reflected a decline of 113 (−5.6%) from the 2,035 counted at the 2000 census.[15]

Hopewell was incorporated as by the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1891, from portions of Hopewell Township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 21, 1891. Additional portions of Hopewell Township were annexed in 1915 and the borough was reincorporated in 1924.[16]

History

Colonial era

The Lenape tribe of Native Americans were the original inhabitants of the area that would later become Hopewell.[17] The first Colonial influence in Hopewell by European settlers was the purchase of a 30000acres tract of land by Daniel Coxe a Royal British governor of West Jersey, in the latter half of the 17th century. All land in Hopewell can be traced back to this purchase.[18] In 1691 Coxe, transferred his land to a company called The West Jersey Society of England, who intended to sell the land.[19] The society appointed an agent, Thomas Revell, to preside over the land and sell it to prospective buyers.[20] Revell then attracted settlers from New England, Long Island, and New Jersey falsely claiming that the land was fertile, and tame. However, the families that arrived in Hopewell only found vast stretches of wilderness.[21] The first settler in Hopewell Valley was Thomas Tindall who on November 10, 1699, bought a 300acres tract of land from The West Jersey Society of England through Revell, for "ten pounds per hundred acres".[22] Other early settlers in Hopewell are said to be the Stouts, who immigrated from Holmdel to Hopewell in 1706, including Jonathan Stout, who had hunted in the area together with the Lenape.[17] [23] Perhaps the first conflict between colonists in Hopewell was the dispute between Revell and the early inhabitants of Hopewell, who realized that their deeds were worthless due to Revell's false claims. Fifty settlers then organized a class action lawsuit against Revell and the West Jersey Society. A lengthy trial was held in Burlington and the court ultimately ruled against the settlers, who were forced to repurchase their land or relocate. Many settlers weren't able to repay and moved north into North Jersey and New York.[24]

On April 23, 1715, the settlers who stayed in Hopewell, most notably the Stout family, organized the Old School Baptist Church, and what is now known as Hopewell was then referred to as "Baptist Meetinghouse".[25] [26] One of the most valued members of the meeting house was Declaration of Independence signer John Hart who in 1740 purchased 193acres of land in the north of current day Hopewell, and in 1747 as a sign of Hart's devotion to the Church, donated a plot of his land to the Baptists.[27] [28] The next year the Baptists made good use of this land and in 1748 erected their Old School Baptist Church meeting house on West Broad Street. The meeting house brought in Baptists from miles around to Hopewell and encouraged Hopewell's early growth.[29] Numerous lumber mills were established in and around Hopewell at this time to process the lumber that was generated from the clearing of forests for farms.

In 1756, Isaac Eaton the first pastor of the Old School Baptist Church established the Hopewell Academy. One of his students, James Manning, would go on to establish Brown University in 1765.[30]

Frog war

The first railroad to reach Hopewell was the Mercer and Somerset Railway, which was backed by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was created largely to protect the monopoly the Pennsylvania Railroad had on New Jersey, by cutting off the first separately owned railroad in New Jersey, the Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad, by being built in the way of it. It was completed in 1874. The Delaware and Bound Brook reached Hopewell in 1876, but the railroad had to cross the Mercer and Somerset's track just to the northwest of Hopewell. A dispute occurred at the crossing, known as a frog, and escalated into each company parking locomotives over the crossing to prevent the other company from moving trains over it. Eventually, militia had to be called in to keep the peace, and the Delaware and Bound Brook prevailed.[31] Soon after the Frog War the Mercer and Somerset was liquidated having failed at its purpose. Some of the abandoned right of way for the Mercer and Somerset in Hopewell became Model Avenue. The Delaware and Bound Brook was leased by the Philadelphia and Reading in 1879 for 999 years[32] and has become the CSX Trenton Line and is still in use today. The Frog is also what gives Hopewell Elementary school its mascot, "Freddy the Frog" in honor of the Hopewell frog war.[33]

The Hopewell Herald

The main source of news for Hopewell Township prior to the 1960s was the Hopewell Herald, which was owned, operated, and published by the Savidge family of Hopewell.[34]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.72 square miles (1.87 km2), all of which was land.[4]

The borough is an independent municipality surrounded entirely by Hopewell Township,[35] making it part one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.[36] [37] [38]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 1,922 people, 778 households, and 532 families in the borough. The population density was 2,735.2 per square mile (1,056.1/km2). There were 817 housing units at an average density of 1,162.7 per square mile (448.9/km2). The racial makeup was 95.06% (1,827) White, 1.51% (29) Black or African American, 0.10% (2) Native American, 0.68% (13) Asian, 0.05% (1) Pacific Islander, 1.51% (29) from other races, and 1.09% (21) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.69% (71) of the population.

Of the 778 households, 33.5% had children under the age of 18; 54.6% were married couples living together; 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.6% were non-families. Of all households, 25.4% were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00.

24.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 36.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.7 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $105,417 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,866) and the median family income was $125,066 (+/− $15,420). Males had a median income of $91,375 (+/− $14,302) versus $55,357 (+/− $11,473) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $50,910 (+/− $5,465). About none of families and 0.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.[39]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 2,035 people, 813 households, and 561 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2963.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 836 housing units at an average density of 1217.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.43% White, 1.08% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 1.23% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.31% of the population.[40] [41]

There were 813 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.01.[40] [41]

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.[40] [41]

The median income for a household in the borough was $77,270, and the median income for a family was $91,205. Males had a median income of $52,656 versus $47,315 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $38,413. None of the families and 2.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.2% of those over 64.[40] [41]

Government

Local government

Hopewell is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[42] The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[43] The borough form of government used by Hopewell is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[44] [45] All legislative powers of the Borough of Hopewell are exercised by the borough council in the form of a resolution, ordinance or proclamation.[46]

, the mayor of Hopewell is Democrat Paul Anzano, whose term expires December 31, 2023. Members of the borough council are Council President Charles Schuyler "Sky" Morehouse (R, 2023), Ryan Kennedy (D, 2023), David Mackie (D, 2025), Samara McAuliffe (D, 2024), Debra Stuhler (D, 2024) and Krista Weaver (D, 2025).[47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53]

Public library

The Hopewell Public Library was founded March 14, 1914, and was originally located at Broad and Mercer Streets in an old harness shop. The Hopewell Post Office had replaced the old bank building in 1915 and the Hopewell Public Library moved to its current location in the old Hopewell National Bank building in 1965.[54]

In 2014, the library began looking for a new space, citing the lack of a parking lot and non-ADA compliant steps an issue with serving the general public. The library estimated that it needed to raise $1.2 million to cover the cost of the new building.[55]

Federal, state and county representation

Hopewell Borough is located in the 12th Congressional District[56] and is part of New Jersey's 15th state legislative district.[57] [58] [59]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,473 registered voters in Hopewell Borough, of which 664 (45.1%) were registered as Democrats, 264 (17.9%) were registered as Republicans and 544 (36.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to the Green Party.[60]

Presidential Elections Results
YearRepublicanDemocraticThird Parties
2020[61] 18.5% 24580.1% 1,0601.4% 18
2016[62] 22.6% 27472.3% 8795.1% 62
2012[63] 27.4% 31371.4% 8151.1% 13
2008[64] 26.0% 30571.7% 8411.3% 15
2004[65] 32.6% 39565.0% 7890.6% 9

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 71.4% of the vote (815 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 27.4% (313 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (13 votes), among the 1,256 ballots cast by the borough's 1,530 registered voters (115 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 82.1%.[63] [66] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 71.7% of the vote (841 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 26.0% (305 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (15 votes), among the 1,173 ballots cast by the borough's 1,493 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.6%.[64] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 65.0% of the vote (789 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 32.6% (395 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (9 votes), among the 1,213 ballots cast by the borough's 1,437 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 84.4.[65]

Gubernatorial Elections Results
YearRepublicanDemocraticThird Parties
2021[67] 21.7% 20777.0% 7351.3% 12
2017[68] 23.3% 18875.5% 6091.2% 10
2013[69] 44.0% 34453.3% 4162.7% 21
2009[70] 32.3% 29156.7% 51110.6% 95
2005[71] 31.8% 26565.1% 5423.0% 25

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 53.3% of the vote (416 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 44.0% (344 votes), and other candidates with 2.7% (21 votes), among the 792 ballots cast by the borough's 1,518 registered voters (11 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 52.2%.[69] [72] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 56.7% of the vote (511 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 32.3% (291 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 10.0% (90 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (5 votes), among the 902 ballots cast by the borough's 1,466 registered voters, yielding a 61.5% turnout.[70]

Education

Public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the Hopewell Valley Regional School District.[73] The comprehensive regional public school district serves students from Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township and Pennington Borough.[74] [75] As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,467 students and 351.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.9:1.[76] Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[77]) are Bear Tavern Elementary School[78] with 397 students in grades Pre-K–5, Hopewell Elementary School[79] with 400 students in grades Pre-K–5, Stony Brook Elementary School[80] with 378 students in grades K–5, Toll Gate Grammar School[81] with 306 students in grades K–5, Timberlane Middle School[82] with 820 students in grades 6–8 and Hopewell Valley Central High School[83] with 1,097 students in grades 9–12.[84] [85] Elementary school students from Hopewell Borough attend Hopewell Elementary School. The district's board of education is comprised of nine members allocated to each of the three municipalities based on population, with Hopewell assigned a single seat.[86]

Eighth grade students from all of Mercer County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Mercer County Technical Schools, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its Health Sciences Academy, STEM Academy and Academy of Culinary Arts, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.[87] [88]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by Mercer County.[89]

Hopewell has four major roads that travel through it.[90]

Route 31 is accessible via Route 518 and Route 654.

Rail

NJ Transit is planning to restore passenger commuter rail service to Hopewell on the West Trenton Line. NJ Transit plans to use the existing one-track right of way that CSX owns through Hopewell, the former four-track Reading Company Trenton Line. The proposed plan includes double tracking most of the CSX line to increase capacity and construction of a new rail station on Somerset Street. The use of the historic Hopewell Station is not under consideration in this current proposal. The line would connect Hopewell with New York City, as well as Philadelphia via a SEPTA connection in West Trenton and restore service to Hopewell, which ended in 1982.[94] [95]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hopewell Borough has a Hot-summer Humid continental climate (Dfa).

Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Hopewell Borough would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak (104) with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood Forest (25).[96]

Notable people

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/government/departments/ Departments
  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 6, 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=hopewell&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Hopewell, NJ
  9. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
  10. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmCity=Hopewell&frmState=NJ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Hopewell, 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. Capuzzo, Jill P. "Living In Hopewell, N.J.: It’s in New Jersey, but It Screams Vermont", The New York Times, November 18, 2007. Accessed November 28, 2023.
  15. 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
  16. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 162. Accessed May 29, 2024.
  17. https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/community/history-historic-sites/ History and Historic Sites
  18. Seabrook, Jack and Lorraine. Images of America Hopewell Valley, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2000., pg. 19. "This and all other farms in Hopewell Valley could be traced all the way back to Daniel Coxe, original owner of the 30000acres tract that was to become Hopewell Township."
  19. Ege, Ralph Pioneers of Old Hopewell (1908), Race & Savidge, Hopewell, NJ, pg. 15. "In the year 1691, Dr. Daniel Coxe transferred the right of government of West Jersey to a company of proprietaries called 'The West Jersey Society of England,' for a valuable consideration."
  20. Ege, Ralph. Pioneers of Old Hopewell (1908), Race & Savidge, Hopewell, NJ, p. 15. "This society appointed Thomas Revell their agent, and he claimed the right to sell lands and give deeds for the same in the name of the society."
  21. Ege, Ralph Pioneers of Old Hopewell (1908), Race & Savidge, Hopewell, NJ, pg 15. "Great inducements were held out to the New England and Long Island settlers as well as to those of the older portions of this state… to avail themselves of the cheap and fertile lands of the 30000acres tract, and scores of them were induced to come and settle, only to find that after they had subdued the wilderness and established their homes, that their titles were utterly worthless."
  22. Ege, Ralph Pioneers of Old Hopewell (1908), Race & Savidge, Hopewell, NJ, pg 13-14. "This Houghton tract was surveyed by Thomas Revell, agent for the West Jersey Society, for Thomas Tindall, on February 27, 1696, and was without doubt the first farm located in the Hopewell Valley. On November 10, 1699, a deed was given by Thomas Revell, agent for 'Ye Honorable The West Jersey Society in England' of the one part, and Thomas Tindall of the other part, for the above tract, the consideration being 'ten pounds per hundred acres,' or fifty cents per acre in US currency, which was the regulation price for all the societies lands of the 30,000-acre tract. The above deed describes the 300acres as a part of the 30,000-acre tract 'lying above ye fialls of ye Delaware.'"
  23. Griffiths, Thomas Sharp, 'A History of Baptists in New Jersey'(1904), Barr Press Publishing Company, Hightstown, New Jersey, Ch. 5, pg 67, "Jonathan Stout, third son of Richard Stout, of Holmdel, a constituent of Middletown Church and who emigrated from Middletown (Holmdel) in 1706, the first settler of Hopewell"
  24. Ege, Ralph Pioneers of Old Hopewell (1908), Race & Savidge, Hopewell, NJ. "Fifty of these settlers (among whom is found the name of Thomas Houghton) entered into a solemn compact to stand by each other in a law suit with Dr. Coxe. After a long and tedious trial at Burlington, the case was decided against them, and this verdict caused the most distressing state of affairs in this township that was ever experienced in any community. Writs of ejectment had been served on them as 'tenants' of Dr. Coxe to pay for their lands the second time or 'quit.' Many of them went to the northern part of the county which at that time extended to the New York state line, the county of Hunterdon, including Warren, Morris and Sussex counties, and an examination of the records of those counties between 1735 and 1750, will reveal many names that are familiar to the people of old Hopewell."
  25. Griffiths, Thomas Sharp, 'A History of Baptists in New Jersey'(1904), Barr Press Publishing Company, Hightstown, New Jersey, Ch. 5, pg 67, "The Church was organized at Mr. Stout's house, April 23rd, 1715, and worshipped for thirty-two years in the homes of the Stouts"
  26. Valis, Glenn John Hart Signer of the Declaration of Independence', Accessed November 19, 2012. "Until well after the revolution, the area was thereafter call Baptist Meeting House."
  27. Valis, Glenn 'John Hart Signer of the Declaration of Independence', Accessed November 19, 2012. "Around 1739-1740 John Hart bought the "homestead plantation" of 193acres on the north side of what is now the town of Hopewell.".
  28. http://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/community/history-historic-sites/ History and Historic Sites
  29. Seabrook, Jack and Lorraine. Images of America Hopewell Valley, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2000., pg 38, "The Old School Baptist Church... was a center for baptist from miles around.... Constructed in 1822, the building still stands... On West Broad Street"
  30. Capuzzo, Jill P. "It's in New Jersey, but It Screams Vermont", The New York Times, November 18, 2007. Accessed June 1, 2015. "In 1756, the country's first Baptist secondary school, Hopewell Baptist Academy, was started here. Its graduates went on to found what became Brown University in Rhode Island."
  31. Railroads of New Jersey Fragments of the past in the Garden State Landscape Lorett Treese 2006
  32. https://cnhillsborough.blogspot.com/2021/03/delaware-and-bound-brook-railroad.html "The Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad"
  33. http://www2.hvrsd.org/News/Releases/2013ElemFirstDay.aspx HVRSD Elementary Schools Welcome Students on First Day of School
  34. News: Savidge. Edwin. October 7, 1954. Member of New Jersey Press Association. Hopewell Herald. 2021-02-28.
  35. http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/838043/touches.html Areas touching Hopewell
  36. DeMarco, Megan. "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one", The Star-Ledger, November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton, New Jersey, merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.
  37. https://www.dvrpc.org/Mapping/Maps/pdf/Mercer_MCDs.pdf Municipalities within Mercer County, NJ
  38. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  39. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402133150 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Hopewell borough, Mercer County, New Jersey
  40. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603433150.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Hopewell borough, New Jersey
  41. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402133150 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Hopewell borough, Mercer County, New Jersey
  42. 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
  43. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 73.
  44. Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  45. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  46. http://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/cms/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=82 Borough Government
  47. https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/government/ Mayor and Borough Council
  48. https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/download/2022-budget-introduced-public-hearing-may-5-2022-at-hopewell-borough-hall/ 2022 Municipal Data Sheet
  49. https://www.mercercounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument/22827/637794896457670000 Mercer County Elected Officials
  50. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Mercer/116247/web.303253/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Results
  51. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Mercer/111513/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results
  52. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Mercer/107134/web.264614/#/summary General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results
  53. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Mercer/98876/Web02.236009/#/ General Election November 2019 Official Results (Amended November 25, 2019)
  54. Johnson, Kelley. "Hopewell library looks for a more compliant work space as it celebrates 100th birthday", The Times, March 18, 2014, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed November 27, 2019. "The current red building was erected in 1890 and served as a home for the Hopewell National Bank. The library was founded inside an old harness shop on March 14, 1914, moved into a museum building in the 1920s and later moved to the current location in the old bank building."
  55. Galioto, Mary. "Hopewell Boro Library Expansion and Relocation Proposed", MercerMe, March 11, 2014, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 11, 2014. Accessed November 27, 2019. "In order to fund such an undertaking, the HPL Board proposed a major multi-year capital fundraising campaign with a goal of $1.2 million for the construction and renovations, through private gifts, grants, and fundraising events."
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