Pohatcong Township, New Jersey Explained

Pohatcong Township, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Township
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Pushpin Label:Pohatcong Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Warren 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: Warren
Government Type:Faulkner Act
Governing Body:Township Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:David S. Slack (term ends December 31, 2023)[1]
Leader Title1:Municipal clerk
Leader Name1:Wanda L. Kutzman[2]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:January 1, 1882
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:35.63
Area Land Km2:34.63
Area Water Km2:1.00
Area Total Sq Mi:13.76
Area Land Sq Mi:13.37
Area Water Sq Mi:0.39
Area Water Percent:2.81
Area Rank:179th of 565 in state
13th of 22 in county
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3241
Population Rank:439th of 565 in state
12th of 22 in county[4]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:242.4
Population Density Rank:492nd of 565 in state
13th of 22 in county
Population Est:3276
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:253
Elevation M:77
Coordinates:40.6365°N -75.1749°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:08804 – Bloomsbury[5]
08865 – Phillipsburg[6]
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:908[7]
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Blank2 Info:Phillipsburg School District

Pohatcong Township is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[11] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,241, a decrease of 98 (−2.9%) from the 2010 census count of 3,339, which in turn reflected a decline of 77 (−2.3%) from the 3,416 counted in the 2000 census.[12]

The name Pohatcong is thought to be derived from the Lenni Lenape Native American term meaning "stream between split hills".[13]

History

Pohatcong Township was officially established in 1881. On March 24, 1881, Chapter 145 of the Acts of the New Jersey General Assembly was published defining and creating Pohatcong Township. The act to form Pohatcong had been introduced by Assemblyman William Fritts and, once law, was to take effect January 1 of the following year.[14] Pohatcong was incorporated on January 1, 1882.[15] It was divided off of Greenwich Township. Pohatcong township's name comes from Lenape Native Americans, who called the area "split hills stream outlet". The industrialized center of the township was separated to form Alpha borough, on April 27, 1911.[16]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 13.76 square miles (35.63 km2), including 13.37 square miles (34.63 km2) of land and 0.39 square miles (1.00 km2) of water (2.81%).[3] [17]

Finesville (with a 2010 Census population of 175[18]) and Upper Pohatcong (2010 population of 1,781[19]) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within the township.[20] [21] [22] Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Carpentersville, Hughesville, Huntington, Kennedys, Riegelsville, Springtown, Warren and Warren Glen.[23]

Pohatcong Township borders the municipalities of Greenwich Township, Lopatcong Township and Phillipsburg in Warren County; and Bethlehem Township, Bloomsbury and Holland Township in Hunterdon County.[24] [25] The borough of Alpha is completely surrounded by Pohatcong Township, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.[26]

Demographics

The township's economic data (as is all of Warren County) is calculated by the US Census Bureau as part of the Lehigh Valley / Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area.[27]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 3,339 people, 1,310 households, and 942 families in the township. The population density was . There were 1,420 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 95.24% (3,180) White, 1.59% (53) Black or African American, 0.03% (1) Native American, 0.90% (30) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.69% (23) from other races, and 1.56% (52) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.47% (116) of the population.

Of the 1,310 households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18; 58.8% were married couples living together; 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.1% were non-families. Of all households, 23.4% were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

22.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 97.3 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $84,318 (with a margin of error of +/− $14,047) and the median family income was $95,982 (+/− $2,028). Males had a median income of $56,705 (+/− $13,134) versus $35,481 (+/− $1,974) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $34,781 (+/− $7,346). About 3.9% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.[28]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census,[29] there were 3,416 people, 1,341 households, and 989 families residing in the township. The population density was 256.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,411 housing units at an average density of 105.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.01% White, 0.44% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.64% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.02% of the population.[30] [31]

There were 1,341 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,188, and the median income for a family was $60,208. Males had a median income of $44,327 versus $32,316 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,754. About 3.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

The Phillipsburg Mall is located on the border of Pohatcong and Lopatcong Township. of the mall is located in Pohatcong, with the portion of the property in the township being assessed for $39.8 million, one of the highest valuations in the municipality.[32]

Government

Local government

Pohatcong Township is governed by the Faulkner Act (small municipality) form of government. The Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, allows municipalities to adopt a Small Municipality form of government only for municipalities with a population of under 12,000 at the time of adoption. The township is one of 18 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[33] The government is comprised of the Mayor and the four-member Township Council, with all positions elected at-large on a non-partisan basis. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. Council members serve a term of three years, which are staggered so that either one or two seats come up for election each year as part of the November general election.[34] [35] In May 2011, the township council submitted an ordinance to shift the non-partisan elections from May to November. The shift, which took effect in November 2012, was intended to save the municipality $8,000 a year in costs associated with conducting the election.[36]

, the Mayor of Pohatcong Township is David S. Slack, whose term of office expires on December 31, 2023.[37] Members of the Township Council are Stephen Babinsky (2024), Ingrid Gray (2023), Kevin J. Melvin (2022) and John S. Stillo (2022).[38] [39] [40] [41] [42]

In September 2019, Ingrid Gray was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Anthony S. Vangeli until he left office.[43]

At 22 years of age when he was inaugurated on July 1, 2011, James R. Kern III became the youngest municipal executive serving in office in the State of New Jersey.[44] [45]

Federal, state, and county representation

Pohatcong Township is located in the 7th Congressional District[46] and is part of New Jersey's 23rd state legislative district.[47]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,162 registered voters in Pohatcong Township, of which 583 (27.0% vs. 21.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 595 (27.5% vs. 35.3%) were registered as Republicans and 983 (45.5% vs. 43.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.[48] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 64.7% (vs. 62.3% in Warren County) were registered to vote, including 83.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 81.5% countywide).[49]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 802 votes (54.1% vs. 56.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 634 votes (42.8% vs. 40.8%) and other candidates with 22 votes (1.5% vs. 1.7%), among the 1,482 ballots cast by the township's 2,158 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.7% (vs. 66.7% in Warren County).[50] [51] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 813 votes (51.5% vs. 55.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 707 votes (44.8% vs. 41.4%) and other candidates with 24 votes (1.5% vs. 1.6%), among the 1,578 ballots cast by the township's 2,178 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.5% (vs. 73.4% in Warren County).[52] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 863 votes (53.8% vs. 61.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 712 votes (44.4% vs. 37.2%) and other candidates with 23 votes (1.4% vs. 1.3%), among the 1,605 ballots cast by the township's 2,141 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.0% (vs. 76.3% in the whole county).[53]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 69.7% of the vote (688 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 27.9% (275 votes), and other candidates with 2.4% (24 votes), among the 1,001 ballots cast by the township's 2,180 registered voters (14 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.9%.[54] [55] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 619 votes (57.9% vs. 61.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 297 votes (27.8% vs. 25.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 117 votes (10.9% vs. 9.8%) and other candidates with 14 votes (1.3% vs. 1.5%), among the 1,069 ballots cast by the township's 2,115 registered voters, yielding a 50.5% turnout (vs. 49.6% in the county).[56]

Education

The Pohatcong Township School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Pohatcong Township Elementary School.[57] [58] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 304 students and 30.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[59]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, which serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Phillipsburg School District. The high school also serves students from four other sending communities: Alpha, Bloomsbury (in Hunterdon County), Greenwich Township and Lopatcong Township.[60] [61] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,650 students and 126.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[62]

Students from the township and from all of Warren County are eligible to attend Ridge and Valley Charter School in Frelinghuysen Township (for grades K–8)[63] or Warren County Technical School in Washington borough (for 9–12),[64] with special education services provided by local districts supplemented throughout the county by the Warren County Special Services School District in Oxford Township (for PreK–12).[57] [65]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Warren County, by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.[66]

Interstate 78 is the most significant highway in Pohatcong. It passes through in the central region of the township. U.S. Route 22 runs along the eastern border before running concurrent with I-78. Route 122 passes through the northern portions of the township. The most significant county road in the township is CR 519.

The Riegelsville Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Delaware River connecting Pohatcong to Riegelsville, Pennsylvania, that is owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.[67] The current bridge on the site opened in 1904.[68]

Public transportation

Trans-Bridge Lines operates the New Jersey Transit 890 and 891 bus routes, which connect Pohatcong Township with Easton, Pennsylvania.[69]

Rail- the Lehigh Line

The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad), runs through Pohatcong Township on its way to Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

Points of interest

The George Hunt House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its significance in architecture.[70]

The Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex, also known as Cole's Grist Mill Complex, near Springtown, was added to the NRHP in 1982 for its significance in commerce and industry.[71]

The Finesville–Seigletown Historic District was added to the NRHP in 2010 for its significance in architecture, engineering, and industry.[72]

The Hixson–Mixsell House, also known as the Springtown Stagecoach Inn, was added to the NRHP in 2014 for its significance in architecture.[73]

Wineries

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. http://www.pohatcongtwp.org/Departments/municipal-clerk Municipal Clerk
  3. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  4. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  5. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=Phillipsburg&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Bloomsbury, NJ
  6. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=Phillipsburg&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Phillipsburg, NJ
  7. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Phillipsburg&frmCounty=Warren Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Phillipsburg, NJ
  8. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  9. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  10. Web site: [{{GNIS3|882254}} Township of Pohatcong (Warren County, New Jersey) ]. . . May 15, 2014.
  11. Book: Lurie . M.N. . Siegel . M. . Mappen . M. . Encyclopedia of New Jersey . Rutgers University Press . Encyclopedia of New Jersey . 2004 . 978-0-8135-3325-4 . July 4, 2019 . 646.
  12. 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
  13. http://pohatcongtwp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=53 About
  14. Book: Leary, Frank . Pohatcong: The Prologue . Pohatcong Heritage Commission . 1981 .
  15. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 20, 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. 248. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  17. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  18. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3423340 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Finesville CDP, New Jersey
  19. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3475120 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Upper Pohatcong CDP, New Jersey
  20. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34041 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Warren County, New Jersey
  21. http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey
  22. https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
  23. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  24. https://www.warrencountynj.gov/our-county/municipalities Municipal Directory
  25. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  26. 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 merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.
  27. Karp, Gregory. "Lehigh Valley, Warren County reunited as a metro area ** Economies, social patterns similar, federal office says.", The Morning Call, June 22, 2003. Accessed February 15, 2022. "This time, new rules for defining MSAs determined that because the Phillipsburg area was the biggest cluster of people in Warren County, the whole county should be lumped with the nearby Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area."
  28. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3404159820 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Pohatcong township, Warren County, New Jersey
  29. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  30. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603404159820.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Pohatcong township, New Jersey
  31. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3404159820 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Pohatcong township, Warren County, New Jersey
  32. Wojcik, Sarah M. "Phillipsburg Mall appeals tax assessment, setting up battle with Lopatcong and Pohatcong townships", The Express-Times, November 9, 2010. Accessed August 15, 2011. "Lopatcong and Pohatcong townships are uniting to fight a tax appeal filed by the Phillipsburg Mall, one of the largest property owners in the two townships and a source of nearly $2 million in taxes this year.... About 32 acres of the mall property sit in Lopatcong Township, while the remaining 43 acres are part of Pohatcong Township.... In 2009, the Phillipsburg Mall was assessed at about $39.8 million in Pohatcong Township and about $25 million in Lopatcong Township..."
  33. 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
  34. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 103.
  35. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=14 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  36. Wojcik, Sarah M. "Pohatcong Township Council plans to move May elections to November", The Express-Times, May 5, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2013. "Township council voted Tuesday night to introduce an ordinance that would move the nonpartisan government elections from May to November. The move is expected to save the township about $8,000 in costs associated with putting on the May elections."
  37. http://www.pohatcongtwp.org/Officials/Bio/mayor-david-slack Mayor David Slack
  38. http://www.pohatcongtwp.org/directory Directory
  39. http://www.pohatcongtwp.org/_Content/pdf/budgets/2022-Introduced-Budget.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet
  40. https://www.warrencountyvotes.com/home/showpublisheddocument/3284/637729175316070000 Summary Results Report 2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results
  41. https://www.warrencountyvotes.com/home/showpublisheddocument/2484/637648299297000000 Warren County 2020 General Election November 20, 2020 Official Results
  42. https://www.warrencountyvotes.com/home/showpublisheddocument/2470/637642013517370000 General Election November 5, 2019, Warren County Official Tally
  43. http://www.pohatcongtwp.org/_Content/pdf/minutes/2019-09-17-Council-Minutes.pdf Meeting Minutes for September 17, 2019
  44. Staff. "Twenty-somethings take N.J. political offices by storm", The Star-Ledger, July 15, 2011. Accessed August 15, 2011. "In mid-May, he uprooted wisdom, conventional and otherwise, and beat an experienced incumbent in a non-partisan election to become South Orange village president – and the state's youngest sitting municipal chief executive. He held that distinction for just a few weeks: On July 1, 22-year-old Jim Kern III was sworn in as mayor of Pohatcong, in Warren County."
  45. Wojcik, Sarah M. "James Kern III is Pohatcong Township's new mayor", The Express-Times, May 10, 2011. Accessed August 15, 2011. "In a landslide victory Tuesday, James Kern III edged out Frank Pagano to become what could be the youngest mayor in New Jersey, according to unofficial election results. Kern, 22, earned 63 percent of the vote while his opponent former township police sergeant Frank Pagano, 47, received only 34 percent.... Councilman Anthony 'Sal' Vangeli, who ran unopposed, was re-elected Tuesday with 73 percent of the vote. Both men will be sworn in during the July 1 reorganization meeting and a person will be selected to fill the remainder of Kern's council term."
  46. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report
  47. https://pub.njleg.gov/publications/pdf/2023-NJ-Leg-District-Map.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District
  48. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-warren-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Warren
  49. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey
  50. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-warren.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Warren County
  51. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-warren.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Warren County
  52. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-warren.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Warren County
  53. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_warren_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Warren County
  54. Web site: Governor - Warren County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  55. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Warren County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  56. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-warren.pdf 2009 Governor: Warren County
  57. https://www.warrencountynj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4963/637976372031370000#page=27 Warren County 2022-2023 Public School Directory
  58. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/41/4200 School Performance Reports for the Pohatcong Township School District
  59. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413260&DistrictID=3413260 District information for Pohatcong Township School District
  60. https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/41/4100/050.html Phillipsburg High School 2015 Report Card Narrative
  61. https://www.pburgsd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1201400&type=d&pREC_ID=1440845 About PSD
  62. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412960&ID=341296005852 School data for Phillipsburg High School
  63. http://www.ridgeandvalley.org/about-us/f-a-q/ F.A.Q.
  64. http://www.wctech.org/wcts/About%20Us/ About Us
  65. http://wcsssd.org/?page_id=2 About
  66. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Warren.pdf Warren County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  67. http://www.drjtbc.com/default.aspx?pageid=76 Riegelsville Toll Supported Bridge
  68. Dale, Frank T., Bridges over the Delaware River: A History of Crossings, p. 103, ff., Rutgers University Press, 2003, . Accessed November 14, 2015.
  69. Novak, Stephen J. "NJ Transit bus service changes in Phillipsburg, Hackettstown will not go into effect with new fares Saturday", The Express-Times, April 30, 2010. Accessed August 15, 2011. "Phillipsburg's Wheels minibus routes, Nos. 890 and 891, will operate under reduced hours starting June 7. The program was initially slated to be cut completely when a transit plan was announced in March.... Phillipsburg's buses are run by Delaware River Coach, a subsidiary of Trans-Bridge Lines."
  70. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79001531}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: George Hunt House ]. National Park Service. Dan and Pauline Campanelli . July 4, 1978 .
  71. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82001047}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex ]. National Park Service. Dennis . Bertland . March 1982 .
  72. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20101119.htm Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 11/08/10 Through 11/12/10
  73. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=14000204}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hixson–Mixsell House ]. National Park Service. Dennis . Bertland . August 2013 .