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Holland Township is a township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 5,291,[8][9][10] reflecting an increase of 167 (+3.3%) from the 5,124 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 232 (+4.7%) from the 4,892 counted in the 1990 Census.[19]
Holland Township is located in the northwestern part of Hunterdon County. The Delaware River forms its boundary with Pennsylvania and the Musconetcong River its boundary with Warren County. It was created from Alexandria Township on April 13, 1874, returning and remerged with Alexandria Township on March 4, 1878. The township was reformed and separated as a municipality of its own again on March 11, 1879. Milford was created on April 15, 1911 from portions of Holland Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 8, 1911.[20] The township was named by Dutch settlers for Holland.[21]
The Volendam Windmill Museum is a working mill driven by wind, used for grinding raw grain into flour. The 60-foot (18 m) structure is seven stories high with sail arms 68 feet (21 m) from tip to tip.[22]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 24.024 square miles (62.221 km2), including 23.515 square miles (60.903 km2) of land and 0.509 square miles (1.318 km2) of water (2.12%).[1][2]
The 379-acre (1.53 km2) Musconetcong Gorge Nature Preserve is an undeveloped park managed by the Hunterdon County Parks and Recreational System, with steeply wooded terrain overlooking the
In the 1984 film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Holland Township is the location of the Banzai Institute for Biomedical Research and Strategic Information.[77]
The closest limited access road is Interstate 78/U.S. Route 22 ("Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway") in neighboring Pohatcong Township in Warren County.
The only major road that passes through is County Route 519.
As of May 2010, the township had a total of 62.58 miles (100.71 km) of roadways, of which 45.73 miles (73.60 km) were maintained by the municipality and 16.85 miles (27.12 km) by Hunterdon County.[76]
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Delaware Valley Regional High School, together with students from Alexandria Township, Frenchtown, Kingwood Township and Milford. The school is part of the Delaware Valley Regional High School District.[73][74][75]
The Holland Township School District serves public school students in Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade at Holland Township Elementary School. As of the 2012-13 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 617 students and 61.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.99:1.[72]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 74.4% of the vote (1,353 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 23.9% (435 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (30 votes), among the 1,849 ballots cast by the township's 3,836 registered voters (31 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.2%.[69][70] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 65.0% of the vote (1,478 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 24.2% (551 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 8.4% (192 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (22 votes), among the 2,274 ballots cast by the township's 3,693 registered voters, yielding a 61.6% turnout.[71]
In the John Kerry with 36.1% (1,036 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (38 votes), among the 2,871 ballots cast by the township's 3,612 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 79.5.[68]
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,699 registered voters in Holland Township, of which 669 (18.1%) were registered as Democrats, 1,537 (41.6%) were registered as Republicans and 1,490 (40.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered to other parties.[64]
[63][62][61], 2018).Kingwood Township and Surrogate Susan J. Hoffman (R; [60], 2016)Alexandria Township Sheriff Fredrick W. Brown (R; [59] Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Mary H. Melfi (R; Flemington, 2017),[58][57], 2017).Hampton and Robert G. Walton (R; [56], 2016)Flemington John E. Lanza (R; [55], 2015),Clinton Town; R J. Matthew Holt ([54], 2016),Holland Township Freeholder Deputy Director Suzanne Lagay (R; [53], 2015),Raritan Township As of 2015, Hunterdon County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director John King (R; [52]
For the 2014-2015 Session, the 23rd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Michael J. Doherty (R, Washington Township, Warren County) and in the General Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R, Franklin Township, Hunterdon County).[48][49] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham Township).[50] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[51]
New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township).[44] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (D, Newark, term ends 2021)[45] and Bob Menendez (D, Paramus, 2019).[46][47]
Holland Township is located in the 7th Congressional District[41] and is part of New Jersey's 23rd state legislative district.[9][42][43]
As of 2015, members of the Holland Township Committee are Mayor Ray Krov (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2017; term as mayor ends 2015), Deputy Mayor Dan Bush (2015, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2015), Tony Roselle (R, 2016), Thomas Scheibener (R, 2017) and Ken Vogel (R, 2016).[4][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Holland Township is governed under the Township form of government. The five-member Township Committee is elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[3][33] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.
The median income for a household in the township was $68,083, and the median income for a family was $71,925. Males had a median income of $50,737 versus $35,615 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,581. About 1.6% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.[30][31]
In the township the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.[30][31]
There were 1,881 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.06.[30][31]
As of the 2000 United States Census[16] there were 5,124 people, 1,881 households, and 1,523 families residing in the township. The population density was 216.2 people per square mile (83.5/km²). There were 1,942 housing units at an average density of 81.9 per square mile (31.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.09% White, 0.43% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.[30][31]
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $85,190 (with a margin of error of +/- $11,358) and the median family income was $99,535 (+/- $16,553). Males had a median income of $77,951 (+/- $14,766) versus $56,719 (+/- $14,287) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $43,162 (+/- $5,210). About 1.9% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.[32]
In the township, 24.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.[8]
There were 1,972 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.[8]
At the 2010 United States Census, there were 5,291 people, 1,972 households, and 1,544 families residing in the township. The population density was 225.0 per square mile (86.9/km2). There were 2,066 housing units at an average density of 87.9 per square mile (33.9/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.62% (5,165) White, 0.72% (38) Black or African American, 0.06% (3) Native American, 0.77% (41) Asian, 0.04% (2) Pacific Islander, 0.28% (15) from other races, and 0.51% (27) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.68% (142) of the population.[8]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Amsterdam, Finesville, Hughesville, Little York, Mount Joy, Riegel Ridge, Spring Mills and Warren Paper Mills.[23]
The township borders Alexandria Township, Bethlehem Township, and Milford Borough. Holland Township also borders Warren County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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