Blairstown, New Jersey
Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blairstown is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,704,[8][9] a decrease of 263 (−4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 5,967,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 220 (+3.8%) from the 5,747 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
Blairstown, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.980156°N 74.996849°W / 40.980156; -74.996849[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Warren |
Incorporated | April 14, 1845 |
Named for | John Insley Blair |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Rob Moorhead (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Kristin Shipps[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 30.78 sq mi (79.71 km2) |
• Land | 29.89 sq mi (77.41 km2) |
• Water | 0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2) 2.88% |
• Rank | 87th of 565 in state 2nd of 22 in county[1] |
Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,704 |
• Estimate | 5,745 |
• Rank | 360th of 565 in state 7th of 22 in county[11] |
• Density | 190.9/sq mi (73.7/km2) |
• Rank | 507th of 565 in state 15th of 22 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 908[14] |
FIPS code | 3404106160[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882317[1][17] |
Website | www |
The area had been known as Smith's Mill and was later called Butts Bridge (variously spelled as "Butt's Bridge" and "Butts' Bridge"), named for a family that owned the eponymous crossing of the Paulins Kill.[21]
Blairstown was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1845, from portions of Knowlton Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day.[22] The township was named for John Insley Blair.[23][24]