Bordentown is a city in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 US Census, the city's population was 3,924. The population decreased by 45 (-1.1%) from 3,969 calculated in the 2000 US Census, which in turn decreased by 372 (-8.6%) from 4,341 calculated in the 1990 Census.
Bordentown is located at the confluence of the Delaware River, Blacks Creek and Crosswicks Creek. The last one is the border between Burlington and County Mercer. Bordentown is 9.8 miles (9.3 km) southeast of Trenton and 25.3 miles (40.7 km) northeast of Philadelphia. This is included in the Metropolitan Area of ​​Philadelphia.
Bordentown was originally founded as a territory by the act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 9, 1825, from the interior of Chesterfield Township. It was re-incorporated as a city on April 3, 1867, and apart from Chesterfield Township c. 1877.
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Thomas Farnsworth, a British Quaker, is credited as the first European settler in the Bordentown area in 1682, when he moved his family to the river from Burlington. He made a new house on a windy bluff overlooking a wide bend in the Delaware River. The Farnsworth cabin is located near the northwest corner of Park Street and Prince Street, perhaps where the 1883 frame house now stands. "Farnsworth Landing" soon became a trading hub for the region. Farnsworth is also the name of one of the main avenues of Bordentown, Farnsworth Avenue.
Joseph Borden, named for the city, arrived in 1717, and in May 1740 established a transport system for transporting people and delivery of goods between New York City and Philadelphia. It exploits the natural location of Bordentown as a point on the Delaware River that provides the shortest land route to Amboy Perth, from which cargo and people can be transported to New York City.
In 1776, Bordentown was full of patriots. Patience Lovell Wright, the first female sculptor in America, created a wax statue at King George's palace in England. However, then, Bordentown became a rampant den. In addition to the son of Joseph Borden (also named Joseph Borden), who became a colonel during the war, patriot Francis Hopkinson (a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence), Colonel Kirkbride, Colonel Oakey Hoagland and Thomas Paine lived in the area. Due to their well-publicized activities in Bordentown, England retaliated. Hessian occupied the city in 1776, and the British looted and destroyed the city during May and June 1778.
Other famous people who had lived in the city included Clara Barton, who in 1852 started the first free public school in New Jersey and later founded the American Red Cross. A school recreation stands on the corner of Crosswicks and Burlington streets.
The Bordentown School operated from 1894 to 1955.
Joseph Bonaparte
Several years after the disposal of his family from France in 1816, arrived with vigilant guise such as Count de Survilliers, Joseph Bonaparte, former King of Naples and Spain and brother of Napoleon I of France, established his residence in Bordentown. He lived there for 17 years, entertaining guests of great fame like Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and future US President-6, John Quincy Adams. The inhabitants of Bordentown dub the Count, "The Good Mr. Bonaparte" ( Good to distinguish him from his younger brother). He built a lake near the mouth of Crosswicks Creek that was about 200 yards wide and half a mile long. On the cliff above it, he built a new house, "Point Breeze". The Divine Word Mission currently occupies its former location along Park Street.
Today the remains of the Bonaparte remains. Most are actually remnants of a renovated building in Georgian Revival-style English in 1924 for Harris Hammon, who bought the property at Point Breeze as it was built in 1850 by Henry Becket, a British consul in Philadelphia. In addition to the ruins of this mansion and some complex hedges, only the original tunnel to the river (which is broken in some places) and Bonaparte's secretary house remain. Many of the descendants of Joachim Murat, the King of Naples, were also born or lived in Bordentown, after following their uncle Joseph there. After the Bonaparte dynasty was restored by Napoleon III, they moved back to France and were recognized as princes.
In August 1831, Isaac Dripps of Bordentown mechanic master assembled again (without blueprints or instructions) John Bull locomotive (originally called "The Stevens") in just 10 days. Built by Robert Stephenson and Company, in England, and imported into Philadelphia by Camden and Amboy Railroad. The following year the service began to be limited, and a year after that of regular service, became one of the first successful locomotives in the United States. The John Bull is preserved at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
In 1866, Susan Waters moved to what is now one of the larger properties on Mary Street. This is the basis from which he taught and produced more than 50 of his works, many of which are paintings of animals in natural settings and pastoral landscapes. He was also an early photographer. In 1876 he was asked to show off some of his work at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.
In 1881, Pdt. William Bowen bought the old Villa Spring Villa Seminary (built on land purchased from Bonapartes in 1837) and reopened it as a Bordentown Military Institute. In 1886, African-American pastor Walter A. Rice founded a private school for African-American children, Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth, in a two-story house on 60 West Street, which then moved to Walnut Street at the bank -bank of Delaware, and became a public school in 1894 under the law of Jim Crow. The school, known as Bordentown School, came to have 400-acre (1.6Ã, km 2 ), 30-campus buildings with two farms, technical/vocational orientation, and program preparation courses.
In 1909, the religious order of the Poor Clares founded a monastery in the former Mercy Sisters House on Crosswicks Street. The building is still standing and is used as a live assisted community called The Clare Estate. Order of Poor Clares moved to a new facility outside Bordentown City.
The city has become a destination for weekend dining as well as to read books and record stores, historic sites and art galleries casually. The downtown business association is actively sponsoring the annual Iris Festival & amp; The Art Performance in early May, the annual Road Fair in mid to late May, and the annual Cranberry Festival in early October. The Bordentown Historical Society is sponsoring other events, such as the Holiday House Tour and Peach Social.
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Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​0.968 square miles (2.507 km 2 ), including 0.929 square miles (2.407 km 2 ) of land and 0.039 square miles ( 0.1 km 2 ) water (3.99%),
The town of Bordentown is surrounded on three sides by Township Bordentown and on the west side by the Point of the Delaware River and Crosswicks Creek, which is the border with Township Hamilton in Mercer County. It is bordered on the east by Route 130 US and US Route 206, to the south by Black's Creek and Interstate 295, and to the north by Mile Hollow Run. Across the Delaware River is Falls Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Demographics
Census 2010
At the 2010 US Census, there were 3,924 people, 1,859 households, and 922.1 families living in the city. Population density was 4,222.3 per square mile (1,630.2/km 2 ). There are 2,014 housing units with an average density of 2,167.1 per square mile (836.7/km 2 ). City racial makeup is 83.51% (3,277) White, 10.12% (397) Black or African American, 0.20% (8) Native Americans, 2.73% (107) Asia, 0.03% 1) Pacific Islands, 1.17% (46) of other races, and 2.24% (88) of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 5.81% (228) of the population.
There are 1,859 households where 21.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.4% are married couples living together, 13.5% have female households without a husband present, and 50.4% are not family. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.91.
In cities, the population is spread by 18.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% years or more. The median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females there are 91.1 males. For every 100 women age 18 and older there are 87.1 men.
The Census Survey of the American Society of 2006-2010 shows that (in 2010 the dollar-adjusted inflation) average household income was $ 66,557 (with a margin of error of $ 9,567) and the average family income was $ 90,165 (/- $ 11644). Men have an average income of $ 52,652 (/- $ 10,201) versus $ 48.906 (/- $ 9,108) for women. The per capita income for the borough is $ 36,814 (/- $ 3,714). About 1.7% of families and 3.6% of the population are below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 12.1% of those aged 65 and older.
Census 2000
In the 2000 US Census there were 3,969 people, 1,757 households, and 989 families living in the city. Population density was 4,303.6 souls per square mile (1665.7/km 2 ). There are 1,884 housing units with an average density of 2,042.8 per square mile (790.7/km 2 ). City's racial makeup is 81.25% White, 13.08% African American, 0.05% Native Americans, 1.91% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Island, 0.81% of other races, and 2.87 % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 2.82% of the population.
There are 1,757 households where 24.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% are married couples living together, 13.1% have non-husbands female households, and 43.7% are not family. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.93.
In urban areas the population is spread by 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% 65-year-olds or more. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 women, there are 90.1 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 86.5 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 47,279, and the average income for families is $ 59,872. Men have an average income of $ 39,909 compared to $ 31,780 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 25,882. About 4.0% of families and 6.8% of the population are below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under the age of 18 and 10.9% of those aged 65 and older.
Economy
Downtown Bordentown has many bookstores, records and antiques on the street, with Italian and American restaurants. The restaurants are mostly Italian, but there are also restaurants and diners specializing in American food, Chinese food, and more recent Japanese and Latin American food.
Government
Local government
Bordentown has been governed under the Walsh Act since 1913, with a government body composed of three commissioners, one of whom was elected to serve as Mayor. Each commissioner is assigned a special department to oversee during their term of office. Members are elected for a non-partisan four-year term at the office as part of May's election.
In 2017, Bordentown's commissioner was Mayor James E. Lynch Jr. (Commissioner for Public Affairs and Public Safety), Deputy Mayor John C. Brodowski (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance) and Joe Myers (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property), all terms of employment ending May 2021.
Emergency services
The Hope Hose Humane Fire Company 1 date was established for 1767, making it the second oldest volunteer fire service of the two countries, having taken its current name from a combination in 1976 from Hope Hose and the fires humane company.
The Consolidation Fire Association dates back to the 1966 merger of three separate voluntary firms.
Environment Commission
The Bordentown City Environmental Commission (BCEC) is a volunteer group of residents of Bordentown City. The Commission is the official body, and the chairman is accountable to the Mayor. BCEC advises local officials and the Planning Board on environmental issues and is a watchdog for environmental issues and opportunities. It is designed to inform elected officials and communities, serve on committees, research issues, develop educational programs and advocate for sound environmental policies. Local issues include the preservation of open spaces, promoting walking and cycling paths and River Paths, protection of wetlands and water quality, recycling and energy conservation, and environmental education.
BCEC's most recent efforts have focused on bicycle and pedestrian circulation studies, City's open space plan, and the development of a series of local green lines (Thorntown and Black Creek).
State government
The New Jersey Tribal Justice Commission operates two juvenile detention centers at Johnstone Campus in Bordentown: Johnstone Campus Safe Women Youth Intake Care and Facility, which houses state girls on trial, and Juvenile Medium Security Facility-North Compound (JMSF-N) and Juvenile Medium Security Facility-South Compound (JMSF-S) for boys.
Representations of Federal, state and county
Bordentown City is located in the 3rd Congress District and is part of the New Jersey state's 7th legislative district. Prior to the 2011 reapportionment after the 2010 Census, Bordentown City has been in the state's 30th state legislative district. Prior to the 2010 Census, Bordentown City has become part of the 4th Congress District, a change made by the Redistricting Commission of New Jersey which came into force in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general election.
New Jersey's 3rd Congress District is represented by Tom MacArthur (R, Toms River). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrat Cory Booker (Newark, term ending 2021) and Bob Menendez (Paramus, 2019).
For sessions 2018-2019 (Senate, General Assembly), the 7th Legislative District of New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Troy Singleton (D, Palmyra) and in the General Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Moorestown) and Carol A. Murphy (D, Mount Laurel). The governor of New Jersey is Phil Murphy (D, Middletown Township). Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Sheila Oliver (D, East Orange).
Burlington County is governed by a select council of eligible voters, whose five members are widely elected in partisan elections for three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming for election every year; at the annual reorganization meeting, the board elects a director and deputy director from among its members. In 2018, Burlington County Freeholder is the Director of Kate Gibbs (R, Lumberton Township, the term holder of rights and as a director ending December 31, 2018), Deputy Director Linda Hughes (R, Evesham Township, the term holder of rights and as deputy director ended 2018) Tom Pullion (D, Edgewater Park, 2020), Balvir Singh (D, Burlington Township, 2020), and Latham Tiver (R, Southampton Township, 2019). Burlington County Constitutional Officials are County Clerk Tim Tyler (R, Fieldsboro, 2018), Sheriff Jean E. Stanfield (R, Westampton, 2019) and Surrogate Mary Ann O'Brien (R, Medford, 2021)
Politics
On March 23, 2011, there were a total of 2,493 registered voters in Bordentown City, of which 906 (36.3% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 500 (20.1% vs. 23.9%) registered as Republicans and 1,085 ( 43.5% vs. 42.8%) are listed as Unaffiliated. There are 2 registered voters to the other party. Among the city's Census 2010 residents, 63.5% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 77.9% of those aged 18 and over (vs. 80.3% districts).
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 1,298 votes (66.4% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Mitt Romney Republic with 605 votes (31.0% vs 40.2%) and another candidate with 34 votes 1.7% vs. 1.0%), among 1,954 ballots cast by 2,634 registered voters in the city, with 74.2% of the voters (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 1,305 votes (64.8% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 669 votes (33.2% vs 39.9%) and other candidates with 25 votes 1.2% vs. 1.0%), among the 2,015 ballots cast by 2,543 registered voters in the city, for a turnout of 79.2% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County). In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 1,151 votes (58.7% vs. 52.9% countywide), in front of George W. Bush Republic with 778 votes (39.7% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 17 (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among 1,961 ballots cast by 2,488 registered voters in the city, for voters 78.8% (vs. 78.8% in all regions).
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republicans Chris Christie received 661 votes (51.0% vs. 61.4% countywide), in front of Democrat Barbara Buono with 579 votes (44.7% vs. 35.8%) and another candidate with 30 votes (2.3% vs. 1.2%), among the 1,295 ballots cast by 2,658 registered voters in the city, generating 48.7% of the voters (vs. 44.5% in the regions). In the 2009 gubernatorial elections, Democrat Jon Corzine received 714 votes (50.1% vs. 44.5% countywide), in front of Republic Chris Christie with 553 votes (38.8% vs. 47.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 86 votes (6.0% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 54 votes (3.8% vs. 1.2%), among the 1,424 ballots granted by 2,567 registered voters in the city, yielding 55.5% voters (vs 44.9% in area).
Education
Public schools
Public school students in kindergarten through the twelfth grade attend schools in the Bordentown Regional School District, which serves students from Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, and Fieldsboro Borough. In the academic year 2014-15, districts and five schools have enrollment of 2,588 students and 187.3 class teachers (based on FTE), for pupil-teacher ratio 13.8: 1. Schools in the district (with registration data 2014-15 from the National Center for Educational Statistics) are Clara Barton Elementary School (237 students, K-3 classes), Peter Muschal Elementary School (601, K-3), MacFarland Secondary School (405, 4-5), Bordentown Regional Middle School (577; 6 -8) and Bordentown Regional High School (741; 9-12).
The New Hanover Township School District, consisting of New Hanover Township (including the Cookstown area) and Wrightstown Borough, sends students to Bordentown Regional High School with tuition fees for grades nine to twelve as part of a delivery/reception relationship that has been in place since 1960, with about 50 students from the New Hanover district sent to high school. In 2011, the New Hanover district is considering expanding its relationship to send students to Bordentown for secondary school for grades 6-8.
Students from Bordentown, and from all Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a county school district throughout the county that serves the needs of vocational and technical education of students at secondary and post-secondary schools on its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.
Private school
Saint Mary School is a Catholic school serving students in the Pre-K-8, which operates for more than 100 years under the aegis of Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. Schools are closed in June 2013 due to school financial challenges in the face of enrollment of which half of the 220 students are required to remain financially viable.
The Bordentown Military Institute was located in this town from 1881 to 1972. The Society of Divine Word Fathers runs a small seminary in Bordentown from 1947 to 1983. One of his most famous alumni, Douglas Palmer, was the mayor of Trenton, a four-month, New Jersey , leaving office in 2009.
Transportation
Roads and highways
As of May 2010, the city has a total of 12.93 miles (20.49 km) of highway, which is 10.09 miles (16.24 km) managed by the municipality, 2.25 miles (3.62 km) by Burlington County and 0.39 miles (0.63 km) by the New Jersey Transportation Department.
Routes 130 US and US Route 206 run very fast and intersect on County Route 528 in the city. In addition to the CR 528 west terminal in Bordentown, County Route 545 has a northern terminal in town. The New Jersey Turnpike is outside in Bordentown City adjacent to access at junction 7 to US Route 206, signed as Bordentown-Trenton. Interstate 295 (which passes the city limits) has two intersections in Bordentown Township that take tourists to Bordentown: exit 56 and exit 57.
Public transport
The Bordentown Station on Park Street offers a service between Trenton Trenton Train Station and the Walter Rand Transportation Center (and other stations) in Camden, on the River Line Light NJ Transit railway system.
NJ Transit provides bus services in the village between Trenton and Philadelphia on route 409.
Religion
Bordentown City's one square mile is home to more than 10 places of worship, including: American Presbyterian Church, B'nai Abraham Synagogue, Episcopal Church of Christ, Universalist Community Unitarian Dorothea Dix, Ebenezer Full Bible Community Church, First Baptist Church Bordentown, First Church Presbyterian, AME Mount Zion Church, Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Shiloh Baptist Church, United Methodist Trinity Church, and Union Baptist Church.
Famous people
People born in, resident, or closely related to Bordentown include:
- Ricardo Almeida (born 1976), a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian grappler jiu-jitsu.
- Al Aronowitz (1928-2005), a rock journalist who claims that Bob Dylan wrote his famous "Tambourine Man" Tuan at the former home of Berkeley Heights Aronowitz.
- Clara Barton (1821-1912), in 1852 started the first free public school in New Jersey and later founded the American Red Cross.
- Charlotte Bonaparte (1802-1839), artist and daughter Joseph Bonaparte, whose work includes a series of landscape scenes painting New Jersey.
- Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), King of Napoli and Sicily, King of Spain and the Indies and brother of Napoleon I of France.
- Denise Borino-Quinn (1964-2010), Ginny Sacramoni, the overweight wife of New York mafia boss Johnny Sack at The Sopranos.
- Herb Conaway (born 1963), member of the New Jersey General Assembly who has represented the 7th Legislative District since 1988.
- Dionne Farris (born 1968), singer-songwriter famous for his work as vocalist of hip-hop group Arrested Development.
- Samuel C. Forker (1821-1900), representing New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1871-1873.
- Peter Gamble (1793-1814), a knight who died in a battle at the Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. Eric Gibbons (Born 1966), artist and owner of The Firehouse Gallery of Bordentown, and founder of Firehouse Publications, Recognized and awarded by AENJ in 2015 for excellence in art education.
- Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909), poet, author and editor of The Century Magazine .
- Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791), the author who was one of the signatories to the Declaration of Independence.
- Joachim, 4th Prince Murat (1834-1901), Major General in the French Army.
- Joseph R. Malone (born 1949), former member of the New Jersey General Assembly who served as Bordentown mayor from 1973 to 1993 and 2013 to 2017.
- Joseph Menna (born 1974), sculptor Thomas Paine (1737-1809), the inspiration of the American and French Revolution and author of numerous works, including "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man".
- Chris Prynoski (born 1971), animator.
- Charles Stewart (1778-1869), Admiral of the United States Navy, lived in Bordentown at the time of his death in 1869.
- Ishod Wair (born 1991), a professional skateboarder who is Thrasher of Skater of the Year 2013 magazine.
- Susan Waters (1823-1900), painter, photographer, active in the movement of suffrage and the cause of animal rights.
- Joseph Wright (1756-1793), artist and sculptor who is considered the designer of Liberty Cap Large Cent.
- Patience Wright (1725-1786), the first native-born sculptor of America.
- Joshua M. Zeitz (born 1974), historian and writer who failed at the 2008 Congress and served as policy advisor to the Corzine Administration.
References
External links
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