Warren County, New Jersey – part of New York Metropolitan Area ?
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2018 Census estimate, the county’s population was 105,779, making it the 19th-most populous of the state’s 21 counties, representing a decrease of 1.7% from the 108,692 enumerated in the 2010 United States Census, in turn having increased by 6,255 (+6.1%) from 102,437 counted at the 2000 Census, Its county seat is Belvidere. It is part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and is generally considered the eastern border of the Lehigh Valley. It is considered part of the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area, and shares its eastern border with the New York City Metropolitan Area, with its northwestern section bordering The Poconos. The most populous place was Phillipsburg, with 14,950 residents at the time of the 2010 Census, while Hardwick Township, covered 37.92 square miles (98.2 km2), the largest total area of any municipality.[10]
Warren County was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 20, 1824, from portions of Sussex County. At its creation, the county consisted of the townships of Greenwich, Independence, Knowlton, Mansfield, Oxford, and Pahaquarry (now defunct). The county was named for Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Municipalities
Municipalities in Warren County, with Census-designated places (CDPs) and other communities listed, are:
| Pop. | Total area | Land Area | School district | Communities[26] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,323 | 20.76 | 20.45 | Hackettstown Allamuchy | Allamuchy CDP (78) Panther Valley CDP (3,327) |
| 2,369 | 1.70 | 1.67 | Phillipsburg (9-12) (S/R) Alpha (PK-8) | |
| 2,681 | 1.49 | 1.45 | Belvidere | |
| 5,967 | 31.70 | 30.82 | North Warren (7-12) Blairstown (K-6) | Blairstown CDP (515) Jacksonburg Paulina |
| 3,176 | 24.13 | 24.04 | Warren Hills (7-12) Franklin Township (PK-6) | Asbury CDP (273) Broadway CDP (244) New Village CDP (421) |
| 2,230 | 23.57 | 23.32 | North Warren (7-12) Frelinghuysen (PK-6) | Johnsonburg CDP (101) Marksboro CDP (82) |
| 5,712 | 10.54 | 10.53 | Phillipsburg (9-12) (S/R) Greenwich (PK-8) | Greenwich CDP (2,755) Stewartsville CDP (349) Upper Stewartsville CDP (212) |
| 9,724 | 3.71 | 3.61 | Hackettstown | |
| 1,696 | 37.92 | 36.60 | North Warren (7-12) Blairstown (K-6) | |
| 2,667 | 24.08 | 23.70 | Belvidere (9-12) (S/R) Harmony (PK-8) | Brainards CDP (202) Harmony CDP (441) Hutchinson CDP (135) |
| 1,952 | 18.84 | 18.62 | Belvidere (9-12) (S/R) Hope Township (PK-8) | Hope CDP (195) Mount Hermon CDP (141) Silver Lake CDP (368) |
| 5,662 | 19.89 | 19.74 | Hackettstown (9-12) (S/R) Great Meadows (K-8) | Great Meadows CDP (303) Vienna CDP (981) |
| 3,055 | 25.33 | 24.75 | North Warren (7-12) Knowlton (PK-6) | Columbia CDP (229) Delaware CDP (150) Hainesburg CDP (91) Warrington |
| 2,942 | 11.87 | 11.60 | Hackettstown (9-12) (S/R) Great Meadows (K-8) | Mountain Lake CDP (575) Townsbury |
| 8,014 | 7.16 | 7.10 | Phillipsburg (9-12) (S/R) Lopatcong (PK-8) | Delaware Park CDP (700) Lopatcong Overlook CDP (734) |
| 7,725 | 29.93 | 29.82 | Warren Hills (7-12) Mansfield (PK-6) | Anderson CDP (342) Beattystown CDP (4,554) Port Murray CDP (129) |
| 2,514 | 5.89 | 5.79 | Warren Hills (9-12) (S/R) Oxford (K-8) | Oxford CDP (1,090) |
| 14,950 | 3.31 | 3.19 | Phillipsburg | |
| 3,339 | 13.71 | 13.36 | Phillipsburg (9-12) (S/R) Pohatcong (PK-8) | Carpentersville Finesville CDP (175) Hughesville Upper Pohatcong CDP (1,781) |
| 6,461 | 1.95 | 1.94 | Warren Hills (7-12) Washington Borough (PK-6) | |
| 6,651 | 17.75 | 17.66 | Warren Hills (7-12) Washington Township (PK-6) | Brass Castle CDP (1,555) Changewater Port Colden CDP (122) |
| 4,882 | 27.63 | 27.15 | Belvidere (9-12) (S/R) White Township (PK-8) | Bridgeville CDP (106) Brookfield CDP (675) Buttzville CDP (146) Foul Rift (ghost town) |
| 108,692 | 362.86 | 356.92 |