Belvidere, New Jersey

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official_name = Belvidere, New Jersey
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Map of Belvidere in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.


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map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Belvidere, New Jersey

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subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Warren
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area_total_km2 = 3.5
area_land_km2 = 3.4
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 1.3
area_land_sq_mi = 1.3
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population_as_of = 2007
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population_total = 2645
population_density_km2 = 807.6
population_density_sq_mi = 2091.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
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elevation_m = 79
elevation_ft = 259
latd = 40 |latm = 49 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 75 |longm = 4 |longs = 35 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 07823
area_code = 908
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blank_info = 34-04990GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
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Belvidere is a Town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 2,771. It is the county seat of Warren CountyGR|6.

Belvidere was incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1845, from portions of Oxford Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 245.]

Belvidere is located in the eastern section of the Lehigh Valley.

Geography

Belvidere is located at coor dms|40|49|42|N|75|4|35|W|city (40.828299, -75.076496)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.48%) is water.

Dildine Island is located in the Delaware River approximately four miles north of Belvidere.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1930=2073
1940=2060
1950=2406
1960=2636
1970=2722
1980=2475
1990=2669
2000=2771
estimate= 2645
estyear=2007
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3407300&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3407300&_street=&_county=belvidere&_cityTown=belvidere&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Belvidere town] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 22, 2008.]
footnote=Population 1930 - 1990. [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,771 people, 1,088 households, and 716 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,091.7 people per square mile (810.5/km²). There were 1,165 housing units at an average density of 879.4/sq mi (340.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.02% White, 0.51% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.31% of the population.

There were 1,088 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% 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 3.17.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,792, and the median income for a family was $62,212. Males had a median income of $41,800 versus $31,444 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,231. About 1.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The Mayor of Belvidere is Charles J. Liegel, Sr. (D; term ends December 31, 2007). Members of the Town Council are Council President Robert Claussen (R; term ends 2007), Sylvia Dixon-McInerney (D; 2007), Desmond Fitzgerald (R; 2007), Marianne Meyer-Garcia (D; 2009), Benjamin Ritter (D; 2008), A. Morris Scott (R; 2008) and Howard Thompson (R; 2009). [ [http://www.warrennet.org/warrencounty/mun/belvidere.html Town of Belvidere] , Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed July 13, 2007.]

Federal, state and county representation

Belvidere is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Votersp. 54, accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

The Belvidere School District serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401440 Data for the Belvidere School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 19, 2008.] ) are [http://www.belvideresd.org/ts/about/index.html Third Street School] (Grades K-3; 143 students), [http://www.belvideresd.org/os/about/index.html Oxford Street Elementary School] (Grades 4-8; 246 students) and
Belvidere High School (grades 9-12; 577 students).

Students from Harmony Township, Hope Township and White Township attend Belvidere High School as part of sending/receiving relationships. The Belvidere High School County Seaters athletic teams play in the Raritan Division of the Skyland Conference.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Belvidere include:
*Henry S. Harris (1850-1902), represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000869 Henry Schenck Harris] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed September 3, 2007.]
*Joseph Johnson (1785-1877), a United States Representative and Governor of Virginia from 1852 to 1855, who lived in Belvidere from 1791-1801. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000155 Joseph Johnson biography] , United States Congress. Accessed June 14, 2007.]
*George W. Scranton (1811-1861), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and founder of the city of Scranton, who moved to Belvidere in 1828. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000191 George Whitfield Scranton biography] , United States Congress. Accessed June 14, 2007.]

Places of interest

*Belvidere Cemetery
**Charlie Berry (October 18, 1902–September 6, 1972) - Major League Baseball catcher from 1925-1938; MLB umpire; NFL linesman. [ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12937121 Charley Berry] , Find A Grave. Accessed September 3, 2007.]
**Henry S. Harris (December 27, 1850–May 2, 1902) - U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 4th congressional district, 1881-83. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000240 Henry Schenck Harris] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 14, 2007.]
**John Patterson Bryan Maxwell (September 3, 1804–November 14, 1845) - U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837-39, 1841-43. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000268 John Patterson Bryan Maxwell] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 14, 2007.]
**George M. Robeson (March 16, 1829–September 27, 1897) - New Jersey lawyer and politician who served as a Union general during the Civil War, and then as Secretary of the Navy during the Ulysses S. Grant presidency.

References

External links

* [http://www.belviderenj.com/ Belvidere Town website]
* [http://www.co.warren.nj.us/mun/belvidere.html Warren County Page for Belvidere Town]
* [http://www.belvideresd.org Belvidere School District]
*NJReportCard|41|0280|0|Belvidere School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401440 Data for the Belvidere School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://history.rays-place.com/nj/war-belvidere.htm History of Belvidere, New Jersey]