Readington Township is a

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located in the easternmost portion of

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, United States. As of the

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, the township's population was 16,126, reflecting an increase of 323 (+2.0%) from the 15,803 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,403 (+17.9%) from the 13,400 counted in the 1990 Census. Created by

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of King George II, "Reading" Township was formed on July 15, 1730, from portions of Amwell Township. It was the first new township created after Hunterdon was established as an independent county. The township was incorporated as Readingtown Township, one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships, on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were annexed by Tewksbury Township in 1832 and 1861. The township was named for John Reading, the first native-born governor of the British

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. Covering more than , it is the largest township in the county,About Us
Readington Township. Accessed November 20, 2019. "Created by Royal Charter of King George II 'Readings' Township was formed July 15, 1730. It was the first new township created after Hunterdon became a county. Containing almost forty-eight square miles, it remains the largest township in the County." covering almost 11% of the county's area. More than of land have been preserved from development. Readington Township is bounded on the north by the Lamington River and Rockaway Creek; to the east by Somerset County, which existed as the boundary between East and West Jersey from 1688 to 1695; to the south, the South Branch of the Raritan River; and to the west by the old

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Society's line which crosses the Cushetunk Mountains.

Geography

According to the

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, the township had a total area of 47.83 square miles (123.88 km²), including 47.56 square miles (123.17 km²) of land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km²) of water (0.57%).

Cushetunk Mountain Cushetunk Mountain (formerly Mount Ployden and Pickel's Mountain occasionally Mount Cushetunk or Coshanton) is a ring shaped mountain in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located in Readington and Clinton Township in Hunterdon County. The Lenape ...

is a ring-shaped mountain located in Clinton Township. The

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mountain was formed 160 million years ago. The

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called the mountain "Cushetunk" meaning "place of hogs". In the 1960s, the valley was filled with water to create

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, at in depth the second-deepest in the state. Whitehouse Station (2010 Census population of 2,089) is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Readington Township. The township borders the municipalities of Clinton Township, Raritan Township and Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County; and Branchburg and Hillsborough Township in Somerset County.

Communities

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, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Backers Island, Higginsville, McCrea Mills, Riverside, Rockfellows Mills, Round Mountain, Stovers Mills and Wood Church, as well as the following: * Barley Sheaf, a former hamlet within Readington Township, also known as Campbellsville and Farmersville * Centerville, a hamlet that was located on the halfway point on the Swift Sure Stage route between New York City and Philadelphia *Cushetunk was a settlement near Cushetunk Mountain and the railroad line * Darts Mills, a hamlet centered around a former mill complex on the

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* Dreahook, a former community near Readington Road and Main Street that was taken from the Dutch word for triangle because of the configuration of the roads at the time *Holcomb Mills was a community along the

* Mechanicsville, the eastern section of Whitehouse Village on the Jersey Turnpike *New Bromley, was a small community on the Rockaway Creek that was once home to William Paterson * Pleasant Run, a small community along Pleasant Run (formerly Campbell's Brook) * Potterstown, a small community at the western edge of the township * Readington Village, the oldest settled community in the township, along Holland Brook * Rowland's Mills, a deserted community on the

* Stanton, a small community near Round Mountain that has carried the names of Mount Pleasant, Housel's Hill, Waggoner's Hill and Stanton *Stilwells, a hamlet located south of Whitehouse Station named after the Stilwell family * Three Bridges, small community that once had a passenger rail station *

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, a community on the old Jersey Turnpike, north of Whitehouse Station * Whitehouse Station, a community in the western section of Readington near Cushetunk Mountain and the location of the township's railroad station

Demographics

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $120,821 (with a margin of error of +/− $9,180) and the median family income was $138,171 (+/− $10,232). Males had a median income of $100,647 (+/− $11,576) versus $61,372 (+/− $6,196) for females. The

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for the borough was $55,493 (+/− $4,019). About 1.3% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the

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, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.

Census 2000

As of the

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there were 15,803 people, 5,676 households, and 4,410 families residing in the township. The

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was 331.4 people per square mile (127.9/km²). There were 5,794 housing units at an average density of 121.5 per square mile (46.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.14%

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, 0.76%

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, 0.06% Native American, 2.56%

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, 0.53% from

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, and 0.94% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.05% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed July 14, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Readington township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed July 14, 2012. There were 5,676 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.18. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $95,356, and the median income for a family was $106,343. Males had a median income of $66,778 versus $48,385 for females. The

for the township was $41,000. About 0.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the

, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Readington Township is home to the personal and commercial lines of insurance of Chubb Corp., and the

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Corporation, which operates over 100 convenience stores throughout New Jersey and New York. Readington was once also home to the global headquarters of Merck & Co., one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the country, but the company has since relocated to nearby

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, Bridgewater Township and other centers of business in central New Jersey.

Arts and culture

Readington is home to several museums and offers many programs for adults and children. The Bouman-Stickney Homestead is located off of Dreahook Road in the hamlet of Stanton. Coldbrook School, the site of living history programs for the township's elementary school children, is in the northern section of town, and the Eversole-Hall House is located on Route 523, next to the Municipal building. Taylor's Mill, listed on the

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, was built around 1760 by John Taylor. It is the only remaining pre-revolutionary mill in the township and was used to provide troops with food during the Revolutionary War. The township plans to make Taylor's Mill a fourth township museum.

Government

Local government

Readington Township is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are 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.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 103. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. The Mayor serves as chair of the Township Committee and has the powers vested in the mayor's office by general law. , members of the Readington Township Committee are

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R. Juergen Huelsebusch ( R, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2022), Deputy Mayor Jonathan Heller (R, term on committee ends 2023; term as deputy member ends 2022), John Albanese (R, 2023), Betty Ann Fort (R, 2022) and Adam Mueller (R, 2024).Township Committee
Readington Township. Accessed July 16, 2022.

Hunterdon County, New Jersey Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,Republicans John Albanese (3887 votes) and Jonathan Heller (3738 votes) prevailed against Democratic challenger Alan Harwick (2027 votes) The all-Republican Committee was unanimous on the leadership roles at the 2018 reorganization meeting, choosing Benjamin Smith as mayor and Betty Ann Fort as deputy mayor. In December 2014, the Township Council selected M. Elizabeth Duffy from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the vacant seat of Beatrice Muir, who had resigned the previous month from a term of office ending in December 2015.

Federal, state and county representation

Readington Township is located in the 7th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 16th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Readington Township had been in the 23rd state legislative district.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 63, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015.

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 11,223 registered voters in Readington Township, of which 1,745 (15.5%) were registered as Democrats, 5,118 (45.6%) were registered as Republicans and 4,354 (38.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered as

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or Greens. In the

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, Republican Mitt Romney received 63.8% of the vote (5,537 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 35.0% (3,039 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (103 votes), among the 8,730 ballots cast by the township's 11,700 registered voters (51 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 74.6%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 61.1% of the vote (5,646 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 37.0% (3,425 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (100 votes), among the 9,245 ballots cast by the township's 11,302 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.8%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican

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received 63.5% of the vote (5,566 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat

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with 35.7% (3,127 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (91 votes), among the 8,767 ballots cast by the township's 10,679 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 82.1. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 79.1% of the vote (4,524 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 19.5% (1,114 votes), and other candidates with 1.5% (83 votes), among the 5,812 ballots cast by the township's 11,669 registered voters (91 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 49.8%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican

received 70.4% of the vote (4,771 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 20.6% (1,395 votes), Independent

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with 7.3% (495 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (46 votes), among the 6,777 ballots cast by the township's 11,169 registered voters, yielding a 60.7% turnout. In the

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, Republican

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received 56.8% of the vote (5,565 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 36.6% of the vote (3,590 cast), Libertarian

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with 2.8% of the vote (278 cast), Green Party

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with 1% of the vote (100 cast), 27 votes for other candidates and 97 write-in votes for a total of 9,657 votes cast. Turnout was 77.5%, with 9,803 of 12,659 registered voters casting votes that day.Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2016, General Election

Hunterdon County, New Jersey Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,Readington Township Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,495 students and 161.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.3:1.District information for Readington Township School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Three Bridges School with 318 students in grades Pre-K–3, Whitehouse School with 304 students in grades K–3, Holland Brook School with 319 students in grades 4–5 and Readington Middle School with 541 students in grades 6–8. Students in public school for ninth through

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s attend the

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, part of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, which also serves students in central Hunterdon County from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough and Raritan Township. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,844 students and 238.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1. Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based in the population of the five constituent municipalities who participate in the school district, with three seats allocated to Readington Township.Board of Education
Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Accessed April 17, 2020. "The Hunterdon Central Regional Board of Education is nine members, elected by constituents in the five municipalities whose students attend Hunterdon Central Regional High School: one each from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township and the Borough of Flemington; three each from Raritan Township and Readington Township." Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the

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, a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in Raritan Township and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.

Emergency services

Readington Township is served by a full-time Police Department, two ambulances staffed by the Whitehouse Rescue Squad, and four volunteer Fire Companies.

EMS and rescue services

*The Whitehouse First Aid & Rescue Squad Station 22 Rescue was formed in 1950 and provides the lead EMS & Rescue coordination for the Township under the leadership of Chief Jeff Herzog. They are a blended department, with over 50 EMTs. The squad has a rescue services division led by volunteers for rescue operations such as automobile extrication, confined space and water rescue. 22 Rescue is located on Main Street in Whitehouse Station.

Fire departments

The following volunteer fire departments serve the Township: *East Whitehouse Volunteer Fire Co., organized in December 1923 (Station 31 Fire) *Readington Volunteer Fire Co., established in 1958 (Station 32 Fire) *Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Co., established in 1927 (Station 33 Fire) *Whitehouse Station Volunteer Fire Co. #1 (Station 22 Fire)

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Hunterdon County and by the

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. Roads and highways that pass through the township include

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U.S. Route 202 U.S. Route 202 (US 202) is a spur route of US 2. It follows a northeasterly and southwesterly direction stretching from Delaware to Maine, also traveling through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massa ...

, Route 22 and Route 31.

Public transportation

The township is also served by

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's White House station, offering service on the

Raritan Valley Line The Raritan Valley Line is a commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT) which serves passengers in municipalities in Union, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties in the Raritan Valley region in central New Jersey, United States. ...

Newark Penn Station Pennsylvania Station (also known as Newark Penn Station) is an intermodal passenger station in Newark, New Jersey. One of the New York metropolitan area's major transportation hubs, Newark Penn Station is served by multiple rail and bus carriers, ...

and

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, with connecting service to Penn Station New York in Midtown Manhattan. NJ Transit provides local bus service on the 884 route. The Hunterdon County LINK provide local bus service on Routes 17 / 18 between Milford and Clinton; and Route 23 between Flemington and Bridgewater Commons Mall / Somerville.

Rail service

The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the mainline of the

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), runs through Readington Township. The

Black River and Western Railroad The Black River and Western Railroad is a freight and heritage railroad operating in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, between Flemington, Lambertville and Ringoes. The railroad operates vintage steam and diesel powered locomotives. Histo ...

is a freight and

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that runs from Lambertville via Ringoes and Flemington to Three Bridges (Readington) where it connects to the Norfolk Southern Railway.

Community

An annual event known as the

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celebrated its 39th anniversary in 2022. The event held at Solberg-Hunterdon Airport is the largest summertime

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in North America.

FBI shootout

On April 5, 2007, a shootout during the attempt to arrest serial bank robbers near a

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branch on

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in Readington resulted in the death of

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agent Barry Lee Bush. Bush was the first FBI agent to be killed in the line of duty in New Jersey and the second FBI agent to be killed by a fellow agent since the bureau was established in 1908.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Readington Township include: *

Emma Bell Emma Jean Bell (born December 17, 1986) is an American actress, best known for her roles in films '' Frozen'' (2010) and ''Final Destination 5'' (2011), and for playing Amy in the first and third season of '' The Walking Dead'' (2010; 2012), and ...

(born 1986), actress *

William Cheswick William R. "Bill" Cheswick (also known as "Ches") is a computer security and networking researcher. Education Cheswick graduated from Lawrenceville School in 1970 and received a B.S. in Fundamental Science in 1975 from Lehigh University. While at ...

(born ), computer security and networking researcher, co-author of '' Firewalls and Internet Security'' and started the Internet Mapping Project *

Jack Cust John Joseph "Jack" Cust III (born January 7, 1979) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego ...

(born 1979), a professional baseball player who played for the Oakland Athletics * Bergen Davis (1869–1958), physicist * John De Mott (1790–1870), US Congressman from New York State from 1845 to 1847 * Isaac G. Farlee (1787–1855), member of the

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from

New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District New Jersey's 3rd congressional district is represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Andy Kim (politician), Andy Kim of Moorestown, New Jersey, Moorestown who has served in Congress since 2019. It is one of seven districts that ...

from 1843 to 1845 *

Taissa Farmiga Taissa Farmiga (; born August 17, 1994) is an American actress. Born in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, she is the younger sister of actress Vera Farmiga. Her numerous appearances in horror films have established her as a scream queen. Farmi ...

(born 1994), actress * J. C. Furnas (1906–2001), freelance writer and social historian *

Robert Greifeld Robert Greifeld (born 1957) is an American businessman and was the chairman of Nasdaq, the largest electronic screen-based equity securities market in the United States. He served as CEO from 2003 to 2016 and was succeeded by Adena Friedman. Gre ...

(born 1957), CEO NASDAQ OMX Group *

John Knowles Herr John Knowles Herr (October 1, 1878 – March 12, 1955) was a career American soldier. Herr served for 40 years in the Cavalry (United States), United States Cavalry and participated in the final battles of World War I as chief of staff of the 30 ...

(1878–1955), Major General and career American soldier who served for 40 years in the United States Cavalry *

Jonathan Jennings Jonathan Jennings (March 27, 1784 – July 26, 1834) was the first governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in either Hunterdon County, New Jersey, or Rockbridge County, Virginia, he studied law before migrating to the ...

(1784–1834), first

Governor of Indiana The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the State of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state governmen ...

, serving from 1816 to 1822 * Robyn Kenney (born 1979), field hockey player * George H. Large (1850–1939), President of the New Jersey Senate who was the last survivor of the first collegiate football game, played in 1869 *

Howard Lindsay Howard Lindsay, born Herman Nelke, (March 29, 1889 – February 11, 1968) was an American playwright, librettist, director, actor and theatrical producer. He is best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse ...

(1889–1968), theatrical producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor *

Tom Malloy Thomas John Malloy (born December 8, 1974) is an American actor and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. Career Malloy wrote, produced and acted in '' The Alphabet Killer'', a psychological thriller directed by Rob Schmidt and starring E ...

(born 1974), actor and filmmaker * William Marchant (1923–1995), playwright and screenwriter, best known for writing the play that served as the basis for the 1957

Walter Lang Walter Lang (August 10, 1896 – February 7, 1972) was an American film director. Early life Walter Lang was born in Tennessee. As a young man he went to New York City where he found clerical work at a film production company. The business piq ...

movie, '' The Desk Set'' * Ed Martin, politician who served as Chair of the

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* Timothy Piazza (1997–2017), Pennsylvania State University student who was killed as a result of hazing taken place at Beta Theta Pi fraternity *

James N. Pidcock James Nelson Pidcock (February 8, 1836 – December 17, 1899) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives for two terms from 1885 to 1889. Early lif ...

(1836–1899), politician who represented

New Jersey's 4th congressional district New Jersey's 4th congressional district is a congressional district that stretches along the New Jersey Shore. It has been represented by Republican Chris Smith since 1981, the second-longest currently serving member of the US House of Represe ...

in the

from 1885 to 1889 * Martha M. Place (1849–1899), first woman to die in the electric chair * Donna Simon (born 1960), politician who has served in the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...

since 2012, representing the 16th Legislative Districtvia

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"Donna Simon sworn in to New Jersey Assembly seat"
''

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'', January 30, 2012. Accessed January 4, 2015. "Donna Simon, of Readington Township, was sworn in today as the newest member of the state Assembly." *

Dorothy Stickney Dorothy Stickney (June 21, 1896 – June 2, 1998) was an American film, stage and television actress, best known for appearing in the long running Broadway hit ''Life with Father''. Early years Stickney was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, but ...

(1896–1998), Broadway actressBouman-Stickney House
, Readington Township. Accessed June 9, 2016. "In 1935, Broadway playwright and producer Howard Lindsay purchased the house and surrounding property as a gift for his wife, Broadway and movie actress Dorothy Stickney. Ms. Stickney and Mr. Lindsay used the house as a weekend and vacation retreat until Mr. Lindsay's death in 1968."

References

External links

Readington Township websiteReadington Township Public Schools
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Data for the Readington Township Public Schools
National Center for Education Statistics
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
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Data for Hunterdon Central Regional High School
National Center for Education Statistics
Hunterdon Land Trust AllianceWhitehouse Fire Co.Whitehouse First Aid & Rescue Squad
{{Hunterdon County, New Jersey 1798 establishments in New Jersey Populated places established in 1798 Township form of New Jersey government Townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey