Whitehouse Station, also spelled White House Station, is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

(CDP) located within Readington Township, in

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,2010 United States Census The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators servi ...

, the CDP's population was 2,089.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for White House Station CDP, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed November 20, 2012. Whitehouse Station takes its name from

Whitehouse Whitehouse may refer to: People * Charles S. Whitehouse (1921-2001), American diplomat * Cornelius Whitehouse (1796–1883), English engineer and inventor * E. Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965), American diplomat * Elliott Whitehouse (born 1993), ...

and Abraham Van Horne's 18th century tavern.

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offers 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. ...

at White House Station.

History

The area, which is now served only by New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line, used to be a railroad junction, serving as the endpoint of the ill-fated

Rockaway Valley Railroad The Rockaway Valley Railroad, also known as the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Railroad and informally known as the Rock-A-Bye Baby, was an American short line. Built from a connection with the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) mainline in Whit ...

, which ceased operation in 1913. Whitehouse Station was home to the global headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Merck, which was housed in the modernist Merck Headquarters Building. Merck has now shifted its base of operations to

Kenilworth Kenilworth ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Warwick District in Warwickshire, England, south-west of Coventry, north of Warwick and north-west of London. It lies on Finham Brook, a tributary of the River Sowe, which joins the ...

Geography

According to the

, the CDP had a total area of 1.346 square miles (3.487 km²), including 1.303 square miles (3.376 km²) of land and 0.043 square miles (0.111 km²) of water (3.20%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

Census 2010

Census 2000

At the

2000 United States Census The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 cen ...

there were 1,951 people, 878 households and 531 families living in the CDP. The

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was 583.9/km² (1,515.2/mi²). There were 905 housing units at an average density of 270.9/km² (702.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.05%

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, 0.87%

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, 0.97% Asian, 0.56% from

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, and 1.54% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.56% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for White House Station CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed November 20, 2012. There were 878 households, of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86. Age distribution was 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males. The median household income was $75,111, and the median family income was $92,793. Males had a median income of $60,673 versus $43,438 for females. The

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for the CDP was $38,627. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 2.9% of those over 64.

Points of interest

There are several nearby points of interest. * The Rockaway Reformed Church is the third building of the congregation founded in Whitehouse. * Memorial Park Cemetery in Whitehouse is near the site of Abraham Van Horne's "White House" tavern. It is maintained by the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. * The

Whitehouse–Mechanicsville Historic District The Whitehouse–Mechanicsville Historic District is a historic district (United States), historic district located along old New Jersey Route 28, Mill, Lamington and School Roads in Whitehouse, New Jersey, Whitehouse and Mechanicsville, Hunterd ...

was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 2015 for its significance in architecture and community development. File:Rockaway Reformed Church, Whitehouse Station, NJ.jpg, The Rockaway Reformed Church File:Memorial Park Cemetery, Whitehouse, NJ - entrance gate.jpg, Memorial Park Cemetery File:United Methodist Church, Whitehouse, NJ.jpg, Whitehouse United Methodist Church

Notable people

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

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. * Robyn Kenney (born 1979), field hockey player. * Tom Malloy (born 1974), actor and filmmaker. * Ed Martin, politician who served as Chair of the

Missouri Republican Party The Missouri Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Missouri. Its chair is Nick Myers, who has served since 2021. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Missouri's U.S. H ...

. *

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), represented in the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

from 1885 to 1889.James Nelson Pidcock
'' Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Accessed September 3, 2007.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Census-designated places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Readington Township, New Jersey