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High Bridge, New Jersey High Bridge is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 3,776. History High Bridge was originally incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 29, 1871, from portions of both Clinton Township and Lebanon Township and Bethlehem Township. On February 19, 1898, the borough of High Bridge was incorporated from portions of the township, with the remainder returned to Clinton and Lebanon Townships.High Bridge Borough is located on the South Branch of the Raritan River in the north central part of Hunterdon County. Water from the South Branch was a valuable power source for one of the first ironworks in the United States, established by William Allen and Joseph Turner of Philadelphia. Allen was the mayor of Philadelphia, a Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and a prominent landowner in New Jersey. The Central Railroad of New Jersey built a high bridge across the river from which structure the locality ultimately took its name. Geography High Bridge is located at 40°40′07″N 74°53′33″W / 40.668594°N 74.892415°W / 40.668594; -74.892415 (40.668594, -74.892415).According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km2), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.82%) is water. It is drained by the South Branch of the Raritan River.High Bridge borders Clinton Township and Lebanon Township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,776 people, 1,428 households, and 1,051 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,566.0 people per square mile (604.9/km2). There were 1,478 housing units at an average density of 613.0/sq mi (236.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.24% White, 0.79% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.There were 1,428 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.10.In the borough the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.The median income for a household in the borough was $68,719, and the median income for a family was $75,357. Males had a median income of $56,607 versus $35,450 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,276. About 1.9% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. Local government High Bridge is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.The Mayor of High Bridge Borough is Mark Desire. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Tom Flynn (2009), Brendan Coughlin (D, 2010), Colleen Hann, Lynn Hughes, Mary Murdock (D, 2010) and Jon Valenta (2009).In the 2007 General Elections held on November 6, Democrats Brenden Coughlin (522 votes) and Mary Murdock (497) won terms on the Borough Council, defeating Republican incumbent Ralph Tuck Batch (344) and his running mate Patrick Vitale (448).On Election Day, November 7, 2006, Mark Desire was elected as Mayor to succeed Alfred W. Schweikert, and took office on January 1, 2007. Thomas Flynn and Jon Valenta won three-year seats on the Borough Council. Federal, state and county representation High Bridge Borough is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).The 23rd Legislative District (New Jersey) of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R, Franklin Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham). The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).Hunterdon County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis. As of 2010[update], Hunterdon County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director William Mennen (Tewksbury Township), Freeholder Deputy Director Matt Holt (Clinton Town), George B. Melick (Tewksbury Township), Ronald Sworen (Frenchtown), and Robert Walton (Hampton). Education The High Bridge School District serves students in grades K to 8. Schools in the districts (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are High Bridge Elementary School for grades Pre-K - 5 (300 students) and High Bridge Middle School for grades 6 - 8 (142 students).Students in grades 9 through 12 attend Voorhees High School in Lebanon Township as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Voorhees High School serves students from Califon Borough (67 students), Glen Gardner Borough (75 students), Hampton Borough (87 students), High Bridge Borough (217 students), Lebanon Township (404 students) and Tewksbury Township (235 students). Transportation The High Bridge station is the western terminus on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line. It is located at the southern end of the station. The parking lot for the station is located one block to the west. The station only uses the southern track for inbound and outbound trains. There is a station building that is no longer used and there are two small shelters. This station has limited weekday service and no weekend service. The station has been the western terminus of the line since 1983, although there have been proposals to once again have service to Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Recreation High Bridge serves as the southern terminus of a rail trail that was created out of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey High Bridge Branch. The trail is maintained by Hunterdon County Parks and Recreation and is called the Columbia Trail. The trail runs northeastward from the center of the borough (at the junction of Main Street and Church Street) towards Califon, through a scenic area outside the borough limits, known as the Ken Lockwood Gorge.Union Forge Park is High Bridge's main public park, located across the Raritan River from Taylor Wharton. Another park is the Borough Commons, conveniently situated at the start of the Columbia Trail. Historic sites Solitude House, built circa 1710-1725, is managed by the Union Forge Heritage Association, it became the centerpiece of the iron plantation that became Union Forge Ironworks. Later called Taylor Iron and Steel Company, it eventually became known as Taylor-Wharton. John Penn, the last royal governor of Pennsylvania, and Benjamin Chew, the last Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, were political prisoners at Solitude House during the American Revolutionary War. Five generations of the Taylor family managed the business and continued to live in the house, until 1938. The museum houses the Taylor-Wharton Collection as well as exhibits that depict the life and times of the residents and ironworkers who lived in High Bridge. The Union Forge Heritage Association, a 501(c)3 corporation, manages the Museum.The Taylor Steel Workers Historical Greenway , created by the Union Forge Heritage Association connects to the Columbia Trail.TISCO Headquarters , the oldest office building in New Jersey.Lake Solitude dam ,replacing the crib dam of 1858, replaced in 1909, the last example of a buttress dam in NEw Jersey, built by master engineer Frank S Tainter.Springside Farm, established in 1803, by Archibald S Taylor, as the agricultural farm of the Taylor Iron and Steel Company. Business High Bridge has a resurgent downtown (Main Street) that is home to excellent eateries, services and professionals. Circa Restaurant, at the center of Main Street, has received acclaim from a variety of sources including a New York Times food editor who proclaimed, 'Circa is the kind of place I wish were in my town.'High Bridge enjoys a mix of new and old establishments, with some businesses having very long standing in High Bridge. Carl & Company HairCare was established in 1963, while Reflections Salon celebrates 20 years in High Bridge, and 9 years for John Gaddy's Karate Studio. Harlan Ettinger, Attorney, Cafe Hola, Fitzgerald Architecture Studios,and Dispenza Financial are more recent additions over the past few years.The businesses are collectively marketed by the High Bridge Business Association, which assists its member businesses through co-operative advertising, press releases, goodwill and other benefits. Notable residents Dan Smith(born 1975), former MLB pitcher who played for theMontreal ExposandBoston Red Sox. George W. Taylor, brigadier general