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East Amwell Township is a Township in Hunterdon County , New Jersey , United States . As of the United States 2000 Census , the township population was 4,455. East Amwell Township is located in the southeastern corner of Hunterdon County where it borders both Somerset and Mercer Counties. Amwell Township was established by a royal patent from Queen Anne in 1708. Its territory comprised 200 square miles and included present day Delaware Township , Raritan Township , Readington Township , East Amwell Township and West Amwell Township and portions of Clinton , Lebanon and Tewksbury Townships. In 1846, Amwell was split into East and West Amwell and in 1954 a final adjustment was made to the two township's boundary lines. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 74.4 Km&2 (28.7 Mi&2 ). 74.3 km&2 (28.7 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it (0.14%) is water. East Amwell Township borders Delaware Township , Raritan Township , and West Amwell Township . East Amwell Township also borders Mercer County and Somerset County . HISTORY During the , Winter 2006. Accessed June 11 , 2007 . "On December 14th, a patrol of eight dragoons under the" DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 4,455 people, 1,581 households, and 1,305 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 60.0/km&2 (155.3/mi&2). There were 1,624 housing units at an average density of 21.9/km&2 (56.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.97% White , 0.72% African American , 0.13% Native American , 0.92% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.47% from Other Races , and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population. There were 1,581 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were Married Couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.07. In the township the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $85,664, and the median income for a family was $90,000. Males had a median income of $60,945 versus $39,306 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $37,187. About 1.8% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 2.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT Local government East Amwell Township uses the Township form of government which is one of the oldest forms of government in New Jersey. The governing body is a township committee of five members who are elected for three-year staggered terms in partisan elections from the Township at large. There is an election of at least one member every year. The Township Committee annually chooses one of the Committee to serve as mayor for that year. The mayor presides at Township Committee meetings and votes as a member of the Committee, but has no other special powers under the township form of government law. All legislative and executive powers, including the power of appointments, are exercised by the committee as a whole. Members of the East Amwell Township Committee are , East Amwell Township. Accessed class="copylinks">June 11 , [[2007 . Federal, state and county representation East Amwell Township is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , New Jersey League Of Women Voters , p. 56,. Accessed August 30 , 2006 . EDUCATION The East Amwell Township School serves public school students in grades kindergarten through grade eight. Public school students in grade 9 - 12 attend the Hunterdon Central High School , part of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District , which serves almost 2,800 students in central Hunterdon County. Students from Delaware Township , East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough , Raritan Township and Readington Township attend Hunterdon Central High School. NOTABLE RESIDENTS Notable current and former residents of East Amwell Township include: REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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