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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. 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."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 155. High Bridge Borough is located on the . Accessed March 20 , 2007 . GEOGRAPHY High Bridge is located at (40.668594, -74.892415). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 6.3 Km&2 (2.4 Mi&2 ). 6.2 km&2 (2.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it (0.82%) is water. 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 604.9/km&2 (1,566.0/mi&2). There were 1,478 housing units at an average density of 236.8/km&2 (613.0/mi&2). 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. GOVERNMENT Local government High Bridge is governed under the , 2007 . The , 2007 . On Election Day, , 2006 . Federal, state and county representation High Bridge Borough is in the Seventh 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. 58. Accessed August 30 , 2006 . EDUCATION The High Bridge School District serves students in grades K to 8. High Bridge Elementary School covers grades Pre-K - 5 and High Bridge Middle School is for grades 6 - 8. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend Voorhees High School in Glen Gardner 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. The Solitude House Museum Solitude House, built circa 1725, later 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. , 2006 . NOTABLE RESIDENTS Notable current and former residents of High Bridge include:
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