Alpha, New Jersey
| Alpha, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Alpha | |
George Hunt House
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 Map of Alpha in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Alpha, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°39′34″N 75°09′25″W / 40.659447°N 75.157053°WCoordinates: 40°39′34″N 75°09′25″W / 40.659447°N 75.157053°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | June 26, 1911 |
| Named for | Alpha Cement Works |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Craig S. Dunwell (R, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Clerk | Laurie A. Barton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.698 sq mi (4.397 km2) |
| • Land | 1.672 sq mi (4.329 km2) |
| • Water | 0.026 sq mi (0.068 km2) 1.54% |
| Area rank | 432nd of 566 in state 21st of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,369 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 2,303 |
| • Rank | 476th of 566 in state 19th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 1,417.2/sq mi (547.2/km2) |
| • Density rank | 341st of 566 in state 5th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08865 |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3404101030 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885138 |
| Website | www |
Alpha is a borough in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 2,369, reflecting a decline of 113 (-4.6%) from the 2,482 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 48 (-1.9%) from the 2,530 counted in the 1990 Census.
Alpha was incorporated as a borough from portions of Pohatcong Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature passed on June 26, 1911, and signed by Governor Woodrow Wilson, based on the results of a referendum held on May 31, 1911. The borough was named for the Alpha Cement Works.
The borough is one of the eastern-most locations within the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.698 square miles (4.397 km2), including 1.672 square miles (4.329 km2) of land and 0.026 square miles (0.068 km2) of water (1.54%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Vulcanite.
The borough is completely surrounded by Pohatcong Township, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.
Formally known as Vulcanite, Alpha was incorporated on June 26, 1911, but its history can be traced back to a much earlier date. At the time of the Blizzard of 1888, there were only seven houses in what is now the corporate limits of Alpha. The exact date on which the first house in Alpha is a matter of conjecture. One of the first homes in the community was a two-room log cabin constructed by the Pursel family beside an old Indian Trail on the former property of the Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, now New Brunswick Avenue.
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