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Blairstown Township, New Jersey

Blairstown, New Jersey
Township
Township of Blairstown
Blair Lake Spillway
Blair Lake Spillway
Map of Blairstown Township in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Blairstown Township in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Blairstown, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Blairstown, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°58′49″N 74°59′49″W / 40.980156°N 74.996849°W / 40.980156; -74.996849Coordinates: 40°58′49″N 74°59′49″W / 40.980156°N 74.996849°W / 40.980156; -74.996849
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Warren
Incorporated April 14, 1845
Named for John Insley Blair
Government
 • Type Township
 • Body Township Committee
 • Mayor Herman P. Shoemaker (R, term ends December 31, 2016)
 • Clerk Linda Leidner
Area
 • Total 31.704 sq mi (82.112 km2)
 • Land 30.817 sq mi (79.816 km2)
 • Water 0.887 sq mi (2.297 km2)  2.80%
Area rank 80th of 566 in state
2nd of 22 in county
Elevation 364 ft (111 m)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 5,967
 • Estimate (2015) 5,819
 • Rank 346th of 566 in state
7th of 22 in county
 • Density 193.6/sq mi (74.7/km2)
 • Density rank 508th of 566 in state
15th of 22 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07825
Area code(s) 908
FIPS code 3404106160
GNIS feature ID 0882317
Website www.blairstowntownship.org

Blairstown is a township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 5,967 reflecting an increase of 220 (+3.8%) from the 5,747 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 416 (+7.8%) from the 5,331 counted in the 1990 Census.

The area had been known as Smith's Mill and was later called Butts Bridge (variously spelled as "Butt's Bridge" and "Butts' Bridge"), named for a family that owned the eponymous crossing of the Paulins Kill.

Blairstown was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1845, from portions of Knowlton Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The township was named for John Insley Blair.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 31.704 square miles (82.112 km2), including 30.817 square miles (79.816 km2) of land and 0.887 square miles (2.297 km2) of water (2.80%). The township is located in the Kittatinny Valley which is a section of the Great Appalachian Valley that stretches for 700 miles (1,100 km) from Canada to Alabama.

Blairstown CDP (with a 2010 Census population of 515) is a unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within the township.

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Blair Lake, Cedar Lake, Cooks Pond, Jacksonburg, Kalaroma, Lake Susquehanna, Mount Vernon, Paulina, Vail and Walnut Valley.


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