Flemington, New Jersey
| Flemington, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Flemington | |
Flemington from Prospect Hill, looking southeast
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 Location of Flemington within Hunterdon County. Inset: Location of Hunterdon County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Flemington, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°30′31″N 74°51′36″W / 40.508651°N 74.860113°WCoordinates: 40°30′31″N 74°51′36″W / 40.508651°N 74.860113°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Hunterdon |
| Incorporated | April 26, 1910 |
| Named for | Samuel Fleming |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Phil Greiner (R, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Clerk | Jodi McKinney (acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.077 sq mi (2.790 km2) |
| • Land | 1.077 sq mi (2.790 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) 0.00% |
| Area rank | 493rd of 566 in state 22nd of 26 in county |
| Elevation | 180 ft (50 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 4,581 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 4,641 |
| • Rank | 392nd of 566 in state 9th of 26 in county |
| • Density | 4,252.2/sq mi (1,641.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 141st of 566 in state 1st of 26 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08822 |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3401923700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885220 |
| Website | www |
Flemington is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,581, reflecting an increase of 381 (+9.1%) from the 4,200 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 153 (+3.8%) from the 4,047 counted in the 1990 Census. It is the county seat of Hunterdon County. Most of the borough is in the Amwell Valley (a low-lying area of the Newark Basin), but northwest portions of the borough sit on the Hunterdon Plateau.
Flemington is an independent municipality located entirely within (and completely surrounded by) Raritan Township and is located near the geographic center of the township.
Before European settlement, the land that comprises Flemington, as was all of Hunterdon County, was the territory of the Lenni Lenape Native Americans. In 1712, as part of a land parcel of 9,170 acres (37.1 km2), the Flemington area was acquired by William Penn and Daniel Coxe.
The surrounding fertile farmland dictated that the beginnings of Flemington were agricultural. Early German and English settlers engaged in industries dependent on farm products. As time passed poultry and dairy farms superseded crops in agricultural importance. An example of early settlement families was Johann David and Anna Maria Ephland, who emigrated in 1709 from Germany through London to New York and settled on his 147.5-acre (0.597 km2) farm in 1717. They raised their seven children, and two from his previous marriage, on the farm that now makes up the core of Flemington.
In 1785, Flemington was chosen as the County Seat of Hunterdon. Fire destroyed the old courthouse in 1826 and the City of Lambertville made an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to have the seat relocated there. Flemington remained the County Seat and the Courthouse which stands today on Main Street was built.
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