Frenchtown, New Jersey
| Frenchtown, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Frenchtown | |
Harrison Street in Frenchtown
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 Map of Frenchtown in Hunterdon County. Inset: Location of Hunterdon County in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Frenchtown, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°31′52″N 75°03′05″W / 40.531218°N 75.051368°WCoordinates: 40°31′52″N 75°03′05″W / 40.531218°N 75.051368°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Hunterdon |
| Incorporated | April 4, 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Brad Myhre (R, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Clerk | Brenda S. Shepherd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.361 sq mi (3.524 km2) |
| • Land | 1.263 sq mi (3.271 km2) |
| • Water | 0.098 sq mi (0.253 km2) 7.17% |
| Area rank | 465th of 566 in state 19th of 26 in county |
| Elevation | 220 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,373 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,386 |
| • Rank | 521st of 566 in state 21st of 26 in county |
| • Density | 1,087.2/sq mi (419.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 371st of 566 in state 8th of 26 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08825 |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3401925350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885227 |
| Website | frenchtownboro |
Frenchtown is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,373, reflecting a decline of 115 (-7.7%) from the 1,488 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 40 (-2.6%) from the 1,528 counted in the 1990 Census.
Frenchtown is located along the banks of the Delaware River on the Hunterdon Plateau. Various names have been applied to this settlement, after the many ferry operators residing on both sides of the river. The community had variously been known as Alexandria Ville, Sunbeam and Frenchtown over the years. The Borough was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1867, from portions of Alexandria Township. Additional territory was acquired from Kingwood Township in 1876.
The first bridge across the Delaware at Frenchtown was a six-span covered wooden bridge built in 1841 on the five piers that still stand today, and the community became a gateway to Pennsylvania. The Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge, a free Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission bridge over the Delaware River connects Frenchtown to Uhlerstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
In 1757, three joint owners of a tract purchased from the West Jersey Land Society began laying out streets and building lots at Calvin's Ferry. The developing town was to be called "Alexandria" in honor of William Alexander, Lord Stirling, one of the three owners. In 1776, the three sold the settlement to Thomas Lowrey, a Flemington speculator.
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