Hopewell, New Jersey
| Hopewell, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Hopewell | |
House in Hopewell
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 Location in Mercer County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Hopewell, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°23′20″N 74°45′50″W / 40.389009°N 74.763861°WCoordinates: 40°23′20″N 74°45′50″W / 40.389009°N 74.763861°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Mercer |
| Incorporated | April 14, 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Paul Anzano (D, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator / Clerk | Michele Hovan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.703 sq mi (1.820 km2) |
| • Land | 0.703 sq mi (1.820 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) 0.00% |
| Area rank | 529th of 565 in state 12th of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 197 ft (60 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,922 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,929 |
| • Rank | 488th of 565 in state 12th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 2,735.2/sq mi (1,056.1/km2) |
| • Density rank | 227th of 565 in state 3rd of 12 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08525 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3402133150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885260 |
| Website | www |
Hopewell is a borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,922, reflecting a decline of 113 (-5.6%) from the 2,035 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 67 (+3.4%) from the 1,968 counted in the 1990 Census.
Hopewell was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1891, from portions of Hopewell Township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 21, 1891. Additional portions of Hopewell Township were annexed in 1915, and the borough was reincorporated in 1924.
The first Colonial influence in Hopewell was the purchase of a 30,000-acre (120 km2) tract of land by Daniel Coxe a Royal British governor of West Jersey, in the latter half of the 17th century. All land in Hopewell can be traced back to this purchase. In 1691 Coxe, transferred his land to a company called The West Jersey Society of England, who intended to sell the land. The society appointed an agent, Thomas Revell, to preside over the land and sell it to prospective buyers. Revell then attracted settlers from New England, Long Island, and New Jersey with questionable incentives, saying that the land was fertile, and tame. However, the families that arrived in Hopewell only found vast stretches of wilderness. The first settler in Hopewell Valley was Thomas Tindall who on November 10, 1699 bought a 300-acre (1.2 km2) tract of land from The West Jersey Society of England through Revell, for "ten pounds per hundred acres". Other early settlers in Hopewell are said to be the Stouts, who immigrated from Holmdel to Hopewell in 1706. Perhaps the first conflict between colonists in Hopewell was the dispute between Revell and the early inhabitants of Hopewell, who realized that their deeds were worthless due to Revell's false claims. Fifty settlers then organized a class action lawsuit against Revell and the West Jersey Society. The long and arduous trial took place in Burlington, and eventually ruled against the settlers, who were forced to repurchase their land or relocate. Many settlers weren't able to repay and moved north into North Jersey and New York.
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