Millstone, New Jersey
| Millstone, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Millstone | |
John Van Doren House
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 Map of Millstone in Somerset County. Inset: Location of Somerset County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Millstone, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°29′59″N 74°35′45″W / 40.499817°N 74.595876°WCoordinates: 40°29′59″N 74°35′45″W / 40.499817°N 74.595876°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Somerset |
| Incorporated | May 14, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Raymond Heck (Democratic Party, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Clerk | Gregory Bonin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.760 sq mi (1.969 km2) |
| • Land | 0.738 sq mi (1.911 km2) |
| • Water | 0.022 sq mi (0.058 km2) 2.95% |
| Area rank | 525th of 566 in state 19th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 418 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 419 |
| • Rank | 558th of 566 in state 21st of 21 in county |
| • Density | 566.5/sq mi (218.7/km2) |
| • Density rank | 434th of 566 in state 18th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08844 |
| Area code(s) | 732 and 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403546590 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885302 |
| Website | www |
Millstone is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 418, reflecting an increase of 8 (+2.0%) from the 410 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 40 (-8.9%) from the 450 counted in the 1990 Census.
Millstone was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 14, 1894, from portions of Hillsborough Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The borough was reincorporated on March 12, 1928. The borough was named for the Millstone River, whose name derives from an incident in which a millstone was dropped into it.
Added in 1976, Millstone Borough is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and encompasses 58 buildings. The borough possesses a military significance for 1700–1749, 1750–1799, 1850–1874.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Millstone as its 7th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
Millstone, then called Somerset Courthouse, was the county seat of Somerset County from 1738 until the British burned it to the ground in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War. After the victory at Princeton on January 3, 1777, General George Washington headquartered at the , while the army camped nearby that night. The next day, they marched to Pluckemin on the way to their winter encampment at Morristown.
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