Rocky Hill, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Rocky Hill is a Borough
in Somerset County
, New Jersey
, United States
, named for the Rocky Hill Ridge
. It was earlier known as the Devil's Featherbed because it was difficult to travel the rocky terrain by horse and wagon. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 682.
Rocky Hill was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
on December 18, 1889, from portions of Montgomery Township
, based on the results of a referendum held four days earlier.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.
Princeton Airport
, serving the neighboring town of Princeton, is located in Montgomery Township, just west of Rocky Hill.
The borough borders Montgomery
and Franklin Township
.
of 2000, there were 662 people, 284 households, and 189 families residing in the borough. The population density
was 982.0 people per square mile (381.5/km2). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 437.6 per square mile (170.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.17% White, 1.36% African American, 0.45% Asian, 0.60% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races
, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93% of the population.
There were 284 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples
living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $79,469, and the median income for a family was $100,314. Males had a median income of $54,375 versus $50,357 for females. The per capita income
for the borough was $48,357. About 2.5% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
, the Mayor
of Rocky Hill is Edward P. Zimmerman (term ends December 31, 2014). Members of the Borough Council are Council President Mark Pausch (2011), Thomas Bremner (2013), Jeff Donahue (2012), Julia M. Hasser (2011), Joshua Hochberg (2013) and Robert Steen (2012).
Rocky Hill is in the
, in Montgomery Township
as part of a sending/receiving relationship
.
Rocky Hill is also home to the Rocky Hill Cooperative Nursery School.
Fire: Rocky Hill Hook & Ladder Co #1/Station 53 Fire
Emergency Medical Services: Rocky Hill First Aid and Rescue Squad (Station 53 Rescue) - temporarily decommissioned as of 3/17/2011 by Resolution 2011-33, which also names Montgomery EMS/Station 47 Rescue as the primary responder for emergency medical calls in the Borough until the resolution is rescinded.
George Washington stayed in Rockingham
, the house of the Berrien family, in the late summer of 1783, while Congress was in session in Princeton.
The site was then located along the Stonybrook in Rocky Hill, and presently gives tours.
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
in Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, named for the Rocky Hill Ridge
Rocky Hill Ridge
Rocky Hill Ridge, also known as the Mount Lucas-Rocky Hill Ridge, named after Lucas Voorhees, an 18th century landowner, is a diabase trap rock ridge running west to east in the U.S. State of New Jersey. Diabase intrusions form Baldpate Mountain and Pennington Mountain, the Mount Rose extension of...
. It was earlier known as the Devil's Featherbed because it was difficult to travel the rocky terrain by horse and wagon. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 682.
Rocky Hill was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
on December 18, 1889, from portions of Montgomery Township
Montgomery Township, New Jersey
Montgomery Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 22,254, which represents growth of 27% since 2000 and more than 130% since the 1990 Census population figure of 9,612.Montgomery Township was...
, based on the results of a referendum held four days earlier.
Geography
Rocky Hill is located at 40.400406°N 74.638955°W (40.400406, -74.638955).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.
Princeton Airport
Princeton Airport (New Jersey)
Princeton Airport is a public-use airport located in Montgomery Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, three miles north of the central business district of Princeton and just west of Rocky Hill. The airport is privately owned by Princeton Aero Corp...
, serving the neighboring town of Princeton, is located in Montgomery Township, just west of Rocky Hill.
The borough borders Montgomery
Montgomery Township, New Jersey
Montgomery Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 22,254, which represents growth of 27% since 2000 and more than 130% since the 1990 Census population figure of 9,612.Montgomery Township was...
and Franklin Township
Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
-Communities of Franklin Township:The following are census-designated places, unincorporated enclaves, and historical communities located within Franklin Township...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 662 people, 284 households, and 189 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 982.0 people per square mile (381.5/km2). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 437.6 per square mile (170.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.17% White, 1.36% African American, 0.45% Asian, 0.60% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93% of the population.
There were 284 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $79,469, and the median income for a family was $100,314. Males had a median income of $54,375 versus $50,357 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the borough was $48,357. About 2.5% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
Rocky Hill is governed under the BoroughBorough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
, the Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Rocky Hill is Edward P. Zimmerman (term ends December 31, 2014). Members of the Borough Council are Council President Mark Pausch (2011), Thomas Bremner (2013), Jeff Donahue (2012), Julia M. Hasser (2011), Joshua Hochberg (2013) and Robert Steen (2012).
Federal, state and county representation
Rocky Hill is in the 7th Congressional district.Rocky Hill is in the
Education
Rocky Hill is a non-operating school district. All public school students from the Rocky Hill School District attend school in the Montgomery Township School DistrictMontgomery Township School District
The Montgomery Township School District is a comprehensive public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through 12th grade from Montgomery Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey...
, in Montgomery Township
Montgomery Township, New Jersey
Montgomery Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 22,254, which represents growth of 27% since 2000 and more than 130% since the 1990 Census population figure of 9,612.Montgomery Township was...
as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
.
Rocky Hill is also home to the Rocky Hill Cooperative Nursery School.
Emergency services
Police: New Jersey State Police, from the Kingwood Station, Hunterdon County. Also, part time coverage by South Bound Brook Police for traffic enforcement only.Fire: Rocky Hill Hook & Ladder Co #1/Station 53 Fire
Emergency Medical Services: Rocky Hill First Aid and Rescue Squad (Station 53 Rescue) - temporarily decommissioned as of 3/17/2011 by Resolution 2011-33, which also names Montgomery EMS/Station 47 Rescue as the primary responder for emergency medical calls in the Borough until the resolution is rescinded.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Rocky Hill include:- John M. BerrienJohn M. BerrienJohn Macpherson Berrien of Georgia was a United States Senator and Andrew Jackson's Attorney General.Born at Rocky Hill, New Jersey, to a family of Huguenot ancestry, Berrien moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia, in 1782; was graduated from Princeton College in 1796; studied law in...
(1781–1856), served as United States Attorney GeneralUnited States Attorney GeneralThe United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government...
and represented GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
in the United States SenateUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
.
George Washington stayed in Rockingham
Rockingham, Kingston
Rockingham House was the home of John Berrien I and George Washington's final headquarters of the Revolutionary War, located in Franklin Township, New Jersey near Rocky Hill. The house has been moved within southern Franklin Township several times, and is now closer to the Franklin portion of...
, the house of the Berrien family, in the late summer of 1783, while Congress was in session in Princeton.
The site was then located along the Stonybrook in Rocky Hill, and presently gives tours.
External links
- Rocky Hill Borough website
- Montgomery Township School District
- Data for the Montgomery Township School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
- Rocky Hill and Montgomery's hometown newspaper