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SPARTA.
Sparta was set off from Hardiston, Frankford, Newton and Byram, in 1845. It is about seven miles long and six broad; bounded north- east by Hardiston, north-west by Lafayette, west by Newton, south by Byram and south-east by Jefferson, in Morris county. Population 1,921. The village of Sparta (see page 468,) is in the central part of the township.
BEVERLY, was incorporated in 1850.
PHILIPSBURG, Warren county, incorporated a township in 1851. .
WALL, set off from Howell, Monmouth county, in 1851. SHAMONG, formed from Southampton and Wash- ington, Burlington County.
UNION, formed from North Harrison, annexed to Bergen County. *
Incorporated 1852.
HUDSON, formed from North Bergen.
DELAWARE, Camden Co., set off from Waterford, 1844.
HARRISON, Gloucester Co., do. Woolwich and Greenwich, 1844. WINSLOW, Camden Co .. set off from Gloucester, 1845.
RARITAN, Monmouth Co., do. Middletown, 1848.
MANTUA, Gloucester Co., UNION, Hunterdon Co., in 1853.
CENSUS OF 1850,
WITH THE NUMBER OF BUSHELS OF WHEAT, RYE, AND INDIAN CORN, RAISED IN EACH TOWNSHIP, DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 1, 1850.
Compiled from Official Documents.
Population
No.bushels
of Wheat,
and Indian
Corn.
1850.
No.bushels
of Wheat,
and Indian
Population
No.bushels
of Wheat,
and Indian
Corn.
Weymouth
. 1,032
4,134
Westfield -
1,575
Jefferson
. 1,358
15,513
Gr't Egg Harbor
2.688
37,479
New Providence
1,216
15,464
Roxbury
· 2,269
56,410
Galloway
. 2,307
22,806
Union
1,662
46,097
Washington
· 2,502
107,247
Hamilton
2,015
9,507
Rahway
· 3,310
31,869
Chester
· 1.344
107,106
Mullica
918
3.444
Belleville
3,513
29,347
Mendham -
· 1,720
54.376
Plainfield -
. 2,446
Rockaway
. 3,139
26,851
Łodi
1.113
14,071
GLOUCESTER.
OCEAN.
Hackensack
- 3,486
50,487
Harrison .
- 1,984
73,584
Jackson
1,333
12,294
New Barbadoes
2 256
32,747
Deptford
· 3,355
101,213
Plumsted
1,613
77,418
Harrington
1,195
18,556
Greenwich
- 3,067
106,871
Stafford
· 1,384
12,741
Franklin .
1,741
32.734
Woolwich
· 3,265
126.438
Union
. 1,759
11,546
Saddle River .
816
24,174
Franklin
. 2,984
52.518
Dover
- 2,385
11,630
Washington
- 1,804
31,503
HUNTERDON.
Brick
. 1,558
16,874
Lambertville
1,417
PASSAIC.
Chesterfield
· 4,514
103,045
East do.
1,330
Paterson -
- 11,338
14.807
Mansfield
. 2.953
118,740
Delaware .
· 2,554
114,046
Manchester
· 2,781
27,330
Burlington
· 5,399
28,375
Raritan
3,066
132,103
Pompton .
- 1,720
26,386
Springfield
· 1,827
130,535
Kingwood
1,799 .
75,436
West Milford
- 2,624
28,349
New Hanover
2,245
119.271
Alexandria
· 3,811
167,233
Wayne
1,164
25,395
Northampton
3,035
20.531
Bethlehem -
· 2,746
156,117
SALEM.
Salem
- 3,052
16,344
Willingborough Chester
3,598
68,825
Franklin
· 1,452
62,410
Elsinborough
655
66,553
Washington
2,009
15,130
Readington
2,836
122,065
Mannington - 2,187
217,337
Little E. Harbor
2,020
20.973
Clinton
2,368
136,914
Lower A. Creek 1,423
99,353
Evesham - 3,067
115,615
Tewksbury
2,300
100,219
U. Alloway's do.
2.530
108,565
Southampton - 3,545
145,395
HUDSON.
L. Penn's Neck
1,429
121,347
Jersey City
6,856
Upper P. do. -
2,422
93,427
Medford
-
3,022
107,396
Harrison .
· 1,344
11,694
Pilesgrove
2.962
172.563
Westhampton
· 1,507
60,106
Bergen
· 2,758
15,961
Pittagrove . . 1,151
26,793
CAMDEN.
U. Pittsgrove
1,656
91,613
Cam-
N. Ward 2,250
den
Middle 2,856
60,526
Tren- ( E. Ward 3,921
Franklin .
· 3,062
149.637
Waterford
1,638
24.832
ton, West do. 2,545
Bedminster
· 1,814
95,231
Gloucester
2,371
72,557
Ewing
- 1,480
59,450
Hillsborough
· 3.404
201,699
Union
. 2.095
33,360
Nottingham
4,489
Warren
. 2,148
42,771
Winslow -
. 1.540
14,538
Lawrence .
· 1,835
80,752
SUSSEX.
Dennis
. 1.604
21,431
Sandiston .
1,327
51,556
Upper
.
. 1,341
16,407
Walpack
783
28,4533
Middle
· 1,884
4:2,972
MIDDLESEX.
Frankford
. 1.941
58,350
Newtown -
3,279
127.179
South do.
· 3.368
101.907
Vernon
2,619
39,212
Stow Creek
- 1,093
50,965
Munroe
· 3,001
97,690
Hardiston .
- 1,344
46.971 39,960
Hopewell -
· 1,480
97,067
Woodbridge
. 5.141
96,190
1,742
60,993
Deerfield .
927
48.244
Piscataway
. 2,975
120.115
Bryam
1,340
19.800
Fairfield
2,133
77.531
Perth Amboy - 1,865
12,790
Lafayette
928
45.570
Downe
2,341
40,781
Freehold
2,633
115,455
Wantage
3,934
121,304
Upper Freehold 2.566
226,063
WARREN. - 3,726
208.513
Mansfield .
1,615
70,950
Independence . 2,62L
Hardwick -
727
27.040
Livingston
. 2.151
15,788
Atlantic
Marlborough
· 1,554
90,165
Knowlton -
1,356
77,208
Orange
.
4,385
21.101
Manalapan
1,902 .
94 070
Frelinghuysen - 1,277
460
14.888
Ocean
· 3,767
74,771
.
1,755
153.318
East
do.
6.172
in 1859,
42,000.
Morris
· 4.992
73.976
Harmony . . 1,564
92.575
Chatham
2,469
36.543
Blairstown
· 1,405
71,913
Elizabeth -
5,583 .
24.948
Hanover
- 3,608
71.076
Belvidere -
Washington
1,567
89,464
Total population of the State
1.
.
·
.
Caldwell .
. 2,376
31.541
Millstone
· 4,058 · 1,675 · 1,493
66,028
Oxford
1,718
111.248
Bloomfield · 3,385
North Ward
9,180
Raritan
· 4,165
91.015
Pahaquarry
Hope Franklin
. 1,564
109.329
West
do.
8,926
4.596
Estimated
& poPopulation
20,730
Pequannock
· 4,116
62,072 |
· 1,001 6.62.5
Springfield . 1,945
Clinton,
. 2,508
23,431
Randolph - . 2,632
-
.
BERGEN.
32,530
BURLINGTON.
W. Amwell ?
· 1,173 $
25,433
Aquackanonk - 2,925
117.551
S. Ward 4.242
North Bergen
· 3,576
14,370
SOMERSET.
Hoboken - 2,668
4,840
Bridgewater
· 4,070
95,150
Bernards .
-
2,263
100.995
Newton
.
.
Delaware -
2.577
89,743
East Windsor . 2,596
55.882
70,869
Branchburgh . 1,137
83,690
CAPE MAY.
Princeton
· 3,021
41,663
Montague .
1,009
31,086
Greenwich
- 1,158
65,421
South Amboy
. 2,266
54,139
Green
223
62.561
Millville
2.332
14.007
10,114
Shrewsbury
3,180 -
68.611
90,001
72.493
Newark, O
South
do.
9.958
30,068
Bridgeton .
-2,440
19,038
Middletown -
3,245
88.248
Greenwich
Cohansey .
1,034
21,841
N. Brunswick - 10,008
71,250
CUMBERLAND.
.
-
2.866
84,708
Van Vorst
· 4,617
Montgomery · 1,763
106.740
Washington
· 2,114
52.666
West Windsor . 1.596
Hamilton, .
· 2,807
120,801
Hopewell - . 3,696
Lower
1,596
16,453
Lebanon
- 2,127
80,932
.
.
-
.
Sparta
1,919
105,907
ESSEX.
Howell,
MORRIS.
- Fifth
do.
1850.
Rye
Population
Ryc,
Corn.
1850.
Rye,
ATLANTIC.
47,288
.
.
.
.
Pemberton
2,428
MERCER.
MONMOUTH.
Maurice River . 2,245
12.917
65,023
Stillwater .
.
489,555.
Hohokus' . 22,71
- 1,604
STATE CENSUS OF 1855.
[BY AUTHORITY OF A LAW OF NEW JERSEY. ]
ATLANTIC COUNTY.
Atlantic City,
204
Egg Harbor, 3,035
Galloway, 2,286
Lower, 1,302
Hamilton,
1,817
Mullica, 462
Weymouth,
804
8,608
BERGEN COUNTY.
1
Hackensack, 4,164
Cohansey, 1,010
Harrington,
1,437
Hohokus,
2,042
Lodi,
1,419
Fairfield, 2,254
Lambertville,
1,872
New Barbadoes,
2,809
Saddle River,
1,008
Union,
748
Washington,
2,062
Millville, 2,690
Tewksbury,
2,218
Union,
1,161
West Amwell,
1,055
ESSEX COUNTY. 30,410
MERCER COUNTY.
East Windsor, 2,801
Ewing, 1,731
Hamilton, 3,218
Hopewell,
4,071
Mansfield,
2,579
Medford,
2,943
New Hanover,
2,184
Northampton, 3,289
Pemberton,
2,277
Shamong,
1,043
Southampton,
3,146
Springfield,
1,773
Washington,
1,190
Westfield,
1,645
Westhampton, 1,369
Willingborough,
2,374
46,442
CAMDEN COUNTY.
Camden,
11,217
Franklin,
3,150
Centre,
1,158
Greenwich, 1,985
Delaware,
3,058
Harrison,
2,364
Gloucester,
2,123
Newton,
3,353
Woolwich,
3,466
Union,
2,453
Washington,
2,350
.16,261
Waterford,
1,593
Winslow, 1,855
Howell, 2,322
Manalapan, 2,043
Harrison,
1,516
Marlborough,
1,686
29,160
CAPE MAY COUNTY.
Hoboken, 6,727
Hudson City, 3,322
Jersey City, 22,115
North Bergen, 3,571
41,823
HUNTERDON COUNTY.
Alexandria, 4,039
Bethlehem, 1,412
Clinton, 2,783
Delaware,
2,726
East Amwell,
1,600
Franklin,
1,569
Kingwood,
1,845
Greenwich, 1,200
Lebanon, 2,248
Hopewell, 1,523
Raritan, 3,069
Maurice River,
2,434
Readington,
2,813
Stow Creek,
1,020
17,774
BURLINGTON COUNTY.
Bordentown, 4,445
Burlington, 6,205
Chesterfield,
1,655
Chester,
4,666
Cald well,
2,472
Evesham,
3,150
Little Egg Harbor,
2,155
Elizabeth City,
8,978
Livingston,
1,208
Laurence, 2,090
Nottingham, 635
Princeton, 2,954
Trenton, 13,774
West Windsor,
1,448
32,722
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Monroe, 2,986
North Brunswick, 12,403
Perth Amboy, 2,356
Piscataway, 3,022
South Amboy, 2,605
South Brunswick, 3,024
Woodbridge, 6,007
32,403
MONMOUTH COUNTY.
Atlantic, 1,581
Freehold, 3,431
HUDSON COUNTY.
Bergen, 4,972
95,199
GLOUCESTER COUNTY.
Deptford, 3,738
1,256
Orange,
6,578
Plainfield,
3,923
Rahway,
3,560
Springfield,
2,184
Union,
1,734
Cape Island, 597
Dennis, 1,480
Middle, 2,007
Upper,
1,549
6,935
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Franklin, 2,085
Bridgeton, 2,909
Deerfield, 1,035
Doune, 2,891
18,966
Belleville, 3,279
Bloomfield, 3,296
Clinton, 3,375
Newark,
51,491
New Providence,
Mantua, 1,558
.
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
Middletown,
4,030
Manchester,-
590
Frankford,
1,800
Millstone,
1,776
Paterson,
16,458
Greene,
938
Ocean,
4,085
Pompton,
1,434
Hardiston,
1,664
Raritan,
5,715
Wayne, 1,040
Lafayette,
901
West Milford,
2,035
Montague,
1,114
Newton,
4,091
Sandiston,
1,304
Sparta,
2,011
Stillwater,
1,696
Vernon,
2,084
Walpack,
674
Wantage,
3,712
Chester,
1,426
Hanover,
3,733
Jefferson,
1,359
Mendham,
1,933
Morris,
5,676
Pequannock,
4,919
Randolph,
3,101
-
Rockaway,
2,931
Roxbury,
2,454
Washington,
2,279
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Hard wick,
820
Harmony,
1,291
Hope,
1,733
Bernards,
2,372
Independence,
1,611
Brick,
1,629
Dover,
2,482
Jackson,
1,221
Plumstead,
1,778
Stafford,
1,389
Union,
2,042
Warren,
2,201
Washington,
1,670
10,541
PASSAIC COUNTY.
SUSSEX COUNTY.
Total number of in-, habitants in the
Acquackanonk,
3,067
Byram,
1,481
State,
569,499
&
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
BLOOMINGDALE, Passaic County, is a flourishing village, situated in the valley of the Pequonnock, about 9 miles from Paterson. It contains 1 Methodist and 1 Baptist Church, an Academy, 5 Stores, 1 Forge, 1 Tannery, 2 Blacksmith and Wagon Makers, 3 Saw Mills, 1 Woolen Mill, 4 Grist Mills, 1 Paper Mill and 2 Taverns.
Errors and Omissions .- It is stated in a recent communication to the compilers, that the First Presbyterian Church of Freehold, (see page 346,) was founded about the year 1692, by Scotch Emigrants, who were cast away upon the shores of Mon- mouth. Their first edifice, known as "the Scotch meeting house," the ruins of which are still to be seen, stood near the site of the present edifice, which last was erected about the year 1734. Their first clergyman is supposed to have been a Scotch divine, who accompanied the colony from Scotland. The present pastor is the Rev. Luther H. Van Doren.
Page 292. The map of Trenton in 1776, is from Wilkinson's Memoirs. It is not strictly accurate, although perhaps sufficiently so for general purposes. Page 328. There is a Bank at Dover.
Page 219. For John Haddon, read John Estaugh.
The view of the College at Princeton was taken before the recent fire.
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Upper Freehold,
2,483
Wall,
2,246
24,624
SALEM COUNTY.
34,978
MORRIS COUNTY.
Elsinborough, 675
Lw'r Alloway's Cr'k, 1,431
Chatham,
2,682
23,470
WARREN COUNTY.
Belvidere, 1,230
Blairstown,
1,480
Franklin, 1,497
Frelinghuysen,
1,356
Greenwich,
2,553
Hackettstown,
1,131
32,493
OCEAN COUNTY.
Bedminster,
1,947
Branchburg,
1,152
Knowlton,
1,739
Bridgewater,
4,647
Mansfield,
1,632
Franklin, 3,372
Oxford, 2,500
Hillsborough, 3,483
Pahaquary, 490
Montgomery,
1,848
Phillipsburg,
2,709
21,022
25,442
Pittsgrove, 1,170
Salem, 3,530
Up'r Alloway's Cr'k, 2,800
Upper Penn's Neck, 2,599
Upper Pittsgrove, 1,587
20,226
Pilesgrove,
2,664
Lower Penn's Neck, 1,493
Mannington, 2,277
Shrewsbury,
3,580
1
520
PHILLIPSBURG. [1857.]
Phillipsburg, on the Delaware River, opposite Easton, is a place of « much importance ; its increase has been rapid for a few years past. Its means of transportation are the Belvidere and Delaware, New Jersey Central and Lehigh Valley, and Delaware and Lackawana Railroads, and Morris Canal. It has two churches-one Presbyterian (a hand- some structure now completing,) and one Methodist, two flourishing Schools, one Bank, several Stores, three Hotels, Malt House, Carriage and Blacksmith Shops-about 250 dwellings, with a population of up- wards of 2,000. The Trenton Iron Co., situated here, has three furna- ces, which manufacture 500 tons per week, employ about 250 men, and is under the superintendence of J. C. Kent, Esq. The Warren County Machine Co., N. C. Hudson, Esq., superintendent, will employ from 200 to 250 men. Messrs. Reese, Thomas & Gould, manufacturers of Agri- cultural Implements, employ from forty to fifty men. Distance about 50 miles from Trenton, and 75 from New York.
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