Allentown

Allentown is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 1,828, reflecting a decline of 54 (2.9%) from the 1,882 counted in the 2000 Census. The borough was named for settler Robert Burnet's son-in-law, Nathan Allen or for William Allen, who served as Chief Justice of the Province of Pennsylvania. Allentown's shopping district has antique and specialty shops, as well as restaurants. Many historic homes and historic buildings are located in the borough. The Borough received the 'Village Center' designation in 2002, which will allow the borough to receive additional state aid aimed at preserving historic and natural resource sites that are at risk. For larger scaled shopping, Freehold Raceway Mall in nearby Freehold, Quaker Bridge Mall in. nearby Lawrence, and Princeton Market Fair in nearby Princeton, are a short distance away. The Horse Park of New. Jersey is a park located near the borough but does have an AllentOWN mailing address. The median household income in 2010 was $93,250 (with a margin of error of +15,250) and the median family income was $101,875 (+5,875) The borough is roughly equidistant between New York City and Philadelphia. It is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which runs from New York to Philadelphia and the Delaware River.

History

Allentown was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 29, 1889, from portions of Upper Freehold Township. The borough was named for settler Robert Burnet's son-in-law, Nathan Allen or for William Allen, who served as Chief Justice of the Province of Pennsylvania. Allentown is located in the Hunterdon County area of New Jersey, on the shores of the Delaware River and the Susquehannock River. It is home to the AllentOWN High School, which was founded in 1888. The school is one of the oldest in the state, having been founded in 1838. It was the first high school in the United States to be chartered in 1859. It has been the site of a number of high school sports, including football, basketball, and lacrosse. It also has a college, where students can study the history of the town. The town's name is derived from the name of a local family, the Allen family, who settled in the area in the early 19th century. The city is named for Nathan Allen, the son- in-law of the first settler to arrive in the region, and William Allen who was the chief justice of the province of Pennsylvania in the late 1800s. It's also known as "AllentOWN" or "The City of Bethlehem" because of its proximity to the town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, which is in the neighboring state of Bucks County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.61 km²) Allentown borders the municipalities of Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County and Robbinsville Township in Mercer County. The borough has 0.60 square miles of land and 0.03 sq miles of water (4.03 km²), making it one of the smallest boroughs in New Jersey. The town has a population of 1,071, according to the 2010 Census. It is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which connects to New Jersey's East Coast via the Raritan River and the Delaware River. It has an area of 1.61 square miles, or 0.54 km², including 0.63 square miles and 1.06 km² of water, making it the largest borough in the state. It also borders the towns of Freehold and Mercer counties, both of which have populations of more than 1,000, and the town of Robbinsville, New Jersey, which has a total population of 2,000. The city's population was 1,087, as of the 2010 census, and its area of land is 1,091 square miles. It was the smallest town in the United States to have a post-secondary degree program in the 1990s, with a total of 3.4 square miles in its history. It had 1,069 residents in 2010, down from 1,856 in 2000.

Economy

Allentown's shopping district has antique and specialty shops, as well as restaurants. Many historic homes and historic buildings are located in the borough. The Horse Park of New Jersey is a park located near the borough but does have an Allentown mailing address. The borough received the 'Village Center' designation in 2002, which will allow the borough to receive additional state aid aimed at preserving historic and natural resource sites that are at risk. For larger scaled shopping, Freehold Raceway Mall in nearby Freehold, Quaker Bridge Mall in. nearby Lawrence, and Princeton Market Fair in nearby Princeton, are a short distance away.

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 1,882 people, 708 households, and 526 families residing in the borough. The median household income was $93,250 (with a margin of error of +/ $15,183) and the median family Income was $101,875 (+/ $5,413) In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The racial makeup of the borough was 90.65% White, 6.43% African American, 0.58% Native American,0.64% Asian, 0,58% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.56% (65) of the population. In 2010 the median income for a household was $843,43. The per capita income for the Borough was $36,970. About 1.3% of the residents were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under 18 and 2.5%) of those age 65 or over. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.7 males. The population density was 3,023.9 per square mile (1,167.5/km²) in the 2010 United States census.

Government

Allentown is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis. Monmouth County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of five members who are elected at-large. For the 117th United States Congress, New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District is represented by Andy Kim (D, Moorestown). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term end 2025) For the 2022-2023 session, the 12th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature isrepresented in the State Senate by Samuel D. Thompson (R, Old Bridge Township) and in the General Assembly by Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan) and Alex Sauickie (R, Jackson Township) As of 2022, the County Commissioners are Thomas A. Arnone (R), Susan M. Kiley (R) and Rosemarie D. Peters (Surrogate), and the County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon (R). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 56.2% of the vote, ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 41.9% (415 votes), among the other candidates with 1,051 votes. In the 2012 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 42.4% of vote (4446 cast) ahead of John McCain with 42% (18 votes) among the 964 votes cast by the borough's 1,312 registered voters.

Education

As of the 2017-2018 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,300 students and 196.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentteacher ratio of 11.7:1. The operations of the district are overseen by a nine-member board of education, with the board's trustees elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis. The nine seats are allocated to the two constituent municipalities based on population, with five assigned to Upper Freehold Township and four to Allentown. Millstone Township sends students to the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Millston Township Schools. The district's three schools are: Newell Elementary School with 513 students in pre-kindergarten through 4th grade, Stone Bridge Middle School with518 students in grades 58 and AllentOWN High School with 1,245 students ingrades 912. The school district is part of the New Jersey Department of Education's New Jersey State College and University System. It is the only district in the state that does not have a comprehensive charter school program. The state's only comprehensive school program is the College & University of New Jersey's College and College Preparatory Program, which offers classes from kindergarten through 12th grade. It also offers a dual-enrollment magnet program for high school and college preparatory classes. It was established in the 1970s to help students transition to college and beyond.

Historic district

The Allentown Historic District is a 17-acre (6.9 ha) historic district. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1982 for its significance in architecture, commerce, education, industry, invention, religion, and transportation. The district includes 219 contributing buildings, including the AllENTOWN Mill, which was added individually to the NRHP in 1978. The Georgian-style John Imlay House, built c.1790, was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936. The Ephraim Robbins House now serves as the Borough Hall. The former First Baptist Church is now used by the AllentOWN Public Library Association. The Allenttown Presbyterian Church was built in 1837, expanded in 1858, and features Greek Revival architecture. The Former First Baptist School is now a public library. The First Presbyterian Church is a former public school that was converted into a private school in the 1970s. The Second Presbyterian School is a public school which was converted in the 1990s. It is located in the historic district along North and South Main streets, Church, Pearl and Hamilton streets, Lakeview Drive and Yardville Road. The Third Presbyterian School, built in the late 1800s, is a historic church that was expanded in the 1950s and is still used by a local church. The Fourth Presbyterian Church, built by the church in the early 1900s, has been converted to a private residence and is located on the corner of South Main and Pearl streets.

Transportation

As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 6.84 miles (11.01 km) of roadways, of which 4.55 miles (7.32 km) were maintained by the municipality and 2.29 miles (3.69 km) by Monmouth County. The only major roads that pass through are CR 524, CR 526 and CR 539.Limited access roads that are accessible just outside the borough include Interstate 195 and the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) Both Princeton and Trenton are easily accessible from Allentown via I-195. The borough is about one hour southwest of Manhattan via the Turnp Pike and about 50 minutes northeast of Philadelphia. It is one of the smallest towns in New Jersey, with a population of just over 2,000. It has a population density of about 1,000 people per square mile (400 per square kilometre) and a population growth rate of 0.7 per cent. The town is located on the Delaware River, which flows through the borough. It also shares a border with New Jersey with the towns of Trenton and Monmouth, and is one hour northeast of New York City via the New York-New York City International Airport (I-95) and the Philadelphia-Newark Airport (Pennsylvania-Rhode Island). The borough's population is about 2,200 people (1.2 per cent of the total population of New Jersey). It is the only town in the state to have a post office with a ZIP code.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey = 10.9. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 16. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Allentown = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 4,221 individuals with a median age of 40.8 age the population dropped by -1.81% in Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,908.5 residents per square mile of area (1,123.0/km²). There are average 2.61 people per household in the 709 households with an average household income of $94,503 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.50% of the available work force and has dropped -3.55% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.40%. The number of physicians in Allentown per 100,000 population = 320.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Allentown = 44.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 24.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 118. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 212. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 22.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 49, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey which are owned by the occupant = 76.70%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 51 years with median home cost = $293,730 and home appreciation of -5.53%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $21.74 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $7,030 per student. There are 14 students for each teacher in the school, 1142 students for each Librarian and 571 students for each Counselor. 7.03% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 25.36% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 15.75% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).