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Tewksbury Township is
a residential community located in the
northeastern portion of Hunterdon
County, New Jersey. The community
consists of approximately 4,800 people
spread out over an area covering 31
square miles. The township is located
within the New York Metropolitan Area
and is an attractive location for
residential development. Morris County
and Somerset County border the community
on the north and east. Located to the
west are the Hunterdon County
communities of Clinton and Lebanon
Township and Califon.
The entire thirty-one
square miles are comprised of the
unincorporated communities of
Mountainville, Oldwick, Pottersville,
Cokesbury, and Fairmount. The school
district maintains one elementary school
and one middle
school. The community is well served by
its school system which is noted for
providing a great deal of individualized
attention to students and for providing
a curriculum that is educationally
challenging and enhanced by its outreach
partnerships with local institutions and
organizations.
Tewksbury Township’s
rural setting has been preserved over
the years, although slow changes have
been occurring in more recent land
development activities. Attempts to
preserve the atmosphere and current
characteristics can be seen through the
passage of ordinances that require the
maintenance of the historical character
of buildings in the existing villages of
the community. The most significant
change in the community is found in the
demographics of the residents and in the
population growth since 1950.
Historically, the land was owned
predominantly by farmers. Today, much of
the land is owned and populated by
business executives and other
professional people who commute into New
York City and other metropolitan cities
via the Route 78 corridor. The majority
of past residential development has been
single-family dwellings.
The population growth
has continued from the 1950’s to the
present day by increasing as follows:
1,439 residents (in 1950) to 1,908
residents (in 1960) to 2,950 residents
(in 1976) to 4,300 (residents (in 1985)
and to 4,800 residents (in 1992). |
