Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Founding: 1714
Parent county: Burlington

Namesake: Robert Hunter, New Jersey governor
Seat: Flemington (1785–)

Land area: 428 square miles

Population (2020): 128,947

Population (historic): 20,153 (1790); 31,060 (1830); 33,654 (1860); 34,507 (1900); 34,728 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1840–1880; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: One city; one city; ten boroughs; 14 townships

National Register listings: 92

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,441 (18.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 86.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 46.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,600
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,075
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,795
Average farm size (1920): 68.3 acres
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Flemington

Namesake: Samuel Fleming, local resident

Founding: pre-1785 (founding); 1795 (post office)

Population (2020): 4,876

Population (historic): 1,174 (1860); 1,751 (1880); 2,145 (1900); 2,729 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1910; 1920s; 1940–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 682 (34.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *St. Thomas Episcopal Church (c. 1790). 98 Sky Manor Road. Alexandria. Georgian.
2. *Christoffel Vought House (1759/1810s). 35 Gray Rock Road. Clinton.
3. Jacob Krymer House (c. 1870). 315 Old Allerton Road. Clinton. Italianate.
4. *John Bray House (c. 1800). 39 Sand Hill Road. Clinton. Georgian.
5. Farm (c. 1880). 11 Locktown–Sergeantstown Road. Delaware. Gothic Revival.
6. *Asher Young House (c. 1810). 54 Yard Road. Delaware.
7. *Alexander Landis House (c. 1855). 110 John Ringo Road. East Amwell. Greek Revival.
8. *Mahlon Schanck House (c. 1870). 545 State Route 31. East Amwell. Italianate.
9. *Charles Stewart House (1763). 312 Hamden Road. Franklin. Georgian/Italianate.
10. Daniel Heath Farm. 117 Kingwood–Locktown Road. Kingwood.
11. *Kingwood Presbyterian Church (1837). 1 Oak Summit Road. Kingwood. Gothic Revival.
12. Daniel Opdycke House. 89 Ridge Road. Kingwood.
13. *Jeremiah Thatcher House (c. 1760). 255 Ridge Road. Kingwood. Georgian.
14. House (c. 1870). 65 Sliker Road. Lebanon. Italianate.
15. *Philip Case Farm (1798). 111 Mine Street. Raritan. Georgian.
16. *John Reading Farm (1760). 523 River Road. Readington. Georgian.
17. *Joseph Bartles House (c. 1860). 159 Oldwick Road. Tewksbury. Italianate.
18. *Peter Mechling House (c. 1835). 701 Mechlin Corner Road. Union. Greek Revival.
19. *Case Farm (c. 1800). 10 Case Lane. Union.
20. *Cornelius Carhart House (1813). 167 Perryville Road. Union. Federal.
21. *Hiram Hoffman Farm (c. 1835). 140 Pittstown Road. Union. Greek Revival.
22. *Van Syckel House. 190 Van Syckel Road. Union.
23. *Aaron Van Syckel House (c. 1845). 200 Van Syckel Road. Union. Greek Revival.
24. Burroughs Farm. 48 Harbourton Road. West Amwell.
25. *Adam Ege Farm (c. 1865). 1874 River Road. West Amwell. Italianate.
26. William Drake House (c. 1855). 70 Rocktown–Lambertville Road. West Amwell. Greek Revival/Italianate.