Blairstown, New Jersey

Blairstown, New Jersey
Township
Blair Lake Spillway and Footbridge in October 2020
Blair Lake Spillway and Footbridge in October 2020
Official seal of Blairstown, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Blairstown Township in Warren County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Warren County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Location of Blairstown Township in Warren County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Warren County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Census Bureau map of Blairstown, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Blairstown, New Jersey
Blairstown is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Blairstown
Blairstown
Location in Warren County
Blairstown is located in New Jersey
Blairstown
Blairstown
Location in New Jersey
Blairstown is located in the United States
Blairstown
Blairstown
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°58′49″N 74°59′49″W / 40.980156°N 74.996849°W / 40.980156; -74.996849[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Warren
IncorporatedApril 14, 1845
Named forJohn Insley Blair
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorRob Moorhead (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkKristin Shipps[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total
30.78 sq mi (79.71 km2)
 • Land29.89 sq mi (77.41 km2)
 • Water0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2)  2.88%
 • Rank87th of 565 in state
2nd of 22 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
364 ft (111 m)
Population
 (2020)[8][9]
 • Total
5,704
 • Estimate 
(2023)[8][10]
5,757
 • Rank360th of 565 in state
7th of 22 in county[11]
 • Density190.9/sq mi (73.7/km2)
  • Rank507th of 565 in state
15th of 22 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07825[12][13]
Area code908[14]
FIPS code3404106160[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0882317[1][17]
Websitewww.blairstowntownship.org

Blairstown is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,704,[8][9] a decrease of 263 (−4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 5,967,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 220 (+3.8%) from the 5,747 counted in the 2000 census.[20]

The area had been known as Smith's Mill and was later called Butts Bridge (variously spelled as "Butt's Bridge" and "Butts' Bridge"), named for a family that owned the eponymous crossing of the Paulins Kill.[21]

Blairstown was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1845, from portions of Knowlton Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day.[22] The township was named for John Insley Blair.[23][24]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Moorehead is listed as mayor with a term-end year of 2024, which is the end of his three-year committee term, not his one-year mayoral term of office.
  5. ^ Township Clerk, Blairstown Township. Accessed February 28, 2022.
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  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Blairstown, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
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  11. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  12. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Blairstown, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 19, 2012.
  13. ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 26, 2013.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Blairstown, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 2013.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  20. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Bertholf, Kenneth Jr. Blairstown and Its Neighbors, p. 27. Arcadia Publishing, 2011. ISBN 9781439624227. Accessed April 2, 2015.
  22. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 245. Accessed September 19, 2012.
  23. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.
  24. ^ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 48. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed August 27, 2015.