Oldwick, New Jersey | |
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  Oldwick Location in Hunterdon County  Oldwick Location in New Jersey  Oldwick Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′21″N 74°44′51″W / 40.67250°N 74.74750°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Township | Tewksbury |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2) |
| • Land | 1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 445 |
| • Density | 247.50/sq mi (95.54/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 08858 |
| FIPS code | 34-54900[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0878982[4] |
Oldwick is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08858. As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08858 was 177.[7] The 2010 census data indicate a population of 144,[8] comprising 68 housing units.[9]
Oldwick was formerly known as New Germantown. It has a mixture of Victorian, Federal, New England and Georgian style homes, and is protected by historic legislation. Historic sites within Oldwick include the Kline Farmhouse and the Oldwick Historic District.
Zion Lutheran Church in Oldwick was the oldest Lutheran parish in New Jersey.[10] Justus Falckner of New York, the first Lutheran clergyman ever ordained in America, led the worshipers at the founding ceremony on August 1, 1714. The noted German Lutheran pastor, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, was a member of this congregation from 1759 to 1760.[11]
Oldwick is the corporate headquarters of the A. M. Best rating agency, and is the location of Mane Stream, formerly the Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center for adaptive riding and equine assisted therapy.
On April 5, 2024, Oldwick, alongside Lebanon and Tewksbury Township, became epicenters of the 2024 New Jersey earthquake, a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook much of the Northeast United States.[12]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Census Data Explorer: Oldwick CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Oldwick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 1, 2023.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ "from the United States Census Bureau for year 2000 data. Accessed April 30, 2018". Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "2010 Demographic Profile Data, retrieved January 19, 2017". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "08858 - Community Facts, US Census Bureau, retrieved January 19, 2017". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ Zion Lutheran Church
- ^ Zion Lutheran Church History (Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Oldwick) Archived March 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "M 4.8 - 2024 Tewksbury, New Jersey Earthquake". United States Geological Survey. 2024. Archived from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.