Blairstown, New Jersey
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, a decrease of 263 (−4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 5,967, which in turn reflected an increase of 220 (+3.8%) from the 5,747 counted in the 2000 census.
Blairstown, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
Blair Lake Spillway and Footbridge in October 2020 | |
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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 | |
Blairstown Location in Warren County Blairstown Location in New Jersey Blairstown Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40.980156°N 74.996849°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | April 14, 1845 |
| Named for | John Insley Blair |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Rob Moorhead (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Kristin Shipps |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.78 sq mi (79.71 km2) |
| • Land | 29.89 sq mi (77.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2) 2.88% |
| • Rank | 87th of 565 in state 2nd of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,704 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 5,745 |
| • Rank | 360th of 565 in state 7th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 190.9/sq mi (73.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 507th of 565 in state 15th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07825 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3404106160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882317 |
| Website | www |
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.
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. The township was named for John Insley Blair.
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