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Flemington is a borough located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 4,200. It is the county seat of Hunterdon CountyTemplate:GR.
On February 13, 1935 a jury in Flemington found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby boy.
Geography
Flemington is located at 40°30'31" North, 74°51'29" West (40.508653, -74.858077)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Flemington is an independent municipality located entirely within Raritan Township.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 4,202 people, 1,804 households, and 997 families residing in the borough. The population density is 1,515.5/km² (3,927.4/mi²). There are 1,876 housing units at an average density of 676.9/km² (1,754.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 87.71% White, 3.19% African American, 0.31% Native American, 3.12% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 3.14% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. 10.98% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Flemington is the home of the Mediatech Foundation, a community technology center.
There are 1,804 households out of which 26.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% are married couples living together, 11.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% are non-families. 37.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.26 and the average family size is 3.00.
In the borough the population is spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough is $39,886, and the median income for a family is $51,582. Males have a median income of $38,594 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $23,769. 6.9% of the population and 5.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.5% of those under the age of 18 and 3.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Flemington Circle
Flemington Circle is the largest of three traffic circles in the environs of Flemington and sits just to the southeast of Flemington's historic downtown. US 202 and Route 31 approach the circle separately from the north and continue south concurrent, and the circle is the eastern terminus of Route 12. It is one of only a handful of New Jersey's once-widespread traffic circles still extant according to its original design. Unlike most circles, traffic on US 202 does not yield on entry; US 202, being a main four-lane divided highway, gets the right-of-way.
Two other traffic circles exist on Route 12 just west of the Flemington Circle. Both are unnamed and handle a much smaller volume of traffic; the first one, at South Main Street (old Route 31), is also in Flemington, and the other, at Flemington Road/Route 523 (old Route 12), is in Raritan Township.
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