Oldwick, New Jersey

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Oldwick, New Jersey
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Oldwick
Location in Hunterdon County
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Oldwick
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°40′21″N74°44′51″W / 40.67250°N 74.74750°W / 40.67250; -74.74750
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Hunterdon
Township Tewksbury
Area
[1]
 • Total1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2)
 • Land1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total445
 • Density247.50/sq mi (95.54/km2)
ZIP Code
08858
FIPS code 34-54900 [3]
GNIS feature ID0878982 [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]

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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]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 445. [2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 445—
U.S. Decennial Census [13]
2020 [2]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Oldwick include:

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Census Data Explorer: Oldwick CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Oldwick". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "2010 Demographic Profile Data, retrieved January 19, 2017" . Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  9. ↑ "08858 - Community Facts, US Census Bureau, retrieved January 19, 2017" . Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ Zion Lutheran Church
  11. ↑ Zion Lutheran Church History (Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Oldwick) Archived March 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ earthquake.usgs.gov https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00sbh3yv/executive . Retrieved April 5, 2024.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ Census of Population and Housing, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023.
  14. ↑ Saxon, Wolfgang. "Lawrence R. Hafstad Dies at 89; Helped to Develop Nuclear Power", The New York Times , October 22, 1993. Accessed February 7, 2023. "Dr. Lawrence Randolph Hafstad, a physicist who played an important role in the development of nuclear power plants, died on Oct. 12 at his home in Oldwick, N.J."
  15. ↑ Abrams, Bernie. "Native daughter comes home", New Jersey Hills, June 11, 2007. Accessed May 1, 2022. "Her roots, she admits, run very deep in the area though she now lives in California. She grew up in the Oldwick section of Tewksbury Township where, at the Country Day School, her teacher Miss Noling encouraged von Stade's vocal development in performing Gilbert and Sullivan operettas."
  16. ↑ Fox, Margalit. "George David Weiss, Writer of Hit Pop Songs, Dies at 89", The New York Times , August 23, 2010. Accessed August 23, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Like mother, like daughter - Kate Whitman enters Somerset County freeholder contest", New Jersey Hills, January 31, 2017. Accessed November 19, 2020. "Whitman grew up in Far Hills, later moving to the Oldwick section of Tewksbury Township when her parents took over her maternal grandparents' farm."
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