Ringoes, New Jersey | |
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Location in Hunterdon County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°25′44″N74°52′04″W / 40.42889°N 74.86778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Hunterdon |
Township | East Amwell |
Area | |
• Total | 1.72 sq mi (4.44 km2) |
• Land | 1.71 sq mi (4.42 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 220 ft (67 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 849 |
• Density | 497.36/sq mi (192.07/km2) |
ZIP Code | 08551 |
FIPS code | 34-63120 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0879697 [4] |
Ringoes Historic District | |
NRHP reference No. | 99001544 [5] |
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Added to NRHP | December 20, 1999 |
Ringoes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [6] located within East Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [7] The community is served by the United States Postal Service as ZIP Code 08551 and as of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 849. [2]
Ringoes is the oldest known settlement in Hunterdon County, developing around John Ringo's Tavern on the Old York Road, now Route 179. The tavern was the site for many meetings of the Hunterdon Chapter of the Sons of Liberty formed in 1766. [8]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 849 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [2] |
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ringoes include:
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally cold winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ringoes has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. [18]
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