Warren County, New Jersey

Warren County is a located in the  of  and is part of the. As of the, the population was 102,437. Its is.

Warren County was incorporated by an Act of the on, , from portions of. At its creation, the county consisted of the townships of, , , , , (now defunct).

Warren County is generally considered the eastern border of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 940 (363 ). 927 km² (358 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.35%) is water.

Much of Warren County is rugged and mountainous, with the providing a hard backbone to the county in the west and many lower ridges winding their way through the county, with narrow valleys in between. The highest elevation is on the Kittatinny Ridge, at two areas near Upper Yards Creek Reservoir near Blairstown that slightly exceed 1,600 feet (487.6 m) above sea level; the lowest point is the confluence of the and  rivers at the county's southern tip, at 160 feet (48.7 m) of elevation.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - west
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 102,437 people, 38,660 households, and 27,487 families residing in the county. The was 111/km² (286/sq mi). There were 41,157 housing units at an average density of 44/km² (115/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.54%, 1.87% or , 0.11% , 1.21% , 0.02% , 1.01% from , and 1.24% from two or more races. 3.66% of the population were or  of any race. 18.4% were of, 18.2% , 14.6% , 7.2% , 6.8% and 5.2%  ancestry according to.

There were 38,660 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $56,100, and the median income for a family was $66,223. Males had a median income of $47,331 versus $31,790 for females. The for the county was $25,728. About 3.60% of families and 5.40% of the population were below the, including 5.90% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Warren County is governed by a three-member. The members are elected at large to serve three-year terms. One Freeholder seat comes up for election each year, and the three-year term of office starts (and ends) on January 1.

The Freeholder Board is the center of legislative and administrative responsibility and, as such, performs a dual role. As legislators they draw up and adopt a budget, and in the role of administrators they are responsible for spending the funds they have appropriated.

As of January 2007, Warren County's are Freeholder Director Everett A. Chamberlain (term ends 2010), Freeholder Deputy Director John DiMaio (2008) and Freeholder Richard D. Gardner (2009).

Other elected officials in Warren County are County Clerk Patricia J Kolb, Sheriff Sal Simonetti, Surrogate Susan A. Dickey. Prosecutor Thomas S. Ferguson is appointed by the Governor.

Transportation
While Warren County only has one train stop in the entire county (Hackettstown), Warren has a number of state routes, a few U.S. Routes, and two interstates. Warren houses, , , and. The US Routes are, and. The two interstates that pass through the county are the, and the.

Education

 * , in, offers degree programs and certificate programs. The College serves approximately 1,700 full-time and part-time students, in addition to students in non-credit programs and courses.
 * is a private college affiliated with the and in,.