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Borough
Bridge Street, by Railroad Avenue
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Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Hunterdon
Incorporated	May 8, 1911
Government
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area
• Total	1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2)
• Land	1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)  6.93%
Area rank	476th of 565 in state 19th of 26 in county
Elevation	253 ft (77 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,232
• Estimate  (2023)	1,222
• Rank	525th of 565 in state 23rd of 26 in county
• Density	1,042.0/sq mi (402.3/km2)
• Density rank	379th of 565 in state 9th of 26 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08848
Area code(s)	908
FIPS code	3401946260
GNIS feature ID	885301

Milford is a borough located in western Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,232, a decrease of one person (−0.1%) from the 2010 census count of 1,233, which in turn reflected an increase of 38 (+3.2%) from the 1,195 counted in the 2000 census.

Milford was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 15, 1911, from portions of Holland Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 8, 1911. The borough's incorporation was confirmed on March 13, 1925.

The borough is located on the Delaware River in the western portion of Hunterdon County, known as the Hunterdon Plateau. The borough dates to the mid-18th century when a grist mill was established beside a river in what was then Bethlehem Township. After the mill was destroyed by fire in 1769, the settlement became known as Burnt Mills in Alexandria Township. The area was renamed "Lowreytown" after Thomas Lowrey purchased land in the area in 1796. The community became commonly known as "Millford" or "Millsford" by the beginning of the 19th century, but by 1844 the name had lost a letter or two. By 1863 it was consistently spelled as "Milford". The community was incorporated in 1911 but the official incorporation was not registered until 1925.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.27 square miles (3.29 km²), including 1.18 square miles (3.06 km²) of land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) of water (6.93%).

Milford borders the municipalities of Alexandria Township and Holland Township in Hunterdon County; and Bridgeton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, across the Delaware River in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 1,233 people, 520 households, and 331 families in the borough. The population density was 1,073.4 inhabitants per square mile (414.4/km²). There were 552 housing units at an average density of 480.5 per square mile (185.5/km²). The racial makeup was 97.32% (1,200) White, 0.24% (3) Black or African American, 0.16% (2) Native American, 0.97% (12) Asian, 0.08% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.24% (3) from other races, and 0.97% (12) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% (27) of the population.

Of the 520 households, 26.7% had children under the age of 18; 51.7% were married couples living together; 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 36.3% were non-families. Of all households, 28.8% were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93.

20.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 97.0 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $75,948 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,902) and the median family income was $79,653 (+/− $5,673). Males had a median income of $52,679 (+/− $12,062) versus $42,778 (+/− $8,377) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $32,823 (+/− $2,774). About 0.9% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Milford Borough School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Milford Public School. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 88 students and 11.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.7:1. In the 2016–2017 school year, Milford was the 5th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 81 students.

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Delaware Valley Regional High School, together with students from Alexandria Township, Frenchtown, Holland Township and Kingwood Township. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 721 students and 68.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1. The nine seats on the high school district's board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with one seat assigned to Milford.

Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Hunterdon County Vocational School District, a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in Raritan Township and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.

Transportation

Roads and highways

County Route 519 in Milford

In May 2010, the borough had 10.34 mi (16.64 km) of roadways, of which 7.86 mi (12.65 km) were maintained by the municipality and 2.48 mi (3.99 km) by Hunterdon County.

County Route 519 (CR 519) is the only major roadway passing through Milford.

The Upper Black Eddy – Milford Bridge, owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, carries Bridge Street across the Delaware River, connecting CR 519 in Milford with Pennsylvania Route 32 in Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania. The existing bridge was constructed in 1933 on the site of a covered bridge built in 1842 and another partially destroyed in a 1903 flood. The bridge is a Warren truss that extends 700 ft (210 m) across the river.

Public transportation

The Hunterdon County LINK provide bus service on Routes 17 / 18, which operate between Milford and Clinton.

Notable people

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

• Louis Adamic (1899–1951), Slovene-American author and translator
• Carlton Cooley (1898–1981), violist and composer
• Elias Deemer (1838–1918) member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1901 to 1907
• Richard Egielski (born 1952), illustrator who was awarded the 1987 Caldecott Medal for his work in the book Hey, Al, written by Arthur Yorinks
• Wanda Gág (1893–1946), artist and author of children's books (Millions of Cats)
• Thomas Lowrey (1737–1809), settled in Milford in the 1790s and built the first hotel and grist mill on Bridge Street. He named the town Lowreytown, but it was renamed Millsford following his death in 1809
• George C. Ludlow (1830–1900), 25th Governor of New Jersey
• Abigail Roberts (1791–1841), pioneer in religion and women's rights who was one of the first American women to serve as a minister and established the United Church in Milford

See also

In Spanish: Milford (Nueva Jersey) para niños