Stockton, New Jersey
Stockton, New Jersey | |
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The Stockton Inn | |
Location of Stockton in Hunterdon County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Hunterdon County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Stockton, New Jersey | |
Location in Hunterdon County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′21″N 74°58′14″W / 40.405851°N 74.970627°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Incorporated | April 14, 1898 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Aaron R. Lipsen (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Monica Orlando |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2) |
| • Land | 0.55 sq mi (1.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) 12.10% |
| • Rank | 537th of 565 in state 26th of 26 in county |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 495 |
• Estimate (2023) | 494 |
| • Rank | 552nd of 565 in state 26th of 26 in county |
| • Density | 906.2/sq mi (349.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 394th of 565 in state 11th of 26 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08559 |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3401970980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885409 |
| Website | www |
Stockton is a borough in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough sits on the Delaware River at the western end of Amwell Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 495, a decrease of 43 (−8.0%) from the 2010 census count of 538, which in turn reflected a decline of 22 (−3.9%) from the 560 counted in the 2000 census.
Stockton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1898, from portions of Delaware Township.