Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

Whitehouse Station is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Readington Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 1,951.

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Geography

Whitehouse Station is located at 40°37′3″N, 74°46′12″W (40.617552, -74.769898)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.01%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,951 people, 878 households, and 531 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 583.9/km² (1,515.2/mi²). There were 905 housing units at an average density of 270.9/km² (702.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.05% White, 0.87% African American, 0.97% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% of the population.

There were 878 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $75,111, and the median income for a family was $92,793. Males had a median income of $60,673 versus $43,438 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $38,627. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.9% of those over 64.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Whitehouse Station include:

• Robyn Kenney (1979-), field hockey player.^[2]
• James N. Pidcock (1836-1899), represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1889.^[3]

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