Blairstown, NJ

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Blairstown, New Jersey

Introduction to Blairstown, New Jersey

Blairstown, New Jersey, in Warren county, is 29 miles W of Parsippany, New Jersey and 44 miles W of Newark, New Jersey. About 5,747 people live in Blairstown.

Blairstown History

Blairstown was first surveyed by Samuel Green. This track of land, which originally belonged to the Lenni Lenape Native Americans, was first settled in by Europeans at the beginning of the 18th century. The town was originally named Smyth's Mills, but renamed a number of times before receiving its present name on January 24, 1939. It was named in honor if John I. Blair, a young businessman who settled in the region in 1822. The Township of Blairstown was officially incorporated on February 20, 1845.

Blairstown and nearby Attractions

Franklin Mineral Museum
Wild West City
Stroud Mansion
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Alpine Mountain
Waterloo Village

Things To Do In Blairstown

Local parks and outdoor recreational areas include the Worthington State Forest, the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Stephens State Park and Swartswood State Park. The Franklin Mineral Museum, the Shippen Manor Museum, the Stroud Mansion, Waterloo Village and the Hackettstown Historical Museum are all accessible from Blairstown as well.

Blairstown Transportation

Air transportation is available from Lehigh Valley International Airport.

Blairstown Higher Education

Nearby colleges include Assumption College for Sisters, Baptist Bible College and Marywood University.

High Points

Blairstown strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Blairstown, NJ

Comparing Blairstown to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	29 miles W of Parsippany, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	44 miles W of Newark, New Jersey
County	Warren
Standard Zip Codes	07825
Phone Area Codes	908
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.983
Longitude	-74.96

Station	NEWTON ST PAULS ABBEY
Distance	9.1 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 35 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	60 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	47.2 inches

Station	STROUDSBURG
Distance	11.8 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 35 F
Apr Temp	36 to 61 F
Jul Temp	59 to 85 F
Oct Temp	38 to 64 F
Annual Precip	49.9 inches

Station	HIGH POINT PARK
Distance	26.8 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 32 F
Apr Temp	34 to 56 F
Jul Temp	60 to 79 F
Oct Temp	39 to 59 F
Annual Precip	45.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	5,747	100%
Male	2,866	49.9%
Female	2,881	50.1%
Under 18	1,469	25.6%
18+	4,278	74.4%
65+	713	12.4%
Median Age	40.4
Average Family Size	3.14
White	5,642	98.2%
African-American	15	0.3%
Asian	32	0.6%
American Indian & Alaskan	8	0.1%
Other	16	0.3%
Mixed Race	33	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	114	2%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	5,975
Growth	228
Growth %	4%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	20.7%
German	17.8%
Irish	14.8%
English	10.2%
US/American	7.4%
Polish	6.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.3%
Dutch	2.3%
Scottish	1.9%
French (except Basque)	1.5%
Russian	1.3%
Norwegian	1.1%
Hungarian	1.1%
Portuguese	0.9%
Ukrainian	0.8%
European	0.7%
Czechoslovakian	0.5%
Welsh	0.5%
Slovak	0.5%
Pennsylvania German	0.5%
Swiss	0.5%
Swedish	0.5%
Danish	0.4%
Austrian	0.4%
British	0.4%
Albanian	0.4%
Belgian	0.4%
Greek	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Blairstown	5,747	$71,214
Allamuchy	3,877	$89,653
Delaware	4,478	$90,842
Fredon	2,860	$84,038
Hardwick	1,464	$76,111
Hope	1,891	$68,750
Stillwater	4,267	$71,563

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