Hunterdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2000 Census, the population is 121,989. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 438 square miles, of which, 430 square miles is land and 8 square miles (1.79%) is water.

Much of the county is hilly, the ground rising up slowly from the Delaware River. The highest points are two areas in Lebanon Township, one on the Morris County line, both reaching at least 1,060 feet (323 m) above sea level. The lowest elevation is where the Mercer County line reaches the Delaware River, approximately 40 feet (12 m) above sea level.

Transitioning from rural to suburban, Hunterdon County is an exurb on the western edge of New Jersey and home to commuters to New York City and Philadelphia. The county seat, Flemington, is noted for the Lindbergh kidnapping trial which convicted Bruno Hauptmann of the murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh's son. With growing towns and shopping areas, as well as relaxing rural areas, Hunterdon County is a far stretch from the urban areas associated with New Jersey.

Hunterdon County is fiscally conservative and socially moderate. It is one of the most Republican areas of New Jersey. Hunterdon County is represented exclusively by Republican Freeholders and the majority of township committee and borough council seats are held by Republicans.

Since the early 1960’s, the citizens of Hunterdon County have expressed their concerns about preserving the rural and agricultural character of the County. This desire has developed, over the past four decades, into a land preservation movement throughout the County. The diverse natural features of our Hunterdon County parklands include rocky cliffs, fields, forests, streams, rivers, marshes, and ponds. Hunterdon County Parks and Trails include: Point Mountain Reservation, Teetertown Preserve, Tower Hill Reserve, Charlestown Reserve, Union Furnace Preserve, Columbia Trail, Cold Brook Reserve, Musconetcong Gorge Preserve, Schick Reserve, Hoffman Park, South Branch Reservation, Hunterdon County Arboretum, Cushetunk Mountain Preserve, Uplands Reserve, Deer Path Park, Westcott Preserve, Heron Glen Golf Course, Laport Reserve, Sourland, Mountain Preserve, Clover Hill Park, South County Park & Fairgrounds, Jugtown Mountain Preserve, Landsdown Trail, Miquin Woods Preserve, Musconetcong Mountain Preserve.

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