Local city information for Clinton, NJ

see also: Clinton Township, New Jersey

Clinton is a town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on the South Branch of the Raritan River. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 2,632. When the Clinton post office was established in 1829 the town was named for DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York and the primary impetus behind the then-newly completed Erie Canal.

Clinton was incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 5, 1865, within portions of Clinton, Franklin and Union Townships. Clinton gained full independence from its three parent townships in 1895.

The State of New Jersey's Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women is located in Clinton, next to Hunterdon Developmental Center. It is perhaps best known for its Red Mill which sits on the banks of the south branch of the Raritan River and the Stone Mill which acts as an art museum.

Clinton is located at (40.636142, -74.911016).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.82%) is water.

Clinton borders Clinton Township, Franklin Township, and Union Township.

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