Profile for Bordentown, New Jersey, NJ

Bordentown is on the Delaware River.

Former and merged names include:
· Farnsworth Landing

The community was settled by Quakers in 1682.

Joseph Bonaparte, one-time king of Spain who fled Europe following his brother's demise, lived in the area from 1817 to 1832.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 2. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.5 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 3 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Well-known residents have included:
· Thomas Paine, pamphleteer during the Revolution
· Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross
· Francis Hopkinson, signer of the Declaration of Independence
· Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Cranberry Fest - Oct. 6-7, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Gilder House Museum

Quotes:
I had rather see my horse, Button, eating the grass of Bordentown, than see all the show and pomp of Europe.
-- Thomas Paine

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15% of Bordentown residents report German ancestry, and 20% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Bordentown ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Bordentown was $25,882, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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27% of Bordentown residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Bordentown festival dates:

• Cranberry Fest - Oct. 6-7, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Bordentown festival web sites:

• Cranberry Festival

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Median rent in Bordentown, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $641.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,283.

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Burlington County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Bordentown political report.

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The average commute time for Bordentown workers is 27 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Bordentown include Comfort Inn Bordentown, Days Inn, Econo Lodge Bordentown, Ramada Inn.

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