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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Hopewell, New Jersey
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| settlement_type          = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]]
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| image_caption            = [[Hopewell Station]] in 2019
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
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| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]]
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| government_type          = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]]
| governing_body           = Borough Council
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Ryan Kennedy([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<ref name=MayorCouncil/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref>
| leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]]
| leader_name1             = Michele Hovan<ref>[https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/government/departments/ Departments], Hopewell Borough. Accessed March 7, 2023.</ref>
| established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date         = April 14, 1891

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| area_rank                = 528th of 565 in state<br>12th of 12 in county<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref>

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 1918
|population_rank          = 489th of 565 in state<br>12th of 12 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
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| elevation_footnotes      = <ref>{{Gnis|885260|Borough of Hopewell}}, [[Geographic Names Information System]]. Accessed March 6, 2013.</ref>
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| coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code              = 08525<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=hopewell&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Hopewell, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 28, 2013.</ref>
| area_code                = [[Area code 609|609]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmCity=Hopewell&frmState=NJ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Hopewell, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 28, 2013.</ref>
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 3402133150<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 885260<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/}}
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Hopewell''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. Centrally located within the [[Raritan River|Raritan Valley region]], this historical settlement (and its [[Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|neighboring township of the same name]]) is an [[exurban]] [[commuter suburb]] of [[New York City]] in the [[New York metropolitan area]] as defined by the [[United States Census Bureau]].<ref>Capuzzo, Jill P. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/realestate/18livi.html "Living In Hopewell, N.J.: It’s in New Jersey, but It Screams Vermont"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 18, 2007. Accessed November 28, 2023.</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 1,918,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 4 (−0.2%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 1,922,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn had reflected a decline of 113 (−5.6%) from the 2,035 counted at the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

Hopewell was incorporated as by the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on April 14, 1891, from portions of [[Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]], based on the results of a [[referendum]] held on March 21, 1891. Additional portions of Hopewell Township were annexed in 1915 and the borough was reincorporated in 1924.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 162. Accessed May 29, 2024.</ref>

==History==
[[File:Old School Baptist Meeting House and Cemetery, Hopewell, NJ.jpg|thumb|The [[Old School Baptist Church and Cemetery of Hopewell]]]]

===Colonial era===
The [[Lenape]] tribe of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] were the original inhabitants of the area that would later become Hopewell.<ref name=History>[https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/community/history-historic-sites/ History and Historic Sites] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128042227/https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/community/history-historic-sites/ |date=November 28, 2019 }}, Hopewell Borough. Accessed November 27, 2019.</ref> The first [[Colonial history of the United States|Colonial]] influence in Hopewell by European settlers was the purchase of a {{convert|30000|acre|km2|adj=on}} tract of land by [[Daniel Coxe]] a Royal [[British Empire|British]] governor of [[West Jersey]], in the latter half of the 17th century.{{when|date=May 2022}} All land in Hopewell can be traced back to this purchase.<ref>Seabrook, Jack and Lorraine. [https://books.google.com/books?id=umAxMUMZSiMC ''Images of America Hopewell Valley''], [[Arcadia Publishing]], Charleston, SC, 2000. {{ISBN|0-7385-0431-9}}, pg. 19. "This and all other farms in Hopewell Valley could be traced all the way back to Daniel Coxe, original owner of the {{convert|30000|acre|km2|adj=on}} tract that was to become Hopewell Township."</ref> In 1691 Coxe, transferred his land to a company called [[The West Jersey Society of England]], who intended to sell the land.<ref>Ege, Ralph [https://books.google.com/books?id=uQR_vjf2_EEC Pioneers of Old Hopewell] (1908), Race & Savidge, Hopewell, NJ, pg. 15. "In the year 1691, Dr. Daniel Coxe transferred the right of government of West Jersey to a company of proprietaries called 'The West Jersey Society of England,' for a valuable consideration."</ref> The society appointed an agent, [[Thomas Revell (land agent)|Thomas Revell]], to preside over the land and sell it to prospective buyers.<ref>Ege, Ralph. [https://books.google.com/books?id=uQR_vjf2_EEC Pioneers of Old Hopewell] (1908), Race & Savidge, Hopewell, NJ, p. 15. "This society appointed Thomas Revell their agent, and he claimed the right to sell lands and give deeds for the same in the name of the society."</ref> Revell then attracted settlers from [[New England]], [[Long Island]], and New Jersey falsely claiming that the land was fertile, and tame. However, the families that arrived in Hopewell only found vast stretches of wilderness.<ref>Ege, Ralph [https://books.google.com/books?id=uQR_vjf2_EEC Pioneers of Old Hopewell] (1908), Race & Savidge, Hopewell, NJ, pg 15. "Great inducements were held out to the New England and Long Island settlers as well as to those of the older portions of this state… to avail themselves of the cheap and fertile lands of the {{convert|30000|acre|km2|adj=on}} tract, and scores of them were induced to come and settle, only to find that after they had subdued the wilderness and established their homes, that their titles were utterly worthless."</ref> The first settler in Hopewell Valley was [[Thomas Tindall]] who on November 10, 1699, bought a {{convert|300|acre|km2|adj=on}} tract of land from The West Jersey Society of England through Revell, for "ten pounds per hundred acres".<ref>Ege, Ralph [https://books.google.com/books?id=uQR_vjf2_EEC ''Pioneers of Old Hopewell''] (1908), Race & Savidge, Hopewell, NJ, pg 13-14. "This Houghton tract was surveyed by Thomas Revell, agent for the West Jersey Society, for Thomas Tindall, on February 27, 1696, and was without doubt the first farm located in the Hopewell Valley. On November 10, 1699, a deed was given by Thomas Revell, agent for 'Ye Honorable The West Jersey Society in England' of the one part, and Thomas Tindall of the other part, for the above tract, the consideration being 'ten pounds per hundred acres,' or fifty cents per acre in US currency, which was the regulation price for all the societies lands of the 30,000-acre tract. The above deed describes the {{convert|300|acre|km2}} as a part of the 30,000-acre tract 'lying above ye fialls of ye Delaware.'"</ref> Other early settlers in Hopewell are said to be the Stouts, who immigrated from [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey|Holmdel]] to Hopewell in 1706, including Jonathan Stout, who had hunted in the area together with the Lenape.<ref name=History/><ref>Griffiths, Thomas Sharp, [https://books.google.com/books?id=0igXAAAAYAAJ&q=A+History+of+Baptists+in+New+Jersey++By+Thomas+Sharp+Griffiths 'A History of Baptists in New Jersey'](1904), Barr Press Publishing Company, [[Hightstown, New Jersey]], Ch. 5, pg 67, "Jonathan Stout, third son of Richard Stout, of Holmdel, a constituent of Middletown Church and who emigrated from Middletown (Holmdel) in 1706, the first settler of Hopewell"</ref> Perhaps the first conflict between colonists in Hopewell was the dispute between Revell and the early inhabitants of Hopewell, who realized that their deeds were worthless due to Revell's false claims. Fifty settlers then organized a [[class action]] lawsuit against Revell and the West Jersey Society. A lengthy trial was held in [[Burlington, New Jersey|Burlington]] and the court ultimately ruled against the settlers, who were forced to repurchase their land or relocate. Many settlers weren't able to repay and moved north into [[North Jersey]] and [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>Ege, Ralph [https://books.google.com/books?id=uQR_vjf2_EEC ''Pioneers of Old Hopewell''] (1908), Race & Savidge, Hopewell, NJ. "Fifty of these settlers (among whom is found the name of Thomas Houghton) entered into a solemn compact to stand by each other in a law suit with Dr. Coxe. After a long and tedious trial at Burlington, the case was decided against them, and this verdict caused the most distressing state of affairs in this township that was ever experienced in any community. Writs of ejectment had been served on them as 'tenants' of Dr. Coxe to pay for their lands the second time or 'quit.' Many of them went to the northern part of the county which at that time extended to the New York state line, the county of Hunterdon, including Warren, Morris and Sussex counties, and an examination of the records of those counties between 1735 and 1750, will reveal many names that are familiar to the people of old Hopewell."</ref>

On April 23, 1715, the settlers who stayed in Hopewell, most notably the Stout family, organized the [[Old School Baptist Church (Hopewell, New Jersey)|Old School Baptist Church]], and what is now known as Hopewell was then referred to as "Baptist Meetinghouse".<ref>Griffiths, Thomas Sharp, [https://books.google.com/books?id=0igXAAAAYAAJ&q=A+History+of+Baptists+in+New+Jersey++By+Thomas+Sharp+Griffiths 'A History of Baptists in New Jersey'](1904), Barr Press Publishing Company, [[Hightstown, New Jersey]], Ch. 5, pg 67, "The Church was organized at Mr. Stout's house, April 23rd, 1715, and worshipped for thirty-two years in the homes of the Stouts"</ref><ref>Valis, Glenn [http://www.doublegv.com/ggv/JHart.html John Hart Signer of the Declaration of Independence'], Accessed November 19, 2012. "Until well after the revolution, the area was thereafter call Baptist Meeting House."</ref> One of the most valued members of the meeting house was Declaration of Independence signer [[John Hart (New Jersey politician)|John Hart]] who in 1740 purchased {{convert|193|acre|km2}} of land in the north of current day Hopewell, and in 1747 as a sign of Hart's devotion to the Church, donated a plot of his land to the Baptists.<ref>Valis, Glenn [http://www.doublegv.com/ggv/JHart.html 'John Hart Signer of the Declaration of Independence'], Accessed November 19, 2012. "Around 1739-1740 John Hart bought the "homestead plantation" of {{convert|193|acre|km2}} on the north side of what is now the town of Hopewell".</ref><ref>[http://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/community/history-historic-sites/ History and Historic Sites] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110160922/http://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/community/history-historic-sites/ |date=January 10, 2017 }}, Hopewell Borough. Accessed January 9, 2017. "The first church (Baptist Church) was constructed in 1748".</ref> The next year the Baptists made good use of this land and in 1748 erected their Old School Baptist Church [[meeting house]] on West Broad Street. The [[meeting house]] brought in [[Baptists]] from miles around to Hopewell and encouraged Hopewell's early growth.<ref>Seabrook, Jack and Lorraine. [https://books.google.com/books?id=umAxMUMZSiMC ''Images of America Hopewell Valley''], [[Arcadia Publishing]], Charleston, SC, 2000. {{ISBN|0-7385-0431-9}}, {{ISBN|0-7385-0431-9}} pg 38, "The Old School Baptist Church... was a center for baptist from miles around.... Constructed in 1822, the building still stands... On West Broad Street"</ref>
[[File:HOPEWELL ACADEMY SIGN IN HOPEWELL BOROUGH, MERCER NJ.jpg|thumb]]
Numerous [[lumber mill]]s were established in and around Hopewell at this time to process the [[lumber]] that was generated from the clearing of forests for farms.

In 1756, [[Isaac Eaton]] the first pastor of the Old School Baptist Church established the [[Hopewell Academy (Hopewell, New Jersey)|Hopewell Academy]]. One of his students, [[James Manning (minister)|James Manning]], would go on to establish [[Brown University]] in 1765.<ref name=hope>Capuzzo, Jill P. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/realestate/18livi.html "It's in New Jersey, but It Screams Vermont"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 18, 2007. Accessed June 1, 2015. "In 1756, the country's first Baptist secondary school, Hopewell Baptist Academy, was started here. Its graduates went on to found what became Brown University in Rhode Island."</ref><!--<ref>[http://redlibrary.org/images/HPL-history1.pdf Hopewell history to 1921], from ''Help Hopewell Honor Her Heroes'', published for Library Week May 21–30, 1921. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref> This reference is incorrect, see the historical marker for the correct information -->

===Frog war===
The first railroad to reach Hopewell was the [[Mercer and Somerset Railway]], which was backed by the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]. It was created largely to protect the monopoly the Pennsylvania Railroad had on New Jersey, by cutting off the first separately owned railroad in New Jersey, the [[Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad]], by being built in the way of it. It was completed in 1874. The Delaware and Bound Brook reached Hopewell in 1876, but the railroad had to cross the Mercer and Somerset's track just to the northwest of Hopewell. A dispute occurred at the crossing, known as a [[Railroad turnout#Frog (common crossing)|frog]], and escalated into each company parking locomotives over the crossing to prevent the other company from moving trains over it. Eventually, militia had to be called in to keep the peace, and the Delaware and Bound Brook prevailed.<ref>Railroads of New Jersey Fragments of the past in the Garden State Landscape Lorett Treese 2006</ref> Soon after the Frog War the Mercer and Somerset was liquidated having failed at its purpose. Some of the abandoned right of way for the Mercer and Somerset in Hopewell became Model Avenue. The Delaware and Bound Brook was leased by the [[Reading Company|Philadelphia and Reading]] in 1879 for 999 years<ref>[https://cnhillsborough.blogspot.com/2021/03/delaware-and-bound-brook-railroad.html "The Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad"], Gillette On Hillsborough, March 17, 2021. Accessed October 15, 2023. "On June 30, 1871, the Pennsylvania Railroad signed a 999-year lease with the United Companies allowing them to run trains over their tracks, but basically nothing else."</ref> and has become the [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] Trenton Line and is still in use today. The Frog is also what gives Hopewell Elementary school its mascot, "Freddy the Frog" in honor of the Hopewell frog war.<ref>[http://www2.hvrsd.org/News/Releases/2013ElemFirstDay.aspx HVRSD Elementary Schools Welcome Students on First Day of School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113000019/http://www2.hvrsd.org/News/Releases/2013ElemFirstDay.aspx |date=January 13, 2016 }}, Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Accessed September 2, 2015. "Hopewell Elementary School's mascot Freddie the Frog poses with kindergartener Chase Garrow."</ref>
[[File:10 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ - 2024.jpg|thumb|Historic Italianate house in Downtown Hopewell, now home to several businesses]]

=== The Hopewell Herald ===
The main source of news for Hopewell Township prior to the 1960s was the ''Hopewell Herald'', which was owned, operated, and published by the Savidge family of Hopewell.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Savidge|first=Edwin|date=October 7, 1954|title=Member of New Jersey Press Association|work=Hopewell Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1630755/vincent-p-savidge-owner-of-the/|access-date=2021-02-28}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 0.72 square miles (1.87&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of which was land.<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough is an independent municipality surrounded entirely by [[Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]],<ref>[http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/838043/touches.html Areas touching Hopewell], MapIt. Accessed January 9, 2017.</ref> making it part one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.<ref>DeMarco, Megan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/princeton_merger_voters_to_dec.html "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the [[Princeton, New Jersey]], merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.</ref><ref>[https://www.dvrpc.org/Mapping/Maps/pdf/Mercer_MCDs.pdf Municipalities within Mercer County, NJ], [[Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900=  980
|1910= 1073
|1920= 1339
|1930= 1467
|1940= 1678
|1950= 1869
|1960= 1928
|1970= 2271
|1980= 2001
|1990= 1968
|2000= 2035
|2010= 1922
|2020= 1918
| estimate=1894
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small>1900–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed October 15, 2013.</ref><br>1900–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA337 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA716 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 716. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402133150 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Hopewell borough, Mercer County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212111654/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402133150 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mer/hopewell1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Hopewell borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811084107/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mer/hopewell1.pdf |date=August 11, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}

=== 2020 census ===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 1,918 people in Hopewell Borough, representing a slight decrease from the 1,922 residents recorded in 2010. The [[population density]] was approximately 2,729.0 per square mile (1,053.5/km²). The borough contained 828 housing units, with an average density of 1,183 housing units per square mile (457/km²).<ref name=Census2020>[https://data.census.gov/profile/Hopewell_borough,_New_Jersey?g=160XX00US3433150 Hopewell borough, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 5, 2025.</ref>

The racial makeup of the borough was 88.90% White, 1.70% [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 1.40% [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.90% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 6.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 4.40% of the population.<ref name=Census2020/>

Of the 787 households, 30.4% had children under the age of 18; 53.7% were married couples living together; 26.7% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 26.4% were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=Census2020/> 

The age distribution was as follows: 21.2% were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age for both sexes was approximately 44.6 years.<ref name=Census2020/> 

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 1,922 people, 778 households, and 532 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was 2,735.2 per square mile (1,056.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 817 housing units at an average density of 1,162.7 per square mile (448.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 95.06% (1,827) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.51% (29) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.10% (2) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.68% (13) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.05% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.51% (29) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 1.09% (21) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 3.69% (71) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 778 households, 33.5% had children under the age of 18; 54.6% were married couples living together; 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.6% were non-families. Of all households, 25.4% were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00.<ref name=Census2010/>

24.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 36.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.7 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $105,417 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,866) and the median family income was $125,066 (+/− $15,420). Males had a median income of $91,375 (+/− $14,302) versus $55,357 (+/− $11,473) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $50,910 (+/− $5,465). About none of families and 0.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402133150 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Hopewell borough, Mercer County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084954/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402133150 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,035 people, 813 households, and 561 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,963.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 836 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,217.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.49% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.98% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.31% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603433150.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Hopewell borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112140052/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603433150.pdf |date=January 12, 2016 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402133150 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Hopewell borough, Mercer County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095751/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402133150 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref>

There were 813 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.01.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $77,270, and the median income for a family was $91,205. Males had a median income of $52,656 versus $47,315 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $38,413. None of the families and 2.1% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 5.2% of those over 64.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Arts and culture==
The [[Hopewell Museum]] documents life in the borough, with many artifacts collected from area residents.<ref>[https://visitnj.org/nj-museums/hopewell-museum Hopewell Museum], Visit New Jersey. Accessed February 23, 2025. "The Museum preserves and displays what is interesting of village life in America from its colonial beginnings to the present. Most of its treasures have been drawn from homes in the surrounding area."</ref>

==Government==

===Local government===
Hopewell is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 73.</ref> The borough form of government used by Hopewell is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=September 24, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> All legislative powers of the Borough of Hopewell are exercised by the borough council in the form of a resolution, ordinance or proclamation.<ref>[http://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/cms/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=82 Borough Government] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010100918/http://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/cms/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=82 |date=October 10, 2006 }}, Borough of Hopewell. Accessed October 10, 2006.</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the [[mayor]] of Hopewell is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Paul Anzano, whose term expires December 31, 2023. Members of the borough council are Council President Charles Schuyler "Sky" Morehouse ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2023), Ryan Kennedy (D, 2023), David Mackie (D, 2025), Samara McAuliffe (D, 2024), Debra Stuhler (D, 2024) and Krista Weaver (D, 2025).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/government/  Mayor and Borough Council], Hopewell Borough. Accessed April 23, 2023. "Hopewell Borough operates under the Borough form of government and has done so since 1891. The major components to this system of government are the Mayor/Council and a Borough Administrator. The Borough Council is the legislative body, establishing town policies, while the Borough Administrator is designated to carry out the directives of the Mayor and Council. Our Borough Council consists six at large Council members who serve 3 year terms. The Mayor is separately elected and serves a 4 year term."</ref><ref>[https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/download/2022-budget-introduced-public-hearing-may-5-2022-at-hopewell-borough-hall/ 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Hopewell Borough. Accessed May 5, 2022.</ref><ref name=MercerOfficials>[https://www.mercercounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument/22827/637794896457670000 Mercer County Elected Officials], [[Mercer County, New Jersey]], as of January 2022. Accessed February 24, 2023.</ref><ref name=Mercer2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Mercer/116247/web.303253/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Results], [[Mercer County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 8, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Mercer2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Mercer/111513/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results], [[Mercer County, New Jersey]], updated November 20, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Mercer2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Mercer/107134/web.264614/#/summary General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results], [[Mercer County, New Jersey]], updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Mercer2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Mercer/98876/Web02.236009/#/ General Election November 2019 Official Results (Amended November 25, 2019)], [[Mercer County, New Jersey]], updated December 9, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

====Public library====
[[Image:HOPEWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY, HOPEWELL, MERCER COUNTY.jpg|thumb|Hopewell Public Library]]
The Hopewell Public Library was founded March 14, 1914, and was originally located at Broad and Mercer Streets in an old harness shop. The Hopewell Post Office had replaced the old bank building in 1915 and the Hopewell Public Library moved to its current location in the old Hopewell National Bank building in 1965.<ref name="hundred">Johnson, Kelley. [https://www.nj.com/mercer/2014/03/hopewell_library_looks_for_a_more_compliant_work_space_as_it_celebrates_100th_birthday.html "Hopewell library looks for a more compliant work space as it celebrates 100th birthday"], ''[[The Times (Trenton)|The Times]]'', March 18, 2014, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed November 27, 2019. "The current red building was erected in 1890 and served as a home for the Hopewell National Bank. The library was founded inside an old harness shop on March 14, 1914, moved into a museum building in the 1920s and later moved to the current location in the old bank building."</ref>

In 2014, the library began looking for a new space, citing the lack of a parking lot and non-ADA compliant steps an issue with serving the general public.<ref name="hundred" /> The library estimated that it needed to raise $1.2&nbsp;million to cover the cost of the new building.<ref>Galioto, Mary. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140311164852/http://mercerme.com/hopewell-boro-library-expansion-and-relocation-proposed/ "Hopewell Boro Library Expansion and Relocation Proposed"], MercerMe, March 11, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 11, 2014. Accessed November 27, 2019. "In order to fund such an undertaking, the HPL Board proposed a major multi-year capital fundraising campaign with a goal of $1.2 million for the construction and renovations, through private gifts, grants, and fundraising events."</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Hopewell Borough is located in the 12th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 15th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#15 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,473 registered voters in Hopewell Borough, of which 664 (45.1%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 264 (17.9%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 544 (36.9%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There was one voter registered to the Green Party.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-mercer-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Mercer], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>

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In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 71.4% of the vote (815 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 27.4% (313 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (13 votes), among the 1,256 ballots cast by the borough's 1,530 registered voters (115 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 82.1%.<ref name="2012Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-mercer.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Mercer County|date=March 15, 2013|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-mercer.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Mercer County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 71.7% of the vote (841 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 26.0% (305 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (15 votes), among the 1,173 ballots cast by the borough's 1,493 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.6%.<ref name="state.nj.us">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-mercer.rev.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Mercer County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 65.0% of the vote (789 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 32.6% (395 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (9 votes), among the 1,213 ballots cast by the borough's 1,437 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 84.4.<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_mercer_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Mercer County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>

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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] received 53.3% of the vote (416 cast), ahead of Republican [[Chris Christie]] with 44.0% (344 votes), and other candidates with 2.7% (21 votes), among the 792 ballots cast by the borough's 1,518 registered voters (11 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 52.2%.<ref name="2013Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-mercer.pdf|title=Governor - Mercer County|date=January 29, 2014|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-mercer.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Mercer County|date=January 31, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 56.7% of the vote (511 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 32.3% (291 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 10.0% (90 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (5 votes), among the 902 ballots cast by the borough's 1,466 registered voters, yielding a 61.5% turnout.<ref name="2009 Governor: Mercer County">[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-mercer.pdf 2009 Governor: Mercer County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822213742/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-mercer.pdf |date=August 22, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>

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==Education==
Public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] attend the [[Hopewell Valley Regional School District]].<ref name=MercerSchools>[http://www.mercercounty.org/home/showdocument?id=9220 ''2017-2018 Mercer County Charter and Public Schools Directory''], [[Mercer County, New Jersey]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> The comprehensive regional public [[school district]] serves students from Hopewell Borough, [[Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]] and [[Pennington, New Jersey|Pennington Borough]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/21/2280/000.html Hopewell Valley Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230750/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/21/2280/000.html |date=September 25, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Hopewell Valley serves the two boroughs of Pennington and Hopewell and the much larger Hopewell Township, and encompasses a total area of nearly 60 square miles with a population that exceeds 20,000. There are six schools that comprise the district. (Four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.) District enrollment is currently 3,750 students."</ref><ref>[http://www.hvrsd.org/apps/pages/AboutUs About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924094612/http://www.hvrsd.org/apps/pages/AboutUs |date=September 24, 2017 }}, Hopewell Valley Regional High School. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Hopewell Valley Regional School District, as it functions today, has been a regionalized operation since 1965 when voters of Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough approved a plan to consolidate their schools. But the first consolidation of local schools actually occurred in 1894 when the 14 separate districts, operating one-room schoolhouses throughout the valley, agreed to merge and be governed by a single school board."</ref> As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,467 students and 351.1 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407530&DistrictID=3407530 District information for Hopewell Valley Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407530 School Data for the Hopewell Valley Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref>) are 
Bear Tavern Elementary School<ref>[https://btes.hvrsd.org/o/btes Bear Tavern Elementary School], Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Accessed February 8, 2022.</ref> with 397 students in grades Pre-K–5, 
Hopewell Elementary School<ref>[https://hes.hvrsd.org/ Hopewell Elementary School], Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Accessed February 8, 2022.</ref> with 400 students in grades Pre-K–5, 
Stony Brook Elementary School<ref>[https://sbes.hvrsd.org/o/sbes Stony Brook Elementary School], Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Accessed February 8, 2022.</ref> with 378 students in grades K–5, 
Toll Gate Grammar School<ref>[https://tgg.hvrsd.org/o/tgg Toll Gate Grammar School], Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Accessed February 8, 2022.</ref> with 306 students in grades K–5, 
Timberlane Middle School<ref>[https://tms.hvrsd.org/o/tms Timberlane Middle School], Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Accessed February 8, 2022.</ref> with 820 students in grades 6–8 and 
[[Hopewell Valley Central High School]]<ref>[https://hvchs.hvrsd.org/o/hvchs Hopewell Valley Central High School], Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Accessed February 8, 2022.</ref> with 1,097 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/21-2280.pdf School Performance Reports for the Hopewell Valley Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed September 1, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2280 New Jersey School Directory for the Hopewell Valley Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Elementary school students from Hopewell Borough attend Hopewell Elementary School. The district's board of education is comprised of nine members allocated to each of the three municipalities based on population, with Hopewell assigned a single seat.<ref>[https://www.hvrsd.org/apps/pages/BOEAbout About the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108202745/https://www.hvrsd.org/apps/pages/BOEAbout |date=November 8, 2019 }}, Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Accessed November 27, 2019. "The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education is a nine-member body elected by the residents of Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough. Seats are apportioned by population. Hopewell Township has seven representatives; each borough is represented by one seat.... The Hopewell Valley Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Pennington, Hopewell Borough, and Hopewell Township."</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Mercer County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Mercer County Technical Schools]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its Health Sciences Academy, STEM Academy and Academy of Culinary Arts, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/05/how_to_get_your_kid_into_one_of_njs_elite_high_sch.html "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Mercer County has a stand-alone specialized high school for top students: a Health Sciences Academy at the district's Assunpink Center campus. The district also offers a STEM Academy at Mercer County Community College. How to apply: Students can apply online in the fall of their 8th grade year."</ref><ref>[https://www.mcts.edu/high-school-programs/ High School Programs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810212424/https://www.mcts.edu/high-school-programs/ |date=August 10, 2020 }}, [[Mercer County Technical Schools]]. Accessed November 18, 2019.</ref>

==Transportation==

===Roads and highways===
[[File:2023-09-19 09 15 58 View west along Mercer County Route 518 (Broad Street) at Greenwood Avenue in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[County Route 518 (New Jersey)|County Route 518]] is the primary roadway through Hopewell]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|9.35|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|7.56|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|1.79|mi}} by Mercer County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Mercer.pdf Mercer County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

Hopewell has four major roads that travel through it.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Mercer.pdf Mercer County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed March 7, 2023.</ref>
*[[County Route 518 (New Jersey)|County Route 518]] enters Hopewell from due west having come from [[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville]] and then turns slightly northward, joining West Broad Street. Route 518 then runs through Hopewell and exits Hopewell in the East and heads towards [[Rocky Hill, New Jersey|Rocky Hill]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000518__-.pdf#page=4 County Route 518 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated October 2012. Accessed March 7, 2023.</ref>
*Pennington Hopewell Road (County Route 654) enters Hopewell from roughly the southwest, and immediately becomes West Broad Street when it enters Hopewell. It connects Hopewell with [[Pennington, New Jersey|Pennington]] to the south.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/11000654__-.pdf#page=2 Mercer County Route 654 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2011. Accessed March 7, 2023.</ref>
*Princeton Avenue, [[County Route 569 (New Jersey)|County Route 569]] starts at Broad Street and continues south and becomes Hopewell-Princeton Road, and connects Hopewell with [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000569__-.pdf#page=5 County Route 569 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated October 2012. Accessed March 7, 2023.</ref>
*Greenwood Avenue runs north out of Hopewell and connects Hopewell with [[East Amwell Township, New Jersey|East Amwell Township]].

[[New Jersey Route 31|Route 31]] is accessible via Route 518 and Route 654.

===Rail===
[[NJ Transit]] is planning to restore passenger commuter rail service to Hopewell on the [[West Trenton Line (NJ Transit)|West Trenton Line]]. NJ Transit plans to use the existing one-track right of way that [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] owns through Hopewell, the former four-track [[Reading Company]] Trenton Line. The proposed plan includes double tracking most of the CSX line to increase capacity and construction of a new rail station on Somerset Street. The use of the historic [[Hopewell Station]] is not under consideration in this current proposal. The line would connect Hopewell with [[New York City]], as well as [[Philadelphia]] via a [[SEPTA]] connection in [[West Trenton (SEPTA station)|West Trenton]] and restore service to Hopewell, which ended in 1982.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=Project016To System Expansion Projects - West Trenton Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522220528/https://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=Project016To |date=May 22, 2009 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 27, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/001_AlignmentMap_1207.pdf Proposed Restoration of Passenger Service on the West Trenton Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230233722/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/001_AlignmentMap_1207.pdf |date=December 30, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 27, 2019.</ref>

==Climate==	
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Hopewell Borough has a Hot-summer [[Humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'').	
	
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| location = Hopewell Borough (40.3893, -74.7638), 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1981-2024	
| Jan record high F  =	71.1
| Feb record high F  =	77.7
| Mar record high F  =	87.5
| Apr record high F  =	94.2
| May record high F  =	94.9
| Jun record high F  =	96.7
| Jul record high F  =	102.1
| Aug record high F  =	99.3
| Sep record high F  =	96.8
| Oct record high F  =	92.6
| Nov record high F  =	80.5
| Dec record high F  =	75.1
| year record high F =	102.1
| Jan high F  =   	39.2
| Feb high F  =   	41.7
| Mar high F  =   	49.8
| Apr high F  =   	62.2
| May high F  =   	71.9
| Jun high F  =   	80.9
| Jul high F  =   	85.6
| Aug high F  =   	83.8
| Sep high F  =   	77.3
| Oct high F  =   	65.3
| Nov high F  =   	54.4
| Dec high F  =   	44.1
| year high F =   	63.1
| Jan mean F  =   	30.6
| Feb mean F  =   	32.5
| Mar mean F  =   	40.1
| Apr mean F  =   	51.3
| May mean F  =   	61.0
| Jun mean F  =   	70.1
| Jul mean F  =   	75.0
| Aug mean F  =   	73.3
| Sep mean F  =   	66.4
| Oct mean F  =   	54.6
| Nov mean F  =   	44.3
| Dec mean F  =   	35.6
| year mean F =   	53.0
| Jan low F  =   	22.0
| Feb low F  =   	23.3
| Mar low F  =   	30.3
| Apr low F  =   	40.3
| May low F  =   	50.1
| Jun low F  =   	59.3
| Jul low F  =   	64.5
| Aug low F  =   	62.7
| Sep low F  =   	55.5
| Oct low F  =   	43.9
| Nov low F  =   	34.2
| Dec low F  =   	27.2
| year low F =   	42.9
| Jan record low F  =	-12.8
| Feb record low F  =	-3.3
| Mar record low F  =	1.6
| Apr record low F  =	17.4
| May record low F  =	30.8
| Jun record low F  =	39.9
| Jul record low F  =	47.0
| Aug record low F  =	40.5
| Sep record low F  =	34.9
| Oct record low F  =	23.9
| Nov record low F  =	8.4
| Dec record low F  =	-0.8
| year record low F =	-12.8
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| Jan precipitation inch  =   	3.66
| Feb precipitation inch  =   	2.86
| Mar precipitation inch  =   	4.21
| Apr precipitation inch  =   	3.91
| May precipitation inch  =   	4.16
| Jun precipitation inch  =   	4.59
| Jul precipitation inch  =   	5.18
| Aug precipitation inch  =   	4.53
| Sep precipitation inch  =   	4.32
| Oct precipitation inch  =   	4.25
| Nov precipitation inch  =   	3.41
| Dec precipitation inch  =   	4.45
| year precipitation inch =   	49.53
| Jan snow inch  =   	8.7
| Feb snow inch  =   	9.3
| Mar snow inch  =   	4.1
| Apr snow inch  =   	0.2
| May snow inch  =   	0.0
| Jun snow inch  =   	0.0
| Jul snow inch  =   	0.0
| Aug snow inch  =   	0.0
| Sep snow inch  =   	0.0
| Oct snow inch  =   	0.3
| Nov snow inch  =   	0.7
| Dec snow inch  =   	3.7
| year snow inch =   	26.9
| Jan dew point F =	20.8
| Feb dew point F =	21.1
| Mar dew point F =	26.8
| Apr dew point F =	36.4
| May dew point F =	48.5
| Jun dew point F =	58.9
| Jul dew point F =	63.6
| Aug dew point F =	63.0
| Sep dew point F =	56.8
| Oct dew point F =	45.3
| Nov dew point F =	34.0
| Dec dew point F =	26.4
| year dew point F =	41.9
| source = PRISM<ref name=PRISM>{{cite web |url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=PRISM|access-date=November 9, 2025}}</ref>	
| source 2 = NOHRSC (Snow, 2008/2009 - 2024/2025 normals)<ref name=NOHRSC>{{cite web |url=https://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/snowfall/|title=NOHRSC|access-date=November 9, 2025}}</ref>}}

==Ecology==
According to the [[A. W. Kuchler]] U.S. [[potential natural vegetation]] types, Hopewell Borough would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian [[Oak]] (''104'') with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern [[Hardwood]] Forest (''25'').<ref name="Conservation Biology Institute">[https://databasin.org/datasets/1c7a301c8e6843f2b4fe63fdb3a9fe39 U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)], Data Basin, Accessed November 26, 2019.</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Hopewell, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hopewell include:

* [[Danielia Cotton]] (born 1967), singer-songwriter<ref>LaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/nyregion/music-preview-not-quite-yasgurs-farm-but-close.html2 "Music Preview; Not Quite Yasgur's Farm, But Close"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 28, 2006. Accessed October 10, 2018. "It's also why Danielia Cotton, a blues-rocker from Hopewell, will stomp around with an electric guitar not far from where the Philadelphia techno-dobro artist Slo-Mo will transmit Beck-like musical signals."</ref>
* [[John Hart (New Jersey politician)|John Hart]] ({{circa|1711}}–1779), signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]], whose grave is located in the First Baptist Church graveyard on Broad Street<ref>Reilly, Matthew. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-john-hart-of-hopewell-bo/162295094/ "Leaderlessness reigns in town 3 times over"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 17, 2000. Accessed January 4, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "And the home of John Hart, the signer, still stands in Hopewell Borough. There's also a Hart Avenue. in the borough, named after the revolutionary Hart. 'That's where his home was,' said John Hart. 'His house is still - there, a big old brick house.'"</ref>
* [[Amy Locane]] (born 1971), television and film actress who appeared in [[John Waters]]' 1990 musical comedy ''[[Cry-Baby]]'' and in the first season of the prime time soap opera ''[[Melrose Place (1992 TV series)|Melrose Place]]''<ref>Abdur-Rahman, Sulaiman. [http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20101216/NEWS/312169973 "Former ''Melrose Place'' actress Amy Locane-Bovenizer of Hopewell indicted in fatal crash"], ''[[The Trentonian]]'', December 16, 2010. Accessed November 12, 2017. "A Somerset County grand jury indicted the former ''Melrose Place'' soap star on first degree aggravated manslaughter and third degree assault by automobile charges, county Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano said. Locane-Bovenizer, 39, of Hopewell, crashed her 2007 Chevy Tahoe into the passenger's side of a 2010 Mercury Milan driven by 60-year-old Fred Seeman as he pulled into a driveway in Montgomery Township, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office."</ref>
* [[Josiah Lincoln Lowe]] (1905–1997), [[mycologist]] who served as president of the [[Mycological Society of America]]<ref>Ginns, J.; and Worrall, J. [http://www.mycologia.org/content/95/2/374.full "Josiah Lincoln Lowe, 1905–1997"], ''[[Mycologia]]'', March/April 2003 vol. 95 no. 2 374-378. Accessed September 2, 2015. "Born February 13, 1905, to Josiah A. and Anna Case Lowe in Hopewell, New Jersey, Lowe was one of 13 children."</ref>
* [[Leo Halpin Mahony]] (born 1931), architect of [[Mahony & Zvosec]]<ref>[http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/American%20Architects%20Directories/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory/Bowker_1970_G.pdf Mahony & Zvosec] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724230440/http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/American%20Architects%20Directories/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory/Bowker_1970_G.pdf |date=July 24, 2011 }}, ''[[American Architects Directory]]'', Third Edition ([[New York City]]: [[R. R. Bowker LLC]], 1970), p. 589.</ref>
* [[James W. Marshall]] (1810–1885), [[sawmill]] operator, whose 1848 find of [[gold]] in the [[American River]] in [[California]] was the impetus for the [[California Gold Rush]]<ref>[http://www.biblio.com/books/12534742.html From Mexican Days to Gold Rush: Memoirs of...Who Grew Up with California. Edited by Doyce B. Nunis, Jr by Marshall, James Wilson & Edward Gould Buffum], accessed April 17, 2007. "Marshall was born at Hopewell, NJ, went to California in 1845, participated in the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt, and discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848."</ref>
* [[Richard Preston]] (born 1954), author of ''[[The Hot Zone]]''<ref>Donahue, Deirdre. [https://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-06-16-preston_N.htm "Richard Preston will press your buttons in 'Panic in Level 4'"], ''[[USA Today]]'', June 16, 2008. Accessed February 15, 2011. "Author Richard Preston at the 75-acre farm where he lives in Hopewell, N.J."</ref>
* [[Keith Robertson (writer)|Keith Robertson]] (1914–1991), author of [[children's literature]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B6tJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Rg4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3613,52207&dq=keith-robertson+hopewell&hl=en "Keith Robertson, author"], ''[[Bangor Daily News]]'', October 1, 1991. Accessed February 15, 2011. "Keith Carlton Robertson, who wrote the Henry Reed series of children's books, has died of cancer. He was 77. He died Sept. 23 at his home in Hopewell."</ref>
* [[Jonathan Williams (Vermont politician)|Jonathan Williams]] (born 1984/85), politician who has represented the Washington-3 district in the [[Vermont House of Representatives]] since 2023<ref>[https://archive.centraljersey.com/2008/03/06/local-resident-joins-peace-corps/ "Local resident joins Peace Corps; Williams bound for Morocco"], CentralJersey.com, March 6, 2008. Accessed February 6, 2024. "Jonathan Lisle Williams, 23, of Hopewell, has been accepted into the Peace Corps."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/ Hopewell Borough web site]

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