 {{infobox settlement |name = clinton, new jersey |official_name = town of clinton |settlement_type = town |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = clintonnjredmill.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = the historic red mill of clinton |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = hunterdon_county_new_jersey_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_clinton_highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = map of clinton in hunterdon county. inset: location of hunterdon county highlighted in the state of new jersey. |image_map1 =census_bureau_map_of_clinton,_new_jersey.png |mapsize1 = 250x200px |map_caption1 = census bureau map of clinton, new jersey |subdivision_type = country |subdivision_name =  |subdivision_type1 = state |subdivision_name1 =  |subdivision_type2 = county |subdivision_name2 = hunterdon |government_footnotes = |government_type = town |leader_title = mayor |leader_name = janice kovach (term ends december 31, 2015)2013 new jersey mayors directory, new jersey department of community affairs. accessed may 12, 2013. |leader_title1 = clerk |leader_name1 = cecilia covinotown clerk, town of clinton. accessed november 14, 2012. |established_title = incorporated |established_date = april 5, 1865 |named_for = dewitt clinton |unit_pref = imperial |area_footnotes = gazetteer of new jersey places, united states census bureau. accessed june 14, 2013. |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 3.670 |area_land_km2 = 3.465 |area_water_km2 = 0.205 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.417 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.338 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.079 |area_water_percent = 5.59 |area_rank = 459th of 566 in state18th of 26 in county |population_as_of = 2010 census |population_footnotes = dp-1 - profile of general population and housing characteristics: 2010 for clinton town, hunterdon county, new jersey, united states census bureau. accessed november 14, 2012.profile of general demographic characteristics: 2010 for clinton town, new jersey department of labor and workforce development. accessed november 14, 2012. |population_total = 2719 |population_rank = 459th of 566 in state18th of 26 in county[http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/dec/10_sf1/gctph1.st16/0400000us34 gct-ph1 population, housing units, area, and density: 2010 - state -- county subdivision from the 2010 census summary file 1 for new j
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