Gladstone, New Jersey

{{short description|Place in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States}}

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|blank_info = 876615[http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:876615 Gladstone], Geographic Names Information System. Accessed June 8, 2016.

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Gladstone is an unincorporated community located within Peapack-Gladstone in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07934.[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016. Gladstone was named in honor of William Ewart Gladstone, who served as British Prime Minister several times between 1868 and 1894.Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/07/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-peapack-gladstone-fox-hunting-high-priced-homes.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Peapack and Gladstone; Fox-Hunting and High-Priced Homes"], The New York Times, August 7, 1994. Accessed July 7, 2023. "Gladstone is named for the British Prime Minister William Gladstone ... [B]y 1912, the Villages of Peapack and Gladstone found themselves in conflict with the rest of Bedminster Township. The villages wanted electric lights, telephones and fire hydrants and resented being forced to pay for rural roads in the township. The villages petitioned the State Legislature for the creation of the borough and the Legislature voted to do so on April 23, 1912."Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=25 The Origin of New Jersey Place Names], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 16, 2015.

The community is home to the Hamilton Farm Golf Club, the Stronghold Soccer Club, the United States Equestrian Team and the Gill St. Bernard's School, a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[https://www.uset.org/historical-hamilton-farm/ Historical Hamilton Farm], United States Equestrian Team. Accessed July 7, 2023. "The USET Foundation Headquarters remain at the historic USET training facility in Gladstone, NJ."[http://www.sscsoccer.com/clubsite/?p=6167 About Us], Stronghold Soccer Club. Accessed September 29, 2013.[http://sybasematchplaychampionship.com/info/ About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905052848/http://sybasematchplaychampionship.com/info/ |date=September 5, 2012 }}, Sybase Match Play Championship. Accessed February 13, 2013.[https://archive.today/20130414224022/http://www.gsbschool.org/history History], Gill St. Bernard's School. Accessed February 13, 2013.

In the Forbes magazine 2017 ranking of the Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the United States, Gladstone was ranked as the 457th most expensive in the country, with its median home sale price of $938,042.Strauss, Eric. [https://njbiz.com/is-your-zip-code-among-the-nations-most-expensive-if-you-live-in-one-n-j-town-it-is/ "Is your ZIP code among the nation’s most expensive? If you live in one N.J. town, it is"], NJ Biz, October 9, 2014. Accessed July 7, 2023. "457. Gladstone, 07934, $938,042" In 2018, New Jersey Business Magazine listed Gladstone at 46th in its listing of "The Most Expensive ZIP Codes in New Jersey", with a median sale price 2017 of $627,500.Theiss, Eliza. [https://www.propertyshark.com/Real-Estate-Reports/2018/02/15/expensive-zip-codes-new-jersey-alpine-short-hills-stone-harbor-maintain-lead-deal-surges/ "The Most Expensive Zip Codes in New Jersey – Alpine, Short Hills and Stone Harbor Maintain Lead, While Deal Surges"], Property Shark, February 15, 2018. Accessed July 11, 2023. "46 07934 Gladstone Somerset County $627,500"

As of the 2010 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07934 was 1,501.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/8600000US07934 DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07934] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213020640/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/8600000US07934 |date=2020-02-13 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 8, 2016.