Hightstown, New Jersey

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.27 square miles (3.28 km²), including 1.23 square miles (3.19 km²) of land and 0.03 square miles (0.09 km²) of water (2.60%).

The borough is an independent municipality surrounded entirely by East Windsor,[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/276558/touches.html Areas touching Hightstown], MapIt. Accessed February 24, 2020. making it part one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.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.[https://www.dvrpc.org/Mapping/Maps/pdf/Mercer_MCDs.pdf Municipalities within Mercer County, NJ], Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Accessed November 15, 2019.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.

Hightstown is at the central-most point of New Jersey and is roughly equidistant from Philadelphia and New York City.Serzan, Kerry. [http://www.nj.com/towntours/2015/08/borough_of_hightstown_boasts_s.html "Borough of Hightstown boasts small-town charm, rich history and quaint lakeside business district"], NJ.com, August 28, 2015, updated September 30, 2016. Accessed January 9, 2017. "Geographically and culturally, the Borough of Hightstown is 'at the center of it all'.... The small-yet-significant Mercer County borough lies at the central-most point of New Jersey and is roughly equidistant from New York City and Philadelphia."

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{{US Census population

|1860= 970

|1870= 1347

|1880= 1355

|1890= 1875

|1900= 1749

|1910= 1879

|1920= 2674

|1930= 3012

|1940= 3486

|1950= 3712

|1960= 4317

|1970= 5431

|1980= 4581

|1990= 5126

|2000= 5216

|2010= 5494

|2020= 5900

| estimate=5853

| estyear=2023

| estref=[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.

|footnote=Population sources:1860–1920[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 July 12, 2013.
1870Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 A compendium of the ninth census, 1870], p. 260. United States Census Bureau, 1872. Accessed November 19, 2012. 1880–1890Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98 Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75], p. 98. United States Census Bureau, 1890. Accessed September 23, 2012.
1890–1910[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 September 23, 2012. 1910–1930[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 March 14, 2012.
1940–2000[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. 2000
2010[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402131620 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Hightstown borough, Mercer County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102739/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402131620 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 14, 2012.[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mer/hightstown1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Hightstown borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830234753/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mer/hightstown1.pdf |date=August 30, 2014 }}, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 14, 2012. 2020[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hightstownboroughnewjersey/ QuickFacts Hightstown borough, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 19, 2023.[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.

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The 2010 United States census counted 5,494 people, 1,976 households, and 1,352 families in the borough. The population density was 4,536.0 per square mile (1,751.4/km²). There were 2,108 housing units at an average density of 1,740.4 per square mile (672.0/km²). The racial makeup was 69.44% (3,815) White, 8.05% (442) Black or African American, 0.56% (31) Native American, 4.08% (224) Asian, 0.15% (8) Pacific Islander, 13.56% (745) from other races, and 4.17% (229) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.29% (1,664) of the population.

Of the 1,976 households, 32.0% had children under the age of 18; 51.2% were married couples living together; 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.6% were non-families. Of all households, 24.6% were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.23.

23.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.1 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $66,250 (with a margin of error of ± $8,281) and the median family income was $72,583 (± $13,355). Males had a median income of $49,861 (± $9,561) versus $42,361 (± $14,837) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $32,976 (± $3,402). About 8.2% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402131620 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Hightstown borough, Mercer County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083630/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402131620 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 14, 2012.

As of the 2000 United States census there were 5,216 people, 2,001 households, and 1,300 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,251.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,081 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,696.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 76.53% White, 8.51% African American, 0.36% Native American, 2.28% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 9.64% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.05% of the population.[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603431620.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Hightstown borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816192423/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603431620.pdf |date=August 16, 2014 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 23, 2012.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402131620 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Hightstown borough, Mercer County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095143/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402131620 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 23, 2012.

There were 2,001 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $64,299, and the median income for a family was $72,092. Males had a median income of $46,375 versus $35,428 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,605. About 4.3% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of the 2000 Census, 6.31% of Hightstown's residents identified themselves as being of Ecuadorian ancestry, which was the second highest of any municipality in New Jersey and the sixth highest percentage of Ecuadorian people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Ecuadorian.html Ecuadorian Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110231932/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Ecuadorian.html |date=November 10, 2006 }}, EPodunk. Accessed June 28, 2006.

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Downtown Hightstown, located at the intersection of Route 33 and County Route 571, is the central business district for the borough. It features restaurants, boutiques, art galleries and historical sites.[https://www.visitprinceton.org/mercer-county/hightstown/top-things-to-do-in-the-borough-of-hightstown/ "Hightstown Borough's Top Attractions and Venues"], Visit Princeton-Mercer. Accessed July 6, 2023.[https://www.downtownhightstown.org/], Downtown Hightstown, Inc.. Accessed July 6, 2023. Downtown Hightstown, Inc., established in 2008, is an organization of businesses owners and stakeholders in the community of Hightstown, dedicated to promoting the "unique ability to be a town big enough to provide a diverse offering of business services while being small enough to offer excellent personal service to residents, visitors and customers."[https://www.downtownhightstown.org/about], Downtown Hightstown, Inc.: About. Accessed July 6, 2023. Numerous businesses are also dotted along U.S. Route 130 in neighboring East Windsor.

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Hightstown is governed under the 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.[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. 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, who are elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 63. The borough form of government used by Hightstown 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 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.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.[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.[https://www.hightstownborough.com/government/ Government], Borough of Hightstown. Accessed June 1, 2022. "The Borough of Hightstown was incorporated on March 5, 1853, and operates under the Borough form of government, the largest single form of municipal government in use in New Jersey. Under this form, the Mayor, elected directly by the voters, is the head of Borough government and recommends to council such measures as he deems necessary for the welfare of the Borough. The governing body consists of six elected Councilmembers, each serving a three-year term, and one elected Mayor who serves a four-year term."

{{As of|2023}}, the mayor of the Borough of Hightstown is Democrat Susan Bluth, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2026. Borough Council members are Council President Joshua Jackson (D, 2025), Joseph Cicalese (D, 2023), Cristina Fowler (D, 2023), Todd Frantz (D, 2025), Jeet Gulati (D, 2024; appointed to serve an unexpired term) and Fred Montferrat (D, 2024).[https://www.hightstownborough.com/town-council/ Mayor and Council], Hightstown Borough. Accessed February 24, 2023.[https://www.hightstownborough.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1104_certifiedintrobudget_2022.pdf#page=14 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Hightstown. Accessed February 24, 2023.[https://www.mercercounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument/22827/637794896457670000 Mercer County Elected Officials], Mercer County, New Jersey, as of January 2022. Accessed February 24, 2023.[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.[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.[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.

The borough council appointed Jeet Gulati in February 2023 to fill the council seat expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Susan Bluth until she resigned the previous month to take office as mayor; Gulati will serve on an interim basis until the November 2023 general election, when voters will choose a candidate to fill the balance of the term of office.[https://www.hightstownborough.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/02.06.2023_Packet.pdf Borough Council Meeting Minutes for February 6, 2023], Borough of Hightstown. Accessed February 24, 2023. "WHEREAS, there exists a vacancy in the office of Councilmember due to the resignation of Susan Bluth effective January 3, 2023; and... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hightstown that Jeet Gulati is hereby appointed to serve in the position of Councilmember to fill the vacancy until the General Election on November 7, 2023, when a successor will be elected by the voters to fulfill the vacant unexpired term of Councilmember Susan Bluth ending December 31, 2024."

In January 2019, the borough council selected Patricia Egan from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that became vacant the previous month following the resignation of Connor Montferrat. At that same meeting, the council chose Joshua Jackson from a list of three Democrats to fill the seat scheduled to expire in December 2019 that had been held by Denise "Denny" Hansen until she resigned from office in December 2018.[http://www.hightstownborough.com/minutes_council/2019/01-22-2019.pdf Meeting Minutes for January 22, 2019], Hightstown Borough. Accessed November 27, 2019. "Patricia Egan is hereby appointed to serve in the position of Councilmember to fill the vacancy until the General Election on November 5, 2019 when a successor will be elected by the voters to fulfill the vacant unexpired term of Councilmember Connor Montferrat ending December 31, 2020.... Whereas, there exists a vacancy in the office of Councilmember due to the resignation of Denise (Denny) Hansen effective December 31, 2018... Joshua Jackson is hereby appointed to serve in the position of Councilmember to fill the vacancy of the unexpired term ending December 31, 2019." In the November 2019 general election, Democrat Joseph Cicalese was elected to serve the balance of the term of office through December 2020.[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.

In January 2015, the council selected former council president Susan Bluth to fill the vacant council seat expiring in December 2015 of Larry Quattrone, who left office when he was sworn in as mayor.Mulvaney, Nicole. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/01/former_hightstown_council_president_who_lost_2014_election_appointed_councilwoman_by_reorganized_bod.html "Former Hightstown council president who lost election is appointed councilwoman"], The Times, January 7, 2015. Accessed February 20, 2015. "Former Hightstown council president Susan Bluth was appointed to the governing body Monday to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Larry Quattrone, who was sworn in Jan. 1. Quattrone, a Democrat, beat out former Councilman Rob Thibault, who filed to run as an independent, and Republican newcomer Douglas Mair in the November election. Quattrone's term was set to expire Dec. 31, 2015."

Seth Kurs was appointed in April 2014 from among three prospective candidates to fill the vacant seat expiring in 2015 of Gail Doran, who had resigned earlier in the month, citing personal reasons. The term of the appointment ran through November 14, 2014, after which Seth Kurs was elected in the general election to complete the remaining unexpired term through December 31, 2015.Clerkin, Bridget. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/04/hightstown_fills_vacant_borough_council_seat_with_local_lawyer.html "Hightstown fills vacant borough council seat with local lawyer"], The Times, April 29, 2014. Accessed September 4, 2014. "Local attorney Seth Kurs will fill the vacancy created by an unexpected resignation from the Hightstown Borough Council. Kurs was sworn in by the council Monday night to occupy the seat left open by Gail Doran, who submitted her letter of resignation on April 7."

Hightstown is located in the 3rd Congressional District[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan], New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 8, 2022. and is part of New Jersey's 14th state legislative district.[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.[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.[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#14 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 census, Hightstown had been in the 12th state legislative district.[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=59 2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604153059/http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=59 |date=June 4, 2013 }}, p. 59, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015. Prior to the 2010 Census, Hightstown had been part of the {{ushr|NJ|4|4th Congressional District}}, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,891 registered voters in Hightstown, of which 1,105 (38.2%) were registered as Democrats, 542 (18.7%) were registered as Republicans and 1,241 (42.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[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.

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 64.6% of the vote (1,369 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 33.4% (707 votes), and other candidates with 2.0% (42 votes), among the 2,308 ballots cast by the borough's 3,062 registered voters (190 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 75.4%.{{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}} In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 66.8% of the vote (1,504 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 30.4% (685 votes) and other candidates with 1.6% (36 votes), among the 2,253 ballots cast by the borough's 2,962 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.1%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 59.3% of the vote (1,254 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 36.4% (771 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (25 votes), among the 2,116 ballots cast by the borough's 2,776 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.2.

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 57.9% of the vote (765 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 38.8% (512 votes), and other candidates with 3.3% (44 votes), among the 1,341 ballots cast by the borough's 2,961 registered voters (20 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.3%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 46.2% of the vote (700 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 44.8% (679 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 7.1% (107 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (16 votes), among the 1,514 ballots cast by the borough's 2,908 registered voters, yielding a 52.1% turnout.

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Students in public school for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the East Windsor Regional School District, which serves students from East Windsor and Hightstown.[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=938b457d09c0433fab9aff1058e7e992 East Windsor Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades kindergarten through twelve in the East Windsor Regional School District. Composition: The East Windsor Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of East Windsor Township and the Borough of Hightstown." As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 5,138 students and 450.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404320&DistrictID=3404320 District information for East Windsor Regional School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024. Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades from Roosevelt Borough (in Monmouth County) are sent to the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Roosevelt Public School District.[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/21/1245/000.html East Windsor Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "The East Windsor Regional School District, located in central New Jersey at New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8, is a stable K-12 public school district serving the communities of the East Windsor Township and the Borough of Hightstown as well as Roosevelt Borough students' grades 7 through 12." The seats on the nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with two seats assigned to Hightstown.[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0141&id=938b457d09c0433fab9aff1058e7e992 East Windsor Board of Education District Policy 0141 - Board Member Number and Term], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. "The Board of Education shall consist of nine members; seven from East Windsor Township and two from the Borough of Hightstown."

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404320 School Data for the East Windsor Regional School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2024.) are

Walter C. Black Elementary School[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1754848&type=d&pREC_ID=1681869 Walter C. Black Elementary School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. with 480 students in grades K-2,

Ethel McKnight Elementary School[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1552049&type=d&pREC_ID=1681816 Ethel McKnight Elementary School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. with 589 students in grades K-2,

Perry L. Drew Elementary School[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1552048&type=d&pREC_ID=1681868 Perry L. Drew Elementary School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. with 579 students in grades 3-5,

Grace N. Rogers Elementary School[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1552050&type=d&pREC_ID=1681861 Grace N. Rogers Elementary School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. with 611 students in grades PreK / 3-5,

Melvin H. Kreps Middle School[https://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1552051&type=d&pREC_ID=1681866 Melvin H. Kreps Middle School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. with 1,176 students in grades 6-8 and

Hightstown High School[https://hhs.ewrsd.org/ Hightstown High School], East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. with 1,644 students in grades 9-12.[https://www.mercercounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument/23474/637883874545370000 2021-2022 Mercer County Charter and Public Schools Directory], Mercer County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/21/1245 School Performance Reports for the East Windsor Regional Regional School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 21, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1245 New Jersey School Directory for the East Windsor Regional School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.

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.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."[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.

Hightstown is also home to the Peddie School, a coeducational, independent high school founded in 1864.[http://www.peddie.org/history History], Peddie School. Accessed March 14, 2012.

{{Infobox NRHP

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| location= 126-326 Stockton Street, 219-237 Rogers Avenue, Hightstown, New Jersey

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| architecture = Queen Anne, Gothic, Italianate, Federal, Colonial

| added = November 25, 2005

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| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

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| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_date = May 13, 2005

| designated_other1_number = 4447{{cite web|title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Mercer County |url=http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/mercer.pdf |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office |date=January 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516134942/http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/mercer.pdf |archive-date=May 16, 2013 }}

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The Stockton Street Historic District covers both sides of Stockton Street (County Route 571), from Railroad Avenue to Summit Street, and a portion of Rogers Avenue. It is notable for its Victorian homes, First Methodist Church, and the Hightstown Civil War monument. It is also significant for its association with the introduction of rail service to New Jersey, as the first railroad in the United States to connect two major cities, New York and Philadelphia.{{cite web|last1=Kalmis|first1=Kenneth|title=Stockton Street Historic District|url={{NRHP url|id=05001331}}|website=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service|date=June 1, 2004}} With the historical significance of Hightstown, in July 2015 it became a Preserve America community, aimed at enriching the community's historic preservation efforts.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/07/which_nj_town_did_michelle_obama_name_a_preserve_a.html|title=Which N.J. town did Michelle Obama name a 'Preserve America' community?|author=|date=July 2015|website=NJ.com|access-date=October 21, 2017}}

File:2017-10-02 13 56 51 View west along New Jersey State Route 33 (Mercer Street) at Academy Street in Hightstown Borough, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg westbound in Hightstown]]

{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|16.74|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|12.70|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|2.74|mi}} by Mercer County and {{convert|1.30|mi}} by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[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.

Hightstown is located at the cross-roads of several major roads. The main highway through the borough is Route 33, which is also concurrent with County Route 539 (CR 539) and County Route 571 (CR 571).[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000033__-.pdf#page=4 Route 33 Straight Line Diagram], New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2017. Accessed March 7, 2023. A small portion of U.S. Route 130 passes through the northwest corner and is accessible by Route 33, CR 571 and CR 539. Highways located just outside the borough include the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) and the "Hightstown Bypass" (Route 133), which both intersect with Route 33 at Exit 8 of the turnpike.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Mercer.pdf Mercer County Highway Map], New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed March 7, 2023.

The Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association offers service on the Route 130 Connection between the Trenton Transit Center and South Brunswick.[https://gmtma.org/mercer-county-bus-service/ Mercer County Bus Service], Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association. Accessed November 27, 2019. The Princeton Junction Shuttle connects East Windsor and Hightstown with the Princeton Junction Rail Station.[https://evogov.s3.amazonaws.com/media/21/media/23148.pdf Princeton Junction Shuttle], East Windsor, New Jersey. Accessed November 27, 2019.

There is also direct service to New York, as well as other New Jersey communities on the Suburban Coach route 300 to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Grand Central Terminal and other destinations in Midtown Manhattan and the 600 route to and from Downtown Manhattan / Wall Street.[http://www.coachusa.com/coachSS/ss.listing.asp?action=Lookup&c1=Hightstown&s1=NJ&c2=New+York&s2=NY&resultId=114145&order=&dayFilter=&scheduleChoice=&sitePageName=%2Findex.asp&cbid=74795285057 Available schedules from Hightstown, NJ to New York, NY.], Coach USA. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Hightstown was formerly served by the Camden & Amboy Railroad (C&A), the first chartered railway company in the state and the third-oldest in the United States. Service to Hightstown began in December 1831 using the British-built John Bull locomotive. C&A was acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1871 after consolidating it with the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company. Ownership was later transferred to Penn Central (PC) in 1968, following by Conrail in 1976 after PC went bankrupt.[https://www.american-rails.com/camden-and-amboy-railroad.html The Camden And Amboy Railroad], American-Rails.com. Accessed February 6, 2018.[https://www.jcrhs.org/camden&amboy.html History of the Camden & Amboy], Jersey Central Railway Historical Society. Accessed February 6, 2018.

In early 1982, Conrail ended freight service to Hightstown on what was known as the Hightstown Industrial Track and filed for abandonment that fall. Trackage was removed in March 1983.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

Hightstown is served by CentraState Healthcare System, a 287-bed regional hospital affiliated with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, located in nearby Freehold Township. CentraState Healthcare system also provides healthcare through its various family practices in communities across central New Jersey.[https://www.centrastate.com/who-we-are/ CentraState Medical Center: Who We Are]. Accessed June 18, 2023. One of those six family practices has an office located in neighboring East Windsor on U.S. Route 130.[https://www.centrastate.com/locations/centrastate-health-pavilion-at-east-windsor/ East Windsor: Family Practice of CentraState]. Accessed June 18, 2023.

The next closest hospitals to the borough include the Hamilton Division of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton Township and Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro Township.

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Hightstown would have an Appalachian Oak (104) vegetation type with an Eastern Hardwood Forest (25) vegetation form.[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.

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hightstown has a hot-summer, wet all year, humid continental climate (Dfa). Dfa climates are characterized by at least one month having an average mean temperature at or below {{Convert|32.0|F|C}}, at least four months with an average mean temperature at or above {{Convert|50.0|F|C}}, at least one month with an average mean temperature at or above {{Convert|71.6|F|C}}, and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months, episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values at or above {{Convert|100.0|F|C}}. On average, the wettest month of the year is July which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values below {{Convert|0.0|F|C}}. The plant hardiness zone is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of {{Convert|0.0|F|C}}.[https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map], United States Department of Agriculture. Accessed November 26, 2019. The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is {{convert|24|to|30|in|cm}}, and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.

{{Weather box

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| location = Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)

|Jan record high F = 73

|Feb record high F = 77

|Mar record high F = 88

|Apr record high F = 95

|May record high F = 97

|Jun record high F = 100

|Jul record high F = 105

|Aug record high F = 102

|Sep record high F = 103

|Oct record high F = 95

|Nov record high F = 83

|Dec record high F = 76

|year record high F = 105

|Jan avg record high F = 62.8

|Feb avg record high F = 62.8

|Mar avg record high F = 72.6

|Apr avg record high F = 84.3

|May avg record high F = 89.8

|Jun avg record high F = 93.6

|Jul avg record high F = 96.4

|Aug avg record high F = 94.3

|Sep avg record high F = 90.6

|Oct avg record high F = 81.9

|Nov avg record high F = 73.5

|Dec avg record high F = 65.3

|year avg record high F = 97.5

|Jan high F = 40.5

|Feb high F = 43.0

|Mar high F = 50.9

|Apr high F = 62.9

|May high F = 72.8

|Jun high F = 81.7

|Jul high F = 86.7

|Aug high F = 84.9

|Sep high F = 78.3

|Oct high F = 66.4

|Nov high F = 55.3

|Dec high F = 45.5

|year high F = 64.1

|Jan mean F = 31.0

|Feb mean F = 32.8

|Mar mean F = 40.3

|Apr mean F = 51.0

|May mean F = 60.6

|Jun mean F = 69.8

|Jul mean F = 74.9

|Aug mean F = 72.9

|Sep mean F = 66.1

|Oct mean F = 54.3

|Nov mean F = 44.2

|Dec mean F = 36.1

|year mean F = 52.8

|Jan low F = 21.4

|Feb low F = 22.7

|Mar low F = 29.7

|Apr low F = 39.0

|May low F = 48.4

|Jun low F = 57.8

|Jul low F = 63.0

|Aug low F = 60.8

|Sep low F = 53.8

|Oct low F = 42.2

|Nov low F = 33.0

|Dec low F = 26.6

|year low F = 41.5

|Jan avg record low F = 5.2

|Feb avg record low F = 7.5

|Mar avg record low F = 16.1

|Apr avg record low F = 27.5

|May avg record low F = 34.9

|Jun avg record low F = 45.3

|Jul avg record low F = 53.2

|Aug avg record low F = 50.6

|Sep avg record low F = 40.2

|Oct avg record low F = 28.4

|Nov avg record low F = 19.4

|Dec avg record low F = 12.9

|year avg record low F = 2.8

|Jan record low F = −16

|Feb record low F = −11

|Mar record low F = 2

|Apr record low F = 10

|May record low F = 28

|Jun record low F = 35

|Jul record low F = 42

|Aug record low F = 40

|Sep record low F = 28

|Oct record low F = 22

|Nov record low F = 0

|Dec record low F = −12

|year record low F= −16

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|Jan precipitation inch = 3.46

|Feb precipitation inch = 2.61

|Mar precipitation inch = 4.28

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.67

|May precipitation inch = 4.07

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.63

|Jul precipitation inch = 4.82

|Aug precipitation inch = 4.29

|Sep precipitation inch = 4.15

|Oct precipitation inch = 3.98

|Nov precipitation inch = 3.26

|Dec precipitation inch = 4.23

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|Feb snow inch = 8.0

|Mar snow inch = 4.6

|Apr snow inch = 0.6

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|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.0

|Nov snow inch = 0.3

|Dec snow inch = 4.4

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|Feb precipitation days = 9.4

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|Apr precipitation days = 11.5

|May precipitation days = 12.3

|Jun precipitation days = 11.7

|Jul precipitation days = 10.5

|Aug precipitation days = 10.1

|Sep precipitation days = 9.0

|Oct precipitation days = 9.9

|Nov precipitation days = 9.1

|Dec precipitation days = 10.7

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|Feb snow days = 3.4

|Mar snow days = 2.3

|Apr snow days = 0.3

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|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.0

|Nov snow days = 0.1

|Dec snow days = 1.7

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| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = August 16, 2021}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00283951&format=pdf

| title = Station: Hightstown 2 W, NJ

| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = August 16, 2021}}

|date = March 2012

}}

{{Category see also|People from Hightstown, New Jersey}}

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hightstown include:

• Jim Barlow, soccer coach{{Cite web |title=Jim Barlow |url=https://goprincetontigers.com/staff-directory/jim-barlow/420 |access-date=January 6, 2025 |website=Princeton Tigers}}
• Kay B. Barrett (1902–1995), Hollywood talent scout who acquired the movie rights to the book Gone with the WindVan Gelder, Lawrence. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/19/obituaries/kay-b-barrett-talent-scout-and-entertainment-agent-93.html "Kay B. Barrett, Talent Scout And Entertainment Agent, 93"], The New York Times, January 19, 1995. Accessed December 3, 2012. "Kay Brown Barrett, who bought Gone With the Wind for the movie producer David O. Selznick after discovering the novel as his New York representative, died yesterday at the Meadow Lakes retirement community in Hightstown, N.J., where she had lived for the last 14 years. She was 93."
• Estelle Brodman (1914–2007), medical librarian and academic, lived in Hightstown after her retirement[https://findingaids.library.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-rb/ldpd_4079563 Estelle Brodman (1914-) (finding aid)], Columbia University. Accessed November 27, 2019.Messerele, Judith. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2801987/ "Estelle Brodman, AHIP, FMLA, 1914–2007"], Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2010 January; 98(1): 6–8. Accessed November 27, 2019. "On March 1, 2007, the Medical Library Association (MLA) lost a towering figure of the profession. Estelle Brodman, AHIP, FMLA, died at Meadow Lake Estates in Hightstown, NJ, of natural causes."
• Howard Haycraft (1905–1991), writer, editor and publisherGrimes, William. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/13/arts/howard-haycraft-is-dead-at-86-a-publisher-and-mystery-scholar.html "Howard Haycraft Is Dead at 86; A Publisher and Mystery Scholar"], The New York Times, November 13, 1991. Accessed July 31, 2022. "Howard Haycraft, a publishing executive, editor and author of a classic history of the mystery novel, died yesterday in Hightstown, N.J. He was 86 years old and lived in Hightstown."
• Hilly Kristal (1931–2007), founder and owner of the New York City music club CBGBSisario, Ben. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/arts/music/30kristal.html "Hilly Kristal, 75, Catalyst for Punk at CBGB, Dies"], The New York Times, August 30, 2007. Accessed August 17, 2013. "Hillel Kristal grew up on a farm in Hightstown, N.J., and studied classical violin as a child."
• Larry Kelley (1915–2000), football player who won the Heisman Trophy in 1936Goldstein, Harold. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/29/sports/larry-kelley-85-a-yale-end-who-won-the-heisman-dies.html "Larry Kelley, 85, a Yale End Who Won the Heisman, Dies"], The New York Times, June 29, 2000. Accessed September 4, 2014. "Larry Kelley, the Yale University end who won the Heisman Trophy in 1936, then found himself back in the public eye six months ago when he sold the statuette at auction for $328,100, died Tuesday at his home in Hightstown, N.J., of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound."
• Desiree Lubovska (1893–1974), founded the American National Ballet School at Hightstown in 1921Mitchell, Hannah. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18022121/desiree_lubovska_1921/ "Social Leaders Back Plan for an American Ballet School"] New-York Tribune, February 20, 1921: 68. via Newspapers.com{{open access}}. Accessed November 27, 2019.
• Doug Mastriano (born 1964), politician who is a retired Colonel of the United States Army and the state senator for Pennsylvania's 33rd District[https://www.digifind-it.com/hightstown/data/gazette/1983/1983-06-23.pdf "Local Happenings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322140638/https://www.digifind-it.com/hightstown/data/gazette/1983/1983-06-23.pdf |date=March 22, 2021 }}, The Hightstown Gazette, June 23, 1983. Accessed March 21, 2021. "Douglas V. Mastriano of 15 Leshin Lane, Hightstown, won an award for academic excellence in German at Mercer County Community College's Honors Convocation."
• Worrall Frederick Mountain (1909–1992), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1971 to 1979Daniels, Lee A. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/26/nyregion/justice-worrall-f-mountain-83-served-on-new-jersey-high-court.html "Justice Worrall F. Mountain, 83; Served on New Jersey High Court"], The New York Times, August 26, 1992. Accessed June 15, 2016. "Worrall F. Mountain, a retired justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, died on Monday at the Princeton Medical Center in Princeton, N.J. He was 83 years old and lived in Hightstown, N.J."
• Elizabeth Greenleaf Pattee (1893–1991), architect, landscape architect and architecture professorStaff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170322014043/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7649450.html "Elizabeth G. Pattee, 97 Was an architect and professor"], The Boston Globe, March 1, 1991. Accessed October 17, 2015. "Elizabeth Greenleaf Pattee, an architect who taught at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1945 to 1962, died Wednesday at the Meadow Lakes retirement community in Hightstown, N.J. She was 97 and a former resident of Providence and Warwick, R.I."
• Neville Pearson (1898-1982), British newspaper publisher, lived at Hightstown at time of his death.{{cite book|editor-last=Mosley|editor-first=Charles |title=Debrett's Handbook 1982, Distinguished People in British Life|year=1982|publisher=Debrett's Peerage Limited, London, UK|page=1216|isbn=0-905649-38-9}}Address given as "Meadow Lake, Hightstown, NJ 08520, USA".
• Randal Pinkett (born 1971), business consultant who in 2005 was the winner of season four of the reality television show, The ApprenticeStaff. [http://www.alumni.rutgers.edu/s/896/index.aspx?sid=896&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1220&ecid=1220&crid=0&calpgid=15&calcid=867 "Randal Is Hired!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112140352/http://www.alumni.rutgers.edu/s/896/index.aspx?sid=896&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1220&ecid=1220&crid=0&calpgid=15&calcid=867 |date=January 12, 2016 }}, Rutgers University Alumni Association. Accessed September 4, 2014. "Growing up in Hightstown, Pinkett says he learned at an early age that 'to whom much is given, much is expected. I therefore place great emphasis on using my God-given talents to give back to the community,' he says."
• Jonathan Sprout (born 1952), songwriter, performer and recording artistOllestead, Berit. [https://morristowngreen.com/2013/10/15/its-all-about-r-e-s-p-e-c-t-at-alfred-vail-school-in-morris-plains/ "It’s all about R-E-S-P-E-C-T at Alfred Vail School in Morris Plains"], Morristown Green, October 15, 2013. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Growing up in Hightstown, Sprout set out to sing for grown-ups."
• Martin Waldron (1925–1981), winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on unchecked spending on the Florida TurnpikeStaff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/28/obituaries/martin-o-waldron-is-dead-at-56-reporting-led-to-a-pulitzer-prize.html "Martin O. Waldron Is Dead At 56; Reporting Led To A Pulitzer Prize"], The New York Times, May 28, 1981. Accessed May 12, 2011. "Martin O. Waldron, chief of the Trenton bureau of The New York Times, whose investigative reporting for The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times led to a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for the newspaper, died of heart disease yesterday at his home in Hightstown, N.J."
• Charles L. Walters ({{circa|1862}}–1894), politician who served in the New Jersey General AssemblyStaff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/06/21/106909303.pdf "Obituary Notes"], The New York Times, June 21, 1894. Accessed May 29, 2017. "Assemblyman Charles L. Walters of the Second Assembly District of Monmouth County died yesterday afternoon at his home, in Seabright, N.J., aged thirty-four years. He was born at Hightstown, that state."
• Paul Watkins (born 1964), novelistWalczak, Danielle. [http://bangordailynews.com/2014/08/07/living/novelist-draws-on-maine-backcountry-for-inspiration-in-new-book/ "Novelist draws on Maine backcountry for inspiration in new book"], Bangor Daily News, August 7, 2014. Accessed September 4, 2014. "For Paul Watkins, Maine is that place. It's the area he can't get out of his mind, even in the shadow of New York City in Hightstown, N.J."
• John Archibald Wheeler (1911–2008), physicistMacPherson, Kitta. [http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S20/82/08G77/index.xml?section=topstories "Leading physicist John Wheeler dies at age 96"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130024434/http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S20/82/08G77/index.xml?section=topstories |date=January 30, 2017 }}, News at Princeton, April 14, 2008. Accessed March 14, 2012. "Wheeler, the Joseph Henry Professor of Physics Emeritus at Princeton University, was 96. He succumbed to pneumonia on Sunday, April 13, at his home in Hightstown, N.J."
• Nick Williams (born 1990), wide receiver who has played in the NFL for the Washington RedskinsO'Gorman, George. [http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20130831/SPORTS03/130839923 "Four Mercer County players make NFL rosters"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207131331/http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20130831/SPORTS03/130839923 |date=December 7, 2013 }}, The Trentonian, August 31, 2013. Accessed December 3, 2013. "Hightstown's Williams, who played at UConn, had seven preseason catches for 51 yards for the 'Skins."
• John Woodruff (1915–2007), Gold Medalist at 800 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics in BerlinLitsky, Frank. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/sports/othersports/01olympics.html "A Victory That's Still Memorable 70 Years Later"], The New York Times, August 1, 2006. Accessed November 10, 2012. "He spoke from Fountain Hills, Ariz., near Phoenix, where he and Rose have lived in a two-bedroom apartment in a senior housing complex for five years since moving from Hightstown, N.J."

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{{Wikivoyage|Hightstown}}

• [https://www.hightstownborough.com/ Hightstown Borough website]
• [http://www.downtownhightstown.org/ Downtown Hightstown]
• [http://www.hewhs.com/ Hightstown East Windsor Historical Society]

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