Califon
| Califon | |||
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Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | April 2, 1918 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Jersey | ||
| County : | Hunterdon County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 43 ′ N , 74 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,033 (as of 2007) | ||
| Population density : | 413.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 146 m | ||
| Postal code : | 07830 | ||
| Area code : | +1 908 | ||
| FIPS : | 34-09280 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0885176 | ||
Califon is a city in Hunterdon County in New Jersey in the United States .
The city received the name Calfion in the 1920s, a later abbreviation because the settlement was originally called California.
Califon was a train station on the High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey . After the sale of the Central Railroad to Conrail in 1976, the rail connection was abandoned. Today the Columbia Trail, a bike path , runs on the former railway line. According to the last census in 2007, there were 1,033 people in California.
There are no house numbers in the city, but houses have signs with the name of the builder and the year of construction.
The city is home to a kindergarten and a public school.
Famous people who had a residence in California
- Merv Griffin (1925-2007), American entertainer
- Francis Burton Harrison (1873–1957), American politician