Mercerville, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40°14′09″N74°41′32″W / 40.235832°N 74.692254°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Mercer |
Township | Hamilton |
Area | |
• Total | 3.72 sq mi (9.63 km2) |
• Land | 3.69 sq mi (9.55 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 1.14% |
Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,447 |
• Density | 3,646.15/sq mi (1,407.73/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
FIPS code | 3445480 [5] [6] |
GNIS feature ID | 02389472 [5] [7] |
Mercerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place [8] (CDP) located within Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [9] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 13,230. [10] Until after the 2000 census, the area was part of the Mercerville-Hamilton Square CDP. For the 2010 Census it was split into two CDPs, Mercerville and Hamilton Square. [11]
Many historical markers in Mercerville detail the path of the Continental Army under the command of George Washington through the area during the American Revolutionary War. Several are related to their night march from the Second Battle of Trenton to the Battle of Princeton.
Originally called "Sandtown," Mercerville is named after General Hugh Mercer, who died on January 12, 1777, due to wounds incurred at the Battle of Princeton. Hamilton Square was renamed after Alexander Hamilton, during a wave of anti-British sentiment at the time of the War of 1812. It previously had been called Nottingham after the British town. [12]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 3.730 square miles (9.659 km2), including 3.687 square miles (9.549 km2) of land and 0.043 square miles (0.111 km2) of water (1.14%). [5] [13]
The main intersection in Mercerville is known as Five Points. It the junction of (starting north and heading clockwise): Quaker Bridge Road (County Route 533), Edinburg Road (CR 535), Nottingham Way (CR 618), White Horse-Mercerville Road (CR 533), and Nottingham Way (CR 535). In addition, New Jersey Route 33 runs east and west to the south of this intersection. Except for Notthingham Way east of Five Points, the preceding roads contain most of Mercervile's commercial businesses. [14]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 13,447 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [15] [3] |
The 2010 United States census counted 13,230 people, 5,028 households, and 3,605 families in the CDP. The population density was 3,588.5 per square mile (1,385.5/km2). There were 5,246 housing units at an average density of 1,422.9 per square mile (549.4/km2). The racial makeup was 88.81% (11,749) White, 3.98% (527) Black or African American, 0.22% (29) Native American, 3.67% (486) Asian, 0.04% (5) Pacific Islander, 1.90% (252) from other races, and 1.38% (182) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.86% (907) of the population. [10]
Of the 5,028 households, 28.9% had children under the age of 18; 57.8% were married couples living together; 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.3% were non-families. Of all households, 22.9% were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.06. [10]
20.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.1 males. [10]
Most high school students in Mercerville attend Nottingham High School.
Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Trenton, also the state capital, prompting its nickname The Capital County. Mercer County alone constitutes the Trenton–Princeton metropolitan statistical area and is considered part of the New York combined statistical area by the U.S. Census Bureau, but also directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is included within the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Media Market Area.
Hamilton Township is a township and the most populous municipality in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the largest suburb of Trenton, the state's capital, which is located to the township's west. The township is situated within the New York metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau but directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 92,297, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 3,833 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 88,464, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,355 (+1.6%) from the 2000 census count of 87,109. The township was the state's ninth-largest municipality in 2010 and 2020, after having been ranked 10th in 2000.
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