Pennington, New Jersey
| Pennington, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Pennington | |
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 Location in Mercer County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Pennington, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°19′30″N 74°47′20″W / 40.324923°N 74.78878°WCoordinates: 40°19′30″N 74°47′20″W / 40.324923°N 74.78878°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Mercer |
| Incorporated | January 31, 1890 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Anthony Persichilli (D, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Eileen Heinzel |
| • Clerk | Elizabeth Sterling |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.958 sq mi (2.481 km2) |
| • Land | 0.956 sq mi (2.476 km2) |
| • Water | 0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2) 0.22% |
| Area rank | 506th of 565 in state 11th of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 210 ft (60 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 2,585 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 2,598 |
| • Rank | 465th of 565 in state 11th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 2,703.9/sq mi (1,044.0/km2) |
| • Density rank | 230st of 565 in state 4th of 12 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08534 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3402157600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885347 |
| Website | www |
Pennington is a borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 2,585, reflecting a decline of 111 (-4.1%) from the 2,696 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 159 (+6.3%) from the 2,537 counted in the 1990 Census.
According to an 1883 history, "the first name of the village was Queenstown, which was given it in honor of Queen Anne. Later it was by some, in derision of its comparative insignificance, Pennytown, and as early as 1747 it began to be called Pennington." The name "Penington" was already known in the area, as Edward Penington (1667-1701), son of the British Quaker leader Isaac Penington, was appointed by his kinsman William Penn as Surveyor General of Pennsylvania. His father-in-law was a longtime leader, including as Governor, of the province of West Jersey, where Edward married.Henry Gannett attributes the borough's name to colonial governors from the Pennington family.
Pennington was established as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 31, 1890, from portions of Hopewell Township, based on the results of a referendum held on January 21, 1890. It is a dry borough, where alcohol cannot be sold.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.958 square miles (2.481 km2), including 0.956 square miles (2.476 km2) of land and 0.002 square miles (0.005 km2) of water (0.22%).
The borough is an independent municipality completely surrounded by Hopewell Township, making it part one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.
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