Robbinsville Township, New Jersey
| Robbinsville Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Robbinsville | |
Robbinsville Town Center along Route 33
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| Motto: "Be at the Center of it All" | |
 Location in Mercer County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Washington Township, Mercer County, New Jersey (currently known as Robbinsville Township) |
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| Coordinates: 40°13′29″N 74°35′38″W / 40.224723°N 74.594025°WCoordinates: 40°13′29″N 74°35′38″W / 40.224723°N 74.594025°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Mercer |
| Incorporated | March 15, 1859, as Washington Township |
| Renamed | January 1, 2008, as Robbinsville Township |
| Named for | George R. Robbins |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | David Fried (term ends December 31, 2017) |
| • Administrator | Joy Tozzi |
| • Clerk | Michele Seigfried |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.491 sq mi (53.072 km2) |
| • Land | 20.316 sq mi (52.618 km2) |
| • Water | 0.175 sq mi (0.454 km2) 0.86% |
| Area rank | 139th of 565 in state 5th of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 13,642 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 14,176 |
| • Rank | 180th of 565 in state 9th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 671.5/sq mi (259.3/km2) |
| • Density rank | 416th of 566 in state 11th of 12 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08691 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3402163850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882122 |
| Website | www |
Robbinsville Township is a township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, in the New York City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 13,642, reflecting an increase of 3,367 (+32.8%) from the 10,275 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 4,460 (+76.7%) from the 5,815 counted in the 1990 Census. The township is named for George R. Robbins, who lived in the area.
What is now Robbinsville Township was originally incorporated as Washington Township (named for George Washington) by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1859, from portions of East Windsor Township. On November 6, 2007, voters approved by a vote of 1,816 to 693 a measure that changed the township's name from Washington Township (the name of in New Jersey) to Robbinsville, named after a settlement within the township. The official changeover took place January 1, 2008, as signs and other items with "Washington" on them began to be changed.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township as of 2010 had a total area of 20.491 square miles (53.072 km2), including 20.316 square miles (52.618 km2) of land and 0.175 square miles (0.454 km2) of water (0.86%). The township borders East Windsor Township, Hamilton Township, and West Windsor Township in Mercer County; and Allentown, Millstone Township and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County.Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Allens Station, Carsons Mills, Hillside Terrace, Meadows Terrace, New Canton, New Sharon, Pages Corners, and Windsor.
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