South Trenton
| South Trenton, New Jersey | |
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Second Street in South Trenton
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 South Trenton, New Jersey
South Trenton, New Jersey
South Trenton, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 40°11′59″N 74°45′20″W / 40.19972°N 74.75556°WCoordinates: 40°11′59″N 74°45′20″W / 40.19972°N 74.75556°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Mercer |
| City | Trenton |
South Trenton is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is home to a diverse array of immigrants from places such as Italy, Latin America, and Ireland and their descendants. South Trenton is Trenton's most diverse neighborhood and borders Hamilton Township to the Southeast and the Delaware River to the West. It had a brief existence as an independent municipality from 1840 to 1851.
South Trenton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1840, from portions of Nottingham Township. The borough was annexed by Trenton on April 14, 1851.
South Trenton is home to Trenton's famed Chambersburg neighborhood also known as "The 'Burg". It is historically Trenton's most diverse immigrant community and had residents hailing from places such as Poland, Slovakia, Ireland, Hungary, Ukraine and Germany, though eventually mostly Italian immigrants and their offspring came to dominate the neighborhood, and it has since been known for its Italian-American population. It is also known for being the Restaurant District of Trenton, with many of the restaurants in the neighborhood specializing in Italian cuisine. Chambersburg also hosts the annual Italian celebration called the Feast of Madonna or the Feast of Lights, further reflecting its cultural and religious roots. In recent years, South Trenton has been experiencing a sharp rise in residents from Latin America, especially Puerto Rico. In the southernmost part of South Trenton (and therefore the entire city) known as "The Bottom," the concentration of Puerto Ricans is especially noticeable. There are still large concentrations of Puerto Ricans but more recently Guatemalan, Costa Rican, and Ecuadorian immigrants have come to the neighborhood. Many have set up new stores and businesses alongside Italian-Americans. Today, South Broad St. in South Trenton is home to Trenton's largest population of Latinos.
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