West Trenton, New Jersey
| West Trenton, New Jersey | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
Homes along Grand Avenue
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 West Trenton
West Trenton
West Trenton
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| Coordinates: 40°15′50″N 74°49′07″W / 40.26389°N 74.81861°WCoordinates: 40°15′50″N 74°49′07″W / 40.26389°N 74.81861°W | |
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 United States
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 New Jersey
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| County | Mercer |
| Township | Ewing |
| Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 881731 |
West Trenton is a section of Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburban area located adjacent to the northwestern portion of the city of Trenton, from which it derives its name. Located at the intersection of Bear Tavern Road/Grand Avenue and West Upper Ferry Road, it is one of the oldest settlements in Ewing Township.
The community was known as Birmingham and then Trenton Junction before adopting its current name. Today, West Trenton is primarily a residential neighborhood consisting of a mixture of detached, single-family homes and semi-attached, half-duplexes, the majority of which were built from the early 1900s through the 1950s.
It is home to the New Jersey State Police Headquarters, Trenton–Mercer Airport, Trenton Country Club,New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, The Homasote Company, The Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf, and the nearby Villa Victoria Academy, a Catholic primary and secondary school for girls. Religious institutions include Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (Roman Catholic), West Trenton Presbyterian Church, and Calvary Chapel of Mercer County (Evangelical). Interstate 95 is just northwest of the community and is linked to it by Bear Tavern Road. West Trenton Train Station is the outermost stop on the SEPTA Regional Rail West Trenton Line.
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