Columbus, New Jersey

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Columbus (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°04′21″N74°43′15″W / 40.07250°N 74.72083°W / 40.07250; -74.72083
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Burlington
Township Mansfield
Elevation
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82 ft (25 m)
Population
  Total8,783
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
08022 [3]
GNIS feature ID875584 [1]

Columbus is an unincorporated community located within Mansfield Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [4] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08022. [3] Most of Mansfield Township's governmental offices are located in and around Columbus. It is also the main business district in the township with many businesses lining the main roads in the area. It is located at the junction of County Route 543 (which passes east and west through the area) and U.S. Route 206 (US 206) which is a major highway that heads north and south. [5] US 206 originally passed through the center of Columbus on Atlantic Avenue and New York Avenue until it was moved to a short four-lane bypass of downtown in the late 1950s/early 1960s. The old surface route became state-maintained New Jersey Route 170 but became a county-maintained road (Burlington CR 690) in 1986. [6]

Contents

As of the 2010 United States Census, the population of ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08022 was 8,783. [2]

History

The area had been settled in the 18th century and featured a tavern named Black Horse Tavern. The community was originally known as Black Horse after the tavern, a vote was held in 1795 to determine Burlington County's county seat which featured Black Horse as one of three top vote-getters. Black Horse and the City of Burlington narrowly lost to Mount Holly. The settlement was renamed Columbus around 1827 in honor of Christopher Columbus. [7]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Columbus include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Columbus". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 08022 Archived 2020-02-13 at archive.today , United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 30, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Look Up a ZIP Code for Columbus, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed March 23, 2012.
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  8. Litsky, Frank. "Roosevelt Brown, 71, Dies; Hall of Fame Giants Tackle", The New York Times , June 11, 2004. Accessed January 18, 2017. "Roosevelt Brown, the Hall of Fame offensive tackle who spent the last 51 years with the Giants as a player, an assistant coach and a scout, died Wednesday at his home in Columbus, N.J."
  9. Eisenberg, Jamey. "Vikings won't pull surprise attack on Arizona", CBS Sports, March 21, 2009. Accessed March 22, 2012. "The best player is Cedric Jackson. He's a 6-feet-3 senior point guard from Columbus, N.J. Jackson started his college career at St. John's, but he transferred to Cleveland State after the 2006 season because he wanted more playing time. He also wanted to follow coach Gary Waters, who had resigned at Rutgers that same year and was moving to CSU. Waters recruited Jackson out of North Burlington High School in New Jersey, so Waters knew of his talents."