Lamington, New Jersey | |
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Location in Somerset County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°39′39″N74°43′03″W / 40.66083°N 74.71750°W | |
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County | Somerset |
Township | Bedminster |
Area | |
• Total | 4.36 sq mi (11.30 km2) |
• Land | 4.33 sq mi (11.20 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 135 |
• Density | 31.21/sq mi (12.05/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
FIPS code | 34-38670 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 877657 [4] 2806111 [5] |
Lamington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [6] located within Bedminster Township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [7] It contains the Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery and the Lamington Black Cemetery.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 135 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] 2020 [2] |
Lamington first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [9]
As of 2020, the population was 135. [2]
"Lamington" is a corruption of the Native American word for the nearby stream, the "Allemetunck" or the "Loamatong". Its name means "the place within the hills" or "the place of paint clay." There are 113 recorded variations on the spelling of Lamington, including "Alamatunk," "Lametunk" and "Lamberton." [10]
The Lamington Presbyterian Church was constructed in 1826, replacing the original built in 1740. Church membership included Scots-Irish Presbyterians, Dutch and German settlers, tenant-farmers, large and small landowners, lawyers, teachers, millers, weavers, tailors, other craftsmen and workmen, slaves and freed blacks. [11]
The Lamington Historic District, which includes the Presbyterian Church and the Lamington Black Cemetery, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [12]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lamington include:
Notable burials:
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