Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. it briefly served as the capital of the United States in 1784. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with the New York metropolitan area by the United States Census Bureau, but it directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Philadelphia Combined Statistical Area and the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913, making it the state's tenth most populous municipality. The Census Bureau estimated that the city's population was 84,034 in 2014.
Ewing Township is a township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The township is within the New York metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau. It also directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 35,790, reflecting an increase of 83 (+0.2%) from the 35,707 counted in the 2000 Census, which had increased by 1,522 (+4.5%) from the 34,185 counted in the 1990 Census.
East Trenton is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It borders Hamilton Township and is home to a sizable African-American community, besides having small pockets of Latinos and Italians.
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.
Mill Hill is a historic neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is considered to be part of Downtown Trenton and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The name Mill Hill refers to central New Jersey's first industrial site, a mill, erected in 1679, at the southeast corner of the present Broad Street crossing of the Assunpink Creek. Mill Hill and its wooden mill were among the holdings of the first settler in the vicinity of Trenton, Mahlon Stacy, a Quaker who arrived in North America in 1678. The mill was destroyed in a flood.
Prospect Heights is a neighborhood located within Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is a residential neighborhood primarily consisting of detached, single-family homes built in the 1920s through the 1970s.
Slackwood is an unincorporated community located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The area is named for the owners of the land that was subdivided into the neighborhood today, Joseph Slack and William Wood. The neighborhood was first developed in 1890 as the first suburban development in the reconfigured Lawrence Township. Its location between Princeton Pike and Brunswick Pike allowed for an easy walk to nearby Trenton factories. Today, most of the homes in Slackwood are still small bungalows with some businesses along Princeton and Brunswick Pikes. The neighborhood is bounded by the two highways on the northwest and southeast, Slackwood Park and forest on the southwest, and Shabakunk Creek and Park on the northeast.
Eldridge Park is an unincorporated community located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The neighborhood is named for Stephen Eldridge, a farm owner in the township in the early 20th century. The neighborhood itself was established in 1906 as a settlement along the Trenton & Princeton Traction Company trolleyline and Lawrence Road for European immigrants to purchase small houses in the suburbs of Trenton. The growing population led to the construction of the Eldridge Park Elementary School and St. Ann's, the township's first Roman Catholic church. As it was in the past, the area is mostly made up of small houses with businesses clustered around US 206.
Prospect Park is a neighborhood located within Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
Weber Park is a neighborhood located within Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is a residential neighborhood consisting of a mixture of detached, single-family homes and semi-attached, half-duplexes built in the 1920s through the 1950s. It is adjacent to the Hillcrest section of Trenton.
Hiltonia is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Hiltonia is just northwest of Cadwalader Park.
Top Road is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Much of Top Road was once part of Lawrence Township and then was added to the now-defunct Millham Township before being annexed by Trenton in 1888.
Villa Park is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
Hillcrest is a neighborhood located within Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is adjacent to the Weber Park section of Ewing. Hillcrest is just northeast of Cadwalader Park.
The Island is a neighborhood in the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is primarily a residential neighborhood consisting of detached, single-family homes and semi-attached (twin) residences built in the 1920s.
Parkside is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Parkside is just southwest of Cadwalader Park.
Berkeley Square, also known as Cadwalader Place, is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is primarily a residential neighborhood consisting of detached, single-family homes constructed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. As an extremely early example of suburbia, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Chestnut Park is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
Franklin Park is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
Cadwalader Heights is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The neighborhood was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and primarily consists of detached, single-family homes built from 1907 to 1930. Cadwalader Heights is just southeast of Cadwalader Park.
