Washington Crossing, New Jersey

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Washington Crossing, New Jersey
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The Delaware and Raritan Canal at Washington Crossing in Hopewell Township
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Coordinates: 40°17′48″N74°52′01″W / 40.29667°N 74.86694°W / 40.29667; -74.86694
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Mercer
Township Hopewell
Area
[1]
  Total0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)
  Land0.25 sq mi (0.6 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
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59 ft (18 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total371
  Density1,478.1/sq mi (570.7/km2)
ZIP Code
08560 (Titusville)
FIPS code 34-77330 [4]
GNIS feature ID881558 [2]
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Nelson House

Washington Crossing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, in the United States. The CDP and surrounding Hopewell Township lie on the eastern flank of the Washington Crossing Bridge spanning the Delaware River. Washington Crossing State Park is located adjacent to the community in New Jersey, while across the river lies Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. [6] As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 371. [7]

Contents

The community was the eastern landing point following George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. The Delaware and Raritan feeder canal runs along the river through the community. [8]

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The Delaware and Raritan feeder canal and hiking trails

Geography

Washington Crossing is on the east bank of the Delaware River in northwestern Mercer County. New Jersey Route 29 (River Road) passes through the community, leading southeast (downriver) 8 miles (13 km) to Trenton, the state capital, and northwest (upriver) 7 miles (11 km) to Lambertville. The Washington Crossing Bridge, built in 1904, crosses the Delaware to Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, from where Pennsylvania Route 532 leads southwest 6 miles (10 km) to Newtown, Pennsylvania.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2), of which 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2) were land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 14.6%, was water. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 371
2020 [7]

Education

All of Hopewell Township, including Washington Crossing, is served by the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. [9]

Notable people

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

See also

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