East Windsor/Hightstown NJ
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East Windsor Township is a township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The township is part of the New York Metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau,[18] but directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area.[19] As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 27,190,[8][9][9] reflecting an increase of 2,271 (+9.1%) from the 24,919 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,566 (+11.5%) from the 22,353 counted in the 1990 Census.[20]
Both East Windsor Township and West Windsor Township were formed when Windsor Township was split on February 9, 1797, while the area was still part of Middlesex County. It was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township were taken to form Hightstown borough (March 5, 1853, within East Windsor; became independent c. 1894) and Washington Township (March 11, 1860, and known as Robbinsville Township since 2007).[21] The township was named for Windsor Township, which was named for Windsor, England.[22]
Geography[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 15.745 square miles (40.779 km2), including 15.648 square miles (40.529 km2) of land and 0.097 square miles (0.250 km2) of water (0.61%).[1][2]
Twin Rivers (2010 Census population of 7,443[23]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within East Windsor Township.[24] According to "New Jersey: A Guide to the State" by Barbara Westergaard, Twin Rivers was "New Jersey's first planned unit development" and "has attracted the scrutiny of countless researchers, from sociologists and anthropologists to specialists in energy conservation." Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located completely or partially within East Windsor include Allens Station,[citation needed] Eilers Corner, Etra, Hickory Corner, Locust Corner, Millstone[citation needed] and Washington Oak.[25]
The township borders Robbinsville Township and West Windsor Township in Mercer County; Cranbury Township, Monroe Township and Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County; and both Millstone Township and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County.[26][27][28] East Windsor completely surrounds the independent borough of Hightstown, making it part one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.[29]
The Meadow Lakes continuing care retirement community occupies a 100-acre (40 ha) site that straddles the East Windsor-Hightstown boundary line.[30]
Education[edit]Students in public school for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the East Windsor Regional School District.[103] The comprehensive school district serves students from East Windsor Township and Hightstown, along with students in grades 7 - 12 from Roosevelt (in Monmouth County) who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[104] As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its six schools had an enrollment of 5,231 students and 427.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.[105]
Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[106]) are Walter C. Black Elementary School[107] (557; K-2), Ethel McKnight Elementary School[108] (493; K-2), Perry L. Drew Elementary School[109] (659; 3-5), Grace N. Rogers Elementary School[110] (594; PreK-5), Melvin H. Kreps Middle School[111] (1,228; 6-8) and Hightstown High School[112] (1,616, 9-12).[113]
Eighth grade students from all of Mercer County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Mercer County Technical Schools, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its Health Sciences Academy, STEM Academy and Academy of Culinary Arts, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.[114][115]
Transportation[edit]Roads and highways[edit]
The New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) is the largest and busiest highway in East Windsor
As of May 2010, the township had a total of 93.45 miles (150.39 km) of roadways, of which 68.99 miles (111.03 km) were maintained by the municipality, 10.71 miles (17.24 km) by Mercer County, 9.80 miles (15.77 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 3.95 miles (6.36 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[116]
Several major highways serve East Windsor.[117] The most prominent among them is the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95).[118] One exit, Exit 8, is located within East Windsor, connecting the turnpike to New Jersey Route 33[119] and New Jersey Route 133.[120] Route 33 runs east to west across the southern and eastern portions of the township while Route 133 forms a bypass of Hightstown, connecting Route 33 on the east side of East Windsor to County Route 571 on the west side.[121] U.S. Route 130 crosses the western portions of East Windsor with a north-south orientation parallel to the turnpike, forming a concurrency with Route 33 in the southern portion of the township.[122] The township is also served by County Route 535[123] and County Route 539.[124]
Public transportation[edit]Suburban Transit offers commuter service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 300 Route[125] and to and from Wall Street in Downtown Manhattan on the 600 Route.[126]
The nearest NJ Transit rail service is available at the Princeton Junction station.[127] Shuttle bus service to the Princeton Junction station is available during rush hour.[128][129]
Mercer County offers a shuttle service providing access to major businesses and transportation hubs in the area along Route 130 [130] as well as a local shuttle within the area.[131]
East Windsor Township is a township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The township is part of the New York Metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau,[18] but directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area.[19] As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 27,190,[8][9][9] reflecting an increase of 2,271 (+9.1%) from the 24,919 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,566 (+11.5%) from the 22,353 counted in the 1990 Census.[20]
Both East Windsor Township and West Windsor Township were formed when Windsor Township was split on February 9, 1797, while the area was still part of Middlesex County. It was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township were taken to form Hightstown borough (March 5, 1853, within East Windsor; became independent c. 1894) and Washington Township (March 11, 1860, and known as Robbinsville Township since 2007).[21] The township was named for Windsor Township, which was named for Windsor, England.[22]
Geography[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 15.745 square miles (40.779 km2), including 15.648 square miles (40.529 km2) of land and 0.097 square miles (0.250 km2) of water (0.61%).[1][2]
Twin Rivers (2010 Census population of 7,443[23]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within East Windsor Township.[24] According to "New Jersey: A Guide to the State" by Barbara Westergaard, Twin Rivers was "New Jersey's first planned unit development" and "has attracted the scrutiny of countless researchers, from sociologists and anthropologists to specialists in energy conservation." Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located completely or partially within East Windsor include Allens Station,[citation needed] Eilers Corner, Etra, Hickory Corner, Locust Corner, Millstone[citation needed] and Washington Oak.[25]
The township borders Robbinsville Township and West Windsor Township in Mercer County; Cranbury Township, Monroe Township and Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County; and both Millstone Township and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County.[26][27][28] East Windsor completely surrounds the independent borough of Hightstown, making it part one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.[29]
The Meadow Lakes continuing care retirement community occupies a 100-acre (40 ha) site that straddles the East Windsor-Hightstown boundary line.[30]
Education[edit]Students in public school for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the East Windsor Regional School District.[103] The comprehensive school district serves students from East Windsor Township and Hightstown, along with students in grades 7 - 12 from Roosevelt (in Monmouth County) who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[104] As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its six schools had an enrollment of 5,231 students and 427.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.[105]
Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[106]) are Walter C. Black Elementary School[107] (557; K-2), Ethel McKnight Elementary School[108] (493; K-2), Perry L. Drew Elementary School[109] (659; 3-5), Grace N. Rogers Elementary School[110] (594; PreK-5), Melvin H. Kreps Middle School[111] (1,228; 6-8) and Hightstown High School[112] (1,616, 9-12).[113]
Eighth grade students from all of Mercer County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Mercer County Technical Schools, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its Health Sciences Academy, STEM Academy and Academy of Culinary Arts, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.[114][115]
Transportation[edit]Roads and highways[edit]
The New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) is the largest and busiest highway in East Windsor
As of May 2010, the township had a total of 93.45 miles (150.39 km) of roadways, of which 68.99 miles (111.03 km) were maintained by the municipality, 10.71 miles (17.24 km) by Mercer County, 9.80 miles (15.77 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 3.95 miles (6.36 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[116]
Several major highways serve East Windsor.[117] The most prominent among them is the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95).[118] One exit, Exit 8, is located within East Windsor, connecting the turnpike to New Jersey Route 33[119] and New Jersey Route 133.[120] Route 33 runs east to west across the southern and eastern portions of the township while Route 133 forms a bypass of Hightstown, connecting Route 33 on the east side of East Windsor to County Route 571 on the west side.[121] U.S. Route 130 crosses the western portions of East Windsor with a north-south orientation parallel to the turnpike, forming a concurrency with Route 33 in the southern portion of the township.[122] The township is also served by County Route 535[123] and County Route 539.[124]
Public transportation[edit]Suburban Transit offers commuter service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 300 Route[125] and to and from Wall Street in Downtown Manhattan on the 600 Route.[126]
The nearest NJ Transit rail service is available at the Princeton Junction station.[127] Shuttle bus service to the Princeton Junction station is available during rush hour.[128][129]
Mercer County offers a shuttle service providing access to major businesses and transportation hubs in the area along Route 130 [130] as well as a local shuttle within the area.[131]