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Robbinsville Township, New Jersey
Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robbinsville Township is a township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the border of the New York metropolitan area and the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,476,[11][12] its highest decennial count ever.[20][21] Inspired by its central geographical location within New Jersey, Robbinsville's motto is Be at the Center of it All.[1]
Robbinsville Township, New Jersey | |
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![]() Lakeside view of Robbinsville | |
Motto: Be at the Center of it All[1] | |
![]() Location of Robbinsville Township in Mercer County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Mercer County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
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Coordinates: 40°13′22″N 74°35′35″W[2][3] | |
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Incorporated | March 15, 1859, as Washington Township |
Renamed | January 1, 2008, as Robbinsville Township |
Named for | George R. Robbins |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
• Body | Township Council |
• Mayor | David Fried (term ends December 31, 2025)[6][7] |
• Administrator | Joy Tozzi[8] |
• Municipal clerk | Michele Seigfried[9] |
Area | |
• Total | 20.58 sq mi (53.30 km2) |
• Land | 20.44 sq mi (52.94 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) 0.68% |
• Rank | 139th of 565 in state 5th of 12 in county[2] |
Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,476 |
• Estimate | 15,361 |
• Rank | 168th of 565 in state 9th of 12 in county[14] |
• Density | 757.1/sq mi (292.3/km2) |
• Rank | 413th of 565 in state 11th of 12 in county[14] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08691[15] |
Area code | 609[16] |
FIPS code | 3402163850[2][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882122[2][19] |
Website | www |
The township was incorporated as in 1859 as Washington Township. It changed its name to Robinsville in 2008, the name of a settlement within the township, after the politician George R. Robbins.
Robbinsville has the only team to reach the Little League Softball World Series four times in seven years. It is home to the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, one of the largest Hindu temples in the world.