East Millstone, New Jersey

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East Millstone, New Jersey
Census-designated place
East Millstone along Amwell Road (CR 514)
East Millstone along Amwell Road (CR 514)
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySomerset
TownshipFranklin
Area
[1]
 • Total2.296 sq mi (5.946 km2)
 • Land2.234 sq mi (5.785 km2)
 • Water0.062 sq mi (0.161 km2)  2.70%
Elevation
[2]
85 ft (26 m)
Population
 (Census 2010)[3]
 • Total579
 • Density259.2/sq mi (100.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
Area code(s)609 and 732/848
FIPS code3419330[1]
GNIS feature ID02583985[1]

East Millstone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.[5][6][7] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 579.[3] It is a small rural community that grew and prospered with a small industrial base in the 19th Century, centered on the Delaware and Raritan Canal at Amwell Road and the long-abandoned Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad that terminated in East Millstone. East Millstone was an independent municipality from 1873–1949.

History

East Millstone existed as an independent municipality for over 75 years. It was incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1873, from portions of Franklin Township, and existed on its own until December 31, 1949, when it was returned to Franklin Township.[8]

The independent municipality of Millstone, New Jersey, a borough which is not part of Franklin Township, is located across the Millstone River, which is directly west of the Delaware and Raritan Canal.

East Millstone maintains its rural character into the 21st Century, with a firehouse, a post office and just a handful of local businesses. The housing stock is also quite old, with no new development in the East Millstone section of Franklin Township in recent years.[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, East Millstone had a total area of 2.296 square miles (5.946 km2), of which, 2.234 square miles (5.785 km2) of it was land and 0.062 square miles (0.161 km2) of it (2.70%) was water.[1][4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890475—
1900447−5.9%
1910356−20.4%
192042719.9%
1930364−14.8%
19403876.3%
2010579—
Population sources: 1890-1910[10]
1910-1930[11] 1920-1940[12]
2010[3]

Census 2010

Template:USCensusDemographics

National Register of Historic Places

East Millstone Historic District
LocationEast Millstone, New Jersey
NRHP reference No.83001613
Added to NRHP1983

The East Millstone Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is district #83001613.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 13, 2013.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Millstone Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed August 23, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for East Millstone CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 23, 2012.
  4. ^ a b US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  5. ^ GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Somerset County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 11, 2013.
  6. ^ 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 11, 2013.
  7. ^ New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed February 11, 2013.
  8. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 223. Accessed August 23, 2012.
  9. ^ Brahms, William B., Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History, FTPL; ISBN 0-9668586-0-3
  10. ^ Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890, United States Census Bureau, p. 338. Accessed August 23, 2012.
  11. ^ Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I, United States Census Bureau, p. 718. Accessed August 23, 2012.
  12. ^ Sixteenth Census of the United States : 1940 - Population Volume I, United States Census Bureau, p. 674. Accessed February 12, 2013.
  13. ^ Brahms, William B. Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History, FTPL; ISBN 0-9668586-0-3
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