East Millstone, New Jersey
East Millstone, New Jersey | |
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![]() East Millstone along Amwell Road (CR 514) | |
Coordinates: 40°29′47″N 74°33′58″W / 40.496445°N 74.565986°W[1][2] | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Somerset |
Township | Franklin |
Incorporated | February 18, 1873 |
Dissolved | December 31, 1949 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.296 sq mi (5.946 km2) |
• Land | 2.234 sq mi (5.785 km2) |
• Water | 0.062 sq mi (0.161 km2) 2.70% |
Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 579 |
• Density | 259.2/sq mi (100.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT)) |
Area code(s) | 609 and 732/848 |
FIPS code | 3419330[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 02583985[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.[4] 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 more than 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 residents voted 119–28 in favor of dissolution on March 9, 1949.[9]
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.[10]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, East Millstone had a total area of 2.296 square miles (5.946 km2), including 2.234 square miles (5.785 km2) of land and 0.062 square miles (0.161 km2) of water (2.70%).[1][2]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 432 | — | |
1890 | 475 | 10.0% | |
1900 | 447 | −5.9% | |
1910 | 356 | −20.4% | |
1920 | 427 | 19.9% | |
1930 | 364 | −14.8% | |
1940 | 387 | 6.3% | |
2010 | 579 | — | |
Population sources: 1880-1890[11] 1890-1910[12] 1910-1930[13] 1920-1940[14] 2010[4] |
Census 2010
National Register of Historic Places
East Millstone Historic District | |
Location | East Millstone, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°30′4″N 74°34′50″W / 40.50111°N 74.58056°W |
NRHP reference No. | 83001613[15] |
Added to NRHP | March 17, 1983 |
The East Millstone Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is district #83001613.[16]
References
- ^ a b c d e Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
- ^ a b US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Millstone Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed August 23, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 11, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Voters Erase Town of East Millstone". The Courier-News. March 10, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved October 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brahms, William B., Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History, FTPL; ISBN 0-9668586-0-3
- ^ Report on Population of the United States at the Eleventh Census: 1890. Part I, p. 239. United States Census Bureau, 1895. Accessed October 20, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I, United States Census Bureau, p. 718. Accessed August 23, 2012.
- ^ Sixteenth Census of the United States : 1940 - Population Volume I, United States Census Bureau, p. 674. Accessed February 12, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Brahms, William B. Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History, FTPL; ISBN 0-9668586-0-3
- Census-designated places in Somerset County, New Jersey
- Former municipalities in Somerset County, New Jersey
- Former towns in New Jersey
- Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey