Hamilton Square is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, in the

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, that is the site of a historic colonial village. Until the 2000 census the area was part of the

Mercerville-Hamilton Square Mercerville-Hamilton Square is a census-designated place and Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities, unincorporated community located within Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, Ne ...

CDP, which was split into two CDPs as of 2010: Mercerville and Hamilton Square. Hamilton Square was established in 1692 and was named after

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in a wave of anti-British feeling at the time of the

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. It previously had been called "

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" after the British town. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 12,679.

Geography

Hamilton Square is in southern Mercer County, east of Trenton, the state capital. The CDP is in the eastern part of Hamilton Township and is bordered to the east by Robbinsville Township. The community of Mercerville borders Hamilton Square to the west.

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passes through the center of Hamilton Square, leading west into Trenton and east to U.S. Route 206 and thence

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. U.S. 206 forms the southeast border of the Hamilton Square CDP, while Interstate 195 forms the southern border. According to the

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, Hamilton Square has a total area of 4.367 square miles (11.312 km²), including 4.343 square miles (11.249 km²) of land and 0.024 square miles (0.063 km²) of water (0.56%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014. The center of the community is on high ground which drains north toward Miry Run and south toward Pond Run, both of which are west-flowing tributaries of

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leading to the

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in Trenton.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 12,784 people, 4,532 households, and 3,703 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 4,618 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 92.76% (11,858)

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, 1.74% (223) Black or African American, 0.08% (10) Native American, 3.57% (457) Asian, 0.02% (3)

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, 0.64% (82) from other races, and 1.18% (151) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.81% (487) of the population. Of the 4,532 households, 33.0% had children under the age of 18; 69.7% were married couples living together; 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 18.3% were non-families. Of all households, 15.9% were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.13. 22.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.6 males.

Education

All of Hamilton Township, including Hamilton Square, is served by the Hamilton Township School District. Schools that service the Hamilton Square area are: Morgan Elementary School, Sayen Elementary School, Langtree Elementary School, Alexander Elementary School, Robinson Elementary School, Reynolds Middle School, Crockett Middle School, Nottingham High School, and

Steinert High School Steinert High School (also formally known as Hamilton High School East) is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of three secondary high schools that are part of the Hamilton Towns ...

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hamilton Square include: * Jim Adams (born 1969), former professional soccer player * Conrad Daniels (born 1941), professional

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player who was active in the 1970s and 1980s * Dan Donigan (born 1966), retired

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forward and former head coach of

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team * Janice Harsanyi (1929–2007), soprano singer and college professor *

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(born 1980), professional basketball player, currently playing for the

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* Karin Miller (born 1977), former professional tennis player * John K. Rafferty (1938-2021), mayor of Hamilton Township from 1976 to 1999, who represented the 14th Legislative District in the

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from 1986 to 1988 * George R. Robbins (1814–1875), represented from 1855 to 1859 * Robert "Bobby" Smith (born 1951), retired U.S. soccer defender and National Soccer Hall of Fame memberBobby Smith Bio
, SoccerNJSA.com. Accessed July 21, 2016. "Bob, his wife Claudia and their four children live in the suburban Trenton area (Hamilton Square) where he coached youth players on the N.J. Olympic Development Program." * John Taylor (1836–1909), creator of

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(aka Taylor Ham)Bazley Lee, Francis. ''Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey'
John Taylor
Lewis Publishing Company, 1907

References

{{Authority control Census-designated places in Mercer County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey