Ten Mile Run is an

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and

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(CDP) located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the

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.US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

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. Accessed September 4, 2014.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
,

. Accessed February 11, 2013.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

, August 2012. Accessed February 11, 2013. As of the

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, the CDP's population was 1,959.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Ten Mile Run CDP, New Jersey

. Accessed February 11, 2013.

Geography

According to the

, Ten Mile Run had a total area of 2.539 square miles (6.576 km²), including 2.538 square miles (6.573 km²) of land and 0.001 square miles (0.002 km²) of water (0.04%). The area is named for the Ten Mile Run, a stream of the same name the hill on which it sits (part of the

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).Geological Survey of New Jersey. "Annual Report of the State Geologist of New Jersey." s.n., 1882 The area is located along

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(

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) near its intersection with County Route 518. It is located across Route 27 from South Brunswick, Middlesex County. Most of the area consists of less densely-spaced single family homes throughout and commercial establishments along Route 27. The remainder of the area is forested and hilly as the terrain descends towards the

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and

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. Kendall Park, the CDP located on the South Brunswick side of Route 27, consists of more densely-spaced homes.

Demographics

2010 census

The

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counted 1,959 people, 602 households, and 514 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 622 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 31.85% (624)

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, 11.94% (234) Black or African American, 0.05% (1) Native American, 50.54% (990)

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, 0.00% (0)

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, 2.30% (45) from

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, and 3.32% (65) from two or more races.

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of any race were 6.33% (124) of the population. Of the 602 households, 49.8% had children under the age of 18; 79.6% were married couples living together; 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 14.6% were non-families. Of all households, 10.1% were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.53. 29.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 105.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 103.2 males.

References

{{Somerset County, New Jersey Census-designated places in Somerset County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey