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Mercer County at a Glance MERCER COUNTY AT A GLANCE GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY Mercer County is 226 square miles and twelfth in size of the twenty-one New Jersey counties. About 5.9 million people live within twenty-five miles of Mercer County and approxintatley one-tenth of the population of the United States lives within a seventy-five mile radius of the County. Mercer County was formed in 1838 from parts of Burlington, Middlesex, Somerset, and Hunterdon Counties. Mercer County consists of twelve municipalities, including Trenton, which serves as both State Capital and County seat. Note: Mercer County had thirteen municipalities until January 1, 2013 when Princeton Borough and Princeton Township consolidated into Princeton. HOPEWELL BORO PRINCETON HOPEWELL TWP PENNINGTON BORO LAWRENCE TWP WEST WINDSOR TWP EWING TWP HIGHTSTOWN BORO EAST WINDSOR TWP TRENTON CITY ROBBINSVILLE TWP HAMILTON TWP DEMOGRAPHICS FORM OF GOVERNMENT Total Population County Executive/Board of Chosen Freeholders 2000 (Census) 350,761 2010 (Census) 367,571 SEWER & WATER 2040 Forecast (DVRPC) 390,730 See Municipal Data Density (pop./sq. mile, 2010) 1,622 PUBLIC SCHOOLS Public Schools data includes public schools. Though Racial Composition, 2010 Charter Schools are public by nature they are not counted White 225,011 in the public school number. It does not include private or Black 74,318 parochial schools. Asian & Other 37,184 Special Svcs. Dist. Enrollment 2012-13 643 Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, 2010 55,318 Technical School Enrollment 2012-13 441 Total Public School Enrollment 2012-13 57,808 Median Age, 2010 37.8 See Municipal Data Total Households, 2010 133,155 Source: NJ Dept of Education Enrollment Data 2012-2013 Avg Persons Per Household, 2010 2.61 Median Household Income, 2010 (ACS) $70,956 PUBLIC & PRIVATE COLLEGES Per Capita Income, 2010 (ACS) The College of New Jersey 1999 $27,914 Mercer County Community College 2010 $34,884 Princeton Theological Seminary Source: US Census Bureau; 2010 American Community Princeton University Survey (ACS) 5 Year Estimates US Census Bureau; NJ Rider University Department of Labor; 2040 Forecast: DVRPC, Jan 2012 Thomas Edison State College Westminster Choir College of Rider University HOUSING Total Housing Units TRANSPORTATION 2000 (Census) 133,280 Amtrak 2010 (Census) 143,169 NJ Transit Bus, Train & Light Rail Occupied, 2010 (Census) Route 130 Connection Owner 87,700 SEPTA Rail Service Renter 45,455 Suburban Transit Bus Corporation Vacant, 2010 (Census) 10,014 Trenton - Mercer Airport (TTN) Served by: Frontier Airlines Total Housing Units, 2010 (ACS) 142,377 Source: 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) HOSPITALS 5 Year Estimates US Census Bureau Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Township Capital Health Regional Medical Center - Trenton Residential Building Permits Issued, 2011 655 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Source: NJ Department of Labor St. Francis Medical Center - Trenton TAXES ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Net Taxable Value $34,959,801,671 Boheme Opera Source: County Board of Taxation, 2012 Kelsey Theater Grounds for Sculpture EMPLOYMENT McCarter Theater Avg Labor Force, 2010 203,950 Mill Hill Playhouse Private Sector Employment NJ State Museum & Planetarium 1990 113135 Passage Theater 2009 148,753 Sun Bank Center Source: NJ Department of Labor: Employment and Wages Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre Covered by Unemployment Insurance. PROFESSIONAL SPORTS MERCER COUNTY RECREATION Trenton Thunder Baseball (AA affiliate of NY Yankees) at Belle Mountain/Valley Road Picnic Area Arm & Hammer Park Dam Site 21 Herrontown Woods Arboretum PUBLICLY OWNED GOLF COURSES Howell Farm Mercer Oaks Golf Course East John A. Roebling Park Mercer Oaks Golf Course West Mercer County Equestrian Center Mountainview Golf Course Mercer County Ice Skating Center Princeton Country Club & Picnic Area Mercer County Indoor Tennis Center Mercer County Park PRIVATE GOLF COURSES Mercer Meadows Cranbury Golf Club Millyard Park Greenacres Country Club South River Walk Park Hopewell Valley Golf Club The Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain Peddie Golf Club Stonybrook Golf Course STATE PARKS Trenton Country Club Assunpink Wildlife Management Area TPC Jasna Polana Baldwin Lake Wildlife Management Area Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park LOCAL MEDIA Princeton Battlefield State Park The Times of Trenton Van Ness Wildlife Management Area The Trentonian Washington Crossing State Park Packet Publications Community News Services PUBLIC LIBRARIES Mercer County Library Services: HISTORIC SITES Ewing Branch Abbott House Hamilton Hickory Corner Branch (East Windsor) Bainbridge House Princeton Hightstown Memorial Branch Benjamin Temple House Ewing Hollowbrook Branch Brearley House Lawrence Hopewell Branch Drumthwacket Princeton Lawrence Headquarters Branch Ellarslie Trenton City Museum Trenton Robbinsville Branch Grover's Mill Pond West Windsor Twin Rivers Branch (East Windsor) Howell Living History Farm Hopewell Twp West Windsor Branch Isaac Watson House Hamilton Hamilton Township Public Library Kuser Farm Hamilton Pennington Public Library Morven Museum & Garden Princeton Princeton Public Library New Jersey State House Trenton Trenton Free Public Library Petty's Run Trenton The Old Barracks Trenton MAJOR PRIVATE EMPLOYERS The Trent House Trenton Amazon (opening December 2013) Robbinsville Trenton Battle Monument Trenton Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) Hopewell Township Bristol Meyers Squibb (BMS) Lawrence, Hopewell Township Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell Township Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton Church & Dwight, Company Ewing, Princeton The College of New Jersey Ewing Computer Associates Ewing Conair Corporation East Windsor Educational Testing Service (ETS) Lawrence Janssen Pharmaceuticals Hopewell Township McGraw-Hill East Windsor Mercer County Community College West Windsor New Jersey Manufacturers (NJM) Ewing Pharmenet Development Group, Inc. West Windsor Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton Princeton University Princeton Rider University Lawrence Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton St. Francis Medical Center Trenton Shiseido East Windsor Thomas Edison State College Trenton Westminster Choir College of Rider Univ. Princeton www.mercercounty.org .
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