West Windsor Township, New Jersey
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | February 21, 1798 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | New Jersey | |
County : | Mercer County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 17 ′ N , 74 ° 38 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 27,165 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 410.3 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 68.0 km 2 (approx. 26 mi 2 ) of which 66.2 km 2 (approx. 26 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 28 m | |
Postal code : | 08550 | |
Area code : | +1 609 | |
FIPS : | 34-2180240 | |
GNIS ID : | 0882124 | |
Website : | www.westwindsornj.org | |
Mayor : | Shing-Fu Hsueh | |
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West Windsor Township is a municipality ( township ) in Mercer County ( New Jersey ) with nearly 30,000 residents.
The Assunpink Creek and the district ( CDP ) Princeton Junction are located in the town about 10 kilometers south of Princeton .
Personalities
- Ethan Hawke (born 1970), actor
- James Murphy (born 1970), DJ
- John Forbes Nash (1928-2015), mathematician
- Christopher McQuarrie (* 1968), screenwriter
- Bryan Singer (born 1965), director
Web links
Commons : West Windsor Township, New Jersey - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Township of West Windsor in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed April 5, 2014