Windsor, New Jersey

Populated place in Mercer County, New Jersey, US

Census-designated place in New Jersey, United States

Windsor, New Jersey

Census-designated place

Sign posted at the corner of Main and Church Streets in Windsor

Windsor

Location in Mercer County

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Windsor

Location in New Jersey

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Windsor

Location in the United States

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Coordinates: 40°14′32″N 74°34′53″W﻿ / ﻿40.24222°N 74.58139°W﻿ / 40.24222; -74.58139
Country|  United States
State|  New Jersey
County| Mercer
Township| Robbinsville
Area

[1]

• Total

| 1.15 sq mi (2.99 km2)
• Land| 1.15 sq mi (2.97 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation

| 102 ft (31 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 330
• Density| 287.0/sq mi (110.8/km2)
ZIP Code|

08561

FIPS code| 34-81620[3]
GNIS feature ID| 0881881[4]

United States historic place

Windsor Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

Location| Robbinsville Township, Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey
NRHP reference No.| 88001710[5]
Added to NRHP| April 10, 1992
Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 226| | —
2020| 330| | 46.0%
2010[6] 2020[2]

Windsor is a small historic unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[7] located within Robbinsville Township (known as Washington Township until 2007) in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[8] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08561\. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 330,[2] an increase of 104 (+46.0%) above the 226 counted at the 2010 census.[6] The community, covering 570 acres (230 ha), was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[9]

## History

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Earliest mention of the local area in the 17th century refers to it as a wilderness with several Native American camps. Founded in 1818, it was named Centerville because it was the geographical center of the state. Until then, adjacent heavily wooded lands were called Magrilla (origins unknown).

In 1814, after the completion of the Bordentown and South Amboy stagecoach turnpike, William McKnight, director of the turnpike company, built a tavern at the intersection of the turnpike and present-day Windsor-Perrineville Road. A major thruway between New York City and Philadelphia, the turnpike was an improved route versus the Old York Road, originally the Tuckaraming Trail, a Native-American path prior to European settlement. In 1816 the local section of the stagecoach turnpike between New York and Philadelphia ran along Main Street. In late 1831, the Camden and Amboy Railroad was constructed through Centerville. The village became a stopover for rail travelers, and a thriving center for the bountiful farms and mills which serviced the growing population. It quickly became the largest village between Yardville (Sand Town) and Hightstown, and was renamed "Windsor" in 1846 to avoid any confusion with a Centerville post office in Hunterdon County.[10][citation needed]

Windsor was located within its namesake, Windsor Township, until 1797, at which point Windsor Township was divided into East Windsor and West Windsor townships, with the community of Windsor located in East Windsor. East Windsor was subsequently divided in 1860, with the southern portion including Windsor becoming Washington Township (present-day Robbinsville Township).[11]

## Education

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The school district covering the CDP is Robbinsville Township School District.[12]

## Notable residents

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People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Windsor include:

* Elijah C. Hutchinson (1855–1932), represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district from 1915-1923.[13]

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
2. ^ a b c "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
4. ^ "Windsor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. ^ a b DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data Archived 2020-02-13 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 3, 2015.
7. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
8. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2015.
9. ^ NEW JERSEY - Mercer County - Historic Districts, National Register of Historic Places. Accessed June 3, 2015.
10. ^ M is for Mercer, Mercer County Division of Culture and Heritage. Accessed May 23, 2008.
11. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 165. Accessed September 12, 2012.
12. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mercer County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
13. ^ Elijah Cubberley Hutchinson, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 7, 2007.

## External links

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* Windsor, NJ Community Association
* Livewell Church (located in the original Windsor United Methodist church)

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Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, New Jersey, United States

County seat: Trenton

City|

* Trenton

Map of New Jersey highlighting Mercer County

Boroughs|

* Hightstown
* Hopewell
* Pennington
* Princeton

Townships|

* East Windsor
* Ewing
* Hamilton
* Hopewell
* Lawrence
* Robbinsville
* West Windsor

CDPs|

* Groveville
* Hamilton Square
* Lawrenceville
* Mercerville
* Princeton Junction
* Robbinsville Center
* The College of New Jersey
* Titusville
* Twin Rivers
* Washington Crossing
* White Horse
* Windsor
* Yardville

Other
communities|

* Bear Tavern
* Berkeley Square
* Berrien City
* Braeburn Heights
* Cadwalader Heights
* Cedar Grove
* Chambersburg
* Clarksville
* Coalport/North Clinton
* Duck Island
* Dutch Neck
* East Trenton
* Edinburg
* Eldridge Park
* Ewing
* Ewing/Carroll
* Ewingville
* Grovers Mill
* Harbourton
* Hopewell Valley
* Lamberton
* Mill Hill
* Mount Rose
* New Canton
* North Trenton
* Nottingham
* Penns Neck
* Pleasant Valley
* Port Mercer
* Princessville
* Princeton North
* Quaker Bridge
* Rosedale
* Slackwood
* South Trenton
* Stoutsburg
* The Island
* Top Road
* West Trenton
* Wilbur
* Wilburtha

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National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, New Jersey

Landmarks|

* Abbott Farm Archeological Site
* Westland Mansion
* Albert Einstein House
* Joseph Henry House
* Lawrenceville School
* Maybury Hill
* Morven
* Nassau Hall
* Old Barracks
* Maclean House
* Princeton Battlefield
* Prospect House
* William Trent House
* Washington Crossing State Park

Districts|

* Bear Tavern Road--Jacob's Creek Crossing Rural Historic District
* Berkeley Square Historic District
* Delaware and Raritan Canal
* Drake Farmstead/Brookdale Farm
* Harbourton Historic District
* Jugtown Historic District
* King's Highway Historic District
* Kingston Mill Historic District
* Lake Carnegie Historic District
* Lawrence Township Historic District
* Mill Hill Historic District
* Mountain Avenue Historic District
* Pleasant Valley Historic District
* Princeton Historic District
* Riverview Cemetery
* State House Historic District
* Stockton Street Historic District
* Titusville Historic District
* Trenton Ferry Historic District
* Windsor Historic District

Places of
worship|

* First Presbyterian Church of Trenton
* First Presbyterian Church of Pennington
* Penns Neck Baptist Church
* Sacred Heart Church
* St. Michael's Church
* Trenton Friends Meeting House

Houses|

* John Abbott II House
* Abbott-Decou House
* Anderson-Capner House
* Baker-Brearley House
* Bow Hill
* Charles Brearley House
* Gen. Philemon Dickinson House
* Douglass House
* Drumthwacket
* William Green House
* Green-Reading House
* John D. Hart House
* Hart-Hoch House
* Donald Grant Herring Estate
* Highfields
* House at 379 West State Street
* Hunt Farmstead
* Rudolph V. Kuser Estate
* Ichabod Leigh House
* Mansion House
* Mercer Street Friends Center
* Old Ryan Farm
* Isaac Pearson House
* Joseph Phillips Farm
* John Rogers House
* Samuel Sloan House
* Smith-Ribsam House
* Israel Stevens House
* Joseph Stout House
* Tusculum
* University Cottage Club
* Colonel John Van Cleve Homestead
* Jeremiah Vandyke House
* Isaac Watson House
* John Welling House
* John White House
* Jeremiah Woolsey House

Commercial
buildings|

* Adams and Sickles Building
* American Cigar Company
* Broad Street National Bank
* Henry Clay and Bock & Co. Ltd. Cigar Factory
* Golden Swan-True American
* Hopewell Station
* In and Out Social Club
* Thomas Maddock's Sons Company
* New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles Building
* Old Eagle Tavern
* Pennington Railroad Station
* Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Freight Station
* Princeton Railroad Station
* Roebling Machine Shop
* John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Trenton N.J., Block 3
* Somerset Roller Mills
* Stokely-Van Camp Industrial Complex
* Trenton Bath House
* West Trenton Station

Public
buildings|

* Bellevue Avenue Colored School
* Carver Center
* East Trenton Public Library
* Higbee Street School
* Mott School and Second Street School
* Trenton War Memorial
* Trenton City Hall
* U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
* Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children

Sites|

* Archeological Site No. 1-18th Century Vessel (28ME196)
* Crosswicks Creek Site III
* Mount Rose Distillery
* Princeton Ice Company
* Washington Road Elm Allée

Structures|

* Hog Island Cranes
* Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge
* Trenton Battle Monument
* Trenton City/Calhoun Street Bridge

Former|

* Princessville Inn

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States
* Israel

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