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_at_the_intersection_with_Olden_Avenue_(Mercer_County_Route_622)_in_the_Top_Road_section_of_Trenton%2c_New_Jersey.jpg) View north along Brunswick Avenue (U.S. Route 206) at Olden Avenue in Top Road | |
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| Coordinates:40°14′26″N74°44′38″W / 40.24056°N 74.74389°W /40.24056; -74.74389 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Mercer |
| City | Trenton |
Top Road is aneighborhood located within the city ofTrenton inMercer County, in theU.S. state ofNew Jersey.[1][2][3] Much of Top Road was once part ofLawrence Township and then was added to the now-defunctMillham Township before being annexed by Trenton in 1888.[4]
TheUnited States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Top Road was 3,008 as of the2010 United States census. The population density was 9,490/sq mi.[5]
Top Road is an ethnically diverse neighborhood of Trenton. As of the2010 United States census, 44.5% of the population was foreign-born.Poland was the top country of origin, representing 35.7% of all foreign-born residents in Top Road. TheDominican Republic was the second-most common country of origin with 18% of the total;Costa Rica,Mexico, andGuatemala followed with 9.3%, 6.6%, and 5.8% respectively.India was the top country of origin outside of Europe and the Americas, representing 5% of the foreign-born population.[6]
Spanish andPolish were the top two languages spoken at home. Spanish was spoken at home by 30.4% of residents, while 15.3% spoke Polish at home.[7]
When the City of Trenton first incorporated in 1792, its boundaries included the neighborhood known as East Trenton. However, in 1844, Lawrence Township annexed this area. It remained part of Lawrence Township until 1882, when East Trenton became an independent jurisdiction known as Millham Township, which included much of Top Road. On May 1, 1888, Millham once again became part of the City. of Trenton.
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