Windsor, New Jersey | |
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 Sign posted at the corner of Main and Church Streets in Windsor | |
  Windsor Location in the United States Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:40°14′32″N74°34′53″W / 40.24222°N 74.58139°W /40.24222; -74.58139 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Mercer |
| Township | Robbinsville |
| Established | 1818 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.15 sq mi (2.99 km2) |
| • Land | 1.15 sq mi (2.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 330 |
| • Density | 287/sq mi (111/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 08561 |
| FIPS code | 34-81620[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0881881[4] |
Windsor Historic District | |
| Location | Robbinsville Township,Mercer County, in theU.S. state ofNew Jersey |
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| NRHP reference No. | 88001710[5] |
| Added to NRHP | April 10, 1992 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 226 | — | |
| 2020 | 330 | 46.0% | |
| 2010[6] 2020[2] | |||
Windsor is a small historicunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP)[7] located withinRobbinsville Township (known as Washington Township until 2007) inMercer County, in theU.S. state ofNew Jersey.[8] The area is served asUnited States Postal ServiceZIP Code 08561. As of the2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 330,[2] an increase of 104 (+46.0%) above the 226 counted at the2010 census.[6] The community, covering 570 acres (230 ha), was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1992.[9]
Earliest mention of the local area in the 17th century refers to it as a wilderness with severalNative American camps. Founded in 1818, it was named Centerville because it was thegeographical 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 betweenNew York City andPhiladelphia, the turnpike was an improved route versus theOld 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, theCamden 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 betweenYardville (Sand Town) andHightstown, and was renamed "Windsor" in 1846 to avoid any confusion with a Centerville post office inHunterdon County.[10][citation needed]
Windsor was located within its namesake,Windsor Township, until 1797, at which point Windsor Township was divided intoEast Windsor andWest Windsor townships, with the community of Windsor located in East Windsor. East Windsor was subsequently divided in 1860, with the southern portion including Windsor becomingWashington Township (present-day Robbinsville Township).[11]
Windsor first appeared as acensus designated place in the2020 U.S. census.[12] Prior to 2020, the community was defined using the Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA5 08561).
The school district covering the CDP isRobbinsville Township School District.[13]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Windsor include:
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