New Trenton, Indiana
New Trenton, Indiana | |
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 Location of New Trenton in Franklin County, Indiana. | |
  New Trenton | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′34″N 84°54′02″W / 39.30944°N 84.90056°WCoordinates: 39°18′34″N 84°54′02″W / 39.30944°N 84.90056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Whitewater |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2) |
| • Land | 0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 269 |
| • Density | 609.98/sq mi (235.38/km2) |
| ZIP code | 47035 [1] |
| FIPS code | 18-53712[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 440117[3] |
New Trenton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 252.[4] It has a post office with a ZIP code 47035.[5]
History
New Trenton was laid out in 1816.[6] The community was named after Trenton, New Jersey, the native home of a share of the first settlers.[7] The New Trenton post office was established in 1817.[8]
Geography
New Trenton is located in southeastern Franklin County at 39°18′34″N 84°54′02″W / 39.30944°N 84.90056°W, in the valley of the Whitewater River, a southeasterly-flowing tributary of the Great Miami River. U.S. Route 52 passes through the community, leading northwest (upriver) 11 miles (18 km) to Brookville and southeast (downriver) 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to Harrison, Ohio.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the New Trenton CDP has an area of 0.44 square miles (1.14 km2), all land.[4]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 269 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
Notable people
- John Calvert, magician born in New Trenton[10]
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "New Trenton, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), New Trenton CDP, Indiana". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 131.
- ^ "New Trenton". Franklin County Historical Society. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ John Calvert-Magician
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