New Trenton, Indiana
New Trenton, Indiana | |
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 Location of New Trenton in Franklin County, Indiana. | |
  New Trenton | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′32″N 84°53′49″W / 39.30889°N 84.89694°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 | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 269 |
| • Density | 609.98/sq mi (235.38/km2) |
| ZIP code | 47035 [1] |
| FIPS code | 18-53712[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2587023[2] |
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 ZIP code 47035.[5]
History
[edit]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
[edit]New Trenton is located in southeastern Franklin County 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
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 269 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
Notable people
[edit]- John Calvert, magician born in New Trenton[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Trenton, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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 February 15, 2012.
- ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 131.
- ^ "New Trenton". Franklin County Historical Society. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ John Calvert-Magician
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