Neshanic Station, New Jersey
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Neshanic United Methodist Church
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| Coordinates: 40°30′29″N 74°43′49″W / 40.50806°N 74.73028°W / 40.50806; -74.73028 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Township | Branchburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.50 sq mi (24.60 km2) |
| • Land | 9.38 sq mi (24.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,224 |
| • Density | 557.0/sq mi (215.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| FIPS code | 34-50100[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 878715 [4] |
Neshanic Station is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within Branchburg and extending into Hillsborough Township, Somerset County, in the U.S. stateofNew Jersey.[6] In 2016 most of the village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Neshanic Station Historic District.[7]
As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,224.[2]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 5,224 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 2020[2] | |||
Neshanic Station comes from the Algonquian language meaning "double stream," and the community featured a station along the defunct South Branch Railroad, later a branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The Lehigh LineofNorfolk Southern Railway (formerly the Lehigh Valley Railroad) still runs on tracks north of the community. Neshanic Station is situated at a latitude of 40.508N and a longitude of -74.73W. It is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone with an elevation of 92 feet.[9]
The South Branch Raritan River passes east of the community. The Elm Street Bridge is a lenticular truss bridge that carries Elm Street (Somerset County Route 667) over the river out of the community to River Road (CR 567).
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John G. Schenck House, "Shadow Lawn"
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| Location | Maple Avenue, Fairview Drive; Elm, Olive, Pearl, Main, Marshall Streets; Woodfern Road |
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| Area | 112 acres (45 ha) |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 15001051[7] |
| NJRHP No. | 2903[10] |
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| Added to NRHP | February 8, 2016 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 17, 2015 |
The Neshanic Station Historic District is a historic district encompassing the village. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 2016 for its significance in community development from 1857 to 1940. It includes 94 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures.[11]
Neshanic Mills, also listed on the NRHP, is one of the last remaining grist mills along the South Branch Raritan River.[12]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Neshanic Station include:
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