East Millstone, New Jersey
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East Millstone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[7] located in Franklin Township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[8][9][10]
East Millstone, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.496445°N 74.565986°W / 40.496445; -74.565986[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Somerset |
Township | Franklin |
Incorporated | February 18, 1873 |
Dissolved | December 31, 1949 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.30 sq mi (5.95 km2) |
• Land | 2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) 2.70% |
Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 588 |
• Density | 263.21/sq mi (101.65/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
Area code(s) | 609/640 and 732/848 |
FIPS code | 34-19330[1][6] |
GNIS feature ID | 02583985[1] |
As of the 2010 U.S. census, the CDP's population was 579.[11] It is a small rural community that grew and prospered with a small industrial base in the 19th Century, centered on the Delaware and Raritan Canal at Amwell Road and the long-abandoned Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad that terminated in East Millstone. East Millstone was an independent municipality from 1873–1949. The East Millstone Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.