Forsgate, New Jersey

Forsgate is a golf course community and census-designated place (CDP)^[5] in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It consists of Forsgate Country Club and its associated housing developments. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 2,056.^[2]

Forsgate, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°20′55″N 74°27′49″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Middlesex
Township	Monroe
Area [1]
• Total	0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
• Land	0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	145 ft (44 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,056
• Density	2,349.71/sq mi (906.96/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	08831 (Monroe Township)
Area codes	732/848
FIPS code	34-24285[3]
GNIS feature ID	2806083[4]

Geography

Forsgate is in southern Middlesex County, in the northwestern part of Monroe Township, bordered to the south across Forsgate Drive by Rossmoor, to the east by the Hightstown Industrial Track rail line, to the north by a branch rail line connecting Jamesburg and Monmouth Junction, and to the west by the New Jersey Turnpike at Exit 8A. It is 13 miles (21 km) south of New Brunswick and 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Trenton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Forsgate CDP has an area of 0.879 square miles (2.277 km²), of which 0.004 square miles (0.010 km²), or 0.46%, are water.^[1] Land in the CDP drains northeast toward Manalapan Brook, a northeast-flowing tributary of the South River, part of the Raritan River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,056		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2020[2]

Forsgate first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[7]