Princeton Is Fastest Growing Municipality In New Jersey: Census

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17 August, 2021

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PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton is the fastest-growing municipality in New Jersey, according to newly released 2020 census data. The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released new statistics that illustrate population changes for the nation, states, and communities down to the block level. The data, which shows an increase in the population of the nation's metro areas compared to a decade ago, also shows population changes in smaller cities. The data represents where people were living as of April 1, 2020. Princeton's population in 2010 was 12, 307 which increased to 30,681 in 2020. That is an increase of 149.3 percent or 18374 residents. Back in 2011, residents of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township voted to consolidate the two Princetons. On January 1, 2013, the municipality was established under its current form. When it comes to percentage growth, Princeton leads all other New Jersey towns. But by the number of residents added Jersey City leads the list with an increase of over 44, 854 from 2010 to 2020. Here are the top 10 by percentage growth: Princeton (149.3 percent) Lakewood Township (45.58 percent) Harrison Town (42.8 percent) Weehawken Township (36.98 percent) Secaucus Town (36.38 percent) Wood-Ridge Borough (32.93 percent) Englishtown Borough (27.02 percent) Glassboro Borough (24.6 percent) Edgewater Borough (24.52 percent) Monroe Township (24.18 percent) These are the top 10 fastest growing cities by the number of residents added, according to the census data: Jersey City (+44,852) Lakewood (+42,315) Newark (+34,409) Princeton (+18,374) Paterson City (+13,533) Elizabeth City (+12,329) Hoboken (+10,414) Monroe Township (+9,462) Bayonne City (+8,662) Edison Township (+7,621) Plenty of cities in New Jersey also lost population in the decade between 2010 and 2020. This includes neighboring Lawrenceville (6.17 percent) and Hopewell (-0.21). Here are the Mercer County towns ranked by percentage growth, and decrease: Princeton: 149.3 percent Robbinsville: 13.44 percent East Windsor: 10.5 percent West Windsor: 8.66 percent Pennington: 8.39 Hightstown: 7.39 percent Trenton: 7.2 percent Hamilton: 4.33 percent Hopewell Township: 1.08 percent Lawrenceville: -6.17 Hopewell: -0.21 Meanwhile, New Jersey grew by 513,365 residents (3.05 percent) between the 2010 and 2020 census. It ranked 26th in the nation for growth percentage. Read more about the 2020 U.S. Census results. (With reporting from Alexis Tarrazi, Patch Staff) Thank you for reading. Have a correction or news tip? Email [email protected] Get breaking news alerts on your phone with our app. Download here. Sign up to get Patch emails so you don't miss out on local and statewide news.