Forsgate, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Forsgate, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Middlesex County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Forsgate
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Middlesex County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Coordinates:40.3486°N -74.4636°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Middlesex
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Monroe
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.88
Area Land Sq Mi:0.88
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:2.28
Area Land Km2:2.27
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2056
Population Density Km2:906.96
Population Density Sq Mi:2349.71
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:145
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:08831 (Monroe Township)
Area Code:732/848
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806083

Forsgate is a golf course community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] 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]

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 south of New Brunswick and northeast of Trenton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Forsgate CDP has an area of 0.879sqmi, of which 0.004sqmi, 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

The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey. United States Census Bureau . July 30, 2024.
  2. https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3424285 Census Data Explorer: Forsgate CDP, New Jersey
  3. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  4. https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020