| Great Meadows, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Warren County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Great Meadows |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Warren County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Warren |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Independence |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.96 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.54 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.53 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.86 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 305 |
| Population Density Km2: | 76.97 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 199.35 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation M: | 157 |
| Elevation Ft: | 515 |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [4] [5] |
| Coordinates: | 40.8758°N -74.8966°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 07838[6] |
| Area Code: | 908 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [7] [8] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 02583992[9] |
Great Meadows is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[10] located within Independence Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was created as part of the 2010 United States Census. As of the 2010 census, the CDP's population was 303.[11]
Until the 2000 United States Census, the CDP was combined as part of the Great Meadows-Vienna CDP. Effective with the 2010 census, the Great Meadows-Vienna CDP was split into its components, Vienna (with a 2010 Census population of 981[12]) and Great Meadows.[13] [14] [15] As of the 2000 United States Census, the population of the combined Great Meadows-Vienna CDP was 1,264.[16]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 1.579 square miles (4.090 km2), including 1.565 square miles (4.054 km2) of land and 0.014 square miles (0.035 km2) of water (0.86%).[4]
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07838 was 3,149.[17]
The 2010 United States census counted 303 people, 104 households, and 74 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 113 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 91.75% (278) White, 0.33% (1) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 4.29% (13) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 2.31% (7) from other races, and 1.32% (4) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.29% (13) of the population.[11]
Of the 104 households, 39.4% had children under the age of 18; 56.7% were married couples living together; 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.8% were non-families. Of all households, 23.1% were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.47.[11]
29.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 106.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 97.2 males.[11]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Great Meadows include: