New Canton, New Jersey | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Mercer County#USA New Jersey Monmouth County#USA New Jersey |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Label: | New Canton |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Mercer and Monmouth |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Robbinsville and Upper Freehold |
Elevation Ft: | 118 |
Coordinates: | 40.1869°N -74.5667°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 878727 |
Unit Pref: | imperial |
New Canton is an unincorporated community located along the border of Robbinsville Township in Mercer County and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The area was once known as Cabbagetown and has been settled since the 18th century.[2] The settlement is located at the intersection of Old York Road (County Route 539) and New Canton-Stone Tavern Road (CR 524) just north of Interstate 195's interchange 8. The Upper Freehold side of the area contains farmland and new housing developments while the Robbinsville side features new commercial warehouse buildings including an Amazon.com Fulfillment Center opened in July 2014.[3]