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| Robbinsville Township, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Motto: | Be at the Center of it All[1] |
| Seal Type: | Logo of Robbinsville |
| Seal Size: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Census_Bureau_map_of_Washington_Township,_Mercer_County,_New_Jersey.png |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Census Bureau map of Robbinsville Township, Mercer County, New Jersey |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Mercer County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Robbinsville Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mercer County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mercer |
| Government Type: | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| Governing Body: | Township Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | David Fried (term ends December 31, 2025)[2] |
| Leader Title1: | Administrator |
| Leader Name1: | Joy Tozzi[3] |
| Leader Title2: | Municipal clerk |
| Leader Name2: | Michele Seigfried[4] |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | March 15, 1859, as Washington Township |
| Established Title1: | Renamed |
| Established Date1: | January 1, 2008, as Robbinsville Township |
| Named For: | George R. Robbins |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [5] |
| Area Total Km2: | 53.30 |
| Area Land Km2: | 52.94 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.36 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 20.58 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 20.44 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.68 |
| Area Rank: | 139th of 565 in state 5th of 12 in county |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 15476 |
| Population Rank: | 168th of 565 in state 9th of 12 in county[6] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 757.1 |
| Population Density Rank: | 413th of 565 in state 11th of 12 in county |
| Population Est: | 15361 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [7] |
| Elevation Ft: | 121 |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [8] |
| Coordinates: | 40.2228°N -74.5931°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08691[9] |
| Area Code: | 609[10] |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 3402163850[11] [12] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0882122[13] |
Robbinsville Township is a township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the border of the New York metropolitan area and the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,476, its highest decennial count ever. Inspired by its central geographical location within New Jersey, Robbinsville's motto is Be at the Center of it All.[1]
The township was incorporated as in 1859 as Washington Township. It changed its name to Robbinsville in 2008, the name of a settlement within the township, after the politician George R. Robbins.
Robbinsville has the only team to reach the Little League Softball World Series four times in seven years. It is home to the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, one of the largest Hindu temples in the world.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 20.58 square miles (53.30 km2), including 20.44 square miles (52.94 km2) of land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) of water (0.68%).[5]
Located at the cross-roads between the Delaware Valley region to the southwest and the Raritan Valley region to the northeast, the township is considered part of the New York Metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau,[14] but borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area.[15]
The township borders East Windsor, Hamilton Township, and West Windsor Township in Mercer County; and Allentown, Millstone Township and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County.[16] [17] [18]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Allens Station, Carsons Mills, Hillside Terrace, Meadows Terrace, New Canton, New Sharon, Pages Corners, Robbinsville Center and Windsor.[19]
What is now Robbinsville Township was originally incorporated as Washington Township (named for George Washington) by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1859, from portions of East Windsor.[20]
On November 6, 2007, voters approved by a vote of 1,816 to 693[21] a measure that changed the township's name from Washington Township (the name of five other municipalities in New Jersey) to Robbinsville, named after a settlement within the township. The official changeover took place January 1, 2008, as signs and other items with "Washington" on them began to be changed.[22] It is named for George R. Robbins, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859 and lived in the area.[23]
The 2010 United States census counted 13,642 people, 5,087 households, and 3,591 families in the township. The population density was . There were 5,277 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 81.59% (11,131) White, 3.12% (426) Black or African American, 0.10% (13) Native American, 12.67% (1,729) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.71% (97) from other races, and 1.80% (246) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.13% (564) of the population.
Of the 5,087 households, 41.7% had children under the age of 18; 60.0% were married couples living together; 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.4% were non-families. Of all households, 25.8% were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.26.
28.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.8 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $92,440 (with a margin of error of +/− $11,773) and the median family income was $124,816 (+/− $10,353). Males had a median income of $96,156 (+/− $4,577) versus $65,327 (+/− $8,597) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $44,149 (+/− $2,813). About 2.7% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.[24]
As of the 2000 United States census there were 10,275 people, 4,074 households, and 2,815 families residing in the township. The population density was 501.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,163 housing units at an average density of 203.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 91.00% White, 2.89% African American, 0.14% Native American, 4.31% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.72% of the population.[25] [26]
There were 4,074 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.09.[25] [26]
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 37.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.[25] [26]
The median income for a household in the township was $71,377, and the median income for a family was $90,878. Males had a median income of $61,589 versus $44,653 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,529. About 2.5% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.[25] [26]
In November 2004, township residents voted to change their form of government from a Township Committee to a Mayor-Council form under the Faulkner Act. The new form of government took effect as of July 1, 2005.[27] [28] The Mayor-Council form of government is used by 71 of the state's 564 municipalities.[29] In this form, the governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Township Council, each functioning as an independent branch of government, with all members elected at-large to four-year terms of office on a non-partisan basis as part of the November general election. The Mayor is the Chief Executive of the Township and heads its Administration. The Mayor may attend Council meetings but is not obliged to do so. The council is the legislative branch. Elections are held in odd-numbered years with three council seats up together and the two other seats (and the mayoral seat) up for election two years later. At the annual organizational meeting held during the first week of January of each year, the Council selects a President and Vice President to serve for one-year terms. The Council President chairs the meetings of the governing body.[30] Following an ordinance passed in December 2011, municipal elections were shifted from May to November, with the terms of all township council members then serving extend by six months, to December 31.[31]
, the Mayor of Robbinsville Township is David Fried, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.[32] Members of the Township Council are Council President Michael Cipriano (2025), Vice President Deborah Blakely (2025), Christine "Chris" Ciaccio (2023), Michael Todd (2023; elected to serve an unexpired term) and Ronald C. Witt Jr. (2023).[33] [34] [35] [36] [37]
In January 2021, Deborah Blakely was appointed to fill the term expiring in December 2023 that had become vacant following the resignation of Dan Schuberth. Blakely served on an interim basis until the November 2021 election.[38] In the November 2021 general election, Michael Todd was elected to serve the balance of Schuberth's term of office, while Deborah Blakely ran for and won a full four-year term.[39]
Robbinsville Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District[40] and is part of New Jersey's 14th state legislative district.[41] [42] [43]
As of March 2011, there were a total of 8,361 registered voters in Robbinsville Township, of which 2,186 (26.1%) were registered as Democrats, 2,068 (24.7%) were registered as Republicans and 4,101 (49.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[44]