Wilbur, Trenton, New Jersey Explained

Wilbur
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Trenton
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Mercer County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Wilbur in Mercer County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mercer
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Trenton
Coordinates:40.2253°N -74.7411°W
Unit Pref:imperial

Wilbur is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] It was an independent borough from 1891 to 1898.

Wilbur was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 24, 1891, from portions of Hamilton Township, based on the results of a referendum held six days earlier. On February 28, 1898, the borough was annexed by Trenton as the 12th Ward.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Web site: City Profile Report: Trenton 250: 1792-2042: A City Master Plan Document. City of Trenton. 2015-01-20.
  3. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 165. Accessed October 31, 2015.
  4. Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 314. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 31, 2015.