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The Ponds, New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°20′55″N 74°27′49″W / 40.34861°N 74.46361°W / 40.34861; -74.46361
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The Ponds, New Jersey
The Ponds is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
The Ponds
The Ponds
Location in Middlesex County
The Ponds is located in New Jersey
The Ponds
The Ponds
Location in New Jersey
The Ponds is located in the United States
The Ponds
The Ponds
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°20′55″N 74°27′49″W / 40.34861°N 74.46361°W / 40.34861; -74.46361
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
TownshipMonroe
Area
 • Total
0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
135 ft (41 m)
Population
 • Total
941
 • Density4,316.51/sq mi (1,667.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
Area code(s)732/848
FIPS code34-72726[3]
GNIS feature ID2806200[4]

The Ponds is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the year it was first listed as a CDP, the population was 941.[2]

Geography

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The community is in southern Middlesex County and the southern part of Monroe Township, bordered to the west by Clearbrook, to the north and east by Concordia, and to the south by Union Valley Road. It is 4 miles (6 km) south of Jamesburg and 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Hightstown.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 4.80%, are water.[1] The community is within the drainage area of Cranbury Brook, which flows west to the Millstone River and is part of the Raritan River watershed.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020941
U.S. Decennial Census[5][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "P1. Race – The Ponds CDP, New Jersey: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Ponds Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.