Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey

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Lawrence Township is a suburban municipality in Mercer County, New Jersey, known for its residential communities, historic sites, and proximity to Trenton and Princeton.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf township in New Jersey
adjacentTo City of Trenton NERFINISHED
Princeton University (nearby)
areaCode 609
640
borders Ewing Township, New Jersey
Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey NERFINISHED
West Windsor Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED
characterizedAs suburban community
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Mercer Meadows
Port Mercer
Quaker Bridge Mall
Rider University
country United States of America
county Mercer County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
governmentType Faulkner Act (council–manager)
hasHighSchool Lawrence High School (New Jersey)
hasHistoricSite Lawrenceville Historic District
Port Mercer Canal House
hasPark Central Park (Lawrence Township, New Jersey)
Village Park (Lawrence Township)
hasPublicLibrary Lawrence Headquarters Branch, Mercer County Library System
hasRailService Northeast Corridor Line
hasRecreationTrail Lawrence Hopewell Trail
hasSchoolDistrict Lawrence Township Public Schools
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn Delaware and Raritan Canal
motto A Great Place to Live, Work and Play
namedAfter James Lawrence
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Mercer County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
partOfMetropolitanArea Delaware Valley
New York metropolitan area
postalCode 08648
region Central New Jersey
state New Jersey
traversedBy Interstate 295 NERFINISHED
Interstate 95 (historic alignment)
New Jersey Route 31 NERFINISHED
New Jersey Route 33 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 206 NERFINISHED


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