Robbinsville Township, New Jersey
Robbinsville Township, New Jersey | |
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Lakeside view of Robbinsville | |
| Motto: Be at the Center of it All | |
Location of Robbinsville Township in Mercer County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Mercer County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Robbinsville Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
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Location in Mercer County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°13′22″N 74°35′35″W / 40.22278°N 74.59306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Mercer |
| Incorporated | March 15, 1859, as Washington Township |
| Renamed | January 1, 2008, as Robbinsville Township |
| Named after | George R. Robbins |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | David Fried (term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Joy Tozzi |
| • Municipal clerk | Michele Seigfried |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.58 sq mi (53.30 km2) |
| • Land | 20.44 sq mi (52.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) 0.68% |
| • Rank | 139th of 565 in state 5th of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,476 |
• Estimate (2023) | 15,361 |
| • Rank | 168th of 565 in state 9th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 757.1/sq mi (292.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 413th of 565 in state 11th of 12 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08691 |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3402163850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882122 |
| Website | www |
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.
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.