Hightstown

Hightstown is a Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,216. Hightstown was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 5, 1853, within portions of East Windsor Township. The borough became fully independent c. 1894. Additional portions of East Windsor Township were annexed in 1913, 1915 and 1927. Hightstown is located at 40°16′11″N 74°31... more

Hightstown is a Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,216. Hightstown was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 5, 1853, within portions of East Windsor Township. The borough became fully independent c. 1894. Additional portions of East Windsor Township were annexed in 1913, 1915 and 1927. Hightstown is located at 40°16′11″N 74°31′27″W / 40.269759°N 74.524161°W / 40.269759; -74.524161 (40.269759, -74.524161). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.2 km) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km) of it (1.60%) is water. Hightstown is an independent municipality surrounded entirely by East Windsor Township. Hightstown is the central most point of New Jersey and is roughly equidistant from Philadelphia and New York City. The history of the bypass dates back to when it was... less