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History · Hamilton Square

Hamilton Square dates to 1692

Most of Hamilton Square was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Below: maps from 1888 on.

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How Hamilton Square began

When was Hamilton Square founded?

1692

Hamilton Square dates its founding to 1692 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1844.

2020 census: 12,679334 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1844.

What stands out about Hamilton Square’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hamilton Square are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18888 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1995. Watch Hamilton Square change.Older than the countryEstablished in 1692, 84 years before the Declaration of Independence.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hamilton Square’s history is told.

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On the map

Hamilton Square on the map, 1888 to 1995

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hamilton Square. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hamilton Square on the 1888 USGS mapHamilton Square on the 1893 USGS mapHamilton Square on the 1906 USGS mapHamilton Square on the 1918 USGS mapHamilton Square on the 1957 USGS mapHamilton Square on the 1970 USGS mapHamilton Square on the 1981 USGS mapHamilton Square on the 1995 USGS map1888Bordentown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hamilton Square.

Timeline

Hamilton Square, 1692 to 1969

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 17th century
  2. 1692
    FoundingHamilton Square is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1836Born hereJohn Taylor is born here
  5. 1888On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1969Born hereJim Adams is born here
The story so far

Hamilton Square, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hamilton Square yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hamilton Square is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that is the site of a historic colonial village. Until the 2000 census the area was part of the Mercerville-Hamilton Square CDP, which was split into two CDPs as of 2010: Mercerville and Hamilton Square. Hamilton Square was established in 1692 and was named after Alexander Hamilton in a wave of anti-British feeling at the time of the War of 1812. It previously had been called "Nottingham" after the British town. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 12,679.

Hamilton Square was established in 1692. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 12,784 in 2010, 12,679 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Hamilton Square

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Jim AdamsSoccer player · b. 1969
John TaylorAmerican businessman and politician · b. 1836
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

MercervilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHamilton Township8 historic placesB+Robbinsville Township1 historic placeB−Robbinsville CenterIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWest Windsor Township3 historic placesB−

Questions about Hamilton Square’s history

What year was Hamilton Square founded?

In 1692, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hamilton Square’s post office opened in 1844.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.