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History · Twin Rivers

Half of Twin Rivers’ homes were built after 1974

Most of Twin Rivers was built recently: 0.7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1974. Below: maps from 1888 on and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
0.7%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Twin Rivers’ 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 Twin Rivers are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18887 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1981. Watch Twin Rivers change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Twin Rivers’s history is told.

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On the map

Twin Rivers on the map, 1888 to 1981

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

Twin Rivers on the 1888 USGS mapTwin Rivers on the 1893 USGS mapTwin Rivers on the 1901 USGS mapTwin Rivers on the 1942 USGS mapTwin Rivers on the 1953 USGS mapTwin Rivers on the 1970 USGS mapTwin Rivers on the 1981 USGS map1888New Brunswick 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 Twin Rivers.

The story so far

Twin Rivers, in brief

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

Twin Rivers is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in East Windsor Township, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, Twin Rivers' population was 7,787, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 344 (+4.6%) from the 7,443 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 21 (+0.3%) from the 7,422 counted in the 2000 census. Twin Rivers was the first planned unit development in New Jersey.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,443 to 7,787 (+5%).

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

By decade

Twin Rivers, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Twin Rivers Branch - Mercer County Library System2016Twin Rivers Branch - Mercer County Library SystemTwin Rivers, NJ (1)2015Twin Rivers, NJ (1)Twin rivers cdp nj 0212005Twin rivers cdp nj 021
People over time

Twin Rivers, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,000198020002020Peak: 7,787

Between 7,422 and 7,787 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Twin Rivers’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Twin Rivers

Nobody well known was born in Twin Rivers itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Andrew BynumAmerican basketball player · b. 1987
Sydney SchneiderJamaican-American soccer player · b. 1999
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Gilbert ImlayAmerican army officer · b. 1754
Audrey NunaSouth Korean-American singer and rapper · b. 1999
Ross ColtonAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1996
George R. RobbinsAmerican politician · b. 1808
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

East Windsor TownshipIts storyCMonroe Township1 historic placeC−Cranbury Township2 historic placesB+Renaissance at MonroeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.