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Yardville’s post office opened in 1832, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Yardville began

When was Yardville founded?

1832

The Yardville post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 6,965194 years
Founding year: the first Yardville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Yardville’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 Yardville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1832: 194 years of Yardville.Old housesHalf of Yardville’s homes were built before 1964.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Yardville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Yardville, in brief

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

Yardville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 6,965. Before the 2010 census, the area was part of the Yardville-Groveville CDP.

Its first post office opened in 1832. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 7,186 to 6,965 (-3%).

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

By decade

Yardville, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Mercer CR 672 nb at NJ Route 156, July 20262026Mercer CR 672 nb at NJ Route 156, July 2026United Presbyterian Church, Yardville, NJ, March 20252025United Presbyterian Church, Yardville, NJ, March 2025Yardville, NJ2015Yardville, NJ
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Hamilton Township8 historic placesB+Bordentown Township1 historic placeC+GrovevilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhite Horse3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Yardville’s history

What year was Yardville founded?

The Yardville post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 →

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