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Pluckemin, New Jersey
Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pluckemin, New Jersey |
| settlement_type | Census-designated place |
| image_skyline | File:Pluckemin Inn Tavern, Pluckemin, NJ - east view.jpg |
| image_caption | Pluckemin Inn |
| pushpin_map | USA New Jersey Somerset County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| pushpin_label | Pluckemin |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Somerset County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| pushpin_relief | yes |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | New Jersey |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Somerset |
| subdivision_type3 | Township |
| subdivision_name3 | Bedminster |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 1.80 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 0.70 |
| area_land_km2 | 1.80 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.01 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 0.69 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.00 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 359 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 518.04 |
| population_density_km2 | 199.93 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 56 |
| elevation_ft | 184 |
| coordinates | |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 879376 |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
Pluckemin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Bedminster Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was also known historically as Pluckamin. It was the site of several historic events during the American Revolutionary War.
Demographics
2020
Pluckemin was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pluckemin CDP, New Jersey | url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3459730&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 | website=United States Census Bureau | access-date= }} | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 248 | 69.08% | |||
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 12 | 3.34% | |||
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Asian alone (NH) | 62 | 17.27% | |||
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Other race alone (NH) | 3 | 0.84% | |||
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 11 | 3.06% | |||
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 23 | 6.41% | |||
| Total | 359 | 100.00% |
History
After the victory at Princeton, General George Washington and his army camped nearby from January 4 to 6, 1777 on the march to Morristown. On January 5, General Washington set up his headquarters in a local Pluckemin house, which later became known as the John Fenner House, and wrote his battle report to John Hancock. He also ordered military honors for the battle death of British Captain William Leslie, a friend of the American Dr. Benjamin Rush. The gravestone is in the graveyard of the former St. Paul's Lutheran Church (built 1757), where the Pluckemin Presbyterian Church is now located.{{cite journal| url=| title=NRHP Nomination: Pluckemin Village Historic District
During the winter of 1778–79, the Pluckemin Continental Artillery Cantonment Site, commanded by General Henry Knox, was located nearby.
On February 18, 1779, General Knox organized a grand celebration, The French Alliance Ball, for the first anniversary of the alliance with France. In attendance were General Washington and his wife Martha. Over four hundred people enjoyed dancing, drinking and fireworks.
Historic district
The Pluckemin Village Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 1982.
Transportation
Pluckemin is intersected by two major roads: U.S. Route 202 / U.S. Route 206 (north-south) and County Route 620 / Burnt Mills Road / Washington Valley Road (east-west).
References
References
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
- [https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3459730 Census Data Explorer: Pluckemin CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 15, 2023.
- [https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- {{cite gnis. 879376. Pluckemin
- [https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- [http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- (1912). "Somerset County Historical Quarterly".
- [http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html Census of Population and Housing], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 1, 2023.
- "2020 Geography Changes". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pluckemin CDP, New Jersey".
- Fischer, David Hackett. (2006). "Washington's Crossing". [[Oxford University Press]].
- (1937). "John Fenner House". [[Historic American Buildings Survey]].
- "From George Washington to John Hancock, 5 January 1777". National Historical Publications & Records Commission.
- (1776–1777). "Diary of Captain Thomas Rodney".
- "Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment". Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum.
- (1868). "Historical Collections of New Jersey: Past and Present". J.W. Barber.
- (1918). "Somerset County Historical Quarterly".
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