Lawrence Township New Jersey - Main Map (2024)

FAQs

Is Lawrence Township the same as Lawrenceville, NJ? ›

Lawrence Township is occasionally and mistakenly referred to as Lawrenceville. The confusion is partly caused because the local post office is located in the Lawrenceville CDP and the Postal Service once instructed Lawrence Township residents to use Lawrenceville, Princeton or Trenton as their mailing address.

Lawrence Township is located in New Jersey with a population of 32,636. Lawrence Township is in Mercer County and is one of the best places to live in New Jersey. Living in Lawrence Township offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents own their homes.

Mercer County

Lawrence Township / County

The largest Lawrence township racial/ethnic groups are White (57.9%) followed by Asian (14.4%) and Hispanic (13.7%).

In New Jersey, the minimum wage is $15.13 per hour, or $31,470 annually. This doesn't meet the state's average living wage standard, which according to MIT's Living Wage study, is $16.90 per hour, or $35,152 annually, for two adults without children.

Lawrenceville Demographics

White: 84.68% Asian: 7.71% Black or African American: 3.78%

Lawrenceville, located in Lawrence Township, is steeped in history. Founded as Maidenhead in 1697 by Quakers, it lay along the King's Highway, the first Colonial road in New Jersey, the King's Highway/Route 206 was an important stage coach route through the state, and it was the first postal route across the state.

What is the history of Lawrence Township? ›

Lawrence Township New Jersey - Township History. Lawrence was founded in 1697, and for most of its three centuries it was a typical rural, agricultural, New Jersey community that travelers passed through on their way from New Brunswick to Trenton or from Philadelphia to New York.

Burlington County is the largest county in New Jersey covering 827 square miles. According to the Population Estimates Program, Population Division of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the estimated population of Burlington County is 448,734 as of 2010 (U.S. Census Bureau).