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Forsgate, New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°20′55″N 74°27′49″W / 40.34861°N 74.46361°W / 40.34861; -74.46361
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Forsgate, New Jersey
Forsgate is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Forsgate
Forsgate
Location in Middlesex County
Forsgate is located in New Jersey
Forsgate
Forsgate
Location in New Jersey
Forsgate is located in the United States
Forsgate
Forsgate
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°20′55″N 74°27′49″W / 40.34861°N 74.46361°W / 40.34861; -74.46361
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
TownshipMonroe
Area
 • Total0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
 • Land0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
145 ft (44 m)
Population
 • Total2,056
 • Density2,349.71/sq mi (906.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
Area code(s)732/848
FIPS code34-24285[3]
GNIS feature ID2806083[4]

Forsgate is a golf course community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It consists of Forsgate Country Club and its associated housing developments. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 2,056.[2]

Geography

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Forsgate is in southern Middlesex County, in the northwestern part of Monroe Township, bordered to the south across Forsgate Drive by Rossmoor, to the east by the Hightstown Industrial Track rail line, to the north by a branch rail line connecting Jamesburg and Monmouth Junction, and to the west by the New Jersey Turnpike at Exit 8A. It is 13 miles (21 km) south of New Brunswick and 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Trenton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Forsgate CDP has an area of 0.879 square miles (2.277 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.010 km2), or 0.46%, are water.[1] Land in the CDP drains northeast toward Manalapan Brook, a northeast-flowing tributary of the South River, part of the Raritan River watershed.

Demographics

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The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20202,056
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Census Data Explorer: Forsgate CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Forsgate Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.