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Place Name
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Hightstown
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Place Status (Type)
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borough
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Population
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5,126 (1990)
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Location
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Mercer County, New Jersey (NJ), United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°16'N
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Longitude
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74°31'W
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Hightstown
, borough (1990 pop. 5,126), Mercer co., central
N.J., near Millstone R., 12 mi/19 km ENE of
Trenton; 40°16'N 74°31'W. Trade center in agr. area (vegetables,
nursery prods.) in the process of suburbanizing; mfg. (textiles). Seat
of Peddie Preparatory School. Nearby
(4 mi/6.4 km SE) is former Jersey Homesteads,
now Roosevelt borough. Settled 1721, inc. 1853.
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