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Trenton

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Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Mercer County, on the Delaware River in central New Jersey. Once a major manufacturing center for ceramics, wire rope, rubber and steel, it carried the slogan Trenton Makes, The World Takes. The city holds significant Revolutionary War history, including the Battle of Trenton in December 1776, and briefly served as the United States' capital from November to December 1784.

Facts
Population
90,871 1
2020 census figure, from Trenton's own Wikipedia infobox (2025 estimate was 91,506).
Area (sq km)
19.7 1
Founding Year
1719 1
Trenton was founded June 3, 1719 and incorporated November 13, 1792, both dates the infobox itself gives.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
16 2
Latitude
40.22028 degrees north 1
Longitude
74.76583 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 5
Connections

Associated With

New Jersey, States or Territories

Trenton is in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Source Trenton (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

New Jersey, States or Territories

Trenton is the capital of New Jersey.

Source Trenton (Wikipedia)
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Source Supreme Court of New Jersey (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Sources
1. Trenton (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    90,871
  • Infobox, area
    7.61 sq mi (19.70 km2)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    40.22028 N 74.76583 W
  • Infobox, founded
    Founded June 3, 1719; incorporated November 13, 1792
  • Introduction
    Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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2. Trenton (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 16 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 40.2203,-74.7658
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 23.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, -74.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, -74.75
40.25 -74.75 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Trenton - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5105496
Quote, cities500 record 5105496
40.21705 -74.74294 P PPLA US NJ 021 74000 89620 17 23 America/New_York
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Wikidata: Trenton
Wikidata Q25330, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Trenton (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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