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Deans, New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°24′15″N 74°30′58″W / 40.40417°N 74.51611°W / 40.40417; -74.51611
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Deans, New Jersey
Center of Deans at Georges Road and Deans Lane
Center of Deans at Georges Road and Deans Lane
Deans is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Deans
Deans
Deans is located in New Jersey
Deans
Deans
Deans is located in the United States
Deans
Deans
Coordinates: 40°24′15″N 74°30′58″W / 40.40417°N 74.51611°W / 40.40417; -74.51611
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
TownshipSouth Brunswick
Area
 • Total1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2)
 • Land1.12 sq mi (2.90 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation85 ft (26 m)
Population
 • Total1,615
 • Density1,440.68/sq mi (556.36/km2)
ZIP Code
FIPS code34-16720[4]
GNIS feature ID875833[2]

Deans is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] in South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States.[6] As of the 2020 United States census, Deans had a population of 1,615.[3]

History

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Deans originated from its location on both Crosswicknung Trail (Georges Road) and Lawrence Brook. Dams were built on the brook, creating Deans Pond.

Geography

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The community is situated around the intersection of Deans Lane (County Route 610) and Georges Road (CR 697). CR 610 continues east from the community on Deans Rhode Hall Road; other transportation facilities that pass near Deans include U.S. Route 130 just east of the community and the Northeast Corridor railroad to the west (a station serving the community once existed[7]). Residential homes dot the area around Deans, but some businesses line nearby arterial roads, and large warehouses are situated along Industrial Way at US 130.[8] New Brunswick, the Middlesex county seat, is 7 miles (11 km) to the northeast, while Trenton, the state capital, is 20 miles (32 km) to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Deans CDP has a total area of 1.13 square miles (2.93 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 1.06%, are water.[1] The community is drained by Lawrence Brook, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Raritan River.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,615
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
2020[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Deans". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b c Census Data Explorer: Deans CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Pennsylvania Railroad and Its Connections (Map). December 1, 1911. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "Aerial view of Deans" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  9. ^ Census of Population and Housing, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023.