Editing West Windsor, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
[[File:2013-05-04 12 53 55 View west along the Assunpink Creek in West Windsor Township in New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|View west along the [[Assunpink Creek]] in West Windsor.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 26.25 square miles (68.00&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 25.55 square miles (66.17&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.71 square miles (1.83&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (2.69%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Princeton Junction, New Jersey|Princeton Junction]] (with a 2010 Census population of 2,465)<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3460960 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Princeton Junction CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135932/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3460960 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 23, 2012.</ref> is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] located within West Windsor.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34021 GCT-PH1 – Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Mercer County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212204035/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34021 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006–2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 – Population and Housing Unit Counts – 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> Other unincorporated communities in the township include [[Berrien City, New Jersey|Berrien City]], [[Dutch Neck, Mercer County, New Jersey|Dutch Neck]], [[Edinburg, New Jersey|Edinburg]], [[Grover's Mill, New Jersey|Grover's Mill]], [[Millstone, Mercer County, New Jersey|Millstone]], [[Penns Neck, New Jersey|Penns Neck]], [[Port Mercer, New Jersey|Port Mercer]], Post Corner,{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} and Princeton Ivy East{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Local Place Names], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 21, 2020.</ref>

The township borders the municipalities of [[East Windsor, New Jersey|East Windsor]], [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton]], [[Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Lawrence Township]], [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] and [[Robbinsville Township, New Jersey|Robbinsville]] in Mercer County; and [[Plainsboro Township, New Jersey|Plainsboro]] in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/883299/touches.html Areas touching West Windsor Township], MapIt. Accessed March 15, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.dvrpc.org/Mapping/Maps/pdf/Mercer_MCDs.pdf Municipalities within Mercer County, NJ], [[Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

The [[Howard Hughes Corporation]] has proposed redevelopment of a {{convert|653|acres|adj=on}} tract of land bounded by the Northeast Corridor train line, Route 1, and Quakerbridge Road, which includes land once owned by [[American Cyanamid]] and last used up until 2002 as an agricultural research facility by [[BASF]]; in of 2017 a plan was proposed to create [[mixed-use development]] that would include 2,000 residences along with {{convert|1300000|sqft}} of retail and commercial space on the site, which is currently zoned for commercial use.<ref>Rojas, Cristina. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2017/02/mixed-use_project_planned_for_653-acre_site_off_ro.html#incart_river_home "Mixed-use project planned for 653-acre site off Route 1"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 19, 2017. Accessed February 19, 2017. "For more than a decade, the 653-acre former American Cyanamid complex has sat vacant, a ghost town of rundown buildings overgrown with weeds and brush.... The proposal envisions about 2,000 housing units, retail and office space, walking trails and parks and potential sites for a hotel and school. For much of the site's history, the buildings were used as an agricultural research facility and was last occupied in 2002 by German chemical giant BASF."</ref><ref>Xu, Vincent. [https://mercerspace.com/2017/02/17/developer-submits-plans-for-1976-homes-at-quakerbridge-road-site/ "Developer submits plans for 1,976 homes at Quakerbridge Road site"], Mercerspace, February 17, 2017. Accessed March 27, 2017. "The Howard Hughes Corporation has proposed an ambitious mixed-use development plan with nearly 2,000 residential units and more than 1.3 million square feet of commercial space.... Howard Hughes submitted a concept plan to West Windsor Township on Feb. 10. At this point the proposal is effectively a wish list, since the land is commercially zoned for more than 6 million square feet of research, office and light manufacturing."</ref> The local school district has developed a report identifying significant potential growth in the number of students enrolling from this and other residential development in both West Windsor and Plainsboro.<ref>[http://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=34347937 Impact Of Residential Developments On WW-P Schools; Projected Residential Developments in West Windsor and Plainsboro], [[West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District]]. Accessed March 27, 2017.</ref> In 2019, Atlantic Realty purchased the property, and in November 2020 they and the township reached an agreement to restrict the tract to non-residential use and convert it to warehouse space. The West Windsor Planning Board granted approval to build 5.5 million square feet of warehouse space (called "Bridge Point 8") on June 29, 2022."<ref>[https://midjersey.news/2022/07/01/5-5-million-square-foot-with-seven-buildings-mega-warehouse-project-bridge-point-8-approved-in-west-windsor/ "5.5+ Million Square Foot With Seven Buildings, Mega-Warehouse Project, Bridge Point 8 Approved In West Windsor"], MidJersey.News, July 1, 2022. Accessed July 29, 2022. "A two-phased development to construct seven warehouse buildings, with a total footprint of 5,563,117 +/- square feet at 4201 Quakerbridge Road, was approved at a Planning Board Meeting on June 29, 2022 with a vote 6 to 2 approving the project."</ref>

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|alt     = A panorama of the D&R Canal and the Millstone River
|caption = The [[Millstone River]] as it enters into the [[Delaware & Raritan Canal|D&R Canal]], on the border of West Windsor and [[Plainsboro Township, New Jersey|Plainsboro Township]].
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