Editing Sewaren, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Sewaren, New Jersey
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge]]
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|population_total         = 2885
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|postal_code              = 07077<ref name=USPS>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=sewaren&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Avenel, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed November 30, 2012.</ref>
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|blank_info               = {{FIPS|34|66720}}<ref name=CensusArea>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 21, 2016.</ref><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.</ref>
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'''Sewaren''' (pronounced SEE-waren) is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) within [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], United States.<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 November 30, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County &ndash; County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212200723/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 30, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed April 19, 2015.</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the CDP's population was 2,885.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

[[Public Service Electric and Gas Company|PSE&G's]] Sewaren Generating Station is a 538-[[megawatt]] facility on {{convert|152|acre|ha|lk=out}} along the [[Arthur Kill]]. The facility had five steam generators and one combustion turbine. Four of the steam units were installed during and just after [[World War II]], from 1942 to 1951.<ref>[http://www.pseg.com/companies/fossil/plants/sewaren.jsp Sewaren Generating Station] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060911132538/http://www.pseg.com/companies/fossil/plants/sewaren.jsp |date=2006-09-11 }}, accessed August 9, 2006</ref> Generator 5, which included a gas/oil-fired boiler and two turbine generators, came down in 2002.<ref>[http://www.brandenburg.com/FeaturedProjectPDF/soq%20insert_pseg.pdf PSE&G Sewaren Unit #5], Brandenburg. Accessed July 22, 2016. "In 2002, Brandenburg was retained by Public Service Enterprise Group (PSE&G) to decontaminate and demolish their Sewaren Unit #5 boiler, located on the Arthur Kill."</ref> Seawaren Unit #7 was installed in 2018, 538 MW, combined cycle combustion turbine, with one combustion turbine, one heat recovery steam generator, HRSG, and one steam turbine.{{Cn|date=August 2024}}

==Geography==
[[File:BASEBALL GAME IN FERRY STREET PARK, ONE OF THE TWO PLAYGROUNDS IN SEWAREN. THE COMMUNITY INSISTED ON THIS PLAYGROUND... - NARA - 552024.jpg|thumb|Baseball in Ferry Street Park, with Shell Oil's tank farm in the background, 1973]]
Sewaren is in northeastern Middlesex County, in southeastern Woodbridge Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey|Perth Amboy]], to the west by [[Woodbridge (CDP), New Jersey|Woodbridge proper]], to the north by [[Port Reading, New Jersey|Port Reading]], also within Woodbridge Township, and to the east by the [[Arthur Kill]] waterway, separating Sewaren from [[Staten Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The borough of [[Carteret, New Jersey|Carteret]] is {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the north, and the [[Outerbridge Crossing]] leading to New York is the same distance to the south.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Sewaren CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.66|sqmi|2}}, including {{convert|1.22|sqmi|2}} of land and {{convert|0.44|sqmi|2}} of water (26.3%).<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> [[Woodbridge Creek]] forms the western and southern border of the community and the tidal Arthur Kill forms the eastern border, while Smith Creek flows through the east side of the community.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 2569
|2000= 2780
|2010= 2756
|2020= 2885
|footnote=Population sources:<br>1990-2010<ref name=CPH232/> 2000<ref name=Census2000/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3466720 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Sewaren CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135937/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3466720 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 30, 2012.</ref><ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:34&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 11, 2022}}</ref>
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===Census 2010===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 2,756 people, 1,005 households, and 722 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2889.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 1,043 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1093.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup was 79.54% (2,192) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 7.98% (220) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.15% (4) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 6.20% (171) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.18% (5) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.74% (103) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.21% (61) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 18.69% (515) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,005 households, 30.0% had children under the age of 18; 53.1% were married couples living together; 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.2% were non-families. Of all households, 22.2% were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.26.<ref name=Census2010/>

21.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.4 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===Census 2000===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,780 people, 1,019 households, and 768 families living in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,129.9|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 1,046 housing units at an average density of {{convert|425.1|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.72% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.71% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.57% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3466720 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Sewaren CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094305/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3466720 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 30, 2012.</ref>

There were 1,019 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.16.<ref name=Census2000/>

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.<ref name=Census2000/>

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,381, and the median income for a family was $72,685. Males had a median income of $46,683 versus $35,655 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $24,681. About 2.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>

==Education==
Sewaren has one elementary school, Matthew Jago School #28.

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sewaren include:
* [[John A. Hall (American football)|John A. Hall]] (1877–1919), collegiate football player who was head coach of the [[Carlisle Indians football]] team in 1898<ref>[http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1859_1924/1919-20.pdf ''Obituary Record of Yale Graduates 1919-1920''], p. 239. [[Yale University]], 1920. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Haven At the time of his death Mr. Hall was returning from his summer home at Atlantic Highlands, N. J., to his winter home at Sewaren, N. J."</ref>
* [[Arthur A. Quinn]] (1866–1957), American labor union leader and politician<ref name="customs">{{Cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/quinn-named-customs-post/docview/100684503/se-2/ |title=A.A. QUINN NAMED TO CUSTOMS POST: Jersey Labor Leader Is Picked by Roosevelt for Controller of the Service Here. |date=1933-05-21|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=22 |access-date=2024-09-09}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090119200515/http://www.sewarenlibrary.com/ Sewaren Public Library]
* [http://www.sewaren.net/ Sewaren.net - Historic Sewaren NJ]

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