Port Colden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Washington Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States,[8] that was created as part of the 2010 United States Census.[9][10][11] As of the 2010 Census, the CDP's population was 122.[12]

Port Colden, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Port Colden Manor in 2019
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Coordinates: 40.768259°N 74.954121°W / 40.768259; -74.954121
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Warren
Township	Washington
Named for	Cadwallader D. Colden
Area [1]
• Total	0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
• Land	0.51 sq mi (1.31 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.00%
Elevation [2]	531 ft (162 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	260
• Density	512.82/sq mi (197.95/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	908
FIPS code	3460210[4][5][6]
GNIS feature ID	02584019[4][7]

The community was named for its location on the Morris Canal and after Cadwallader D. Colden, president of the Morris Canal Company.[13]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 0.197 square miles (0.509 km²), all of which was land.[4][14]

Demographics

Census 2010

The 2010 United States census counted 122 people, 55 households, and 34 families in the CDP. The population density was 620.4 per square mile (239.5/km²). There were 59 housing units at an average density of 300.0 per square mile (115.8/km²). The racial makeup was 95.08% (116) White, 0.00% (0) Black or African American, 1.64% (2) Native American, 0.82% (1) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.00% (0) from other races, and 2.46% (3) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% (1) of the population.[12]

Of the 55 households, 20.0% had children under the age of 18; 47.3% were married couples living together; 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 38.2% were non-families. Of all households, 29.1% were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.76.[12]

16.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 76.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 82.1 males.[12]

Historic district

The Port Colden Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1999.[16]

Wineries

• Vacchiano Farm

References