Neshanic Station, New Jersey

Neshanic Station is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Branchburg, Somerset County, and extending into Readington Township, Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2016, most of the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Neshanic Station Historic District.

Demographics

Neshanic Station was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020	2020
White alone	3,853	73.76%
Black or African American alone	185	3.54%
Native American or Alaska Native alone	2	0.04%
Asian alone	645	12.35%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone	0	0.00%
Other race alone	7	0.13%
Mixed race or Multiracial	179	3.43%
Hispanic or Latino	353	6.76%
Total	5,224	100.00%

As of 2020, the population was 5,224.

Neshanic Station comes from the Algonquian language meaning "double stream," and the community featured a station along the defunct South Branch Railroad, later a branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The Lehigh Line of Norfolk Southern Railway still runs on tracks north of the community. Neshanic Station is situated at a latitude of 40.508N and a longitude of -74.73W. It is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone with an elevation of 92 feet.
The South Branch Raritan River passes east of the community. The Elm Street Bridge is a lenticular truss bridge that carries Elm Street over the river out of the community to River Road.

The Neshanic Station Historic District is a historic district encompassing the village. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 2016 for its significance in community development from 1857 to 1940. It includes 94 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures.

Neshanic Mills, also listed on the NRHP, is one of the last remaining grist mills along the South Branch Raritan River.

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Neshanic Station include: