Washington Crossing, New Jersey

Washington Crossing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in [Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township], Mercer County, New Jersey, in the United States. The CDP and surrounding Hopewell Township lie on the eastern flank of the Washington Crossing Bridge spanning the Delaware River. Washington Crossing State Park is located adjacent to the community in New Jersey, while across the river lies Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 371.
The community was the eastern landing point following George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. The Delaware and Raritan feeder canal runs along the river through the community.

Geography

Washington Crossing is on the east bank of the Delaware River in northwestern Mercer County. New Jersey Route 29 passes through the community, leading southeast to Trenton, the state capital, and northwest to Lambertville. The Washington Crossing Bridge, built in 1904, crosses the Delaware to Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, from where Pennsylvania Route 532 leads southwest to Newtown, Pennsylvania.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of, of which were land and, or 14.6%, was water.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020	2020
White alone	325	87.60%
Black or African American alone	5	1.35%
Native American or Alaska Native alone	0	0.00%
Asian alone	10	2.70%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone	0	0.00%
Other race alone	1	0.27%
Mixed race or Multiracial	14	3.77%
Hispanic or Latino	16	4.31%
Total	371	100.00%

All of Hopewell Township, including Washington Crossing, is served by the Hopewell Valley Regional School District.

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Washington Crossing include: