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Fieldsboro, New Jersey
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Downtown Fieldsboro
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Location of Fieldsboro in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
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Census Bureau map of Fieldsboro, New Jersey
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 Fieldsboro, New Jersey
Location in Burlington County, New Jersey
Fieldsboro, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Fieldsboro, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 7, 1850 |
| Named for | Field family |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
| • Land | 0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) 22.22% |
| Area rank | 552nd of 565 in state 40th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 526 |
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538 |
| • Rank | 551st of 565 in state 40th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 1,886.9/sq mi (728.5/km2) |
| • Density rank | 302nd of 565 in state 17th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code |
08505 – Bordentown, New Jersey
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| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 291, 298, 324, 424 |
| FIPS code | 3400523250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885219 |
| Website | None |
Fieldsboro is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 526, a decrease of 14 (−2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 540, which in turn reflected an increase of 18 (+3.4%) from the 522 counted in the 2000 census. The borough, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Fieldsboro was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as Fieldsborough on March 7, 1850, within portions of Mansfield Township. It separated from Bordentown Township as an independent municipality c. 1894. The borough was named for the Field family, prominent early settlers in the area.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2), including 0.28 square miles (0.72 km2) of land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) of water (22.22%).
The borough borders Bordentown Township and the Delaware River.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 459 | — | |
| 1910 | 480 | 4.6% | |
| 1920 | 530 | 10.4% | |
| 1930 | 493 | −7.0% | |
| 1940 | 537 | 8.9% | |
| 1950 | 589 | 9.7% | |
| 1960 | 583 | −1.0% | |
| 1970 | 615 | 5.5% | |
| 1980 | 597 | −2.9% | |
| 1990 | 579 | −3.0% | |
| 2000 | 522 | −9.8% | |
| 2010 | 540 | 3.4% | |
| 2020 | 526 | −2.6% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 538 | −0.4% | |
| Population sources: 1900–2000 1900–1920 1900–1910 1850–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 540 people, 206 households, and 141 families in the borough. The population density was 2,007.7 per square mile (775.2/km2). There were 221 housing units at an average density of 821.7 per square mile (317.3/km2). The racial makeup was 81.11% (438) White, 12.59% (68) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 2.04% (11) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.37% (2) from other races, and 3.89% (21) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.78% (15) of the population.
Of the 206 households, 35.9% had children under the age of 18; 44.2% were married couples living together; 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.6% were non-families. Of all households, 23.8% were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.13.
25.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.9 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $60,938 (with a margin of error of +/− $19,968) and the median family income was $67,500 (+/− $22,306). Males had a median income of $68,750 (+/− $47,669) versus $48,500 (+/− $14,355) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,284 (+/− $8,796). About none of families and 1.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Education
Students in public school for kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the schools of the Bordentown Regional School District, which also serves students from Bordentown City and Bordentown Township. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,373 students and 194.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Clara Barton Elementary School with 235 students in grades K–2 (generally serves Bordentown City and the Holloway Meadows section of Bordentown Township), Peter Muschal Elementary School with 522 students in grades Pre-K–5 (generally serves remainder of Bordentown Township and the Borough of Fieldsboro), MacFarland Intermediate School with 243 students in grades 3–5, Bordentown Regional Middle School with 576 students in grades 6–8 and Bordentown Regional High School with 766 students in grades 9–12. The district's board of education is comprised of nine members, who are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year. The board's nine seats are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with one seat assigned to Fieldsboro.
The New Hanover Township School District, consisting of New Hanover Township (including its Cookstown area) and Wrightstown Borough, sends students to Bordentown Regional High School on a tuition basis for grades 9–12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship that has been in place since the 1960s, with about 50 students from the New Hanover district being sent to the high school. As of 2011, the New Hanover district was considering expansion of its relationship to send students to Bordentown for middle school for grades 6–8.
Students from Fieldsboro, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.
Transportation
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Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 3.31 miles (5.33 km) of roadways, of which 2.67 miles (4.30 km) were maintained by the municipality and 0.64 miles (1.03 km) by Burlington County.
County Route 662 is the main road through Fieldsboro. No major county, state, U.S. or interstate passes through the borough. U.S. Route 130 is the closest major road to the borough. Other roads that are accessible in neighboring Bordentown Township are Interstate 295, U.S. Route 206 and the New Jersey Turnpike.
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides bus service in the borough between Trenton and Philadelphia on the 409 route.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bordentown include:
- Len Boone, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Archibald Crossley (1896–1985), pollster, statistician and pioneer in public opinion research
See also
In Spanish: Fieldsboro para niños
