South Trenton | |
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 Second Street in South Trenton | |
  South Trenton Location of South Trenton in Mercer County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey  South Trenton South Trenton (New Jersey)  South Trenton South Trenton (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′59″N 74°45′20″W / 40.19972°N 74.75556°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Mercer |
| City | Trenton |
South Trenton is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2] It is home to Italian Americans, Latin Americans, Irish Americans and their descendants. South Trenton borders Hamilton Township to the southeast and the Delaware River to the west. It had a brief existence as an independent municipality from 1840 to 1851.
South Trenton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1840, from portions of Nottingham Township. The borough was annexed by Trenton on April 14, 1851.[3][4]
South Trenton is home to Trenton's Chambersburg neighborhood also known as The 'Burg'.[5] Its population includes a large immigrant community from Poland, Slovakia, Ireland, Hungary, Ukraine, and Germany, though eventually mostly Italian immigrants and their offspring came to dominate the neighborhood, and it has since been known for its Italian-American population. It is also known for being the Restaurant District of Trenton with many of the restaurants in the neighborhood specializing in Italian cuisine. Chambersburg also hosts the annual Italian celebration called the Feast of Madonna or the Feast of Lights, further reflecting its cultural and religious roots. In recent years, South Trenton has been experiencing a sharp rise in residents from Latin America, especially Puerto Rico. There are still large concentrations of Puerto Ricans in South Trenton. More recently, Guatemalan, Costa Rican, and Ecuadorian immigrants have come to the neighborhood. Many have set up new stores and businesses alongside Italian-Americans. Today, South Broad St. in South Trenton is home to Trenton's largest population of Latinos.
- ^ "South Trenton, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ^ "City Profile Report: Trenton 250: 1792-2042: A City Master Plan Document" (PDF). City of Trenton. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 164.
- ^ Chronology of Important Events. Accessed March 25, 2007.
- ^ Fessler, Pam. "Stephanie Plum: Trenton's Scrappy Bounty Hunter", NPR, August 9, 2010. Accessed December 25, 2022. "The Italian Peoples Bakery has been around for four generations in the city's Italian section -- Chambersburg, better known as the 'Burg.'"