(1719- )
Capital of New Jersey
Seat of Mercer County
Population: 84,639 (2005 Census estimate)
Nicknamed T-Town

The Census Bureau re-assigned it from the Philadelphia metropolitan area to the New York metro area.
It is home to the state's maximum security prison and its death row population.
Its population has been declining since the 1950s.
It suffered a major race riot after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
It was ranked the fourth most dangerous city with a population between 75,000 and 100,000 for two consecutive years (2005-06).

George Washington won a key battle of the American Revolution here (December 26, 1776).
It served as capital of the United States (November 1-December 24, 1784).
The first professional basketball game was played here (November 7, 1896).

Credit: C. Fishel

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