Wilbur, Trenton, New Jersey

Populated place in Mercer County, New Jersey, US

Neighborhood of Trenton in Mercer, New Jersey, United States

40°13′31″N 74°44′28″W / 40.22528°N 74.74111°W / 40.22528; -74.74111Country

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Wilbur is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was an independent borough from 1891 to 1898.

Wilbur was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 24, 1891, from portions of Hamilton Township, based on the results of a referendum held six days earlier. On February 28, 1898, the borough was annexed by Trenton as the 12th Ward.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2015.
^ Google (January 10, 2015). "Wilbur, Trenton, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
^ "City Profile Report: Trenton 250: 1792-2042: A City Master Plan Document" (PDF). City of Trenton. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 165. Accessed October 31, 2015.
^ Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 314. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 31, 2015.