See How Much Lawrence Twp. Population Changed In Last 10 Years

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — The population in Lawrence Township saw a slight decline over the past 10 years, according to newly released 2020 census data. However, the township says it is seeing an increase in housing needs despite the census reflecting a decrease in numbers.

The U.S. Census Bureau released new statistics last Thursday that illustrate population changes for the nation, states, and communities down to the block level.

The data, which shows an increase in the population of the nation's metro areas compared to a decade ago, also shows population changes in smaller cities. The data represents where people were living as of April 1, 2020.

Lawrence Township’s population in 2010 was 33, 472 which declined to 33,077 in 2020. That is a decrease of around 1.2 percent.

"The only true fact we know is that the census counts those that participate," Kevin Nerwinski, Township Manager told Patch. "Our housing needs continue to rise, and our municipal government remains focused on delivering the services our residents need and expect — and that hasn’t decreased.”

Here are the top 10 by percentage growth:

• Lakewood Township (45.58 percent)
• Harrison Town (42.8 percent)
• Weehawken Township (36.98 percent)
• Secaucus Town (36.38 percent)
• Wood-Ridge Borough (32.93 percent)
• Englishtown Borough (27.02 percent)
• Glassboro Borough (24.6 percent)
• Edgewater Borough (24.52 percent)
• Monroe Township (24.18 percent)

These are the top 10 fastest growing cities by the number of residents added, according to the census data:

• Jersey City (+44,852)
• Lakewood (+42,315)
• Newark (+34,409)
• Paterson City (+13,533)
• Elizabeth City (+12,329)
• Hoboken (+10,414)
• Monroe Township (+9,462)
• Bayonne City (+8,662)
• Edison Township (+7,621)

Plenty of cities in New Jersey also lost population in the decade between 2010 and 2020.

Here are the Mercer County towns ranked by percentage growth, and decrease:

• Robbinsville: 13.44 percent
• East Windsor: 10.5 percent
• West Windsor: 8.66 percent
• Pennington: 8.39
• Princeton: 7.4 percent
• Hightstown: 7.39 percent
• Trenton: 7.2 percent
• Hamilton: 4.33 percent
• Lawrenceville: -1.2
• Hopewell Borough: -0.21

Meanwhile, New Jersey grew by 513,365 residents (3.05 percent) between the 2010 and 2020 census. It ranked 26th in the nation for growth percentage.

(With reporting from Alexis Tarrazi, Patch Staff)

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