Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913. The city is part of the Greater New York City Combined Statistical Area.
The Lower Trenton Bridge is commonly referred to among locals as the "Trenton Makes Bridge".Trenton was a major manufacturing center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One relic of that era is the slogan "Trenton Makes, The World Takes", which is displayed on the Lower Free Bridge (just north of the Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge). The city adopted the slogan in 1917 to represent Trenton's then-leading role as a major manufacturing center for rubber, wire rope, ceramics and cigars.
The city of Trenton is home to numerous neighborhoods and sub-neighborhoods. The main neighborhoods are taken from the four cardinal directions (North, South, East, and West). Trenton was once home to large Italian, Hungarian, and Jewish communities, but since the 1960s demographic shifts have changed the city into a relatively segregated urban enclave of middle and lower class African Americans. Italians are scattered throughout the city, but a distinct Italian community is centered in the Chambersburg neighborhood, in South Trenton. This community has been in decline since the 1970s, largely due to economic and social shifts to the more prosperous, less crime-ridden suburbs surrounding the city. Today Chambersburg has a large Latino community. Many of the Latino immigrants are from Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua. There is also a significant and growing Asian community in the Chambersburg neighborhood.
The North Ward, once a mecca for the city's middle class, is now one of the most economically distressed, torn apart by race riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. Nonetheless, the area still retains many important architectural and historic sites. North Trenton still has a large Polish-American neighborhood that borders Lawrence Township, many of whom attend St Hedwigs Roman Catholic Church on Brunswick Ave. St. Hedwigs church was built in 1904 by Polish immigrants, many of whose families still attend the church. North Trenton is also home to the historic Shiloh Baptist Church—one of the largest houses of worship in Trenton and the oldest African American church in the city founded in 1888.
South Ward is the most diverse neighborhood in Trenton and is home to many Latin American, Italian-American, and African American residents.
East Ward is the smallest neighborhood in Trenton and is home to the Trenton Train Station as well as Trenton Central High School. Recently, two campuses have been added, Trenton Central High School West and Trenton Central High School North, respectively, in those areas of the city. The Chambersburg neighborhood is within the East Ward, and was once noted in the region as a destination for its many Italian restaurants and pizzerias. With changing demographics, many of these businesses have either closed or relocated to suburban locations.
West Ward is the home of Trenton's more suburban neighborhoods.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,074, and the median income for a family was $36,681.
During the winter months, temperatures routinely fall below freezing, but rarely fall below 0 °F. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Trenton was -14 °F on February 9, 1934. The average January low is 24 °F and the average January high is 38 °F. The summers are usually very warm, with temperatures often reaching into the 90 °F's, but rarely reaching into the 100 °F's.
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African Braiding - Category: Black Beauty Salons - 309 Market Street
Trenton, NJ 08611 (609) 393-4969
Anointed Hands - Category: Black Beauty Salons - 94 East Paul Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08638 (609) 392-9977
Braids Clinic - Category: Black Beauty Salons - 1638 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08609 (609) 587-7338
JC Penney Salon - Quakerbridge Mall - Category: Black Beauty Supply - 500 Quaker Bridge Mall, Trenton, NJ 08648
J N C African Hairbraiding Beauty Shop - Category: Black Beauty Salons - 1121 Hamilton Ave Trenton, NJ 08629 (609) 278-0007
Nassau Beauty Salon - Category: Black Beauty Salons - Allegheny Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618 (609) 883-1533
Nini's Hand Hair Braiding - Category: Black Beauty Salons - 1409 Hamilton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08629 (609) 584-8788
Loc Majesty Natural Hair Salon - Category: Black Hair Salons - 304 Brunswick Ave., Trenton, New Jersey (609) 394-1007
Nassau Beauty Salon - Category: Black Beauty Salons - Allegheny Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618 (609) 883-1533
Redlocs - Category: Black Hair Salons - 1125 Prospect Street
Trenton, NJ 08638 (609) 498-1142
That Soul Food Spot - Category: Soul Food Restaurants - 1339 South Broad Street,
Trenton, NJ 08610 (609) 393-0554
T.R.Y. Js Waffles and Chicken - Category: Soul Food Restaurants - 29 S. Warren St. Trenton, NJ 08601 (609) 392-4370
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