Great Meadows, New Jersey

Great Meadows, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Eastbound US 46 in Great Meadows
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Coordinates: 40°52′33″N 74°53′48″W / 40.875812°N 74.896583°W / 40.875812; -74.896583[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Warren
Township	Independence
Area [3]
• Total	1.54 sq mi (4.00 km2)
• Land	1.53 sq mi (3.96 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.86%
Elevation [4]	515 ft (157 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	305
• Density	199.35/sq mi (76.97/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	07838[6]
Area code	908
FIPS code	34-27360[1][7][8]
GNIS feature Idaho	02583992[1][9]

Great Meadows is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)^[10] located within Independence Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was created as part of the 2010 United States Census.^[11][12][13] As of the 2010 census, the CDP's population was 303.^[14]

Until the 2000 United States Census, the CDP was combined as part of the Great Meadows-Vienna CDP. Effective with the 2010 census, the Great Meadows-Vienna CDP was split into its components, Vienna (with a 2010 Census population of 981^[15]) and Great Meadows.^[11][12][13] As of the 2000 United States Census, the population of the combined Great Meadows-Vienna CDP was 1,264.^[16]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 1.579 square miles (4.090 km²), including 1.565 square miles (4.054 km²) of land and 0.014 square miles (0.035 km²) of water (0.86%).^[1][2]

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07838 was 3,149.^[18]

The 2010 United States census counted 303 people, 104 households, and 74 families in the CDP. The population density was 193.6 per square mile (74.7/km²). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 72.2 per square mile (27.9/km²). The racial makeup was 91.75% (278) White, 0.33% (1) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 4.29% (13) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 2.31% (7) from other races, and 1.32% (4) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.29% (13) of the population.^[14]

Of the 104 households, 39.4% had children under the age of 18; 56.7% were married couples living together; 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.8% were non-families. Of all households, 23.1% were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.47.^[14]

29.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 106.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 97.2 males.^[14]

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Great Meadows include:

• Bobby Caldwell (1951–2023), singer, songwriter, and musician, best known for his signature song "What You Won't Do for Love"^[19]
• Cole Kimball (born 1985), pitcher drafted by the Washington Nationals.^[20]