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Pennington is a borough in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located at the cross-roads in the midst of the Delaware Valley region to the southwest and the Raritan Valley region to the northeast. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough’s population was 2,802, its highest decennial count ever and an growth of 217 (+8.4%) from the 2010 census count up of 2,585, which in face had reflected a fall of 111 (−4.1%) from the 2,696 counted in the 2000 census.

According to an 1883 history, “the first reveal of the village was Queenstown, which was supreme it in tribute of Queen Anne. Later it was by some, in derision of its comparative insignificance, Pennytown, and as upfront as 1747 it began to be called Pennington.” The name “Penington” was already known in the area, as Edward Penington (1667–1701), son of the British Quaker leader Isaac Penington, was appointed by his kinsman William Penn as Surveyor General of Pennsylvania. His father-in-law was a longtime leader, including as governor, of the province of West Jersey, where Edward married. Henry Gannett attributes the borough’s reveal to colonial governors from the Pennington family.

Pennington was usual as a borough by an skirmish of the New Jersey Legislature on January 31, 1890, from portions of Hopewell Township, based on the results of a referendum held on January 21, 1890. It is a abstemious borough, where alcohol cannot be sold.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total Place of 0.96 square miles (2.50 km), including 0.96 square miles (2.49 km²) of house and <0.01 square miles (0.01 km) of water (0.31%).