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We would like to provide the residents of  Pennington  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Pennington Home page. The Pennington Home page provides as much information as possible on Pennington. Knowing Pennington’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Pennington’s Home page, you will also find Pennington’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Pennington has a population of 2553. 47% of Pennington’s inhabitants are Male, and 53 are female. 63.1% of Pennington is married and 74.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $551,623, and the average rent is $1,633. Household median income in Pennington is $135,000, and the individual median income is $59,196. Pennington’s Ethnic is the following: White(91.1%), Asian(4.7%), Hispanic(2.9%), Black(2.3%), Multiple(1.9%).


According to an 1883 history, "the first name of the village was Queenstown, which was given it in honor of Queen Anne. Later it was by some, in derision of its comparative insignificance, Pennytown, and as early 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 name to colonial governors from the Pennington family.Pennington was established as a borough by an act 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 dry borough, where alcohol cannot be sold.


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