Sewaren (pronounced SEE-waren) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed November 30, 2012.GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey , United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 30, 2012.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 2,885.

PSE&G's Sewaren Generating Station is a 538-megawatt facility on along the Arthur Kill. The facility had five steam generators and one combustion turbine. Four of the steam units were installed during and just after World War II, from 1942 to 1951.Sewaren Generating Station , accessed August 9, 2006 Generator 5, which included a gas/oil-fired boiler and two turbine generators, came down in 2002.PSE&G Sewaren Unit #5, Brandenburg. Accessed July 22, 2016. "In 2002, Brandenburg was retained by Public Service Enterprise Group (PSE&G) to decontaminate and demolish their Sewaren Unit #5 boiler, located on the Arthur Kill." Seawaren Unit #7 was installed in 2018, 538 MW, combined cycle combustion turbine, with one combustion turbine, one heat recovery steam generator, HRSG, and one steam turbine.

Geography

Sewaren is in northeastern Middlesex County, in southeastern Woodbridge Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of Perth Amboy, to the west by Woodbridge proper, to the north by Port Reading, also within Woodbridge Township, and to the east by the Arthur Kill waterway, separating Sewaren from Staten Island, New York. The borough of Carteret is to the north, and the Outerbridge Crossing leading to New York is the same distance to the south.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sewaren CDP has a total area of , including of land and of water (26.3%). Woodbridge Creek forms the western and southern border of the community and the tidal Arthur Kill forms the eastern border, while Smith Creek flows through the east side of the community.

Demographics

Sewaren first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.

Racial and ethnic composition +Sewaren CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)2,2041,8291,45179.28%66.36%50.29%Black or African American alone (NH)1462012995.25%7.29%10.36%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)4300.14%0.11%0.00%Asian alone (NH)1301701454.68%6.17%5.03%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)1000.04%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)1410170.50%0.36%0.59%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1528810.54%1.02%2.81%Hispanic or Latino (any race)2665158929.57%18.69%30.92%Total2,7802,7562,885 100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Sewaren had a population of 2,885. The median age was 42.2 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.5 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,037 households in Sewaren, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.1% were married-couple households, 17.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,103 housing units, of which 6.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.0%.

2010 census The 2010 United States census counted 2,756 people, 1,005 households, and 722 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,043 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 79.54% (2,192) White, 7.98% (220) Black or African American, 0.15% (4) Native American, 6.20% (171) Asian, 0.18% (5) Pacific Islander, 3.74% (103) from other races, and 2.21% (61) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.69% (515) of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Sewaren CDP, New Jersey , United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 30, 2012.

Of the 1,005 households, 30.0% had children under the age of 18; 53.1% were married couples living together; 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.2% were non-families. Of all households, 22.2% were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.26.

21.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.4 males.

2000 census As of the 2000 United States census there were 2,780 people, 1,019 households, and 768 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,046 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.36% White, 5.72% African American, 0.18% Native American, 4.71% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.73% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.57% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Sewaren CDP, New Jersey , United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 30, 2012.

There were 1,019 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,381, and the median income for a family was $72,685. Males had a median income of $46,683 versus $35,655 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,681. About 2.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over. Education Sewaren has one elementary school, Matthew Jago School #28.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sewaren include: John A. Hall (1877–1919), collegiate football player who was head coach of the Carlisle Indians football team in 1898Obituary Record of Yale Graduates 1919-1920 , p. 239. Yale University, 1920. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Haven At the time of his death Mr. Hall was returning from his summer home at Atlantic Highlands, N. J., to his winter home at Sewaren, N. J." Arthur A. Quinn (1866–1957), American labor union leader and politician

References

External links Sewaren Public Library Sewaren.net - Historic Sewaren NJ