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Pleasantville is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, located in the South Jersey region and part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area. With a 2020 population of 20,629, the city has experienced steady growth since 2000 when it had 19,012 residents. Originally incorporated as a borough on January 10, 1889, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, Pleasantville was renamed a city on April 14, 1914, and was named by David Ingersoll for its pleasant surroundings. The city covers 7.28 square miles and borders Atlantic City, Absecon, Egg Harbor Township, Northfield, and Ventnor City. Pleasantville is notable for having the eighth-highest property tax rate in New Jersey at 4.903% in 2020, significantly higher than the county average of 2.560%. Lawrence Township is a township in Mercer County, New Jersey, with a population of 33,077 as of the 2020 census, situated along the U.S. Route 1 corridor between Trenton and Princeton. Originally formed as Maidenhead Township in 1697 and incorporated in 1798, it was renamed in 1816 after Captain James Lawrence, the War of 1812 naval commander famous for the command "Don't give up the ship." The township is an education and research hub, home to Rider University and the historic Lawrenceville School founded in 1810, as well as the headquarters of the Educational Testing Service and a Bristol-Myers Squibb research division. Its economy is anchored by office parks, pharmaceutical and testing employers, and the Quaker Bridge Mall, a roughly 1.08-million-square-foot shopping center that opened in 1975. Lawrence Township sits within both the New York and Philadelphia metropolitan regions and preserves a walkable towpath along the Delaware and Raritan Canal. Trenton is the capital of New Jersey and county seat of Mercer County, serving as the capital of the United States from November 1 to December 24, 1784, and bordered by the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The city had a population of 90,871 in the 2020 census, representing a 7.0% increase from 2010, and is the only New Jersey city served by three commuter rail systems: Amtrak, NJ Transit, and SEPTA. Originally settled by Quakers in 1679 and officially named in 1719 after landowner William Trent, Trenton became New Jersey's capital on November 25, 1790, and was the site of two pivotal Revolutionary War battles in December 1776 and January 1777. Historically a major manufacturing hub producing iron, steel, rubber, and pottery, the city's economy today is dominated by the New Jersey state government. Trenton and Princeton form the principal cities of the Trenton-Princeton metropolitan statistical area within Mercer County.