Trenton

History

The town was laid out by A. W. Casad in 1836 from Trenton, New Jersey, who gave his new town the name Trenton after the place he was from. The planned town was supposed to be built just north of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad in an area which is now called “Old Trenton”. However, the old town was abandoned as no one ever built in the lots they bought. In response to his failed venture, Mr. Casad returned to his hometown of Trenton, New Jersey. Mr. William Lewis, A. W. Casad's brother in law however didn't go back to New Jersey. Instead, he opted to stay and in 1818 built a farmhouse where the current town lies today. In 1853 Mr. Buckman built a railroad depot and even managed to get a post office to be established. However, his business partner Mr. Walker abandoned him, which made Buckman move out of the area. Buckman would eventually resettle in Iowa. On 14 May 1855, Alva Lewis refounded the town, and this time it stayed. Several more major additions were added to the town throughout the mid-1800s by multiple other people and companies. On 12 March 1856 and 11 June 1860 by William Lewis, 22 May 1856 and 2 July 1866 by Joseph Hanke, 12 June 1856 by Sanger Ramp & Co, and finally by Mathias Leonard and Sanger Kamp on 26 May 1868. On 16 February 1856, the town was chartered as a village with one Joseph P. Hanke as its mayor. By 1868 the town's south side had taken shape and no new major additions were added to that side of Town. On 20 September 1887, the Town was incorporated as a city. The town was now called the City of Trenton, which is the name it currently holds. In 1865 a coal mine was built in the town and in 1868 it reach full operational capacity. The mine was founded by Joseph Hanke, Wm. Schaeffer, and Johnson Buchter, with the mine eventually being…

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Trenton has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity