The township of Cranbury, New Jersey was founded in 1697 and is famous as the site where George Washington established his headquarters during a portion of the American Revolutionary War. Cranbury is located a little over nine miles east of Princeton, New Jersey and is less than a one-half hour drive from the beach. The Cranbury Township is part of the 12th Congressional District and the 14th Legislative District for the state of New Jersey.

According to the most recent census count, the population of Cranbury is 3,227 people; the racial statistics of the population are 89% white, 7% Asian, 2% African-American, and 2% other races. The median age of a Cranbury resident is 40 years old. Thirty percent of the population is under 18 years of age, and 11% are 65 or older.

At the most recent census, there were a total of 1,091 households in Cranbury, and the average household size was 2.9 people. Forty-six percent of the households had at least one child under the age of 18. The Cranbury School provides public education for children in grades kindergarten through eight, and high school students in Cranbury attend Princeton High School in nearby Princeton.

In 2007, the estimated median household income for Cranbury was $128,151, up from $104,444 in 2000. The estimated mean housing value was $697,430, as compared with $372,300 for the entire state of New Jersey.