[9][10][11] As of the 2000 United States census, the CDP was combined as Florence-Roebling, which had a total population of 8,200.

[12] As of the 2010 Census, the Florence-Roebling CDP was split into its components, Florence (with a population of 4,426[13]) and Roebling.

[16] The steel mill was also responsible for the production of the elevator cables for the Empire State Building in New York City, the Chicago Board of Trade Building in Chicago and the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. John A. Roebling & Sons company made the wire for the original slinky as well.

[15] The Roebling Historic District is a 76-acre (31 ha) historic district roughly bounded by Roebling Park, South Street, 2nd and 8th Avenues, Roland Street, Alden, Norman Railroad, and Amboy Avenues in the community.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1978, for its significance in architecture, commerce, industry, community planning, and immigrant experience.