Middlesex County, New Jersey
Appearance
Middlesex County | |
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Nickname: The Greatest County in the Land[1] | |
Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey | |
New Jersey's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 40°26′N 74°25′W / 40.44°N 74.41°W | |
Country | |
State | |
Founded | 1683[2] |
Named for | Historic English county of Middlesex |
Seat | New Brunswick[2] |
Largest municipality | Edison (population) Monroe Township (area) |
Government | |
• Commissioner director | Ronald G. Rios (D, term ends December 31, 2024) |
Area | |
• Total | 322.87 sq mi (836.2 km2) |
• Land | 309.22 sq mi (800.9 km2) |
• Water | 13.65 sq mi (35.4 km2) 4.2% |
Population | |
• Total | 863,162 (3rd in NJ) |
• Density | 2,794.2/sq mi (1,078.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional districts | 6th, 12th |
Website | www |
Middlesex County is one of 21 counties of New Jersey. Middlesex is part of the New York metropolitan area, and its county seat is New Brunswick.[5]
Higher education
[change | change source]- Middlesex County College (Edison - main campus; New Brunswick, Perth Amboy)[6]
- Rutgers University New Brunswick Campus (New Brunswick, Piscataway)[7]
- Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (New Brunswick)[8]
- Princeton University – Forrestal Campus (Plainsboro)[9]
- DeVry University (North Brunswick)[10]
Municipalities
[change | change source]Municipalities in Middlesex County (with 2020 Census data for population, housing units and area in square miles) are:[11]
Municipality | Municipal type |
Population | Housing units |
Total area |
Water area |
Land area |
Pop. density |
Housing density |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carteret | Borough | 25,326 | 8,809 | 4.93 | 0.54 | 4.39 | 5,767.7 | 2,006.1 |
Cranbury Township | Township | 3,842 | 1,388 | 13.43 | 0.15 | 13.28 | 289.2 | 104.5 |
Dunellen | Borough | 7,637 | 2,727 | 1.06 | 0.00 | 1.06 | 7,191.1 | 2,567.8 |
East Brunswick Township | Township | 49,715 | 18,088 | 22.36 | 0.57 | 21.78 | 2,282.2 | 830.3 |
Edison Township | Township | 107,588 | 38,493 | 30.69 | 0.63 | 30.07 | 3,578.2 | 1,280.2 |
Helmetta | Borough | 2,455 | 1,091 | 0.88 | 0.05 | 0.83 | 2,965.0 | 1,317.6 |
Highland Park | Borough | 15,072 | 6,669 | 1.83 | 0.01 | 1.82 | 8,276.8 | 3,662.3 |
Jamesburg | Borough | 5,783 | 2,228 | 0.89 | 0.01 | 0.88 | 6,556.7 | 2,526.1 |
Metuchen | Borough | 15,049 | 6,053 | 2.85 | 0.00 | 2.85 | 5,282.2 | 2,124.6 |
Middlesex | Borough | 14,636 | 5,302 | 3.51 | 0.02 | 3.49 | 4,196.1 | 1,520.1 |
Milltown | Borough | 7,037 | 2,707 | 1.60 | 0.04 | 1.55 | 4,528.3 | 1,742.0 |
Monroe Township | Township | 48,594 | 21,504 | 42.19 | 0.24 | 41.94 | 1,158.6 | 512.7 |
New Brunswick | City | 55,266 | 17,509 | 5.75 | 0.52 | 5.23 | 10,561.1 | 3,345.9 |
North Brunswick Township | Township | 43,905 | 15,585 | 12.31 | 0.28 | 12.03 | 3,649.0 | 1,295.3 |
Old Bridge Township | Township | 66,876 | 26,067 | 40.93 | 2.74 | 38.18 | 1,751.6 | 682.7 |
Perth Amboy | City | 55,436 | 17,855 | 5.96 | 1.30 | 4.66 | 11,891.0 | 3,829.9 |
Piscataway Township | Township | 60,804 | 18,904 | 18.96 | 0.17 | 18.79 | 3,235.3 | 1,005.9 |
Plainsboro Township | Township | 24,084 | 10,281 | 12.11 | 0.37 | 11.74 | 2,051.8 | 875.9 |
Sayreville | Borough | 45,345 | 17,695 | 18.66 | 2.83 | 15.83 | 2,864.5 | 1,117.8 |
South Amboy | City | 9,411 | 3,906 | 2.70 | 1.16 | 1.54 | 6,119.0 | 2,539.7 |
South Brunswick Township | Township | 47,043 | 16,647 | 41.02 | 0.40 | 40.61 | 1,158.3 | 409.9 |
South Plainfield | Borough | 24,338 | 8,432 | 8.33 | 0.04 | 8.30 | 2,933.7 | 1,016.4 |
South River | Borough | 16,118 | 5,977 | 2.94 | 0.16 | 2.79 | 5,787.4 | 2,146.1 |
Spotswood | Borough | 8,163 | 3,297 | 2.42 | 0.11 | 2.31 | 3,538.4 | 1,429.1 |
Woodbridge Township | Township | 103,639 | 38,137 | 24.58 | 1.32 | 23.26 | 4,456.1 | 1,639.7 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Middlesex County The Greatest County in the Land Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, County of Middlesex, New Jersey. Accessed October 27, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Middlesex County, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Locations Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, Middlesex County College. Accessed September 17, 2015.
- ↑ One Community, Five Campuses, Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Accessed September 17, 2015.
- ↑ Locations and Directions Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Accessed September 17, 2015.
- ↑ Forrestal Campus Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, Princeton University. Accessed July 23, 2008.
- ↑ North Brunswick Campus, DeVry University. Accessed September 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Census Data Explorer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
Other websites
[change | change source]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Middlesex County, New Jersey.
- Middlesex County official website Archived 2014-11-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 1, 2008.