Middlesex County, New Jersey
county in New Jersey, United States
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]
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 |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| 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 |
Higher education
- 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
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
Other websites
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.
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