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
change- 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
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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- ↑ 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
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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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