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Middlesex County
County
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, the flagship of public higher education in New Jersey
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, the flagship of public higher education in New Jersey
Nickname: 
The Greatest County in the Land[1]
Map of New Jersey highlighting Middlesex County
Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey
Map of the United States highlighting New Jersey
New Jersey's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°26′N 74°25′W / 40.44°N 74.41°W / 40.44; -74.41
Country United States
State New Jersey
Founded1683[2]
Named forHistoric English county of Middlesex
SeatNew Brunswick[2]
Largest municipalityEdison (population)
Monroe Township (area)
Government
 • Commissioner directorRonald G. Rios (D, term ends December 31, 2024)
Area
[3]
 • Total322.87 sq mi (836.2 km2)
 • Land309.22 sq mi (800.9 km2)
 • Water13.65 sq mi (35.4 km2)  4.2%
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total863,162 (3rd in NJ)
 • Density2,794.2/sq mi (1,078.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts6th, 12th
Websitewww.co.middlesex.nj.us

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]

Municipalities[change | change source]

Index map of Middlesex County municipalities (click to see index key)
1947 road map

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]

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "QuickFacts: Middlesex County, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  6. ↑ Locations, Middlesex County College. Accessed September 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ One Community, Five Campuses, Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Accessed September 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ Locations and Directions Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Accessed September 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ Forrestal Campus Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, Princeton University. Accessed July 23, 2008.
  10. ↑ North Brunswick Campus, DeVry University. Accessed September 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Census Data Explorer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

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