Middlesex County, New Jersey

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
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: 40.44°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

Higher education

Municipalities
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
CarteretBorough25,3268,8094.930.544.395,767.72,006.1
Cranbury TownshipTownship3,8421,38813.430.1513.28289.2104.5
DunellenBorough7,6372,7271.060.001.067,191.12,567.8
East Brunswick TownshipTownship49,71518,08822.360.5721.782,282.2830.3
Edison TownshipTownship107,58838,49330.690.6330.073,578.21,280.2
HelmettaBorough2,4551,0910.880.050.832,965.01,317.6
Highland ParkBorough15,0726,6691.830.011.828,276.83,662.3
JamesburgBorough5,7832,2280.890.010.886,556.72,526.1
MetuchenBorough15,0496,0532.850.002.855,282.22,124.6
MiddlesexBorough14,6365,3023.510.023.494,196.11,520.1
MilltownBorough7,0372,7071.600.041.554,528.31,742.0
Monroe TownshipTownship48,59421,50442.190.2441.941,158.6512.7
New BrunswickCity55,26617,5095.750.525.2310,561.13,345.9
North Brunswick TownshipTownship43,90515,58512.310.2812.033,649.01,295.3
Old Bridge TownshipTownship66,87626,06740.932.7438.181,751.6682.7
Perth AmboyCity55,43617,8555.961.304.6611,891.03,829.9
Piscataway TownshipTownship60,80418,90418.960.1718.793,235.31,005.9
Plainsboro TownshipTownship24,08410,28112.110.3711.742,051.8875.9
SayrevilleBorough45,34517,69518.662.8315.832,864.51,117.8
South AmboyCity9,4113,9062.701.161.546,119.02,539.7
South Brunswick TownshipTownship47,04316,64741.020.4040.611,158.3409.9
South PlainfieldBorough24,3388,4328.330.048.302,933.71,016.4
South RiverBorough16,1185,9772.940.162.795,787.42,146.1
SpotswoodBorough8,1633,2972.420.112.313,538.41,429.1
Woodbridge TownshipTownship103,63938,13724.581.3223.264,456.11,639.7

References
  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. 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 Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, 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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