Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Middlesex County, New Jersey
The main campus of Rutgers University, New Jersey's flagship of higher education, in New Brunswick, a center for the sciences, arts, and cultural activities, and the county seat of Middlesex County
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Location in the state of New Jersey
New Jersey's location in the U.S.
Founded	1683
Named for	Historic English county of Middlesex
Seat	New Brunswick
Largest city	Edison (population) Monroe Township (area)
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	322.83 sq mi (836 km²) 308.91 sq mi (800 km²) 13.91 sq mi (36 km²), 4.31
Population  -  Density
Congressional districts	6th, 12th
Website	www.co.middlesex.nj.us

Middlesex County is located in north-central New Jersey, United States, extending inland from the northern portion of the Jersey Shore. As of the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was enumerated at 863,162, making Middlesex the state's second-most populous county (after Bergen County). Middlesex County's population in 2020 represented a growth of 53,304 (6.6%) from the 809,858 residents counted at the 2010 census. Middlesex County holds a central location within the New York metropolitan area as well as within the Northeast megalopolis of the U.S. Its county seat is the city of New Brunswick, a center for the sciences, arts, and cultural activities, and the headquarters of the state's flagship academic institution, Rutgers University. The center of population of the state of New Jersey is also located within Middlesex County, in East Brunswick Township, just east of the New Jersey Turnpike. Middlesex County hosts an extensive transportation network, including several rail stations along the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor Line of the New Jersey Transit commuter rail system, as well as the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, the state's two busiest motor vehicle roadways, in Woodbridge Township. Middlesex County holds the nickname, The Greatest County in the Land.

The county was primarily settled due to its optimal location along the Raritan River and was established as of March 7, 1683 as part of the Province of East Jersey and was partitioned as of October 31, 1693 into the townships of Piscataway, Perth Amboy, and Woodbridge. Adjacent Somerset County was established on May 14, 1688, created from portions of Middlesex County. The county's first court met in June 1683 in Piscataway, and held session at alternating sites over the next century in Perth Amboy, Piscataway, and Woodbridge before relocating permanently to New Brunswick in 1778. Despite its status as a residential, commercial, and industrial stronghold and a centrally accessible transportation hub, Middlesex is also home to an extensive public park system with expansive greenways, totaling more than 6,300 acres (2,550 ha). Middlesex County is most demographically notable as the U.S. county with the highest concentration of Asian Indians, at nearly 20% in 2020.

Geography

According to the 2010 Census, the county had a total area of 322.83 square miles (836.1 km²), including 308.91 square miles (800.1 km²) of land (95.7%) and 13.91 square miles (36.0 km²) of water (4.3%). The county is named after the historic English county of Middlesex.

Bisected by the Raritan River, the county is topographically typical of Central Jersey in that it is largely flat. The majority of the county is located on the inner coastal plain, with the remainder of the county being located on the Eastern Piedmont. The elevation ranges from sea level to 300 feet (91 m) above sea level on a hill scaled by Major Road/ Sand Hill Road near Route 1 in South Brunswick Township.

Adjacent counties

• Somerset County – northwest
• Union County – north
• Richmond County, New York – northeast
• Monmouth County – southeast
• Mercer County – southwest

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	15,956		—
1800	17,890		12.1%
1810	20,381		13.9%
1820	21,470		5.3%
1830	23,157		7.9%
1840	21,893	*	−5.5%
1850	28,635		30.8%
1860	34,812		21.6%
1870	45,029		29.3%
1880	52,286		16.1%
1890	61,754		18.1%
1900	79,762		29.2%
1910	114,426		43.5%
1920	162,334		41.9%
1930	212,208		30.7%
1940	217,077		2.3%
1950	264,872		22.0%
1960	433,856		63.8%
1970	583,813		34.6%
1980	595,893		2.1%
1990	671,780		12.7%
2000	750,162		11.7%
2010	809,858		8.0%
Historical sources: 1790-1990 1970-2010 2020 * = Lost territory in previous decade.

Middlesex County is prominently known for its significant concentration of Asian Indians. The growing Little India is a South Asian-focused commercial strip in Middlesex County, the U.S. county with the highest concentration of Asian Indians. The Oak Tree Road strip runs for about one-and-a-half miles through Edison and neighboring Iselin in Woodbridge Township, near the area's sprawling Chinatown and Koreatown, running along New Jersey Route 27. It is the largest and most diverse South Asian cultural hub in the United States. Monroe Township in Middlesex County has experienced a particularly rapid growth rate in its Indian American population, with an estimated 5,943 (13.6%) as of 2017, which was 23 times the 256 (0.9%) counted as of the 2000 Census; and Diwali is celebrated by the township as a Hindu holiday. Carteret's Punjabi Sikh community, variously estimated at upwards of 3,000, is the largest concentration of Sikhs in New Jersey. In Middlesex County, election ballots are printed in English, Spanish, Gujarati, Hindi, and Punjabi.

As of 2017 Census estimates, there were 201,243 people of Asian descent in Middlesex County accounting for 24% of the county's total population. At 61.57% of the population of Asian descent, Indian Americans accounted for 12.93% (104,705 people) of the county's total population in 2010, increasing to 127,875 (15.3%, the highest of any U.S. county) by 2017, more than that of the other Asian sub-groups combined.

2010 Census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 809,858 people, 281,186 households, and 203,016 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,621.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,012.2 /km²). There were 294,800 housing units at an average density of 954.3 per square mile (368.5 /km²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.60% (474,589) White, 9.69% (78,462) African American, 0.34% (2,777) Native American, 21.40% (173,293) Asian, 0.03% (251) Pacific Islander, 6.99% (56,569) from other races, and 2.95% (23,917) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.40% (148,975) of the population.

There were 281,186 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94 males.

Government

Middlesex County is governed by a Board of Commissioners, whose seven members are elected at-large on a partisan basis to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects from among its members a Commissioner Director and Deputy Director. The Commissioner Director appoints commissioners to serve as Chairpersons and members on the various committees which oversee county departments. Middlesex County also elects three "constitutional officers" whose existence is laid out in the New Jersey Constitution. The County Clerk and Surrogate serve five-year terms and the Sheriff serves a three-year term of office. In 2016, freeholders were paid $23,438 and the freeholder director was paid an annual salary of $24,428, though Ronald Rios has accepted a salary of $8,340 as director.

As of 2021, Middlesex County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year and residence listed in parentheses) are:

• Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios (D, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2021; term as commissioner director ends 2021; Carteret)
• Commissioner Charles E. Tomaro (D, 2023; Edison)
• Charles Kenny (D, 2022; Woodbridge Township)
• Leslie Koppel (D, 2021; Monroe Township)
• Shanti Narra (D, 2022; North Brunswick)
• Clary Azcona-Barber (D, 2022; New Brunswick)
• Vacant seat- Commissioner Deputy Director Kenneth Armwood (D, 2022; Piscataway) died on March 29, 2021.

Article VII Section II of the New Jersey State Constitution requires each county in New Jersey have three elected administrative officials known as "constitutional officers." These officers are the County Clerk and County Surrogate (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the County Sheriff (elected for a three-year term). Middlesex county's constitutional officers are:

• County Clerk Nancy Pinkin (D, 2025; East Brunswick, New Jersey)
• Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (D, 2022; Piscataway)
• Deputy Surrogate Heather Antonuccio (Acting)

The Middlesex County Prosecutor is Chris Kubereit who was sworn in as acting County Prosecutor in September 2019, replacing Andrew C. Carey of Monroe Township.

Middlesex County constitutes Vicinage 8 of the New Jersey Superior Court; the vicinage is seated at the Middlesex County Courthouse, at 56 Paterson Street in New Brunswick. The Middlesex Vicinage also has facilities for the Family Part at the Middlesex County Family Courthouse at 120 New Street, also in New Brunswick; there are also other facilities in New Brunswick and Perth Amboy for Probation. The Assignment Judge for Vicinage 8 is Alberto Rivas.

Federal Representatives

The 6th and 12th Congressional Districts cover the county. New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch). New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D, Hopewell Township).

State Representatives

District	Senator	Assembly	Municipalities
12th	Samuel D. Thompson (R)	Ronald S. Dancer (R) Robert D. Clifton (R)	Old Bridge (65,898). The remainder of this district covers portions of Burlington County, Monmouth County and Ocean County.
14th	Linda R. Greenstein (D)	Wayne DeAngelo (D) Daniel R. Benson (D)	Cranbury Township (4,012), Jamesburg (5,291), Monroe Township (39,132), Plainsboro (23,071) and Spotswood (8,269). The remainder of this district covers portions of Mercer County.
16th	Christopher Bateman (R)	Andrew Zwicker (D) Roy Freiman (D)	South Brunswick (45,942). The remainder of this district covers portions of Hunterdon County, Mercer County and Somerset County.
17th	Bob Smith (D)	Joesph V. Egan (D) Joseph Danielsen (D)	Milltown Borough (6,988), New Brunswick (55,960), North Brunswick (41,848) and Piscataway (56,923). The remainder of this district covers portions of Somerset County.
18th	Patrick J. Diegnan (D)	Robert Karabinchak (D) Sterley Stanley (D)	East Brunswick (48,010), Edison (100,693), Helmetta (2,475), Highland Park (13,883), Metuchen (14,048), South Plainfield (23,956) and South River (16,001).
19th	Joe F. Vitale (D)	Craig Coughlin (D) Yvonne Lopez (D)	Carteret (23,589), Perth Amboy (51,678), Sayreville (44,292), South Amboy (8,772) and Woodbridge (100,450).
22nd	Nicholas Scutari (D)	James J. Kennedy (D) Linda S. Carter (D)	Dunellen (7,252) and Middlesex Borough (13,662). The remainder of this district covers portions of Somerset County and Union County.

Politics

As of August 1, 2020, there were a total of 545,795 registered voters in Middlesex County, of which 229,982 (42.1%) were registered as Democrats, 84,258 (15.4%) were registered as Republicans and 224,058 (41.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 7,497 (1.4%) voters registered to other parties.

After being a Republican stronghold in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Middlesex County leaned Democratic for much of the 20th century beginning with Franklin Roosevelt's victory in the county in 1932. Throughout the twentieth century, in close elections the county would always vote Democratic, sometimes by solid margins, but the county was willing to flip Republican in the midst of nationwide Republican landslides in the 1970s and 80s. However, since the 1990s, Middlesex County has become a Democratic stronghold at the national level, mirroring the state's heavy swing to the Democrats.

Democrat Bill Clinton carried the county in 1992 and it has remained reliably blue in every election since. In the nationally close 2000 election, Democrat Al Gore won the county decisively with 59.9% of the vote to Republican George W. Bush's 36.1%, a Democratic victory margin of 23.7%, while winning the state overall by a 56-40 margin. In the 2004 U.S. presidential election, many of the suburban counties surrounding New York City, including Middlesex County, swung Republican in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but Democrat John Kerry still carried the county comfortably by a 13.6% margin over George W. Bush, Kerry taking 56.3% of the vote to Bush's 42.8%, while Kerry carried the state overall by 6.7% over Bush. In 2008, Barack Obama carried Middlesex County by a much larger 21.8% margin over John McCain, Obama taking 60.2% of the vote to McCain's 38.4%, while Obama won New Jersey overall by 15.5% over McCain. In 2012, Obama won an even more commanding victory in the county, receiving 63.2% of the vote to Republican Mitt Romney's 35.6%, a Democratic victory margin of 27.6%, while carrying New Jersey overall by 17.8%. Like much of the New York City metro area, Middlesex County was one of the few parts of the country to swing even harder in Obama's favor in 2012 compared to 2008, even as he lost ground nationally. Some credit the swing towards Obama to his response towards Superstorm Sandy, which hit the New York City metro area in late October 2012, just a few days before the election. In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton carried Middlesex County by a tighter 21.4% margin over Republican Donald Trump, with Clinton taking 58.8% of the vote to Trump's 37.4%, while Clinton won New Jersey overall by 14.1% over Trump. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden carried Middlesex County by a margin of 22.03%, a slight improvement from 2016, with Biden taking 60.22% of the vote to Donald Trump's 38.19%.

In the 2005 Gubernatorial Election, the county went to Democrat Jon Corzine by a 56-39 margin; while in the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican Chris Christie received 47% of the vote, defeating incumbent Democrat Corzine, who received around 45%. In the 2013 Gubernatorial Election, incumbent governor Chris Christie improved on his margin in Middlesex County from 2009, carrying the county by about 18% over Democrat Barbara Buono, with Christie receiving 58% of the vote to Buono's 40%. In the 2017 Gubernatorial Election, Democrat Phil Murphy won Middlesex County with a wide 17% margin over Republican Kim Guadagno, with Murphy getting 57% of the vote to Guadagno's 40% of the vote.

United States presidential election results for Middlesex County, New Jersey

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	143,467	38.19%	226,250	60.22%	5,975	1.59%
2016	122,953	37.42%	193,044	58.76%	12,560	3.82%
2012	107,310	35.55%	190,555	63.13%	3,995	1.32%
2008	123,695	38.43%	193,812	60.21%	4,367	1.36%
2004	126,492	42.76%	166,628	56.33%	2,685	0.91%
2000	93,545	36.14%	154,998	59.88%	10,306	3.98%
1996	82,433	31.90%	145,201	56.20%	30,752	11.90%
1992	108,701	38.10%	128,824	45.16%	47,746	16.74%
1988	143,422	54.30%	117,149	44.35%	3,548	1.34%
1984	160,221	59.82%	104,905	39.17%	2,727	1.02%
1980	122,354	50.73%	97,304	40.34%	21,548	8.93%
1976	113,539	47.14%	122,859	51.01%	4,466	1.85%
1972	149,033	61.41%	88,397	36.42%	5,264	2.17%
1968	96,515	42.79%	103,339	45.82%	25,676	11.38%
1964	63,370	29.39%	151,196	70.12%	1,052	0.49%
1960	83,025	41.60%	116,095	58.18%	436	0.22%
1956	100,071	60.54%	64,538	39.05%	677	0.41%
1952	73,577	50.32%	70,234	48.03%	2,413	1.65%
1948	49,810	42.86%	61,634	53.04%	4,766	4.10%
1944	45,232	42.12%	60,504	56.35%	1,642	1.53%
1940	41,709	38.26%	67,140	61.59%	164	0.15%
1936	32,959	34.57%	61,679	64.69%	702	0.74%
1932	32,673	40.45%	45,997	56.94%	2,111	2.61%
1928	38,714	52.35%	34,908	47.20%	328	0.44%
1924	34,556	62.28%	16,373	29.51%	4,553	8.21%
1920	29,334	69.70%	11,618	27.60%	1,136	2.70%
1916	11,851	53.51%	9,975	45.04%	320	1.44%
1912	4,743	25.78%	8,186	44.49%	5,470	29.73%
1908	11,270	57.51%	7,966	40.65%	359	1.83%
1904	10,117	57.22%	6,996	39.57%	569	3.22%
1900	9,347	55.19%	7,191	42.46%	399	2.36%
1896	9,304	58.73%	5,976	37.72%	563	3.55%

Sheriffs

Thomas N. Acken served as the sheriff in 1891. Joseph Spicuzzo served in 2014 and was arrested for bribery. Mildred S. Scott is the current sheriff.

Transportation

Middlesex County hosts various county roads, state routes, US routes, and interstate highways, as well as toll highways. As of May 2010, the county had a total of 2,584.38 miles (4,159.16 km) of roadways, of which 2,118.08 miles (3,408.72 km) were maintained by the municipality, 292.16 miles (470.19 km) by Middlesex County and 131.48 miles (211.60 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, 41.49 miles (66.77 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and 1.17 miles (1.88 km) by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

County roads include CR 501, CR 514, CR 516 (only in Old Bridge), CR 520 (only in Old Bridge), CR 522, CR 527, CR 529, CR 531, CR 535, and CR 539 (only in Cranbury).

Garden State Parkway northbound entering Middlesex County

The state routes are: Route 18, Route 26 (only in North Brunswick – entirely concurrent with Livingston Avenue), Route 27, Route 28, Route 32, Route 33 (only in Monroe Township), Route 34 (only in Old Bridge), Route 35, Route 91 (concurrent with Jersey Avenue in North Brunswick and entering New Brunswick), Route 171, Route 172 (only in New Brunswick), Route 184 and Route 440.

U.S. Routes include: Route 1, Route 9, Route 1/9 (only in Woodbridge) and Route 130.

The county also includes some limited access highways and Interstates as well. Middlesex County hosts the southern end of I-287 which turns into Route 440 that connects to the Outerbridge Crossing. The Garden State Parkway passes through the eastern part of the county, which features nine interchanges and the northern start/end of the split-roadways (Express & Local Lanes). The New Jersey Turnpike carries I-95 through the center of the county. The Turnpike has five interchanges in Middlesex County: Exit 12 in Carteret, Exit 11 in Woodbridge, Exit 10 in Edison, Exit 9 in East Brunswick and Exit 8A in Monroe Township.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation is upgrading the Route 18 "avenue" to a freeway between the Route 1 interchange all the way up to the new 18 Extension in Piscataway.

The Turnpike Authority planned to build Route 92, which was to start near the intersection of Ridge Road & Route 1 in South Brunswick to Interchange 8A in Monroe Township. This plan was cancelled on December 1, 2006.

The southern end of the "dual-dual" configuration (inner car lanes and outer truck lanes) used to be one mile south of Interchange 8A at the border of Cranbury and Monroe Township. It was relocated to Exit 6 in Mansfield Township in Burlington County after the Turnpike widening project was completed in early November 2014.

Further information: List of county routes in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides Middlesex County with frequent commuter rail service along the North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line, and Raritan Valley Line. The North Jersey Coast Line runs through the eastern part of the county. The Northeast Corridor Line runs through the northern and central part of the county. The Raritan Valley Line serves Dunellen and is accessible to other communities along the county's northern border with Union and Somerset counties.

Intercity rail service is provided by Amtrak. The routes that run through Middlesex County are the Acela Express, Keystone, Northeast Regional, and Vermonter services, although only the Keystone and Northeast Regional have regular stops within Middlesex County, at either New Brunswick or Metropark station. The Acela service also occasionally stops at Metropark.

Bus service in Middlesex County is provided by New Jersey Transit, Coach USA's Suburban Transit, the extensive Rutgers Campus bus network, the MCAT shuttle system, and DASH buses. There are bus routes that serve all townships in the county on weekdays, and studies are being conducted to create the New Brunswick Bus Rapid Transit system.

Higher education

• Middlesex County College (Edison - main campus; New Brunswick, Perth Amboy)
• Rutgers University New Brunswick Campus (New Brunswick, Piscataway)
• Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (New Brunswick)
• Princeton University – Forrestal Campus (Plainsboro)
• DeVry University (North Brunswick)
• Chamberlain University (North Brunswick)
• New Brunswick Theological Seminary (New Brunswick Campus)

Healthcare

The county offers more than 1,900 inpatient beds among five major hospitals.

Hospitals

Hospital	Town	Type	Beds	Health Network
JFK Medical Center	Edison	Acute	498	Hackensack Meridian Health
PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital	New Brunswick	Pediatric Rehabiltation	140	RWJBarnabas Health
Raritan Bay Medical Center (Old Bridge)	Old Bridge	Acute	113	Hackensack Meridian Health
Raritan Bay Medical Center (Perth Amboy)	Perth Amboy	Acute	388	Hackensack Meridian Health
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital	New Brunswick	Major Teaching	465	RWJBarnabas Health
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital	New Brunswick	Acute Pediatric	105	RWJBarnabas Health
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey	New Brunswick	Research, Cancer		RWJBarnabas Health
St. Peter's University Hospital	New Brunswick	Acute Teaching	478	Saint Peters HCS
Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center	Plainsboro	Acute Teaching	305	Penn Medicine

Major employers

Major non-governmental employers in Middlesex County include the following, grouped by ranges of employees:

• 9,010: Rutgers University
• 5,000 – 5,249: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
• 3,500 – 3,749: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wakefern Food Corporation
• 3,000 – 3,249: Merrill Lynch & Company, Novo Nordisk
• 2,750 – 2,999: Johnson & Johnson, Prudential Insurance Company, Silverline Building Products, St. Peter's University Hospital, Telcordia Technologies
• 2,500 – 2,749: JFK Medical Center, Raritan Bay Medical Center
• 2,000 – 2,249: Pathmark
• 1,750 – 1,999: Home Depot, United Parcel Service
• 1,500 – 1,749: Amerada Hess Corporation, Dow Jones & Company, Siemens AG
• 1,250 – 1,499: AT&T, BASF (formerly Engelhard)
• 1,000 – 1,249: Aetna, Fujitsu, Prudential
• Undisclosed: Canon, Japanese company specializing in imaging products.

Municipalities

Index map of Middlesex County municipalities (see map key index in table below)

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1947 road map

Downtown New Brunswick, an educational and cultural district undergoing gentrification

Municipalities in Middlesex County (with 2010 Census data for population, housing units and area in square miles) are: Other, unincorporated communities in the county are listed next to their parent municipality. Many of these areas are census-designated places that have been defined by the United States Census Bureau for enumeration purposes within a Township and for which 2010 population data is included in parentheses.

Municipality	Map key	Municipal type	Population	Housing units	Total area	Water area	Land area	Pop. density	Housing density	Unincorporated communities
Carteret	1	Borough	22,844	8,148	5.00	0.58	4.42	5,171.1	1,844.4	Chrome West Carteret
Cranbury	24	Township	3,857	1,371	13.40	0.15	13.25	291.2	103.5	Cranbury CDP (2,181) Cranbury Station Wyckoffs Mills
Dunellen	14	Borough	7,227	2,683	1.05	0.00	1.05	6,894.8	2,559.7
East Brunswick	20	Township	47,512	17,367	22.27	0.57	21.70	2,189.6	800.4	Brookview Dunhams Corner Fairview Knolls Farrington Lake Heights Gillilandtown Halls Corner Herberts Jamesburg Park Lawrence Brook Manor Newton Heights Old Bridge Orchard Heights Patricks Corner Paulas Corner Tanners Corner Washington Heights Westons Mills
Edison	17	Township	99,967	36,302	30.64	0.70	29.94	3,339.0	1,212.5	Bonhamtown Clara Barton Greensand Haven Homes Lahiere Lincoln Park Lindenau Martins Landing Menlo Park New Dover New Durham Nixon North Edison Oak Tree Phoenix Potters Pumptown Raritan Manor Sand Hills Stelton Valentine Washington Park
Helmetta	7	Borough	2,178	920	0.91	0.06	0.85	2,562.9	1,082.6
Highland Park	11	Borough	13,982	6,203	1.82	0.01	1.81	7,728.1	3,428.5
Jamesburg	8	Borough	5,915	2,267	0.88	0.01	0.88	6,741.8	2,583.9
Metuchen	12	Borough	13,574	5,440	2.77	0.00	2.76	4,910.4	1,967.9	Jefferson Park Robinvale
Middlesex	15	Borough	13,635	5,148	3.54	0.02	3.52	3,876.2	1,463.5
Milltown	9	Borough	6,893	2,698	1.60	0.04	1.55	4,443.0	1,739.0
Monroe Township	23	Township	39,132	18,002	42.23	0.26	41.97	932.3	428.9	Applegarth Clearbrook Clearbrook Park CDP (2,667) Concordia CDP (3,092) Gravel Hill Half Acre Hoffman Jamesburg Gardens Matchaponix Middlesex Downs Mounts Mills Old Church Outcalt Prospect Plains Rossmoor CDP (2,666) Shore Road Estates Spotswood Manor Texas Tracy Union Valley Whittingham CDP (2,476) Wyckoffs Mills
New Brunswick	10	City	55,181	15,053	5.79	0.56	5.23	10,556.4	2,879.7	Edgebrook Feaster Park Lincoln Park Raritan Gardens Westons Mills
North Brunswick	21	Township	40,742	15,045	12.27	0.27	12.00	3,396.2	1,254.1	Adams Berdines Corner Black Horse Franklin Park Georges Road Maple Meade Patricks Corner Red Lion
Old Bridge	19	Township	65,375	24,638	40.78	2.72	38.06	1,717.7	647.3	Browntown Brownville CDP (2,383) Brunswick Gardens Cheesequake Cottrell Corners Laurence Harbor CDP (6,536) Madison Park CDP (7,144) Matchaponix Moerls Corner Morristown Old Bridge CDP (23,753) Parlin Redshaw Corner Runyon Sayerwood South South Old Bridge Texas
Perth Amboy	2	City	50,814	16,556	5.96	1.26	4.70	10,806.8	3,521.0	Barber Harbor Terrace John J Delaney Homes Maurer William Dunlap Homes
Piscataway	16	Township	56,044	17,777	19.03	0.19	18.83	2,975.5	943.8	Fieldville New Market Newtown North Stelton Possumtown Randolphville Raritan Landing Riverview Manor Society Hill CDP (3,829)
Plainsboro	25	Township	22,999	10,089	12.21	0.42	11.78	1,951.6	856.1	Plainsboro Center CDP (2,712) Princeton Meadows CDP (13,834) Schalks Scotts Corner
Sayreville	4	Borough	42,704	16,393	18.70	2.86	15.84	2,695.7	1,034.8	Crossmans Ernston Gillespie Laurel Park MacArthur Manor Melrose Morgan Morgan Heights Parlin Phoenix Runyon Sayre Woods Sayreville Junction Sayreville Station
South Amboy	3	City	8,631	3,576	2.69	1.15	1.55	5,577.1	2,310.7	Mechanicsville Thomas J Dohany Homes
South Brunswick	22	Township	43,417	15,708	41.04	0.39	40.65	1,068.1	386.4	Cottageville Dayton CDP (7,063) Deans Franklin Park Fresh Ponds Heathcote CDP (5,821) Kendall Park CDP (9,339) Kingston CDP (1,222) Little Rocky Hill Monmouth Junction CDP (2,887) Sand Hills South Brunswick Terrace
South Plainfield	13	Borough	23,385	8,093	8.36	0.03	8.33	2,808.5	971.9	Avon Park Samptown
South River	5	Borough	16,008	5,957	2.92	0.15	2.77	5,781.4	2,151.4	Newton Heights
Spotswood	6	Borough	8,257	3,242	2.47	0.20	2.27	3,642.2	1,430.1	East Spotswood Outcalt
Woodbridge	18	Township	99,585	36,124	24.51	1.29	23.21	4,290.0	1,556.2	Avenel CDP (17,011) Boynton Beach Colonia CDP (17,795) Edgars Fords CDP (15,187) Hazelton Hopelawn Iselin CDP (18,695) Keasbey Lynn Woodoaks Menlo Park Terrace Port Reading CDP (3,728) Sand Hills Sewaren CDP (2,756) Shore View Woodbridge CDP (19,265) Woodbridge Oaks

County parks

Thompson Park in Monroe Township.

• Donaldson Park
• Carteret Park
• Carteret Waterfront Park
• Edison Park
• Fords Park
• Johnson Park
• Medwick Park
• Merrill Park
• Raritan Bay Waterfront Park
• Roosevelt Park
• Spring Lake Park
• Thompson Park
• Warren Park
• Old Bridge Waterfront Walkway
• Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park
• Ambrose & Doty's Brooks Park
• Davidson's Mill Pond Park
• Ireland Brook Park
• Jamesburg Park Conservation Area
• John A. Phillips Open Space Preserve
• John A. Phillips Park
• Catherine Von Ohlen Park

Climate and weather

Climate chart for New Brunswick, New Jersey
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
3.62   39 22	2.98   43 24	4.18   51 30	4.23   62 40	4.19   72 50	4.41   81 60	5.08   86 65	4.15   84 64	4.51   77 55	3.80   66 43	3.83   55 36	4.06   44 27
temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm source: The Weather Channel

Middlesex has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) which borders a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) on Raritan Bay and Arthur Kill. Average monthly temperatures in downtown New Brunswick range from 30.8 °F in January to 75.6 °F in July, while in South Amboy they range from 31.4 °F in January to 75.9 °F in July. [3]

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of New Brunswick have ranged from a low of 22 °F (−6 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −13 °F (−25.0 °C) was recorded in January 1984 and a record high of 103 °F (39 °C) was recorded in July 1999. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.98 inches (76 mm) in February to 5.08 inches (129 mm) in July.

See also

• Little India (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey

External links

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Middlesex County, New Jersey

• Middlesex County official website Retrieved July 1, 2008.
•  "Middlesex: III. A central county of New Jersey". The American Cyclopædia. 1879. 

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