Middlesex, New Jersey
Middlesex, New Jersey | |
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Victor Crowell Park, featuring the duck pond | |
Location of Middlesex in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Middlesex, New Jersey | |
Location in Middlesex County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′29″N 74°29′54″W / 40.574627°N 74.498259°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1913 |
| Named after | Middlesex, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Jack Mikolajczyk (R, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Michael La Place |
| • Municipal clerk | Linda Chismar |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.51 sq mi (9.09 km2) |
| • Land | 3.49 sq mi (9.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) 0.63% |
| • Rank | 315th of 565 in state 16th of 25 in county |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,636 |
• Estimate (2023) | 14,461 |
| • Rank | 181st of 565 in state 18th of 25 in county |
| • Density | 4,196.1/sq mi (1,620.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 147th of 565 in state 12th of 25 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08846 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402345900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885299 |
| Website | www |
Middlesex is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located within the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,636, its highest decennial count and an increase of 1,001 (+7.3%) from the 2010 census count of 13,635, which in turn reflected a decline of 82 (−0.6%) from the 13,717 counted in the 2000 census.
Middlesex was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1913, from portions of Piscataway, based on the results of a referendum held on May 6, 1913. The borough was named after Middlesex, England.