Demographics

As of the census

Census

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 of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 2,422 people per square mile (935/km²). There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile (341/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.42% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 9.13% Black

Race (United States Census)

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 or African American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.20% Native American

Race (United States Census)

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, 13.89% Asian

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.04% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

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, 5.71% from other races

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, and 2.60% from two or more races. 13.59% of the population were Hispanic

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

 or Latino

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

 of any race. 15.0% were of Italian

Italian people

The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...

, 9.8% Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

, 8.0% Polish and 6.2% German ancestry according to the 2000 Census.

As of the 2010 Census, there were 170,070 people of Asian descent in Middlesex county accounting for 21% of the county's total population. Asian Indians account for 61.57% of the county's Asian population or 12.93%(104,705 people) of the county's total population. The population of Asian Indians in Middlesex county is larger than that of all the other sub-groups combined . Middlesex county has the largest population of Asian Indians of all the counties in New Jersey. In fact, only Santa Clara County, CA (117,596) and Queens County, NY (117,550) have a larger population of Asian Indians.

There were 265,815 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples

Marriage

Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 32.80% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $61,446, and the median income for a family was $70,749 (these figures had risen to $74,732 and $86,239 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $49,683 versus $35,054 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the county was $26,535. About 4.20% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.20% of those under age 18 and 6.00% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Middlesex County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders

Board of Chosen Freeholders

In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...

. The Freeholders are elected at-large to staggered three-year terms in the November general election. In January of each year, the Board reorganizes, selecting one Freeholder to be Freeholder Director and another to be Freeholder Deputy Director. The Freeholder Director appoints Freeholders to serve as Chairpersons and members on the various committees which oversee county departments.

, Middlesex County's Freeholders are:

• Carol Barrett, Chairwoman, TBD (Selected on January 4, 2009 by Middlesex County Democrats to serve out the remainder of the term vacated by the death of late Freeholder David B. Crabiel.)
• Stephen J. "Pete" Dalina (Fords, Woodbridge
  Fords, New Jersey
  Fords is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 15,032.-Geography:Fords is located at ....
  
  ) – Freeholder Director and Chairman, Committee of Parks and Recreation
• H. James Polos (Highland Park
  Highland Park, New Jersey
  Highland Park is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,982....
  
  ) – Chairman, Committee of Public Works
• Ronald Rios (Carteret
  Carteret, New Jersey
  Carteret is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 22,844.Carteret was created as the borough of Roosevelt on 11 April 1906, incorporating Woodbridge Township, and was a result of a referendum on 22 May 1906...
  
  ) – Chairman, Committee of Public Health and Education
• Christopher D. Rafano (South River
  South River, New Jersey
  South River is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 15,322....
  
  ) – Chairman, Committee of Law and Public Safety
• Millie Scott (Piscataway) – Chairwoman, TBD
• Blanquita B. Valenti (New Brunswick
  New Brunswick, New Jersey
  New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
  
  ) – Chairperson, Committee of Human Services and Aging

Politics

Middlesex County is a Democratic stronghold. In the 2004 U.S. Presidential election

United States presidential election, 2004

The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...

, John Kerry

John Kerry

John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...

 carried the county by a 13.6% margin over George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

, with Kerry carrying the state by 6.7% over Bush. In 2008

United States presidential election, 2008

The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...

, Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

 carried Middlesex by a 21.8% margin over John McCain

John McCain

John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

, with Obama winning New Jersey by 15.5% over McCain. However, in the 2009 Gubernatorial Election

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009

The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009. Democratic Governor Jon Corzine was running for a second term and was being challenged by Republican Chris Christie, Independent Christopher Daggett and nine others, in addition to several write-in candidates...

, Republican Chris Christie received 47% of the vote, defeating Democrat Jon Corzine

Jon Corzine

Jon Stevens Corzine is the former CEO of Goldman Sachs and of MF Global, and a one time American politician, who served as the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. A Democrat, Corzine served five years of a six-year U.S. Senate term representing New Jersey before being elected Governor...

, who received around 45%.

Transportation

Middlesex County hosts various county routes, state routes, US Routes, Interstates and toll highways.

County roads include County Route 501

County Route 501 (New Jersey)

County Route 501 is a county highway in New Jersey in two sections spanning Middlesex, Hudson and Bergen Counties. The southern section runs from South Plainfield to Perth Amboy, the northern section runs from Bayonne to Rockleigh, and the two sections are connected by New York State Route 440...

, County Route 514

County Route 514 (New Jersey)

County Route 514 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from US 202 in East Amwell Township to Bayway Avenue in Elizabeth...

, County Route 516

County Route 516 (New Jersey)

-Route description:The highway extends 19.27 miles from Route 18/CR 527 in Old Bridge Township to Route 36 in Middletown Township. It is known as Old Bridge-Matawan Road for its entire length in Old Bridge Township where it intersects US 9 then continues several more miles to the Old...

 (only in Old Bridge

Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

Old Bridge Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township had a total population of 60,456...

), County Route 520

County Route 520 (New Jersey)

County Route 520 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. County Route 520 is a major road across Monmouth County connecting the county's central towns to the Jersey Shore at Sea Bright.-Route description:...

, County Route 522

County Route 522 (New Jersey)

County Route 522 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from U.S. 1 in South Brunswick Township to Main Street in Freehold Borough.-Middlesex County:...

, County Route 527

County Route 527 (New Jersey)

County Route 527 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Main Street in Toms River Township to Pompton Avenue in Cedar Grove. It is the second longest county highway in New Jersey after Route 519. It was first given the number 527 in 1954...

, County Route 529

County Route 529 (New Jersey)

County Route 529 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Woodbridge Avenue in Edison to Mountain Boulevard in Watchung.-Route description:...

, County Route 531

County Route 531 (New Jersey)

County Route 531 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 13.61 miles from Woodbridge Avenue in Edison, Middlesex County, through Somerset County to Passaic Valley Road in Long Hill Township, Morris County.-Route description:Route 531 begins at CR 514 in Edison...

 and County Route 535

County Route 535 (New Jersey)

County Route 535 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Logan Avenue , at the boundary between Trenton and Hamilton Township in Mercer County to the intersection of Main Street, Raritan Street and Washington Road in Sayreville in Middlesex County.The road...

.
The state routes are: Route 18, Route 26

New Jersey Route 26

Route 26 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States, running along Livingston Avenue from U.S. Route 1 in North Brunswick Township northeast to Nassau Street at the to the border of New Brunswick. Prior to the 1953 renumbering, the route continued southwest along US 1 to Trenton...

 (only in North Brunswick

North Brunswick Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:At the 2010 census, there were 40,742 people, 13,635 households and 9,367 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,018.3 per square mile . There were 13,932 housing units at an average density of 1,158.8 per square mile...

 – entirely concurrent with Livingston Avenue), Route 27, Route 28, Route 32, Route 33 (only in Monroe

Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Monroe Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 27,999. Monroe was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1838, from portions of South Amboy Township, based on the...

), Route 34 (only in Old Bridge), Route 35, Route 91

New Jersey Route 91

Route 91 is a long spur state highway in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The route runs as a spur of U.S. Route 1 along Jersey Avenue in North Brunswick Township to Van Dyke Avenue in the city of New Brunswick. At Van Dyke Avenue, Route 91 ends as a state route, and Jersey Avenue continues as...

 (concurrent with Jersey Avenue in North Brunswick

North Brunswick Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:At the 2010 census, there were 40,742 people, 13,635 households and 9,367 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,018.3 per square mile . There were 13,932 housing units at an average density of 1,158.8 per square mile...

 and entering New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...

), Route 171, Route 172 (only in New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...

), Route 184 and Route 440.

US Routes include: U.S. Route 1

U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey

U.S. Route 1 is a United States highway which parallels the East Coast of the United States, running from Key West, Florida in the south to Fort Kent, Maine at the Canadian border in the north. Of the entire length of the route, of it runs through New Jersey...

, U.S. Route 9, U.S. Route 1/9

U.S. Route 1/9

U.S. Route 9 is a U.S. highway in the northeast United States, running from Laurel, Delaware north to the Canadian border near Champlain, New York...

 (only in Woodbridge

Woodbridge Township, New Jersey

-Communities:Many distinct communities exist within Woodbridge Township. Several of these communities have their own ZIP codes, and many are listed by the United States Census Bureau as census-designated places, but they are all unincorporated areas and neighborhoods within the Township that,...

), and U.S. Route 130

U.S. Route 130

U.S. Route 130 is a north–south U.S. Highway completely within the state of New Jersey. It runs from Interstate 295 and US 40 at Deepwater in Pennsville Township, Salem County, where the road continues east as Route 49, north to US 1 in North Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, where...

.

Middlesex hosts a few highways/interstates as well. Middlesex County hosts the southern end of the Middlesex Freeway (Interstate 287)

Interstate 287

Interstate 287 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. It is a partial beltway around New York City, serving the northern half of New Jersey and the counties of Rockland and Westchester in New York...

 which then turns into Route 440 that connects to the Outerbridge Crossing

Outerbridge Crossing

The Outerbridge Crossing is a cantilever bridge which spans the Arthur Kill. The "Outerbridge", as it is commonly known, connects Perth Amboy, New Jersey, with the New York City borough of Staten Island and carries NY-440 and NJ-440, each road ending at the respective state border.The bridge was...

. The Garden State Parkway

Garden State Parkway

The Garden State Parkway is a 172.4-mile limited-access toll parkway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the New York line at Montvale, New Jersey, to Cape May at New Jersey's southernmost tip. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State." Most New Jersey residents refer...

 passes through the eastern edge of the county, which features nine interchanges and the northern start/end of the split-roadways (Express & Local Lanes

Local-express lanes

A Local-express lane system is an arrangement of roadways within a major highway providing one of more roadways for express lanes with a limited number of entrances and exits and also separate roadways for local or collector lanes which provide access to all interchanges...

). The New Jersey Turnpike

New Jersey Turnpike

The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road in New Jersey, maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Turnpike is the nation's sixth-busiest toll road and is among one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United...

 carries Interstate 95

Interstate 95 in New Jersey

Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway that traverses the full extent of the East Coast of the United States, from Florida to Maine...

 through the center of the county. The Turnpike has five interchanges in Middlesex: Exit 12 in Carteret

Carteret, New Jersey

Carteret is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 22,844.Carteret was created as the borough of Roosevelt on 11 April 1906, incorporating Woodbridge Township, and was a result of a referendum on 22 May 1906...

, Exit 11 in Woodbridge

Woodbridge Township, New Jersey

-Communities:Many distinct communities exist within Woodbridge Township. Several of these communities have their own ZIP codes, and many are listed by the United States Census Bureau as census-designated places, but they are all unincorporated areas and neighborhoods within the Township that,...

, Exit 10 in Edison

Edison, New Jersey

Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...

, Exit 9 in East Brunswick

East Brunswick Township, New Jersey

The town is located southwest of New York City and 48 miles northeast of Philadelphia.Lawrence Brook, a tributary of the Raritan River, runs along the western border of the township...

 and Exit 8A in Monroe

Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Monroe Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 27,999. Monroe was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1838, from portions of South Amboy Township, based on the...

. The turnpike also features the southern end of the "dual-dual" configuration (inner car lanes and outer truck lanes) which is one mile south of IC 8A at the border of Cranbury

Cranbury Township, New Jersey

- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 3,227 people, 1,091 households, and 877 families residing in the township. The population density was 240.6 people per square mile . There were 1,121 housing units at an average density of 83.6 per square mile...

 and Monroe.

The NJDOT is currently upgrading the Route 18 "avenue" to a freeway between the Route 1 interchange all the way up to the new 18 Extension in Piscataway

Piscataway Township, New Jersey

The township consists of the following historic villages and areas: New Market, known as Quibbletown in the 18th Century, Randolphville, Fieldville and North Stelton...

.

The Turnpike Authority planned to build Route 92, which was to start near the intersection of Ridge Road & Route 1 in South Brunswick Township

South Brunswick Township, New Jersey

South Brunswick Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 43,417....

 to Interchange 8A in Monroe Township. This plan was cancelled on December 1, 2006. Instead, the Turnpike Authority will extend the "dual-dual" from Monroe Township, south to the interchange with the Pennsylvania Extension (Exit 6) in Mansfield Township

Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,090 people, 2,077 households, and 1,561 families residing in the township. The population density was 234.3 people per square mile . There were 2,122 housing units at an average density of 97.7 per square mile...

. This widening is anticipated to be finished by 2014.

Middlesex is also served by many county routes as well. See a full list here.

Public transportation

Middlesex County is served by New Jersey Transit

New Jersey Transit

The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...

 for rail service and both New Jersey Transit and Coach USA

Coach USA

Coach USA LLC is a holding company for various American transportation service providers providing scheduled intercity bus service, local and commuter bus transit, city sightseeing, tour, yellow school bus, and charter bus service...

 for bus service. There are bus routes that serve all townships in the county. The main rail lines that serve Middlesex are: North Jersey Coast Line

North Jersey Coast Line

The North Jersey Coast Line is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail service operating between New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal and Bay Head, New Jersey...

, Northeast Corridor Line

Northeast Corridor Line

The Northeast Corridor Line is a commuter rail operation run by New Jersey Transit along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. It is the successor to commuter services provided by the Pennsylvania Railroad along the section between Trenton, New Jersey and New York Penn Station...

, and Raritan Valley Line

Raritan Valley Line

The Raritan Valley Line is a diesel-engine-powered commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit , originating out of Pennsylvania Station, located in Newark, New Jersey, with most trains terminating at the Raritan station, located in Raritan, New Jersey.Some weekday trains continue further...

. 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 some communities along the county's northern border with Union County

Union County, New Jersey

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...

.

Intercity rail service is also provided by Amtrak

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

. The routes that runs through Middlesex are the Acela Express

Acela Express

The Acela Express is Amtrak's high-speed rail service along the Northeast Corridor in the Northeast United States between Washington, D.C., and Boston via Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York...

, Keystone

Keystone Service

Amtrak's Keystone Service provides frequent passenger train service along the Amtrak-owned Keystone Corridor and Northeast Corridor between the Harrisburg Transportation Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Station in New York via 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. It is...

, Northeast Regional, and Vermonter

Vermonter

Amtrak's Vermonter is a 611-mile passenger train service between St. Albans , New York City and Washington, D.C. One trip runs in each direction per day....

services, although only the Keystone and Northeast Regional stop within Middlesex County, at either New Brunswick

New Brunswick (NJT station)

New Brunswick Station is a railroad station on the New Jersey Transit Northeast Corridor Line and the Amtrak Northeast Corridor in New Brunswick, New Jersey. New Brunswick has had a railroad station since the mid-19th century; the Pennsylvania Railroad built the current station in 1903 when the...

 or Metropark

Metropark (NJT station)

Metropark Station is the name of a train station in Edison Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, which is served by Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains on the Northeast Corridor Line...

.

Higher education

• Middlesex County College
  Middlesex County College
  Middlesex County College is a community college with its main campus located in Edison, New Jersey, United States. The two-year college serves the needs of Middlesex County, as well as surrounding communities. There are two urban campuses located in New Brunswick and Perth Amboy.The college was...
  
   (Edison)
• Rutgers-
  Rutgers University
  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
  
  New Brunswick
  Rutgers-New Brunswick
  Rutgers–New Brunswick is the largest campus of Rutgers University . It is chiefly located in the City of New Brunswick and Piscataway Township...
  
   (New Brunswick, Piscataway)
• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (New Brunswick)
• Princeton University
  Princeton University
  Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
  
   – Forrestal Campus (Plainsboro)
• DeVry University
  DeVry University
  DeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are divisions of DeVry Inc , a proprietary, for-profit higher education organization that is also the parent organization for Keller Graduate School of Management, Ross University, American University of the Caribbean, Apollo College, Western...
  
   (North Brunswick)

Healthcare

The county boasts capacity of more than 1,900 hospital beds among 5 major hospitals.

• John F. Kennedy Medical Center
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is the clinical campus of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It provides a full range of health care services as Central New Jersey's only Level 1 Trauma and academic medical center. The hospital is a member of the Robert...
  
  
• Raritan Bay Medical Center (Old Bridge)
• Raritan Bay Medical Center (Perth Amboy)
• St. Peter's University Hospital

Major employers

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

• 9,010: Rutgers, The State University
• 3,500 – 3,749: Bristol-Myers Squibb
  Bristol-Myers Squibb
  Bristol-Myers Squibb , often referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical company, headquartered in New York City. The company was formed in 1989, following the merger of its predecessors Bristol-Myers and the Squibb Corporation...
  
  
• 3,000 – 3,249: Merrill Lynch & Company
  Merrill Lynch
  Merrill Lynch is the wealth management division of Bank of America. With over 15,000 financial advisors and $2.2 trillion in client assets it is the world's largest brokerage. Formerly known as Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., prior to 2009 the firm was publicly owned and traded on the New York...
  
  
• 2,750 – 2,999: Johnson & Johnson
  Johnson & Johnson
  Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
  
  , Prudential Insurance Company
  Prudential Financial
  The Prudential Insurance Company of America , also known as Prudential Financial, Inc., is a Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 500 company whose subsidiaries provide insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services to both retail and institutional customers throughout the...
  
  , Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is the clinical campus of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It provides a full range of health care services as Central New Jersey's only Level 1 Trauma and academic medical center. The hospital is a member of the Robert...
  
  , Silverline Building Products, St. Peter's University Hospital
  Saint Peter's University Hospital
  Saint Peter's University Hospital is a Roman Catholic hospital on Easton Avenue in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The hospital is a member of the Saint Peter's Healthcare System, Inc. a New Jersey nonprofit corporation sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.-Overview:Saint Peter's...
  
  , Telcordia Technologies
  Telcordia Technologies
  Telcordia Technologies, formerly Bell Communications Research, Inc. or Bellcore, is a telecommunications research and development company based in the United States created as part of the 1982 Modification of Final Judgment that broke up American Telephone & Telegraph...
  
  
• 2,500 – 2,749: JFK Medical Center
  JFK Medical Center (Edison, New Jersey)
  John F. Kennedy Medical Center is a 535-bed acute care hospital affiliated with Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education located in Edison, New Jersey. In 1997 Solaris Health System was formed by joining JFK Medical Center and Muhlenberg...
  
  , Raritan Bay Medical Center
• 2,000 – 2,249: Pathmark
  Pathmark
  Pathmark is a supermarket chain headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey. It was founded in 1968 when its then parent, Supermarkets General Corporation, pulled out of the ShopRite retailers' cooperative...
  
  
• 1,750 – 1,999: Home Depot, United Parcel Service
  United Parcel Service
  United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...
  
  
• 1,500 – 1,749: Amerada Hess Corporation, Dow Jones & Company
  Dow Jones & Company
  Dow Jones & Company is an American publishing and financial information firm.The company was founded in 1882 by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser. Like The New York Times and the Washington Post, the company was in recent years publicly traded but privately...
  
  , Siemens AG
  Siemens AG
  Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
  
  
• 1,250 – 1,499: AT&T
  AT&T
  AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
  
  , BASF
  BASF
  BASF SE is the largest chemical company in the world and is headquartered in Germany. BASF originally stood for Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik . Today, the four letters are a registered trademark and the company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, and Zurich Stock...
  
   (formerly Engelhard)
• 1,000 – 1,249: Aetna
  Aetna
  Aetna, Inc. is an American health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical management...
  
  , Fujitsu
  Fujitsu
  is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....
  
  
• ?????: Canon, Japanese company specializing in imaging products.

Municipalities

The following is a list of the municipalities in Middlesex County. Other, unincorporated areas in the county are listed below their parent municipality (or municipalities, as the case may be). Most of these areas are census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

s that have been created by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

 for enumeration purposes within a Township

Township (New Jersey)

A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...

. Other communities and enclaves that exist within a municipality are marked as non-CDP next to the name.

• Carteret
  Carteret, New Jersey
  Carteret is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 22,844.Carteret was created as the borough of Roosevelt on 11 April 1906, incorporating Woodbridge Township, and was a result of a referendum on 22 May 1906...
  
  
• Cranbury Township
  Cranbury Township, New Jersey
  - Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 3,227 people, 1,091 households, and 877 families residing in the township. The population density was 240.6 people per square mile . There were 1,121 housing units at an average density of 83.6 per square mile...
  
  
  • Cranbury CDP
    Cranbury CDP, New Jersey
    Cranbury is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Cranbury Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 2,008 at the 2000 census...
    
    
• Dunellen
  Dunellen, New Jersey
  Dunellen is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 6,823.Dunellen was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 28, 1887, when it broke away from Piscataway Township, based on the results...
  
  
• East Brunswick Township
  East Brunswick Township, New Jersey
  The town is located southwest of New York City and 48 miles northeast of Philadelphia.Lawrence Brook, a tributary of the Raritan River, runs along the western border of the township...
  
  
  • East Brunswick
• Edison
  Edison, New Jersey
  Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...
  
  
• Helmetta
  Helmetta, New Jersey
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,825 people, 746 households, and 495 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,153.6 people per square mile . There were 769 housing units at an average density of 907.5 per square mile...
  
  
• Highland Park
  Highland Park, New Jersey
  Highland Park is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,982....
  
  
• Jamesburg
  Jamesburg, New Jersey
  Jamesburg is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,025.Jamesburg was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1887, when it was created from portions of Monroe Township, based on...
  
  
• Metuchen
  Metuchen, New Jersey
  Metuchen is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, which is 8 miles northeast of New Brunswick, 18 miles southwest of Newark, 24 miles southwest of Jersey City, and 29 miles southwest of Manhattan, all part of the New York metropolitan area...
  
  
• Middlesex
  Middlesex, New Jersey
  Middlesex is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,635.Middlesex was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1913, from portions of Piscataway Township, based on the results...
  
  
• Milltown
  Milltown, New Jersey
  Milltown is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,893.Milltown was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 29, 1889, from portions of North Brunswick Township, based on the...
  
  
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey
  Monroe Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 27,999. Monroe was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1838, from portions of South Amboy Township, based on the...
  
  
  • Clearbrook Park
    Clearbrook Park, New Jersey
    Clearbrook Park is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Monroe Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, with the age restricted gated community of Clearbrook as its center...
    
    
  • Concordia
    Concordia, New Jersey
    Concordia is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Monroe Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, oriented around the age restricted gated community of Concordia...
    
    
  • Rossmoor
    Rossmoor, New Jersey
    Rossmoor is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 3,129....
    
    
  • Whittingham
    Whittingham, New Jersey
    Whittingham, also known as Greenbriar at Whittingham, is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Monroe Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,483...
    
    
• New Brunswick
  New Brunswick, New Jersey
  New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
  
  
• North Brunswick Township
• Old Bridge Township
  Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
  Old Bridge Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township had a total population of 60,456...
  
  
  • Brownville
    Brownville, New Jersey
    Brownville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,660.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Laurence Harbor
    Laurence Harbor, New Jersey
    Laurence Harbor is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located on the Raritan Bay within Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 United States Census, the CDP population was 6,227.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Madison Park
    Madison Park, New Jersey
    Madison Park is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 6,929...
    
    
  • Old Bridge CDP
    Old Bridge CDP, New Jersey
    Old Bridge is a census-designated place in Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 22,833 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Old Bridge is located at ....
    
    
• Perth Amboy
  Perth Amboy, New Jersey
  Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The City of Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 50,814. Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to Raritan Bay.-Name:The Lenape...
  
  
• Piscataway Township
  Piscataway Township, New Jersey
  The township consists of the following historic villages and areas: New Market, known as Quibbletown in the 18th Century, Randolphville, Fieldville and North Stelton...
  
  
  • Society Hill
• Plainsboro Township
  Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
  Plainsboro Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 20,215.Plainsboro was incorporated as a township on May 6, 1919...
  
  
  • Plainsboro Center
    Plainsboro Center, New Jersey
    Plainsboro Center is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Plainsboro Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,209.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Princeton Meadows
    Princeton Meadows, New Jersey
    Princeton Meadows is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Plainsboro Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 13,436.-Geography:...
    
    
• Sayreville
  Sayreville, New Jersey
  Sayreville is a borough located on the Raritan River, near Raritan Bay in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 42,704....
  
  
• South Amboy
  South Amboy, New Jersey
  South Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on the Raritan Bay. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 7,913.South Amboy, and Perth Amboy across the Raritan River, are collectively referred to as The Amboys...
  
  
  • Mechanicsville
• South Brunswick Township
  South Brunswick Township, New Jersey
  South Brunswick Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 43,417....
  
  
  • Dayton
    Dayton, New Jersey
    Dayton is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within South Brunswick Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 6,235.Dayton is also a post office with its own ZIP code...
    
    
  • Deans
    Deans, New Jersey
    Deans is an unincorporated area located within South Brunswick Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey.Deans originated from its location on both Crosswicknung Trail and Lawrence Brook. Dams were built on the brook, creating Deans Pond....
    
     non-CDP
  • Heathcote
    Heathcote, New Jersey
    Heathcote is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within South Brunswick Township. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,755-Geography:Heathcote is located at ....
    
    
  • Kendall Park
    Kendall Park, New Jersey
    Kendall Park is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within South Brunswick Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 9,006....
    
    
  • Kingston
    Kingston, New Jersey
    Kingston is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which has been officially designated as a Village Center by the New Jersey State Planning Commission. The CDP portion, is the area that lies in Middlesex County...
    
    
  • Monmouth Junction
    Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
    Monmouth Junction is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within South Brunswick Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,721.-Geography:...
    
    
• South Plainfield
  South Plainfield, New Jersey
  South Plainfield is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 23,385....
  
  
• South River
  South River, New Jersey
  South River is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 15,322....
  
  
• Spotswood
  Spotswood, New Jersey
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2008, there were 7,880 people, 3,099 households, and 2,163 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,389.8 people per square mile . There were 3,158 housing units at an average density of 1,358.5 per square mile...
  
  
• Woodbridge Township
  Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
  -Communities:Many distinct communities exist within Woodbridge Township. Several of these communities have their own ZIP codes, and many are listed by the United States Census Bureau as census-designated places, but they are all unincorporated areas and neighborhoods within the Township that,...
  
  
  • Avenel
    Avenel, New Jersey
    Avenel is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 17,552...
    
    
  • Colonia
    Colonia, New Jersey
    Colonia Colonia Colonia (is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 17,811....
    
    
  • Fords
    Fords, New Jersey
    Fords is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 15,032.-Geography:Fords is located at ....
    
    
  • Hopelawn
    Hopelawn, New Jersey
    Hopelawn is an unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey.-History:Hopelawn was the homestead and farm of Luther M. Hope in the 19th century. After its incorporation, the original streets were named after Luther Hope's children...
    
     non-CDP
  • Iselin
    Iselin, New Jersey
    Iselin is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 16,698.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Keasbey
    Keasbey, New Jersey
    Keasbey is a small unincorporated area located within Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is located on the western outskirt of Perth Amboy, a city made up, increasingly since the 1960s, of mostly Latinos...
    
     non-CDP
  • Menlo Park Terrace
    Menlo Park Terrace, New Jersey
    Menlo Park Terrace is an unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It is located off U.S, Route 1 in between Menlo Park Mall and Woodbridge Center. It is a residential suburban neighborhood with an ethnically diverse population, a fire station, and , which...
    
     non-CDP
  • Port Reading
    Port Reading, New Jersey
    Port Reading is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 3,829.-History:...
    
    
  • Sewaren
    Sewaren, New Jersey
    Sewaren is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,780....
    
    
  • Woodbridge
    Woodbridge CDP, New Jersey
    Woodbridge is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 18,309 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Woodbridge is located at ....
    
    

County Parks

• 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

External links

• Middlesex County official website Retrieved July 1, 2008.