Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Township in New Jersey
South Brunswick, New Jersey
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 40°23′05″N 74°31′22″W / 40.384695°N 74.522762°W / 40.384695; -74.522762 [ 3] [ 4] Country United States State New Jersey County Middlesex Earliest mention February 28, 1778 Incorporated February 21, 1798 • Type Faulkner Act (council–manager) • Body Township Council • Mayor Charlie Carley (D , term ends December 31, 2026)[ 5] [ 6] • Manager Bryan B. Bidlack[ 7] • Municipal clerk Barbara Nyitrai[ 8] • Total 41.02 sq mi (106.23 km2 ) • Land 40.61 sq mi (105.19 km2 ) • Water 0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2 ) 0.98% • Rank 51st of 565 in state 2nd of 25 in county[ 3] Elevation 82 ft (25 m) • Total 47,043 • Estimate 46,565 • Rank 43rd of 565 in state 9th of 25 in county[ 14] • Density 1,158.3/sq mi (447.2/km2 ) • Rank 366th of 565 in state 24th of 25 in county[ 14] Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST) ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT) )ZIP Codes Area code(s) 609 and 732 [ 20] FIPS code 3402368790[ 3] [ 21] [ 22] GNIS feature ID0882162[ 3] [ 23] Website www .southbrunswicknj .gov
South Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . The township is centrally located within the Raritan Valley region and is an outer-ring suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area . As of the 2020 United States census , the township's population was 47,043,[ 11] [ 12] its highest ever decennial census count and an increase of 3,626 (+8.4%) from the 2010 census count of 43,417,[ 24] [ 25] which in turn reflected an increase of 5,683 (+15.1%) from the 37,734 counted in the 2000 census .[ 26]
South Brunswick was first mentioned in minutes of the Board of Chosen Freeholders on February 28, 1778, as being formed from New Brunswick Township . It was formally incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township have been taken to form Cranbury (as of March 7, 1872) and Plainsboro (on April 1, 1919).[ 27]
Niche.com placed Monmouth Junction in the top 10 of its "2021 Best Places to Live in New Jersey".[ 28] In 2021, SafeWise placed South Brunswick in the "100 Safest Cities in America".[ 29]
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^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968 , Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 174. Accessed May 30, 2024.
^ "2021 Best Places to Live in New Jersey" . Niche . Retrieved December 16, 2021 .
^ "100 Safest Cities in America" . SafeWise . May 24, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021 .