New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey | |
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Skyline of New Brunswick | |
| Nickname(s): Hub City, Healthcare City | |
Location of New Brunswick in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
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Census Bureau map of New Brunswick, New Jersey | |
Location in Middlesex County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′12″N 74°26′40″W / 40.486678°N 74.444414°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Established | December 30, 1730 |
| Incorporated | September 1, 1784 |
| Named after | Braunschweig, Germany, or King George II of Great Britain |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | James M. Cahill (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Michael Drulis |
| • Municipal clerk | Leslie Zeledón |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.75 sq mi (14.90 km2) |
| • Land | 5.23 sq mi (13.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) 9.06% |
| • Rank | 264th of 565 in state 14th of 25 in county |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 55,266 |
• Estimate (2023) | 55,846 |
| • Rank | 32nd of 565 in state 6th of 25 in county |
| • Density | 10,561.1/sq mi (4,077.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 719th in country (as of 2023) 37th of 565 in state 2nd of 25 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 08901–08906, 08933, 08989 |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 and 908 |
| FIPS code | 3402351210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885318 |
| Website | www |
| New Brunswick is the county seat for Middlesex County. | |
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If I had to fall I wish it had been on the sidewalks of New York, not the sidewalks of New Brunswick, N.J.
New Brunswick is a city in and the county seat of Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey, the city is both a college town (the main campus of Rutgers University, the state's largest university) and a commuter town for residents commuting to New York City within the New York metropolitan area. New Brunswick is on the Northeast Corridor rail line, 27 miles (43 km) southwest of New York City. The city is located on the southern banks of the Raritan River in the heart of the Raritan Valley Region.
As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 55,266, an increase of 85 (+0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 55,181, which in turn reflected an increase of 6,608 (+13.6%) from the 48,573 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 55,846 for 2023, making it the 719th-most populous municipality in the nation. Due to the concentration of medical facilities in the area, including Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and medical school, and Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick is known as both the Hub City and the Healthcare City. The corporate headquarters and production facilities of several global pharmaceutical companies are situated in the city, including Johnson & Johnson and Bristol Myers Squibb. New Brunswick has evolved into a major center for the sciences, arts, and cultural activities. Downtown New Brunswick is developing a growing skyline, filling in with new high-rise towers.
New Brunswick is noted for its ethnic diversity. At one time, one-quarter of the Hungarian population of New Jersey resided in the city, and in the 1930s one out of three city residents was Hungarian. The Hungarian community continues as a cohesive community, with the 3,200 Hungarian residents accounting for 8% of the population of New Brunswick in 1992. Growing Asian and Hispanic communities have developed around French Street near Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.