South Brunswick, New Jersey
South Brunswick, New Jersey | |
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Davidson's Mill Pond on the Lawrence Brook, site of the former grist mill | |
Location of South Brunswick within Middlesex County, highlighted in pink | |
Census Bureau map of South Brunswick, New Jersey | |
Location in Middlesex County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′05″N 74°31′22″W / 40.384695°N 74.522762°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Earliest mention | February 28, 1778 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Charlie Carley (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Manager | Bryan B. Bidlack |
| • Municipal clerk | Barbara Nyitrai |
| Area | |
• 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 |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 47,043 |
• Estimate (2023) | 46,565 |
| • Rank | 43rd of 565 in state 9th of 25 in county |
| • Density | 1,158.3/sq mi (447.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 366th of 565 in state 24th of 25 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 08810 – Dayton 08824 – Kendall Park 08852 – Monmouth Junction 08528 – Kingston 08540 - Princeton 08512 - Cranbury |
| Area code(s) | 609 and 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402368790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882162 |
| Website | www |
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, its highest ever decennial census count and an increase of 3,626 (+8.4%) from the 2010 census count of 43,417, which in turn reflected an increase of 5,683 (+15.1%) from the 37,734 counted in the 2000 census.
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).
Niche.com placed Monmouth Junction in the top 10 of its "2021 Best Places to Live in New Jersey". In 2021, SafeWise placed South Brunswick in the "100 Safest Cities in America".