New Brunswick, New Jersey

This article is about the city in New Jersey. For the Canadian province, see New Brunswick. For other uses, see New Brunswick (disambiguation).

New Brunswick, New Jersey
City
Skyline of New Brunswick
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Albany Street
New Brunswick station
George Street Playhouse
Official seal of New Brunswick, New Jersey
logo
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). Interactive map of New Brunswick, New Jersey
Location of New Brunswick in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Map
Interactive map of New Brunswick, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of New Brunswick, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
New Brunswick
New Brunswick
Location in Middlesex County
New Brunswick is located in New Jersey
New Brunswick
New Brunswick
Location in New Jersey
New Brunswick is located in the United States
New Brunswick
New Brunswick
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°29′12″N 74°26′40″W / 40.486678°N 74.444414°W / 40.486678; -74.444414[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
EstablishedDecember 30, 1730
IncorporatedSeptember 1, 1784
Named forBraunschweig, Germany, or King George II of Great Britain
Government
[8]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (mayor–council)
 • BodyCity Council
 • MayorJames M. Cahill (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4]
 • AdministratorMichael Drulis[5][6]
 • Municipal clerkLeslie Zeledón[5][7]
Area
[9]
 • Total5.75 sq mi (14.90 km2)
 • Land5.23 sq mi (13.55 km2)
 • Water0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)  9.06%
 • Rank264th of 565 in state
14th of 25 in county[1]
Elevation
[10]
62 ft (19 m)
Population
 (2020)[11][12]
 • Total55,266
 • Estimate 
(2023)[11][13]
55,846
 • Rank32nd of 565 in state
6th of 25 in county[14]
 • Density10,561.1/sq mi (4,077.7/km2)
  • Rank719th in country (as of 2023)[15]
37th of 565 in state
2nd of 25 in county[14]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
08901–08906, 08933, 08989[16][17]
Area code(s)732/848 and 908[18]
FIPS code3402351210[1][19][20]
GNIS feature ID0885318[1][21]
Websitewww.cityofnewbrunswick.org
New Brunswick is the county seat for Middlesex County.

If I had to fall I wish it had been on the sidewalks of New York, not the sidewalks of New Brunswick, N.J.

— Alfred E. Smith to Lew Dockstader in December 1923 on Dockstader's fall at what is now the State Theater.[22]

New Brunswick is a city in and the county seat of Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[23] A regional commercial hub for central New Jersey, the city is both a college town (the home of Rutgers University–New Brunswick, the state's largest university) and a commuter town for residents commuting to New York City within the New York metropolitan area.[24] New Brunswick is on the Northeast Corridor rail line, 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Manhattan. 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,[11][12] an increase of 85 (+0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 55,181,[25][26] which in turn reflected an increase of 6,608 (+13.6%) from the 48,573 counted in the 2000 census.[27] The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 55,846 for 2023,[13] making it the 719th-most populous municipality in the nation.[15] 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.[28][29] 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.[30] 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.[31] Growing Asian and Hispanic communities have developed around French Street near Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

  1. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places Archived March 21, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 Archived August 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory Archived March 11, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ a b City Directory, City of New Brunswick. Accessed April 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Administration Staff, City of New Brunswick. Accessed April 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Leslie Zeledón Appointed as New City Clerk Archived December 17, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, City of New Brunswick. Accessed December 11, 2019. "New Brunswick City Council appointed Leslie R. Zeledón as the new City Clerk at its 2019 Reorganization Meeting at City Hall. Zeledón has served as Deputy Clerk for the City of New Brunswick since September 2011. She replaces longtime City Clerk Daniel A. Torrisi, who was appointed by Mayor Cahill to serve as City Administrator."
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "City of New Brunswick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
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  14. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021 Archived March 7, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 20,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2023 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023, United States Census Bureau, released May 2024. Accessed May 30, 2024. Note that townships (including Edison, Lakewood and Woodbridge, all of which have larger populations) are excluded from these rankings.
  16. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for New Brunswick, NJ Archived March 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, United States Postal Service. Accessed April 18, 2012.
  17. ^ Zip Codes Archived June 17, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 18, 2013.
  18. ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for New Brunswick, NJ Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  19. ^ U.S. Census website Archived December 27, 1996, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  20. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey Archived November 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  21. ^ US Board on Geographic Names Archived February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  22. ^ Staff. "Lew Dockstader, Minstrel, Is Dead. Famous Comedian Succumbs to a Bone Tumor at His Daughter's Home at 68" Archived July 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, October 27, 1924. Accessed May 18, 2015.
  23. ^ New Jersey County Map Archived March 13, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017.
  24. ^ Lynn, Kathleen. "Living In; New Brunswick, N.J.: Big-City Amenities With a Small-Town Feel" Archived June 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, October 7, 2020. Accessed June 14, 2022.
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  27. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 Archived June 2, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  28. ^ "7:30 a.m.—Filling cracks in the health care city" Archived November 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Home News Tribune, September 23, 1999. "With two major hospitals and a medical school, New Brunswick proclaims itself The Healthcare City."
  29. ^ "A wet day in the Hub City" Archived November 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Home News Tribune, September 23, 1999. "A few days short of 60 years, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, a dreary, drizzly day just ahead of the deluge of Hurricane Floyd, the Home News Tribune sent 24 reporters, 9 photographers, and one artist into the Hub City, as it is known, to take a peek into life in New Brunswick as it is in 1999."
  30. ^ Weiss, Jennifer. "Redevelopment; As New Brunswick Grows, City's Hungarians Adapt" Archived December 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, July 16, 2006. Accessed December 11, 2019. "While the Hungarian community has diminished over the years—in the 1930s it made up a third of New Brunswick's population—much of what it built remains."
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