Milltown, New Jersey

Not to be confused with Milltown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Milltown, New Jersey
Borough
The historic The Milltown India Rubber Factory, now converted to condominiums
The historic The Milltown India Rubber Factory, now converted to condominiums
Official seal of Milltown, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Milltown in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Milltown in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Milltown, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Milltown, New Jersey
Milltown is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Milltown
Milltown
Location in Middlesex County
Milltown is located in New Jersey
Milltown
Milltown
Location in New Jersey
Milltown is located in the United States
Milltown
Milltown
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°27′01″N 74°26′05″W / 40.450223°N 74.434786°W / 40.450223; -74.434786[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
IncorporatedJanuary 29, 1889
Government
[6]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorGeorge Murray (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkMonica Orlando[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total
1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2)
 • Land1.55 sq mi (4.02 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  2.56%
 • Rank441st of 565 in state
22nd of 25 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
7,037
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
6,968
 • Rank317th of 565 in state
22nd of 25 in county[12]
 • Density4,528.3/sq mi (1,748.4/km2)
  • Rank129th of 565 in state
10th of 25 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08850[13][14]
Area code(s)732[15]
FIPS code3402346620[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0885303[1][18]
Websitewww.milltownnj.org
The Mill Pond path

Milltown is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is nestled within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, with Lawrence Brook (a Raritan river tributary) flowing through the center of the community. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,037,[9][10] an increase of 144 (+2.1%) from the 2010 census count of 6,893,[19][20] which in turn reflected a decrease of 107 (−1.5%) from the 7,000 counted in the 2000 census.[21]

Milltown was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 29, 1889, from portions of North Brunswick, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier. The borough was reincorporated by resolution of the borough council on May 2, 1896. A portion of East Brunswick Township was annexed in 1902.[22] Originally known as Bergen's Mill, named for Jacob I. Bergen who owned the grist mill,[23] the name is believed to have become "Milltown" from residents "going to the mill in town".[24]

As of the 2000 Census, the center of population for New Jersey was located in Milltown, at Milltown Road, just east of the New Jersey Turnpike (see map of location).[25] Based on the results of the 2010 census, the center of population had shifted to East Brunswick.[26]

  1. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Council was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Clerk's Office, Borough of Milltown. Accessed April 14, 2024.
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  7. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Milltown, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  12. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Milltown, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 26, 2011.
  14. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Milltown, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 28, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  21. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  22. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 171. Accessed May 30,2024.
  23. ^ Clayton, W. Woodford. History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Their Pioneers and Prominent Men, p. 749. Everts & Peck, 1889. Accessed September 7, 2015. "A grist-mill was built where Milltown now is, on the North Brunswick side of Lawrence's Brook, at a very early day. Soon after the beginning of the present century it was owned by Jacob I. Bergen, and called Bergen's Mill."
  24. ^ History Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, Borough of Milltown. Accessed September 7, 2015. "Fire destroys the rubber factory and Meyer's home, leaving him penniless. John Ford advances Meyer the money to rebuild. It is in this period of time that the name Bergen's Mill begins to be replaced with Milltown, most likely stemming from people saying they are 'going to the mill in town.'"
  25. ^ Population and Population Centers by State: 2000 Archived 2001-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 16, 2006.
  26. ^ Stirling, Stephen. "U.S. Census shows East Brunswick as statistical center of N.J.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 31, 2011, updated March 31, 2019. Accessed December 5, 2019. "For any of you who have ever lain awake at night asking: Where, oh where is the statistical center of New Jersey, there really is an answer. Nenninger Lane, East Brunswick.... Over the last several decades, New Jersey’s statistical center has gradually crept its way south and west along the New Jersey Turnpike as growth in the southern and western portions of the state has outpaced the north.... Ten years ago, it was at an intersection in Milltown, about a tenth of a mile from the Turnpike and a few paces south of a Home Depot."