South Brunswick, New Jersey

South Brunswick, New Jersey is a township of New Jersey.

South Brunswick, New Jersey
Township
Davidson's Mill Pond on the Lawrence Brook, site of the former grist mill[3][4]
Location of South Brunswick within Middlesex County, highlighted in pink
Census Bureau map of South Brunswick, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40.384695°N 74.522762°W / 40.384695; -74.522762[5][6]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Middlesex
Earliest mention	February 28, 1778
Incorporated	February 21, 1798
Government [7]
• Type	Mayor–Council (Faulkner Act)
• Body	Township Council
Area [5]
• 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[5]
Elevation [8]	82 ft (25 m)
Population  (2020)[9][10]
• Total	47,043
• Rank	43rd of 565 in state 9th of 25 in county[11]
• Density	1,158.3/sq mi (447.2/km2)
• Rank	366th of 565 in state 24th of 25 in county[11]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes	08810 – Dayton[12] 08824 – Kendall Park[13] 08852 – Monmouth Junction[14] 08540 – Kingston[15][16]
Area code(s)	609 and 732[17]
FIPS code	3402368790[5][18][19]
GNIS feature ID	0882162[5][20]
Website	www.southbrunswicknj.gov

History

South Brunswick Township was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798.^[21] In the 18th and 19th centuries, the community was mostly agricultural.^[22] It was named after the city of Braunschweig (called Brunswick in the Low German language), in the state of Lower Saxony, in Germany.^[23][24]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2020, South Brunswick had a total area of 41.02 square miles (106.23 km²). This included 40.61 square miles (105.19 km²) of land and 0.40 square miles (1.04 km²) of water (0.95%).^[5]

Unincorporated areas in South Brunswick Township include:^[25][26]

• Dayton (2020 Census population of 8,138)
• Heathcote (7,154)
• Kendall Park (9,989)
• Kingston (1,581)
• Monmouth Junction (8,895)

Demographics

At the 2020 United States Census, there were 47,043 people living in South Brunswick.^[9]

Transportation

South Brunswick hosts U.S. Route 1, U.S. Route 130, Route 27, Route 32, and Interstate 95 (the New Jersey Turnpike).