Middlesex County, New Jersey

Middlesex County
County
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, the flagship of public higher education in New Jersey
Nickname:  The Greatest County in the Land[1]
Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey
New Jersey's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°26′N 74°25′W / 40.44°N 74.41°W / 40.44; -74.41
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Founded	1683[2]
Named for	Historic English county of Middlesex
Seat	New Brunswick[2]
Largest municipality	Edison (population) Monroe Township (area)
Government
• Commissioner director	Ronald G. Rios (D, term ends December 31, 2024)
Area [3]
• Total	322.87 sq mi (836.2 km2)
• Land	309.22 sq mi (800.9 km2)
• Water	13.65 sq mi (35.4 km2)  4.2%
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	863,162 (3rd in NJ)
• Density	2,794.2/sq mi (1,078.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	6th, 12th
Website	www.co.middlesex.nj.us

Middlesex County is one of 21 counties of New Jersey. Middlesex is part of the New York metropolitan area, and its county seat is New Brunswick.^[5]

1. ↑ Middlesex County The Greatest County in the Land Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, County of Middlesex, New Jersey. Accessed October 27, 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
3. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
4. ↑ "QuickFacts: Middlesex County, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
5. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.