Dunellen
| Dunellen, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Dunellen | |
| Nickname(s): "The Railroad Town" | |
| Motto(s): "Small Enough to Know You, Large Enough to Serve You." | |
 Dunellen highlighted in Middlesex County. Inset: location of Middlesex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Dunellen, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°35′25″N 74°27′56″W / 40.590231°N 74.465595°WCoordinates: 40°35′25″N 74°27′56″W / 40.590231°N 74.465595°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Middlesex |
| Incorporated | October 28, 1887 |
| Named for | Dunellen station |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Robert J. Seader (R, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | William M. Robins |
| • Municipal clerk | William M. Robins |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.048 sq mi (2.715 km2) |
| • Land | 1.048 sq mi (2.715 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) 0.00% |
| Area rank | 495th of 566 in state 23rd of 25 in county |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 7,227 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 7,374 |
| • Rank | 313th of 566 in state 21st of 25 in county |
| • Density | 6,894.8/sq mi (2,662.1/km2) |
| • Density rank | 66th of 566 in state 4th of 25 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08812 |
| Area code(s) | 732 and 908 |
| FIPS code | 3402318490 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885198 |
| Website | dunellenborough |
Dunellen is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 7,227, reflecting an increase of 404 (+5.9%) from the 6,823 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 295 (+4.5%) from the 6,528 counted in the 1990 Census.
Dunellen was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 28, 1887, when it broke away from Piscataway Township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 23, 1886. Dunellen's incorporation was confirmed on April 15, 1914. The borough was named for the Dunellen station of the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
Dunellen grew from its start in 1867 with the construction of a railroad station, which was originally called New Market station, serving the nearby community of the same name in Piscataway. When it was originally constructed, the tracks were at grade level with North Avenue and the railroad was the Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad, which later became part of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The railroad brought industry to the area.
The Art Color factory built in 1925 was Dunellen's principal industry and produced as many as 10 million magazines a month. The W. F. Hall Printing Company of Chicago bought Art Color in 1931, and ran it until 1968, when it closed the plant there.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.048 square miles (2.715 km2), all of which is land. Dunellen is in the Raritan Valley, a line of communities in central New Jersey. Dunellen is in the central division along with Bound Brook, South Bound Brook and Middlesex.
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