South Brunswick, New Jersey
| South Brunswick, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of South Brunswick | |
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 Location of South Brunswick within Middlesex County. |
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 Census Bureau map of South Brunswick, New Jersey. |
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| Coordinates: 40°23′06″N 74°31′23″W / 40.385022°N 74.522936°WCoordinates: 40°23′06″N 74°31′23″W / 40.385022°N 74.522936°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Middlesex |
| Earliest mention | February 28, 1778 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Chris Killmurray (acting) (D, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Manager | Bernard P. Hvozdovic Jr. |
| • Clerk | Barbara Nyitrai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.039 sq mi (106.290 km2) |
| • Land | 40.648 sq mi (105.278 km2) |
| • Water | 0.391 sq mi (1.012 km2) 0.95% |
| Area rank | 51st of 566 in state 2nd of 25 in county |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 43,417 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 45,664 |
| • Rank | 43rd of 566 in state 8th of 25 in county |
| • Density | 1,068.1/sq mi (412.4/km2) |
| • Density rank | 373rd of 566 in state 23rd of 25 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 08810 – Dayton 08824 – Kendall Park 08852 – Monmouth Junction 08540 – Kingston |
| Area code(s) | 609 and 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402368790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882162 |
| Website | sbtnj |
South Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 43,417, reflecting an increase of 5,683 (+15.1%) from the 37,734 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 11,942 (+46.3%) from the 25,792 counted in the 1990 Census.
South Brunswick was first mentioned in Freeholder minutes on February 28, 1778, as being formed from New Brunswick Township. It was formally incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township have been taken to form Cranbury Township (as of March 7, 1872) and Plainsboro Township (on April 1, 1919).
CNNMoney.com ranked South Brunswick Township 22nd on its 2011 list of the "Best Places to Live", featuring its picks of the best small towns in the United States.
In 2016, SafeWise named South Brunswick Township as the tenth-safest city in America to raise a child; the township was the third-highest ranked of the 12 communities in New Jersey included on the list.
South Brunswick Township was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the community was primarily agricultural. The Straight Turnpike, now U.S. Route 1, was constructed in 1804. The township got its named from New Brunswick, which in turn was named after the city of Braunschweig (called Brunswick in the Low German language), in state of Lower Saxony, in Germany. Braunschweig was an influential and powerful city in the Hanseatic League, later in the Holy Roman Empire, and was an administrative seat for the Duchy (and later Principality) of Hanover. Shortly after the first settlement of New Brunswick in colonial New Jersey, George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Elector of Hanover, of the House of Hanover (also known as the House of Brunswick), became King George I of Great Britain (1660–1727). Alternatively, the city derived its name from King George II of Great Britain, the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
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