Everything about Middlesex New Jersey totally explained
Middlesex is a
Borough in
Middlesex County,
New Jersey,
United States. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 13,717.
Middlesex was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature on
April 9,
1913, from portions of
Piscataway Township, based on the results of a referendum held on
May 6,
1913.
Geography
Middlesex is located at (40.574552, -74.501876).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1
km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) of it's land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.57%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 13,717 people, 5,048 households, and 3,740 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 3,921.1 people per square mile (1,513.2/km²). There were 5,130 housing units at an average density of 1,466.5/sq mi (565.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.26%
White, 3.36%
African American, 0.13%
Native American, 4.16%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 3.21% from
other races, and 1.86% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 9.00% of the population.
There were 5,048 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were
married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $60,723, and the median income for a family was $70,343. Males had a median income of $47,446 versus $34,232 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $27,834. About 2.4% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Middlesex Borough is governed by a Mayor and six Borough Council members. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term; the Council members are elected to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats up for election each year. The Mayor votes only in the event of a tie.
The seven-member governing body is empowered to enact local ordinances, to levy municipal taxes and conduct the affairs of the community. In almost all cases, it can review and approve the actions of other Middlesex Borough, committees and agencies. The Mayor and Borough Council conducts all of its business during monthly meetings open to the public. All Legislative powers of the Borough are exercised by the Mayor and Council. These powers can take the form of a resolution, ordinance or proclamation.
Until his promotion in early 2006, Ron Dobies was the longest-tenured mayor in New Jersey with 26 years of service to 08846.
The current
Mayor of Middlesex is Jerry D'Angelo.
Federal, state and county representation
Middlesex is in the Sixth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 22nd Legislative District.
Education
The
Middlesex Board of Education serves public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are three K-3 elementary schools (
Hazelwood Elementary School
,
Parker Elementary School and
Watchung Elementary School),
Von E. Mauger Middle School (grades 4-8) and
Middlesex High School for grades 9-12. The district's Superintendent is Dr. Jim Baker.
History
Middlesex Borough was a portion of
Piscataway Township, until 1913 when it was incorporated as a separate entity. In May 1913, Middlesex Borough became a borough through the action of the state legislature and local referendum. George Harris was elected as the first mayor and the first borough council was elected at the same time. Two constables were the law enforcement officers and were soon assisted by five appointed marshals.
In 1905, the Lincoln section of Middlesex Borough organized a volunteer fire company and that set the organization of four other fire companies in the Borough.
There were already a few schools set up before Middlesex became a borough in 1913. The Harris Lane School was a one-room schoolhouse and it was the oldest school in Middlesex County, at one time. The original Pierce School was known as the East Bound Brook School House and The Parker House was also used for education until it was converted into a two-family house. As the Borough grew new schools were constructed to accommodate many more students. Our Lady of Mt. Virgin School was the first parochial school built in 1954.
Uranium processing and aftermath
The Middlesex Sampling Plant on Mountain Avenue is a 9.6 acre (38,800 m²) site which was initially used to stockpile
weapons-grade uranium ore. From 1943 to 1955, under the direction of the
Manhattan Project and its successor agency, the
United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), it was used to crush, dry, screen, weigh, assay, store, package, and ship uranium ore, along with
thorium and
beryllium ores, for the development of the
atomic bomb.
It was later discovered that
radioactive waste had been disposed of a half mile away at the Middlesex Municipal
Landfill. The site was used from 1955 to 1967 for the sampling and storage of thorium residues, and was decontaminated, certified, and released for unrestricted use in 1967. During the decontamination process, radioactive materials were carried away by wind and rain to the yards of nearby residents.
The facility was used by the
United States Marine Corps as a reserve training center from 1969 until 1979 when the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) took over and cleaned up the residential properties. Excavated soil was stored at the site in a specially constructed pile, known as the Vicinity Properties (VP) pile. The
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) disposed of of contaminated soil from the Middlesex Municipal Landfill pile in 1998 and from the VP pile in 1999.
As of 2007, the USACE is doing ground water testing and has proposed a remedial action plan with the
EPA and the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Closure of the site is pending, and long-term surveillance and maintenance requirements will be determined once final site conditions are known.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents include:
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