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Encyclopedia > New Brunswick, NJ

New Brunswick is a city located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,573. It is the county seat of Middlesex County6. The City of New Brunswick is governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal government. Middlesex County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A county seat is a town which is the capital of a county. ... Middlesex County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator The Faulkner Act or Optional Municipal Charter Law provides for New Jersey municipalities to adopt a Mayor-Council government. ...

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Geography

New Brunswick is located at 40°29'18" North, 74°26'52" West (40.488304, -74.447751)1. Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.9 km² (5.8 mi²). 13.5 km² (5.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.04% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This article is about the unit of measure. ...


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 48,573 people, 13,057 households, and 7,207 families residing in the city. The population density is 3,585.9/km² (9,293.5/mi²). There are 13,893 housing units at an average density of 1,025.6/km² (2,658.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 48.79% White, 23.03% African American, 0.46% Native American, 5.32% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 18.08% from other races, and 4.24% from two or more races. 39.01% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There are 13,057 households out of which 29.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% are married couples living together, 18.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% are non-families. 24.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.23 and the average family size is 3.69. Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...


In the city the population is spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 34.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 11.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 24 years. For every 100 females there are 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.8 males. The high proportion of 18-24 year olds is due to Rutgers University being in the city's midst.


The median income for a household in the city is $36,080, and the median income for a family is $38,222. Males have a median income of $25,657 versus $23,604 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,308. 27.0% of the population and 16.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 25.9% of those under the age of 18 and 13.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the number of people. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


History

Originally inhabited by the Lenape, New Brunswick was founded in the 17th century by early arrivals from Europe. Centrally located between New York City and Philadelphia, and situated along the Raritan River, New Brunswick became an important hub for Colonial travellers and traders. The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American people practicing small-scale agriculture to augment a largely mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. ... The Raritan River is a major river of northern New Jersey in the United States. ...


Historical maps of New Jersey including New Brunswick: http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/MAPS.html


Culture

Today, New Brunswick is one of the cultural hubs of central New Jersey.

  • Theater: Several thriving professional theaters are located there, including Crossroads, the George Street Playhouse, and the State Theater. Those three theaters are located on Livingston Avenue, not George Street, and they are practically next to each other.
  • Museums: New Brunswick is home to several fine museums including the Zimmerli Museum of Fine Art at Rutgers University, the Rutgers University Geology Museum and the New Jersey Agricultural Museum at the Cook College campus of Rutgers University.
  • Higher Education: Home of Rutgers University, New Brunswick enjoys the fruits of a close proximity to a thriving college scene including sports, concerts, plays and other events. Rutgers splatters all over the city and neighboring Piscataway, with a campus along College Avenue by the old Pennsylvania Railroad (now Amtrak) tracks, another campus on the other side of downtown that houses Douglass and Cook colleges, and several isolated buildings in between the two, along with vast lands in Piscataway. Two schools, the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the Mason Gross School of the Arts, belong to Rutgers as well, and they are next to the three theaters mentioned above. New Brunswick is also home to the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, a seminary in the Reformed tradition, founded in 1784.
  • Fine Dining: New Brunswick is filled with an abundance of great restaurants including Nouvelle American, Italian, Indian, Ethiopian, Thai and Chinese. Popular fine dining restaurants include Stage Left, The Frog and The Peach, Makeda's and Soho on George. While many of the downtown fast-food establishments close after about 6 to 8 pm, those on Easton Avenue are open well into the night. There are Indian restaurants, Chinese restaurants, and numerous bars that are also open relatively late,including a brew pub. Some of the most famous are Tumulty's Pub, Olde Queens Tavern and Harvest Moon Brew Pub. A vigorous local music scene is also present with live bands appearing at the Court Tavern, Old Bay, Nova Terra, Tumulty's and other locations.

Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is located in New Brunswick, Piscataway, Camden and Newark, New Jersey. ... Piscataway Township is a township located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. ... The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark: PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ... Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... New Brunswick Theological Seminary is a professional and graduate school founded in 1784, in New York City, to educate ministers for the congregations of the Reformed Church in America. ...

Points of Interest

The title of Duke of Buccleuch (pronounced Bucloo) was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 20 April 1663 for the Duke of Monmouth, eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of England, who had married Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch. ... The Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal) was a canal in central New Jersey that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River. ... Joyce Kilmer (full name: Alfred Joyce Kilmer, December 6, 1886 – July 30, 1918) was an American journalist and poet; his best-known work is Trees. The poem is notable for its anthropomorphism: the tree in the poem presses its mouth to the earths breast and looks at God and... Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is an international Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices manufacturer founded in 1885. ... Grave of Mary Ellis (1750-1827) in 2003 Mary Ellis (1750-1827) was a spinster in New Brunswick, New Jersey whos grave now sits 6 feet above a parking lot. ...

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New Brunswick, New Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2518 words)
New Brunswick is named for the city of Braunschweig, in state of Lower Saxony, in Germany.
New Brunswick is the home to the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, a seminary of the Reformed Church in America, founded in 1784.
New Brunswick is home to several fine museums including the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, Albus Cavus Art Gallery, the Rutgers University Geology Museum and the New Jersey Agricultural Museum at the Cook College campus of Rutgers University.
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