South Brunswick Township

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South Brunswick Township
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Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : February 28, 1778
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Middlesex County
Coordinates : 40 ° 24 ′  N , 74 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 24 ′  N , 74 ° 33 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 43,417 (as of 2010)
Population density : 410.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 106.4 km 2  (approx. 41 mi 2 ) of
which 105.8 km 2  (approx. 41 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 43 m
Postcodes : 08810, 08824, 08852, 08540
Area code : +1 732
FIPS : 34-68790
GNIS ID : 0882162
Website : www.twp.south-brunswick.nj.us
Mayor : Frank Gambatese

South Brunswick Township is a civil parish in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2010 census , 43,417 inhabitants were registered.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the parish has a total area of ​​106.4 km 2 , of which 105.8 km 2 is land and 0.6 km 2 (0.58%) is water.

Several settlements within South Brunswick are listed as census-designated places by the US statistical agency. These are Heathcote , Kendall Park , Kingston and Monmouth Junction .

politics

Since 1998, the mayor and his deputy have been determined by direct elections by the residents. The first directly elected mayor was Debra Johnson , followed in 2002 by Frank Gambatese (both Democratic Party ).

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 37,734 people, 13,428 households and 10,084 families in the city. The population density is 356.6 inhabitants per km 2 . 70.49% of the population are White, 7.88% African American , 0.13% Native American , 18.04% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 1.37% Other Ethnicity, and 2.04% Mixed Race . 5.08% are Latinos of any race.

Of the 13,428 households, 43.0% have children under the age of 18. 63.8% of them are married couples living together, 8.6% are single mothers, 24.9% are not families, 19.6% are single households and 4.3% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 .80, the average family size 3.27.

28.4% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.7% between 18 and 24, 36.7% between 25 and 44, 21.8% between 45 and 64, 7.3% older than 65. The average age is 35 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 94.0, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 91.3.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 78,737 , and the median income for a family is $ 86,891. Males have a median income of $ 61,637 versus $ 41,554 women. The per capita income for the city is $ 32,104. 3.1% of the population and 2.1% of families live below the poverty line, of which 2.9% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 4.5% of people are over 65.