While each community has its own independent government, and the four municipalities have no shared governance (other than Middlesex County), the term is often used to refer to the area.
Sand Hills, an unincorporated community of South Brunswick
East Brunswick: 22.80% (primarily of Chinese, Korean, or Japanese descent)
New Brunswick: 5.32%
North Brunswick: 14.20%
South Brunswick: 35.90% (primarily of Indian, or Sri Lankan descent)
Other race:
East Brunswick: 1.68%
New Brunswick: 18.08%
North Brunswick: 4.70%
South Brunswick: 1.50%
Hispanic/Latino:
East Brunswick: 6.70%
New Brunswick: 39.01% (primarily of Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Dominican descent)
North Brunswick: 10.40%
South Brunswick: 6.00%
Population increase from 2000 to 2010:
East Brunswick: 1.6%
New Brunswick: 13.6%
North Brunswick: 12.3%
South Brunswick: 15.1%
Median family income:
East Brunswick: $113,863 (2011)
New Brunswick: $54,880 (2010)
North Brunswick: $87,647 (2011)
South Brunswick: $113,875 (2011)
History
New Brunswick was formed by royal charter on December 30, 1730, within other townships in Middlesex County and Somerset County, and was reformed by royal charter with the same boundaries on February 12, 1763, at which time it was divided into north and south wards. New Brunswick was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 1, 1784.[2]
Both North and South Brunswick were first mentioned in minutes of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders dated February 28, 1779. North Brunswick Township, covering the area "Northward of New Brunswick",[clarification needed] and South Brunswick Township to the south, were both incorporated as part of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an Act of the legislature on February 21, 1798.[2]
East Brunswick Township was incorporated by an Act of the legislature on February 28, 1860, from portions of both Monroe Township and North Brunswick Township.[2]
See also
For other groups of similarly named municipalities in New Jersey, see:
↑History of New BrunswickDeprecated link archived 2002-08-04 at archive.today, City of New Brunswick. Accessed January 14, 2008. " In 1730, the City of New Brunswick was so named in honor of the English royal house of Brunswick and became a colonial center for trade and commerce."
123"The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 170-174.
