The Brunswicks are a group of four municipalities in Middlesex County, New Jersey, all of which have the word Brunswick in their name. New Brunswick, New Jersey, the first formed of the four, was named in 1730 after the British royal House of Brunswick. The name is also attributed to the German city of Braunschweig, formerly translated in English as Brunswick
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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.
The brunswicks
Municipalities
The four municipalities are:
as of the 2010 Census
White:
Black/African American:
Native American:
Asian:
Other race:
Hispanic/Latino:
Population increase from 2000-2010:
Median family income:
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.
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", 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.
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.