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Country :
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United States
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State :
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New Jersey
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County :
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Middlesex
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Established :
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December 30, 1730
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Incorporated :
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September 1, 1784
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Named for :
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Braunschweig, Germany or King George II of Great Britain
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• Type :
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Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
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• Body :
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City Council
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• Mayor :
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James M. Cahill (D, term ends December 31, 2022)[3][4]
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• Administrator :
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Daniel A. Torrisi[5]
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• Municipal clerk :
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Leslie Zeledón[6]
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• Total :
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55,181
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• Land :
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5.23 sq mi (13.55 km2)
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• Water :
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0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) 9.06%
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Area rank :
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264th of 565 in state14th of 25 in county[1]
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Elevation[8] :
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62 ft (19 m)
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• Estimate (2019)[12] :
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55,676
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• Rank :
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27th of 566 in state5th of 25 in county[13]
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• Density :
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10,556.4/sq mi (4,075.8/km2)
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• Density rank :
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689th in country (as of 2019)[14]34th of 566 in state2nd of 25 in county[13]
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Time zone :
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UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
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• Summer (DST) :
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UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
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ZIP Codes :
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08901–08906, 08933, 08989[15][16]
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Area code(s) :
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732/848 and 908[17]
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FIPS code :
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3402351210[1][18][19]
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GNIS feature ID :
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0885318[1][20]
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Website :
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www.cityofnewbrunswick.org
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