Edison, NJ
1971‑1983:New Brunswick-Perth Amboy-Sayreville, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
1983‑1992:Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
1992‑1993:Not defined
1993‑2003:Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
2003‑2006:Edison, NJ Metro Division in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Hunterdon County, NJ42,73654,10769,71887,361107,776121,989130,042
Middlesex County, NJ264,872433,856583,813595,893671,780750,162789,283
Monmouth County, NJ225,327334,401459,379503,173553,124615,301634,841
Ocean County, NJ56,622108,241208,470346,038433,203510,916558,170
Somerset County, NJ99,052143,913198,372203,129240,279297,490319,830
Total---595,8931,019,8351,169,6412,302,124
Percent Change----71.1%14.7%96.8%
Total (as currently defined)645,8731,020,4111,450,0341,648,2331,898,3862,173,8692,302,124
Percent Change-58.0%42.1%13.7%15.2%14.5%5.9%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Hunterdon County, NJ
Middlesex County, NJ
Monmouth County, NJ
Ocean County, NJ
Somerset County, NJ
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
New Brunswick, NJ38,81140,13941,88541,44241,711*48,57350,156
Perth Amboy, NJ41,33038,00738,79838,95141,967*47,30348,797
Edison, NJ16,34844,79967,12070,19388,68097,687100,499*
Total000083,6780100,499
Metro000595,8931,019,8351,169,6412,302,124
Percent 0.0%8.2%0.0%4.4%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
195019601970198019902000
City
New Brunswick, NJ
Perth Amboy, NJ
Edison, NJ


Urban/Rural Population

1970Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population557,05395.4%
UA Population549,64194.1%
Rural Population26,7604.6%
Inside Central Cities0.0%
Outside Central Cities583,813100.0%
Total Metro Area Population583,813100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ16,206,841549,6413.4%
Total549,641

population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973


1980Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population741,02083.6%
UA Population726,83082.0%
Rural Population145,36316.4%
Inside Central Cities80,3939.1%
Outside Central Cities805,99090.9%
Total Metro Area Population886,383100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ15,590,274726,8304.7%
Total726,830

population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983


1990Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population849,61183.3%
UA Population837,75182.1%
Rural Population170,22416.7%
Inside Central Cities0.0%
Outside Central Cities1,019,835100.0%
Total Metro Area Population1,019,835100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ16,044,012837,7515.2%
Total837,751

population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993


2000Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population2,102,47696.7%
UA Population2,099,00496.6%
Rural Population71,3933.3%
Inside Principal Cities97,6874.5%
Outside Principal Cities2,076,18295.5%
Total Metro Area Population2,173,869100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Hightstown, NJ69,97719,30027.6%
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT17,799,8612,077,41111.7%
Trenton, NJ268,4722,2930.9%
Total2,099,004

population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003



Component Change History
Apr 1950
-Middlesex County, NJ included as original component of New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SMA
-Somerset County, NJ included as original component of New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SMA
Jun 1959
-Middlesex County, NJ included as original component of New York, NY SMSA, transferred from New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SMA
-Somerset County, NJ included as original component of New York, NY SMSA, transferred from New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SMA
Nov 1959
-Middlesex County, NJ added to New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA, transferred from New York, NY SMSA
-Somerset County, NJ added to New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA, transferred from New York, NY SMSA
Nov 1971
-New SMSA: New Brunswick-Perth Amboy-Sayreville, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-Middlesex County, NJ included as original SMSA component, transferred from New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-Monmouth County, NJ included as original component of Long Branch-Asbury Park, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-Somerset County, NJ deleted from New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA, reverted to nonmetro status
Apr 1973
-Somerset County, NJ added to Newark, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
Jun 1983
-Title of New Brunswick-Perth Amboy-Sayreville, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA changed to Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-Hunterdon County, NJ added
-Ocean County, NJ added to Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-Somerset County, NJ added, transferred from Newark, NJ SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
-New Brunswick, NJ designated as central city of PMSA
-Perth Amboy, NJ designated as central city of PMSA
Dec 1992
-Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA abolished
-Hunterdon County, NJ transferred to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-Middlesex County, NJ transferred to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-Monmouth County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-Ocean County, NJ added to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-Somerset County, NJ transferred to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-New Brunswick, NJ no longer designated as central city
-Perth Amboy, NJ no longer designated as central city
Jun 1993
-PMSA reestablished: Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-Hunterdon County, NJ included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-Middlesex County, NJ included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-Monmouth County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-Ocean County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-Somerset County, NJ included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
Jun 2003
-Title of Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA changed to Edison, NJ Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-Hunterdon County, NJ transferred to Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metro Division in New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-Monmouth County, NJ added, transferred from Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-Ocean County, NJ added, transferred from Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-Edison, NJ designated as principal city of Metro Division