------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hunterdon County, NJ 42,736 54,107 69,718 87,361 107,776* 121,989* 130,042 Middlesex County, NJ 264,872 433,856 583,813 595,893* 671,780* 750,162* 789,283* Monmouth County, NJ 225,327 334,401 459,379 503,173 553,124 615,301 634,841* Ocean County, NJ 56,622 108,241 208,470 346,038 433,203 510,916 558,170* Somerset County, NJ 99,052 143,913 198,372 203,129 240,279* 297,490* 319,830* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total - - - 595,893 1,019,835 1,169,641 2,302,124 Percent Change - - - - 71.1% 14.7% 96.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total (as currently defined) 645,873 1,020,411 1,450,034 1,648,233 1,898,386 2,173,869 2,302,124 Percent Change - 58.0% 42.1% 13.7% 15.2% 14.5% 5.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Component | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hunterdon County, NJ *********'**********'''' Middlesex County, NJ '''''''''''''''''''''*********************'************** Monmouth County, NJ ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''**** Ocean County, NJ ''''''''''''''''''''**** Somerset County, NJ ''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''*********'************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Brunswick, NJ 0 0 0 41,442 41,711* 48,573 50,156 Perth Amboy, NJ 0 0 0 38,951 41,967* 47,303 48,797 Edison, NJ 0 0 0 70,193 88,680 97,687 100,499* Total 0 0 0 0 83,678 0 100,499 Metro 0 0 0 595,893 1,019,835 1,169,641 2,302,124 Percent 0.0% 8.2% 0.0% 4.4% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Brunswick, NJ ********* Perth Amboy, NJ ********* Edison, NJ **** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------