Middlebush still has a rural feel with 19th-century homes and tree-lined streets. Middlebush was once a stop on the Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad, and this legacy is evident in the street named Railroad Avenue that presently has no railroad tracks in sight.[14]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Middlebush had a total area of 1.990 square miles (5.155 km2), including 1.989 square miles (5.151 km2) of land and 0.001 square miles (0.004 km2) of water (0.07%).[1][2]
Of the 834 households, 34.3% had children under the age of 18; 63.2% were married couples living together; 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.0% were non-families. Of all households, 25.5% were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.40.[13]
24.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.0 males.[13]
Middlebush Park is Franklin Township's newest municipal park. Located in Middlebush, off DeMott Lane, the park hosts ballfields and a children's playground.
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^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middlebush Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed August 23, 2012.
^Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
^State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
^GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Somerset County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 11, 2013.
^2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 11, 2013.
^New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed February 11, 2013.
^Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.
^ a b c d eDP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Middlebush CDP, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 11, 2013.