Middlebush is an

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and

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(CDP) located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County,

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, United States.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
,

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. Accessed February 11, 2013.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

, August 2012. Accessed February 11, 2013. As of the

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, the CDP's population was 2,326.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Middlebush CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed February 11, 2013. It is perhaps most distinguished as being the host section for Franklin Township's municipal complex. 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 The Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad (M&NB) was chartered in the mid-19th century as a seven-mile long branch line from New Brunswick, New Jersey to East Millstone, New Jersey. Construction was completed and the line began operation on December ...

, and this legacy is evident in the street named Railroad Avenue that presently has no railroad tracks in sight.

Geography

According to the

, 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%).

Demographics

Census 2010

Points of interest

* Middlebush Reformed Church * Middlebush Park is Franklin Township's newest municipal park. Located in Middlebush, off DeMott Lane, the park hosts ballfields and a children's playground. * Stage House Tavern was Colonial Farms, which now houses the restaurant. * Middlebush Giant was a circus performer and sideshow attraction who retired to a farm in Middlebush. * Cedar Grove Cemetery, Franklin is located off Amwell Avenue and contains the body of the Middlebush Giant. * Middlebush Volunteer Fire DepartmentMiddlebush Volunteer Fire Department
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Historic district

The Middlebush Village Historic District was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

on April 24, 2007.

References

{{Authority control Census-designated places in Somerset County, New Jersey Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey