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Middlesex County is a county located in north-central New Jersey, United States. As of 2014, Middlesex County's Census-estimated population was 836,297,〔 an increase of 3.3% from the 2010 United States Census, when its population was enumerated at 809,858,〔 making it the second-most populous county in the state.〔(NJ Labor Market Views ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, March 15, 2011. Accessed October 6, 2013.〕〔 Middlesex is part of the New York metropolitan area, and its county seat is New Brunswick.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The center of population of the state of New Jersey is located in Middlesex County, in East Brunswick Township, just east of the New Jersey Turnpike.〔(Population and Population Centers by State: 2000 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 5, 2011. (see (map of location ))〕 The 2000 Census showed that the county ranked 63rd in the United States among the highest-income counties by median household. The Bureau of Economic Analysis ranked the county as having the 143rd-highest per capita income of all 3,113 counties in the United States (and the 10th-highest in New Jersey) as of 2009.〔(250 Highest Per Capita Personal Incomes of the 3113 Counties in the United States, 2009 ), Bureau of Economic Analysis. Accessed April 9, 2012.〕 The county was established as of March 7, 1683, as part of the Province of East Jersey and was partitioned as of October 31, 1693, into the townships of Piscataway, Perth Amboy and Woodbridge. Somerset County was established on May 14, 1688, from portions of Middlesex County.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 161. Accessed October 1, 2013.〕 The county's first court met in June 1683 in Piscataway, and held session at alternating sites over the next century in Perth Amboy, Piscataway and Woodbridge before relocating permanently to New Brunswick in 1778.〔(History of the Grand Jury ), Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed October 1, 2013. "By June 19, 1683, the first County Court was held at Piscataway. It sat alternately in Piscataway and Woodbridge until 1688 when Perth Amboy was added as one of the three alternate sites. In 1778 New Brunswick became the most prime town in the county and at that time the Middlesex County Courts were transferred there."〕 ==Geography== According to the 2010 Census, the county had a total area of , including of land (95.7%) and of water (4.3%).〔, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 6, 2013.〕 The county is named after the historic English county of Middlesex.〔Kane, Joseph Nathan; and Aiken, Charles Curry. (''The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000'' ), p. 202. Scarecrow Press, 2005. ISBN 0810850362. Accessed January 22, 2013.〕 Bisected by the Raritan River, the county is topographically typical of Central Jersey in that it is largely flat. The elevation ranges from sea level to above sea level on a hill scaled by Major Road near Route 1 in South Brunswick Township.〔(New Jersey County High Points ), Peakbagger.com. Accessed October 5, 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Middlesex County, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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