Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Metuchen
Metuchenmətŭch'ən, borough (1990 pop. 12,804), Middlesex co., NE N.J.; settled before 1700, inc. 1900. Although chiefly residential, it manufactures metal products, packaging equipment, machinery, and electric appliances. In June, 1777, a brief but bloody skirmish occurred there between British troops under Gen. William Howe and a small American force led by William Alexander.
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Metuchen (redirected from Metuchen) is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 12,840.
Metuchen was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1900, from portions of Raritan Township. "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 170.
The Borough of Metuchen is completely surrounded by Edison.
Metuchen is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.7 square miles, all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were...more »
