Edison

Summary

Edison is a township of New Jersey^[1]. Edison ranks in the top 2% of township_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (946 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Edison is located in Middlesex County^[3].
• Edison is in the country of United States^[4].
• Edison's head of government is recorded as Sam Joshi^[5].
• Edison's image is recorded as TheEdisonTower.jpg^[6].
• Edison's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey^[7].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Scotch Plains^[8].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as New Brunswick^[9].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Sayreville^[10].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Woodbridge Township^[11].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as East Brunswick^[12].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as South Plainfield^[13].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Piscataway^[14].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Highland Park^[15].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Clark^[16].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Metuchen^[17].
• Edison's shares border with is recorded as Plainfield^[18].
• Thomas Edison is named after Edison^[19].
• Edison's seal image is recorded as Seal of Edison, New Jersey.svg^[20].
• Edison's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134858452^[21].
• Edison's locator map image is recorded as Middlesex County New Jersey Edison Highlighted.svg^[22].
• Edison's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79126491^[23].
• Edison's postal code is recorded as 08817^[24].
• Edison's postal code is recorded as 08818^[25].
• Edison's postal code is recorded as 08820^[26].
• Edison's postal code is recorded as 08837^[27].

Body

Geography

Edison is in the country of United States^[4]. Edison is located in Middlesex County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Edison's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+79.351'}^[28]. Edison's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+35'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3460'}^[30], {'amount': '+97687'}^[31], {'amount': '+107588'}^[32], and {'amount': '+99967'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Edison's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey^[7].

History and Context

+1651-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Edison^[34]. Thomas Edison is named after Edison^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Edison include Edison Volta Prize^[35], a science award^[36], founded in 2012^[37].

Why It Matters

Edison ranks in the top 2% of township_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (946 views/month).^[2] Edison has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Edison is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Edison include Edison Volta Prize^[35], a science award^[36], founded in 2012^[37].