Piscataway

Summary

Piscataway is a township of New Jersey^[1]. Piscataway ranks in the top 6% of township_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,156 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Piscataway is located in Middlesex County^[3].
• Piscataway is in the country of United States^[4].
• Piscataway's head of government is recorded as Brian C. Wahler^[5].
• Piscataway's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey^[6].
• Piscataway's shares border with is recorded as Plainfield^[7].
• Piscataway's shares border with is recorded as South Plainfield^[8].
• Piscataway's shares border with is recorded as Edison^[9].
• Piscataway's shares border with is recorded as Highland Park^[10].
• Piscataway's shares border with is recorded as New Brunswick^[11].
• Piscataway's shares border with is recorded as Franklin Township^[12].
• Piscataway's shares border with is recorded as South Bound Brook^[13].
• Piscataway's shares border with is recorded as Middlesex^[14].
• Piscataway's shares border with is recorded as Dunellen^[15].
• Piscataway's postal code is recorded as 08854^[16].
• Piscataway's postal code is recorded as 08855^[17].
• Piscataway's Commons category is recorded as Piscataway, New Jersey^[18].
• Piscataway's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[19].
• October 31, 1693 marks the founding of Piscataway^[20].
• Piscataway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.499166666667, 'lon': -74.399166666667}^[21].
• Piscataway's official website is recorded as https://www.piscatawaynj.org/^[22].
• Piscataway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Piscataway, New Jersey^[23].
• Piscataway has a population of {'amount': '+56044'}^[24].
• Piscataway has a population of {'amount': '+60804'}^[25].
• Piscataway's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Piscataway'}^[26].
• Piscataway's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Piscataway, New Jersey^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Piscataway covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+49.286'}^[28]. Piscataway sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+17'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+56044'}^[24] and {'amount': '+60804'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Piscataway's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey^[6].

History and Context

October 31, 1693 marks the founding of Piscataway^[20].

Why It Matters

Piscataway ranks in the top 6% of township_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,156 views/month).^[2] Piscataway has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Piscataway is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]