Editing Sayreville, New Jersey (section)

{{short description|Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Sayreville, New Jersey
| official_name            = 
| settlement_type          = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]]
| motto                    =

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| image_caption            = Washington Road ([[County Route 535 (New Jersey)|CR 535]]) in Sayreville descending into the [[South River (Raritan River tributary)|South River]] valley
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| image_seal               = Sayreville Seal.jpg

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| pushpin_label            = Sayreville
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]]##Location in [[New Jersey]]##Location in the United States
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
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| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|New Jersey}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]]
| government_footnotes     = <ref name=DataBook/>
| government_type          = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]]
| governing_body           = Borough Council
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Kennedy O'Brien ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends December 31, 2027)<ref name=Mayor/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311072207/https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf |date=March 11, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref>
| leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]]
| leader_name1             = Glenn Skarzynski<ref>[http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/ContactInfo/index.cfm?TID=87&DID=1491 Administration Contacts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716012154/http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/ContactInfo/index.cfm?TID=87&DID=1491 |date=July 16, 2011 }}, Borough of Sayreville. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref>
| leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk]]
| leader_name2             = Jessica Morelos<ref>[http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=87&TPID=8737 Clerk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914023101/http://www.sayreville.com/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=87&TPID=8737 |date=September 14, 2016 }}, Borough of Sayreville. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref>
| established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date         = April 6, 1876 (as township)
| established_title2       = Reincorporated
| established_date2        = April 29, 1919 (as borough)
| named_for                = James R. Sayre Jr.

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| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 48.33
| area_land_km2            = 41.00
| area_water_km2           =  7.34
| area_total_sq_mi         = 18.66
| area_land_sq_mi          = 15.83
| area_water_sq_mi         =  2.83
| area_water_percent       = 15.24
| area_rank                = 153rd of 565 in state<br />8th of 25 in county<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601142725/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref>

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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/>
| population_total         = 45345
| population_rank          = 47th of 565 in state<br />10th of 25 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307144148/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx |date=March 7, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = 2864.5
| population_density_rank  = 227th of 565 in state<br />19th of 25 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density/>
| population_est           = 45496
| pop_est_as_of            = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst/>

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| timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = −05:00
| timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|Eastern (EDT)]]
| utc_offset_DST           = −04:00
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref>{{Gnis|885386|Borough of Sayreville}}, [[Geographic Names Information System]]. Accessed March 14, 2013.</ref>
| elevation_ft             = 10
| coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311023559/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |date=March 11, 2021 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
| coordinates              = {{Coord|40.4625|-74.3250|format=dms|region:US-NJ_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code              = 08871, 08872 - Sayreville<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=sayreville&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Sayreville, NJ]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116145021/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=sayreville&state=NJ |date=January 16, 2017 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 27, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617122541/https://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm |date=June 17, 2019 }}, State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 29, 2013.</ref>  08859 - [[Parlin, New Jersey|Parlin]]<br>08879 - [[South Amboy, New Jersey|South Amboy]]
| area_code  = [[Area code 908|908]], [[Area codes 732 and 848|732 and 848]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Sayreville Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Sayreville, NJ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809152327/http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Sayreville |date=August 9, 2014 }}, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 29, 2013.</ref>
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 342365790<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/ |date=December 27, 1996 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119221733/https://census.missouri.edu/geocodes/?state=34 |date=November 19, 2018 }}, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 30, 2022.</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 0885386<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204035720/http://geonames.usgs.gov/ |date=February 4, 2012 }}, [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.sayreville.com}}
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'''Sayreville''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. Sayreville is within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, located on the south banks of the [[Raritan River]], and also located on the [[Raritan Bay]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 45,345,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 2,641 (+6.2%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 42,704,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 2,327 (+5.8%) from the 40,377 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602092646/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls |date=June 2, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

Sayreville was originally incorporated as a [[township (New Jersey)|township]] on April 6, 1876, from portions of [[South Amboy, New Jersey|South Amboy Township]]. On April 2, 1919, the borough was reincorporated as the Borough of Sayreville and ratified by a referendum held on April 29, 1919.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 173. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref>