Menlo Park Terrace, New Jersey

Menlo Park Terrace, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°33′12″N74°19′27″W / 40.55333°N 74.32417°W / 40.55333; -74.32417 [1] [2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Middlesex
Township	Woodbridge
Named after	Menlo Park
Area [3]
• Total	0.372 sq mi (0.96 km2)
• Land	0.372 sq mi (0.96 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population  (2020) [4]
• Total	2,806
• Density	7,543/sq mi (2,912/km2)
ZIP Code	08840
FIPS code	34-45450 [5]

Menlo Park Terrace is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) ^[6] in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. ^[7] As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,806. ^[4]

Geography

The community is in northeastern Middlesex County, in the western part of Woodbridge Township. It is bordered to the north and east by Iselin and to the south by Fords, both within Woodbridge Township, and to the west by the neighborhood of Menlo Park within Edison Township. It is located on the northwest side of U.S. Route 1, between Menlo Park Mall and Woodbridge Center at Exit 130 of the Garden State Parkway. US 1 leads southwest 9 miles (14 km) to New Brunswick, the Middlesex county seat, and northeast 16 miles (26 km) to Newark.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Menlo Park Terrace CDP has an area of 0.37 square miles (0.96 km²), all land. ^[3] The community is within the watershed of the South Branch of the Rahway River.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,806		—
U.S. Decennial Census [8] 2020 [4]

Menlo Park Terrace was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census. ^[9]

Menlo Park Terrace CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020 [10]	2020
White alone (NH)	917	32.68%
Black or African American alone (NH)	235	8.37%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	0.04%
Asian alone (NH)	1,051	37.46%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	24	0.86%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	58	2.07%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	520	18.53%
Total	2,806	100.00%

As of 2020, the population was 2,806. ^[4]

See also

• New Jersey portal

• List of neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
• Neighborhoods in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
• List of neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey

References

1. "TigerWeb".
2. "FCC converter". December 11, 2015.
3. "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
4. Census Data Explorer: Menlo Park Terrace CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
5. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
6. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
7. Locality Search, State of New Jersey.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
9. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
10. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Menlo Park Terrace CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau .