Place:Highland Park, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

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NameHighland Park
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.5°N 74.426°W
Located inMiddlesex, New Jersey, United States
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Highland Park is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States in the New York City metropolitan area. The borough is located on the northern banks of the Raritan River, in the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 15,072,[1][2][3] reflecting an increase (7.28%) from the 2010 United States Census.

Highland Park was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1905, when it broke away from what was then known as Raritan Township (present-day Edison). The borough was named for its location above the Raritan River.

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