Municipal Government: Mayor/Council Plan E, elected by a majority of Township voters. The mayor serves for four (4) years. Council members, of which there are seven (7), serve for four (4) years.

Transit  

NewJersey Transit, express/local rail service to PennStation,NY

 on the Northeast Corridor Line:

From Edison Station:  50 minutes

From Edison Station: 45 minutes

From MetroPark Station: 40 minutes(AmTrak commuter service, also)

NJ Transit Loop: bus service to/from rail stations

Edison Light Transit: municipal bus service within Edison

Transit schedules/info>>>>>  http://njtransit.com/

MetroPark Loop: Bus service to/from train station

Highway Access 

  US Route 1 (north/south)

 NJ Route 27/Lincoln Hwy (northeast/southwest)

Interstate 287 (loops around NY City)

New Jersey Turnpike(Interstate 95), Interchange 10

Garden State Parkway, Exits: 129, 130, 131

Shopping 

Menlo Park Mall: Macy’s, Nordstrom’s and 170 specialty stores

Neighborhood Shopping centers: Inman Avenue,Oak Tree Road, Lincoln Highway, Amboy Avenue, Woodbridge Avenue and US Route 1

Schools 

The Edison Board of Education operates 11 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high schools, serving
a student population of 13,540

Edison Public Schools link >>>>>Nothing Less Than Excellence

Public Safety

Edison Division of Police: 207 Officers

Edison Division of Fire: 140 Career  and 50 Volunteer Firefighters

Edison EMS: a combined force of Voluteer and Career EMTs

Among the Safest Cities in America, Edison ranks in the Top 25 Safest

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Parks & Recreation

25 Municipal Parks, open year round, with Summer Youth programs

2 county parks: Thomas Edison Park and Roosevelt Park

(Plays in the Park at Roosevelt)

http://playsinthepark.com/

Edison Demographics form the US Census (2000) Number Percent Edison Population: 97687 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 47926 49.06% Female 49761 50.94%       Under 5 years 6299 6.45% 5 to 9 years 6085 6.23% 10 to 14 years 6223 6.37% 15 to 19 years 5793 5.93% 20 to 24 years 5532 5.66% 25 to 34 years 16578 16.97% 35 to 44 years 16613 17.01% 45 to 54 years 14098 14.43% 55 to 59 years 4912 5.03% 60 to 64 years 3886 3.98% 65 to 74 years 6307 6.46% 75 to 84 years 4114 4.21% 85 years and over 1247 1.28%       Median age (years) 36.3       18 years and over 75365 77.15% Male 36517 37.38% Female 38848 39.77% 21 years and over 72264 73.98% 62 years and over 13940 14.27% 65 years and over 11668 11.94% Male 4854 4.97% Female 6814 6.98%       Race     One race 95583 97.85% White 58116 59.49% Black or African American 6728 6.89% American Indian and Alaska Native 132 0.14% Asian 28597 29.27% Asian indian 16898 17.3% Chinese 5988 6.13% Filipino 2354 2.41% Japanese 148 0.15% Korean 1597 1.63% Vietnamese 330 0.34% Other Asian 1282 1.31% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 37 0.04% Native Hawaiian 4 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.01% Samoan 1 0% Other Pacific Islander 24 0.02% Some other race 1973 2.02% Two or more races 2104 3.0 %       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 97687 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 6226 6.37% Mexican 546 0.56% Puerto Rican 2095 2.14% Cuban 590 0.6% Other Hispanic or Latino 2995 3.07% Not Hispanic or Latino 91461 93.63% White alone 54461 55.75%       Relationship     Total Population 97687 100.00% In households 95587 97.85% Householder 35136 35.97% Spouse 21472 21.98% Child 28943 29.63% Own child under 18 years 20544 21.03% Other relatives 6352 6.5% Under 18 years 1284 1.31% Nonrelatives 3684 3.77% Unmarried partner 1241 1.27% In group quarters 2100 2.15% Instituntionalized population 1100 1.13% Noninstitutionalized population 1000 1.02%       Households by Type     Total Households 35136 100.0 % Family households (families) 25881 73.66% With own children under 18 years 12069 34.35% Married-couple family 21472 61.11% With own children under 18 years 10419 29.65% Female householder, no husband present 3187 9.07% With own children under 18 years 1287 3.66% Non Family households 9255 26.34% Householder living alone 7419 21.12% Householder 65 years and over 2522 7.18%       Households with individuals under 18 years 12887 36.68% Households with individuals 65 years and over 7991 22.74%       Average Household size 2.72 Average family size 3.19       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 36018 100.00% Occupied housing units 35136 97.55% Vacant housing units 882 2.45% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 86 0.24% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 35136 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 22419 63.81% Renter-occupied housing units. 12717 36.19%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.9 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.41

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.