CDP (CENSUS-DESIGNATED PLACE)

Official Website:
http://www.edisonnj.org/

Population:
97687 (2000 census)

County:
Middlesex County

Incorporated as Raritan Township in 1870, name changed 1954 to Edison Township. Another Raritan Township exists in Huterdon County, New Jersey.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Middlesex County College	1964

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ken Cuccinelli	Politician	30-Jul-1968		Virginia Attorney General, 2010-14
Frank Guinta	Politician	26-Sep-1970		Congressman, New Hampshire 1st
Joel Stein	Columnist	23-Jul-1971		LA Times columnist

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Ciardi	Poet	24-Jun-1916	30-Mar-1986	How Does a Poem Mean?
Robert Hegyes	Actor	7-May-1951	26-Jan-2012	Epstein on Welcome Back, Kotter
Phoebe Snow	Jazz Musician	17-Jul-1952	26-Apr-2011	Jazz vocalist
Luther Vandross	Singer	20-Apr-1951	1-Jul-2005	R&B Singer, Never Too Much

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