Metuchen, New Jersey
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1890	770	—
1900	770	0.0%
1910	2,138	177.7%
1920	3,334	55.9%
1930	5,748	72.4%
1940	6,557	14.1%
1950	9,879	50.7%
1960	14,041	42.1%
1970	16,031	14.2%
1980	13,762	−14.2%
1990	12,804	−7.0%
2000	12,840	0.3%
2010	13,574	5.7%
2016 (est.)	13,871	[13][36]	2.2%
Population sources:
1890[37] 1900-1920[38]
1900-1910[39] 1910-1930[40]
1930-1990[41] 2000[42][43] 2010[10][11][12]

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