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History · Brownville

Half of Brownville’s homes were built after 1983

Most of Brownville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1888 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Brownville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Brownville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18888 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1995. Watch Brownville change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brownville’s history is told.

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On the map

Brownville on the map, 1888 to 1995

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Brownville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Brownville on the 1888 USGS mapBrownville on the 1893 USGS mapBrownville on the 1901 USGS mapBrownville on the 1943 USGS mapBrownville on the 1954 USGS mapBrownville on the 1970 USGS mapBrownville on the 1981 USGS mapBrownville on the 1995 USGS map1888New Brunswick sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Brownville.

The story so far

Brownville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brownville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Brownville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,746, up from 2,383 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,383 to 2,746 (+15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Brownville, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00020002020Peak: 2,746

Between 2,383 and 2,746 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Brownville’s Wikipedia page.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.