Carteret Wedding

Carteret is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 20,709.

Named for Sir George Carteret, one of the first proprietors of New Jersey, and/or his son Philip Carteret, who served as the first Governor of New Jersey.

Carteret is located at 403457N, 741348W (40.582504, -74.229976)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 12.9 km (5.0 mi). 11.3 km (4.4 mi) of it is land and 1.6 km (0.6 mi) of it (12.63%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 20,709 people, 7,039 households, and 5,208 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,833.9/km (4,747.4/mi). There were 7,320 housing units at an average density of 648.2/km (1,678.1/mi). The racial makeup of the borough was 68.76% White, 9.54% African American, 0.24% Native American, 8.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 9.26% from other races, and 3.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.37% of the population.