Editing Milltown, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 1.60 square miles (4.13&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 1.55 square miles (4.02&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.11&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (2.56%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough borders [[North Brunswick, New Jersey|North Brunswick]] to the west and [[East Brunswick, New Jersey|East Brunswick]] to the east.<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/425124/touches.html Areas touching Milltown], MapIt. Accessed February 27, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Government/Pages/Municipalities.aspx Municipalities], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed December 1, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

The [[Lawrence Brook]], a tributary of the [[Raritan River]], flows through the borough after exiting the [[Farrington Lake]]; a dam, under Main Street, creates a reservoir, the Mill Pond. The brook's watershed covers {{convert|48|sqmi}} that includes Milltown and [[East Brunswick, New Jersey|East Brunswick]], [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]], [[North Brunswick, New Jersey|North Brunswick]] and [[South Brunswick, New Jersey|South Brunswick]].<ref>[http://www.lbwp.org/what-we-do What We Do], Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership. Accessed November 15, 2019. "The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership, Inc. (LBWP) is a not-for-profit organization with the mission to protect the water in a 48-square-mile area, the Lawrence Brook watershed (USGSHUC code: 02030105130); this area extends over parts of 5 municipalities: New Brunswick, East Brunswick, North Brunswick, South Brunswick, and Milltown; it also covers most of Rutgers University's Cook Campus."</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in the area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally cold winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Milltown has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=550682&cityname=Milltown%2C+New+Jersey%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Milltown, New Jersey], Weatherbase. Accessed December 5, 2019.</ref>