Bernards Township, New Jersey
Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bernards Township (/ˈbɜːrnərdz/[22]) is a township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 27,830,[9][10] an increase of 1,178 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 26,652,[23][24] reflecting an increase of 2,077 (+8.5%) from the 24,575 counted in the 2000 census.[25]
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Bernards Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.677455°N 74.567277°W / 40.677455; -74.567277[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Somerset |
Royal charter | May 24, 1760 |
Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
Named for | Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Jennifer L. Asay (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Pat Monaco[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Christine V. Kieffer[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 24.33 sq mi (63.01 km2) |
• Land | 24.20 sq mi (62.68 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 0.52% |
• Rank | 112th of 565 in state 6th of 21 in county[1] |
Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 27,830 |
• Estimate | 28,100 |
• Rank | 89th of 565 in state 4th of 21 in county[12] |
• Density | 1,150.0/sq mi (444.0/km2) |
• Rank | 368th of 565 in state 11th of 21 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 07920, 07939 – Basking Ridge[13] 07938 – Liberty Corner[14] 07939 – Lyons[15] 07931 – Far Hills[16][17] |
Area code | 908[18] |
FIPS code | 3403505560[1][19][20] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882174[1][21] |
Website | www |
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Located on the eastern end of the Somerset Hills region,[26] the township is a bedroom suburb of New York City in the much larger New York metropolitan area, located within the Raritan Valley region.[27]