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Bernards Township, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°40′39″N 74°34′02″W / 40.677455°N 74.567277°W[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)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Pat Monaco[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Christine V. Kieffer[6] |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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]
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]
- ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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TownshipCommitteewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed September 26, 2023. As of date accessed, James Baldassare Jr. is incorrectly listed as mayor.
- ^ Administration, Bernards Township. Accessed May 19, 2024.
- ^ Municipal Clerk, Bernards Township. Accessed May 19, 2024
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Bernards, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Basking Ridge, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 3, 2012.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Liberty Corner, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 3, 2012.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Lyons, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 3, 2012.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Far Hills, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 3, 2012.
- ^ Cheselow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In: Basking Ridge, N.J.;A Rich Hamlet That Gobbled Up a Town", The New York Times, November 19, 1995. Accessed July 4, 2012. "But over two centuries, about 95 percent of the township became known as Basking Ridge and has a Basking Ridge postal address.... The only major parts of Bernards that do not have Basking Ridge addresses are the Veterans Administration Hospital, opened in 1930, where disabled veterans and staff are housed, and Liberty Corner, a small historic district in the southern section of the township."
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Basking Ridge, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 11, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Melisurgo, Len. "Here's the right way to pronounce 25 N.J. town names everyone botches", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 23, 2017. Accessed June 22, 2023. "Bernards Township & Bernardsville (Somerset County) Outsiders frequently say ber-NARDS, with the emphasis on the last syllable. But the correct pronunciation is BERN-ards, with the emphasis on the first syllable."
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ About Us, Historical Society of the Somerset Hills. Accessed June 23, 2023. "Founded in 1928 originally as the Historical Society of Basking Ridge, the mission and name of the society was later changed to The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization including all five communities of the Somerset Hills region: Bedminster Township, Bernards Township, Bernardsville, Far Hills, and Peapack-Gladstone, which are all located in Somerset County, New Jersey."
- ^ Capuzzo, Jill P., "Living in Basking Ridge, N.J.: A Polished Past and Polite People", The New York Times, Published April 2, 2013. Accessed July 24, 2023.