Bernards Township, New Jersey
Bernards Township (/ˈbɜːrnərdz/) 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, an increase of 1,178 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 26,652, reflecting an increase of 2,077 (+8.5%) from the 24,575 counted in the 2000 census.
Bernards Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
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Location of Bernards Township in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Bernards Township, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40.677455°N 74.567277°W | |
| 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 | Andrew J. McNally (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Pat Monaco |
| • Municipal clerk | Christine V. Kieffer |
| 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 |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 27,830 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 27,896 |
| • Rank | 89th of 565 in state 4th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 1,150.0/sq mi (444.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 368th of 565 in state 11th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403505560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882174 |
| Website | www |
Located on the eastern end of the Somerset Hills region, the township is a bedroom suburb of New York City in the much larger New York metropolitan area, located within the Raritan Valley region.
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