Bernards Township, New Jersey

Bernards Township, New Jersey
Bernards Township, New Jersey
Township
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	Coordinates: 40°40′39″N 74°34′02″W / 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	07920, 07939 – Basking Ridge; 07938 – Liberty Corner; 07939 – Lyons; 07931 – Far Hills
Area code	908
FIPS code	3403505560
GNIS feature ID	0882174
Website	www.bernards.org

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.
^ Cite error: The named reference TownshipCommittee was 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 September 26, 2023.
^ Municipal Clerk, Bernards Township. Accessed September 26, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ ^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."
^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was 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.

[CensusArea-1] 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.

[GR1-2] US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[TownshipCommittee-3] Cite error: The named reference TownshipCommittee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] 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.

[5] Administration, Bernards Township. Accessed September 26, 2023.

[6] Municipal Clerk, Bernards Township. Accessed September 26, 2023.

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[8] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Bernards, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.

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[LWD2020Density-12] Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.

[13] Look Up a ZIP Code for Basking Ridge, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 3, 2012.

[14] Look Up a ZIP Code for Liberty Corner, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 3, 2012.

[15] Look Up a ZIP Code for Lyons, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 3, 2012.

[16] Look Up a ZIP Code for Far Hills, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 3, 2012.

[17] 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."

[18] Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Basking Ridge, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 11, 2013.

[GR2-19] U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[20] Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.

[GR3-21] US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[22] 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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[25] 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.

[26] 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."

[27] 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.

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