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Bedminster, New Jersey
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Township of Bedminster | |
The Jacobus Vanderveer House is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Map of Bedminster Township in Somerset County. Inset: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey.
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Census Bureau map of Bedminster Township, New Jersey
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Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Somerset |
Royal charter | April 4, 1749 |
Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
Named for | Bedminster, Bristol |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
Area | |
• Total | 26.38 sq mi (68.31 km2) |
• Land | 26.12 sq mi (67.66 km2) |
• Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2) 0.96% |
Area rank | 100th of 565 in state 5th of 21 in county |
Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,165 |
• Estimate
(2019)
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7,968 |
• Rank | 283rd of 566 in state 12th of 21 in county |
• Density | 313.1/sq mi (120.9/km2) |
• Density rank | 476th of 566 in state 20th of 21 in county |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code |
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Area code(s) | 908 |
FIPS code | 3403504450 |
GNIS feature ID | 0882176 |
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Bedminster is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 8,165, reflecting a decline of 137 (−1.7%) from the 8,302 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,216 (+17.2%) from the 7,086 counted in the 1990 Census. It is located in the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan area.
Bedminster was settled in 1710 by Dutch, Germans, and Scots-Irish immigrants. It was named after Bedminster, then in Somerset, England, and now a district of Bristol. Bedminster Township was created by Royal charter on April 4, 1749, from portions of the Northern precinct. It was incorporated formally by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken on March 28, 1912, to form Peapack-Gladstone.
Formerly, Bedminster was the corporate headquarters of AT&T Corporation, prior to its merger with SBC Communications (the combined company is now known as AT&T Inc.). AT&T's Global Network Operations Center, which monitors traffic worldwide on AT&T's network, is currently located in Bedminster. It was also the corporate headquarters for Verizon Wireless before relocation to nearby Basking Ridge in 2006.
It is known for having one of the most historic Revolutionary War sites in the United States at what is known as the Pluckemin Continental Artillery Cantonment Site, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. General Henry Knox, chief of the Continental Army artillery, was the leader responsible for building what was the country's first military artillery training academy, the forerunner to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 26.301 square miles (68.119 km2), including 26.080 square miles (67.547 km2) of land and 0.221 square miles (0.573 km2) of water (0.84%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Burnt Mills, Greater Cross Roads, Lamington, Pluckemin, Pottersville (split between Bedminster and Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County), Union Grove and Vliettown.
The township borders Peapack-Gladstone and Far Hills to the northeast, Bernards Township to the east, and Bridgewater Township to the south in Somerset County, Readington Township to the southeast and Tewksbury Township to the west in Hunterdon County, and Chester Township to the north in Morris County.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1790 | 1,197 | — | |
1810 | 1,312 | — | |
1820 | 1,393 | 6.2% | |
1830 | 1,453 | 4.3% | |
1840 | 1,589 | 9.4% | |
1850 | 1,826 | 14.9% | |
1860 | 1,996 | 9.3% | |
1870 | 1,881 | −5.8% | |
1880 | 1,813 | −3.6% | |
1890 | 1,749 | −3.5% | |
1900 | 1,925 | 10.1% | |
1910 | 2,375 | 23.4% | |
1920 | 1,088 | −54.2% | |
1930 | 1,374 | 26.3% | |
1940 | 1,606 | 16.9% | |
1950 | 1,613 | 0.4% | |
1960 | 2,322 | 44.0% | |
1970 | 2,597 | 11.8% | |
1980 | 2,469 | −4.9% | |
1990 | 7,086 | 187.0% | |
2000 | 8,302 | 17.2% | |
2010 | 8,165 | −1.7% | |
2019 (est.) | 7,968 | −2.4% | |
Population sources: 1790-1920 1840 1850-1870 1850 1870 1880-1890 1890-1910 1910-1930 1930-1990 2000 2010 * = Lost territory in previous decade. |
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,165 people, 4,100 households, and 2,021 families residing in the township. The population density was 313.1 per square mile (120.9/km2). There were 4,349 housing units at an average density of 166.8 per square mile (64.4/km2)*. The racial makeup of the township was 86.41% (7,055) White, 2.06% (168) Black or African American, 0.02% (2) Native American, 8.68% (709) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 1.03% (84) from other races, and 1.79% (146) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.36% (519) of the population.
There were 4,100 households out of which 19.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.7% were non-families. 44.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the township, the population was spread out with 17.7% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.3 years. For every 100 females there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 79.5 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $93,103 (with a margin of error of +/- $11,367) and the median family income was $124,057 (+/- $14,892). Males had a median income of $76,047 (+/- $23,293) versus $61,650 (+/- $7,236) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $66,422 (+/- $8,900). About 0.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 68.04 miles (109.50 km) of roadways, of which 38.67 miles (62.23 km) were maintained by the municipality, 16.01 miles (25.77 km) by Somerset County and 13.36 miles (21.50 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Bedminster is traversed by Interstate 287, which runs through the eastern section, while Interstate 78 runs mostly through the center of the township. U.S. Route 202 and U.S. Route 206 also pass through running parallel to I-287 from the Bridgewater area to Pluckemin.
Major county roads that pass through include CR 512 and CR 523.
Public transportation
The closest NJ Transit service offered is at the Far Hills station on the Morris & Essex Lines.
Somserset County operates bus service along Route 206, connecting to nearby areas including Bridgewater, Somerville, Raritan, and Hillsborough.
Lakeland Bus Lines provides Route 78 rush-hour service from Bedminster to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.
Points of interest
- Natirar - estate spanning Peapack-Gladstone, Far Hills, and Bedminster that was sold by Hassan II of Morocco to Somerset County and is now administered by the Somerset County Park Commission, with 40 acres (16 ha) of the estate's 404 acres (163 ha) located in the township.
- Historic Vanderveer-Knox House & Museum - a refurbished home used by General Henry Knox during the Revolutionary War with its earliest portions dating to the 1770s, the house was purchased by the township in 1989, and listed on the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
- Pluckemin Continental Artillery Cantonment Site, also known as the Continental Artillery Military Cantonment Historic Site or Pluckemin Artillery Park - where General Henry Knox created America's first artillery training academy during the winter of 1778-1779, known as the "precursor to the United States Military Academy" at West Point.
- Donald Trump has proposed a 1.5 acres (0.61 ha), 500-grave cemetery to be located next to the Trump National Golf Course, with plots sold for upwards of $20,000.
Sports
Trump National Golf Course: owned by Donald Trump, the course features 36 holes designed by Tom Fazio, with fees to join of over $150,000.
The Sky Blue Soccer Organization was based in Bedminster.
Education
The Bedminster Township School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Bedminster Township Public School. As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 526 students and 54.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Bernards High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a K - 12 district that also serves students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone. As of the 2017–18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 852 students and 67.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bedminster Township include:
- John W. Beard (born 1951), politician who represented the 16th District in the Iowa General Assembly.
- P. J. Chesson (born 1978), race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.
- Edward E. David Jr. (1925-2017), electrical engineer who served as science advisor to President Richard M. Nixon and as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology.
- John DeLorean (1925–2005), founder of the DeLorean Motor Company.
- John H. Ewing (1918-2012), member of the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate.
- Steve Forbes (born 1947), editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine and president and chief executive officer of its publisher, Forbes Inc., and 1996 Presidential candidate.
- John Honeyman (1729–1822), alleged "spy of Washington" during the American Revolutionary War, who lived the last 30 years of his life in the Lamington area and is buried in the Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Woody Johnson (born 1947), owner of the New York Jets and great-grandson of the founder of the Johnson & Johnson Corporation.
- Thomas Kean (born 1935), former Governor of New Jersey and Chairman of the 9/11 Commission.
- James Linn (1749–1821), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1799 to 1801.
- Jacqueline Mars (born 1939), heiress and investor who is one of the major shareholders of Mars, Incorporated.
- Jane McCrea (c. 1752-1777), colonist killed by a Huron-Wendat warrior associated with the British army, whose slaying led to outrage and an increase in Patriot military support.
- Sassona Norton (born 1942), painter and sculptor.
- Zebulon Pike (1779-1813), American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named.
- Drew Sheneman (born c. 1975), editorial cartoonist whose work has appeared in The Star-Ledger since 1998.
- Donald Trump (born 1946), the 45th President of the United States.
- John Van Dyke (1807–1878), represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851.
- Reuben Whallon (1776–1843), politician who represented New York's 13th congressional district from 1833 to 1835.
- Harrison A. Williams (1919–2001), United States Senator involved in the Abscam scandal.
- Danika Yarosh (born 1998), actress who has appeared in the Showtime series Shameless and in the NBC series Heroes Reborn.
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Bedminster (Nueva Jersey) para niños