Bernardsville, New Jersey | |
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 Location of Bernardsville in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
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| Coordinates: 40°43′49″N 74°35′33″W / 40.730384°N 74.592602°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Somerset |
| Incorporated | April 29, 1924 |
| Named for | Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Mary Jane Canose (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Nancy Malool[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Anthony Suriano[6] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.91 sq mi (33.44 km2) |
| • Land | 12.84 sq mi (33.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) 0.58% |
| • Rank | 184th of 565 in state 9th of 21 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,893 |
| • Estimate | 7,837 |
| • Rank | 295th of 565 in state 13th of 21 in county[13] |
| • Density | 614.9/sq mi (237.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 428th of 565 in state 18th of 21 in county[13] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 908[16] |
| FIPS code | 3403505590[1][17][18] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885159[1][19] |
| Website | www |
Bernardsville (/ˈbɜːrnərdzvɪl/[20]) is the northernmost borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated within the heart of the Raritan Valley and Somerset Hills regions,[21][22] the borough is an historic and wealthy bedroom community of New York City in the New York metropolitan area.[23] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,893,[10][11] an increase of 186 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 7,707,[24][25] which in turn had reflected an increase of 362 (+4.9%) from the 7,345 counted at the 2000 census.[26] Bernardsville is often mispronounced as "Ber-NARDS-ville" as opposed to the correct pronunciation, "BER-nards-ville".[27]
Bernardsville was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 6, 1924, from portions of Bernards Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 29, 1924.[28] The borough was named for Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, who served as governor of the Province of New Jersey before the Revolutionary War.[29] In 2009, part of the borough was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Olcott Avenue Historic District.[30]
In 2000, Bernardsville had the 10th-highest per capita income in New Jersey.[31] Based on data from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey, the borough had a per-capita income of $70,141, ranked 27th in the state.[32] In 2019, the borough was ranked by Bloomberg News as 64th of 100 on its 2019 list of Bloomberg Richest Places, one of 18 in the state included on the list.[33]
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- ^ 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. "Same goes with the neighboring borough of Bernardsville. (It should be pronounced bern-ARDS-vil.)"
- ^ Raritan Basin Hydrology, New Jersey Water Supply Authority. Accessed June 29, 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 Bernardsville, N.J.: A Gilded Age Enclave Looking to the Future", The New York Times, December 20, 2023. Accessed September 6, 2024.
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- ^ Median Household, Family, Per-Capita Income: State, County, Municipality and Census Designated Place (CDP) With Municipalities Ranked by Per Capita Income; 2010 5-year ACS estimates (Excel Format) Archived June 4, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed April 23, 2020.
- ^ Tarrazi, Alexis. "Bernardsville Named Among Top 100 Richest In US: Bloomberg Bernardsville was among only 18 New Jersey towns to secure a spot on the list annual richest places index in 2019.", Bernardsville-Bedminster, NJ Patch, February 14, 2019. Accessed April 23, 2020. "Bernardsville was named to the among 100 richest in the United States and 18 New Jersey town on the 2019 Bloomberg Richest Places rankings. Bernardsville was one of two of the big movers on the list. The borough jumped 31 spots to No. 64."