Green Brook Township, New Jersey | |
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Washington Avenue at the intersection of U.S. Route 22 | |
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| Motto(s): "Small Enough to Know You, Large Enough to Get Things Done".[1] | |
 Location of Green Brook Township in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
 Interactive map of Green Brook Township, New Jersey | |
 Census Bureau map of Green Brook Township, New Jersey. | |
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| Coordinates: 40°36′14″N 74°29′00″W / 40.603832°N 74.483208°W[2][3] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Somerset |
| Incorporated | April 2, 1872 (as North Plainfield Township) |
| Reincorporated | November 8, 1932 (as Green Brook Township) |
| Named for | Green Brook |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | James Van Arsdale (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Kelly G. Cupit[6] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.42 sq mi (11.43 km2) |
| • Land | 4.41 sq mi (11.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.18% |
| • Rank | 285th of 565 in state 13th of 21 in county[2] |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,281 |
| • Estimate | 7,291 |
| • Rank | 312th of 565 in state 15th of 21 in county[12] |
| • Density | 1,652.1/sq mi (637.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 325th of 565 in state 7th of 21 in county[12] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 732 and 908[15] |
| FIPS code | 3403527510[2][16][17] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882172[2][18] |
| Website | www |
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Green Brook Township is a township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is centrally located within the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,281,[9][10] an increase of 78 (+1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 7,203,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,549 (+27.4%) from the 5,654 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
What is now Green Brook was originally created as North Plainfield Township on April 2, 1872, from portions of Warren Township. Portions of the township were taken to form North Plainfield borough (June 9, 1885) and Watchung (March 23, 1926). Green Brook was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 8, 1932, replacing North Plainfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day.[1][22]
Green Brook describes itself as "Small Enough to Know You, Large Enough to Get Things Done".[1] Most of Green Brook shares ZIP Code 08812 with Dunellen.[14]
- ^ a b c About our town, Green Brook Township. Accessed February 17, 2013. Lists 1932 as the date when the township's name was changed to Green Brook.
- ^ 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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- ^ Administrator/Clerk, Green Brook Township. Accessed April 5, 2022.
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Green Brook, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 3, 2012.
- ^ a b Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 9, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Green Brook, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 9, 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.
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- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 223. Accessed August 3, 2012.