Bernardsville, New Jersey

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Bernardsville is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,345.

It has been said that the horse head scene from The Godfather took place originally on Hardscrabble Road.[citation needed]

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[edit] Geography

Bernardsville is located at 40°43′8″N, 74°34′40″W (40.718800, -74.577675)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 33.5 km² (12.9 mi²). 33.5 km² (12.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.08% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,345 people, 2,723 households, and 2,050 families residing in the borough. The population density was 219.3/km² (568.1/mi²). There were 2,807 housing units at an average density of 83.8/km² (217.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.94% White, 0.25% African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.64% Asian, 1.55% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.98% of the population.

There were 2,723 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the borough the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $104,162, and the median income for a family was $126,601. Males had a median income of $91,842 versus $50,732 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $69,854. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

Bernardsville is governed by a Mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The Mayor of Bernardsville is Jay Parsons. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Michael Landau, Denis J. Dooley, II, Charlotte Foster, Lee C. Honecker, Joseph Rossi, Jr. and Mikael Salovaara[1].

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Bernardsville is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 16th Legislative District[2].

New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District, covering portions of Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, Somerset County and Union County, is represented by Mike Ferguson (R). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 16th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Walter Kavanaugh (R, Somerville) and in the Assembly by Christopher Bateman (R, Somerville) and Peter J. Biondi (R, Somerville). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Somerset County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Somerset County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Director Rick Fontana, Freeholder Deputy Director Ken Scherer, Denise Coyle, Peter S. Palmer and Robert Zaborowski.

[edit] Education

Students in grades K - 12 attend the schools of the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a regional school district serving students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone. For grades 9 through 12, students from Bedminster are sent to the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The three schools in the district, all located in Bernardsville, are Bedwell Elementary School (K - 4), Bernardsville Middle School (5 - 8) and Bernards High School (9 - 12).

[edit] History

Bernardsville was originally a section of Bernards Township known as Vealtown. In 1840, Vealtown became Bernardsville, named after Sir Francis Bernard, Colonial governor of New Jersey from 1758 to 1760. Nestled in the northern most part of Somerset County, just 12 miles south of Morristown, this rustic community sits in some of the last vestiges of the Great Eastern Forest.

After the Civil War, many wealthy and prominent New Yorkers moved into the area, first as summer visitors, then as permanent residents of the Bernardsville Mountain.

The railroad line was built through Bernardsville in 1872 and played an important role in the borough’s development. Bernardsville did not become an independent municipality until 1924, when it split from Bernards Township.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bernardsville Borough Mayor and Council, accessed July 18, 2006
  2. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 54, accessed August 30, 2006

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