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Bridgewater, New Jersey

Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Bridgewater
Bridgewater Commons in the township
Bridgewater Commons in the township
Census Bureau map of Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey is located in the US
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
. Inset: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey.
Coordinates: 40°35′35″N 74°36′17″W / 40.593138°N 74.604731°W / 40.593138; -74.604731Coordinates: 40°35′35″N 74°36′17″W / 40.593138°N 74.604731°W / 40.593138; -74.604731
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Somerset
Royal charter April 4, 1749
Incorporated February 21, 1798
Named for English town of Bridgwater
Government
 • Type Faulkner Act Mayor-council
 • Body Township Council
 • Mayor Daniel J. Hayes Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2019)
 • Administrator James T. Naples
 • Clerk Linda Doyle
Area
 • Total 84.200 km2 (32.510 sq mi)
 • Land 82.974 km2 (32.037 sq mi)
 • Water 1.226 km2 (0.473 sq mi)  1.28%
Area rank 74th of 566 in state
3rd of 21 in county
Elevation 42 m (138 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 44,464
 • Estimate (2015) 45,198
 • Rank 42nd of 566 in state
2nd of 21 in county
 • Density 535.9/km2 (1,387.9/sq mi)
 • Density rank 349th of 566 in state
8th of 21 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code 08807
08836 - Martinsville
08805 - Bound Brook
Area code(s) 732 and 908
FIPS code 3403507720
GNIS feature ID 0882171
Website www.bridgewaternj.gov

Bridgewater Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 44,464, reflecting an increase of 1,524 (+3.5%) from the 42,940 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 10,431 (+32.1%) from the 32,509 counted in the 1990 Census.

Bridgewater Township was originally created by Royal charter on April 4, 1749, from portions of the Northern precinct. It was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, under the Township Act of 1798. During the nineteenth century, portions of the township were taken to form Warren Township (March 5, 1806), Branchburg Township (April 5, 1845), Somerville (March 25, 1863), Raritan (April 3, 1868) and Bound Brook (March 24, 1869).

Bridgewater is a relatively large, suburban township located in the center of Somerset County. The area of the present Township of Bridgewater was originally purchased from a local Lenape Native American tribe. Bridgewater was chartered by George II of Great Britain in 1749, and incorporated on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's 104 original townships. It is named after the town of Bridgwater in the English county of Somerset.


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