Bernardsville, New Jersey
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Map of Bernardsville in Somerset County |
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.
Bernardsville is located at (40.718800, -74.577675).
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.
As of the
census 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.
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
[Bernardsville Borough Mayor and Council, accessed July 18, 2006].
Federal, state and county representation
Bernardsville is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 16th Legislative District.
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).
Bernardsville was originally a section of
Bernards Township know 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.
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Bernardsville official web site*
Somerset Hills School District*
National Center for Education Statistics data for the Somerset Hills School District*
The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills
