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A township of 28,114 people in Somerset County, New Jersey

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Bernards Boys Soccer Defeats Hillsborough for 5th Straight Victory

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New Jersey 101.5 · Jul 24, 2026

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Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, US

1760Established

27,830Population

24.1 sq miArea

249 ftElevation

Bernards Township () is a township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 27,830, an increase of 1,178 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 26,652, reflecting an increase of 2,077 (+8.5%) from the 24,575 counted in the 2000 census. Located on the eastern end of the Somerset Hills region, the township is a bedroom suburb of New York City in the much larger New York metropolitan area, located within the Raritan Valley region.

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#8Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ

DistrictBernards Township School DistrictSchools12

Cedar Hill SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 568 students Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 522 students Liberty Corner SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 429 students Oak Street SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 427 students William Annin Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,122 students Ridge High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,577 students

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