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| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1930 |
3,336 |
|
—
|
| 1940 |
3,405 |
|
2.1% |
| 1950 |
3,956 |
|
16.2% |
| 1960 |
5,515 |
|
39.4% |
| 1970 |
6,652 |
|
20.6% |
| 1980 |
6,715 |
|
0.9% |
| 1990 |
6,597 |
|
−1.8% |
| 2000 |
7,345 |
|
11.3% |
| Est. 2006 |
7,688 |
[2] |
4.7% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[6] |
Bernardsville (pronounced /ˈbɜr.nərdz.vɪl/) is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,345.
Bernardsville was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 6, 1924, from portions of Bernards Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 29, 1924.[7]
Part of the borough was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Olcott Avenue Historic District in 2009.
Geography
Bernardsville is located at 40°43′08″N 74°34′40″W / 40.718800°N 74.577675°W / 40.718800; -74.577675 (40.718800, -74.577675).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.5 km2), of which, 12.9 square miles (33.5 km2) of it is land and 0.08% is water.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 7,345 people, 2,723 households, and 2,050 families residing in the borough. The population density was 568.1 people per square mile (219.3/km2). There were 2,807 housing units at an average density of 217.1/sq mi (83.8/km2). 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 US$104,162, and the median income for a family was US$126,601. Males had a median income of US$91,842 versus US$50,732 for females. The per capita income for the borough was US$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.
Government
Local government
Bernardsville is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a six-member Borough Council, with all positions elected at large in partisan elections. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[9]
Bernardsville is governed by a Mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The Mayor of Bernardsville is Lee C. Honecker. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Joseph Rossi, Jr., Denis J. Dooley, II, Charlotte Foster, Ed McDowell, John McCrossan and Kevin Sooy.[10]
Federal, state and county representation
Bernardsville is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 16th Legislative District.[11]
New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District, covering portions of Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, Somerset County and Union County, is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
For the 2010-2011 Legislative Session, the 16th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Christopher "Kip" Bateman (R, Neshanic Station) and in the Assembly by Peter J. Biondi (R, Hillsborough Township) and Denise Coyle (R, Basking Ridge).[12] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[13] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[14]
Somerset County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose members are elected at-large to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one or two elected each year. As of 2010, Somerset County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Jack Ciattarelli (Hillsborough Township, 2012), Freeholder Deputy Director Robert Zaborowski (Franklin Township, 2011), Peter S. Palmer (Bernardsville, term ends December 31, 2011),Patricia Walsh (Green Brook Township, 2010) and Patrick Scaglione (Bridgewater Township, 2012).[15]
Education
Public school 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, along with students from Bedminster who are sent to the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[16] The three schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[17]) are Bedwell Elementary School (K–4 with 692 students), Bernardsville Middle School (5–8 with 554 students) and Bernards High School (9–12 with 759 students), and are all located in Bernardsville.
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.
During the American Revolutionary War, General Charles Lee rested his troops in Vealtown around the night of 12 to 13 December 1776. General Lee and some of his guard spent the night about 3 miles SE at White's Inn on the SE side of Basking Ridge, NJ, near the manor house of Lord Stirling (American General William Alexander). On the morning of 13 Dec 1776, General Lee was captured by the British and removed to New York. [18]
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 Gladstone Branch 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.
The New Jersey State Review Board for Historic Sites recommended the creation of the Olcott Avenue historic district on February 10, 2009. While the Olcott Avenue School is but one historic structure within Bernardsville's first historic district area, the areas appeal and historic significance remembers the story of the rise of the middle class in Bernardsville and how this particular location impacted the entire region, from the downtown, Little Italy, and even the Mountain Colony areas.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Bernardsville include:
- Brooke Astor (1902–2007), lived here during her marriage to John Dryden Kuser.[19]
- Roger Bart (1962–), actor.[20]
- Forrest F. Dryden (1864–1932), President of Prudential Insurance Company.
- John F. Dryden (1839–1911), Founder of Prudential Insurance Company and U.S. Senator.
- Ernest Duncan (1916–1990), mathematician.[21]
- Marc Ecko (1972–), fashion designer and entrepreneur.[22]
- Millicent Fenwick (1910–1992), U.S. Congresswoman, United States representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.[23]
- Henry Janeway Hardenbergh (1847–1918), architect.[24]
- Andrew McCarthy (1962–), actor.[25]
- Bill Moyers (1934–), Journalist and public commentator
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), former first lady.[26]
- Donald Roebling (1908–1959), inventor of the amphtrack.[27]
- John A. Roebling II, financier.[27]
- Meryl Streep (1949–), actress.[28]
- Mike Tyson (1966–) and Robin Givens (1964–).[29]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographical Names Information System: Borough of Bernardsville, Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Bernardsville borough, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 19, 2007.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 222.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 77.
- ^ Bernardsville Borough Mayor and Council, Bernardsville Borough. Accessed February 28, 2008.
- ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 54. Accessed September 30, 2009.
- ^ "Legislative Roster: 2010-2011 Session". New Jersey Legislature. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ The Role of County Government: "What Is A Freeholder?", Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2010.
- ^ Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed April 27, 2008.
- ^ Data for the Somerset Hills School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed (February 28, 2008.
- ^ From the Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Volume 2, page [http://books.google.com/books?id=AoIfAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA222#v=twopage&vq=Basking%20Ridge&f=false 222]
- ^ Miller, Judith. "Old Money, New Needs", The New York Times, November 17, 1991. Accessed November 4, 2007. "Eventually Kuser fell in love with another woman and left his wife. She moved from Bernardsville, N.J., to New York and took up a career writing features and book reviews, and eventually became an editor at House & Garden."
- ^ Gardner, Amanda. "THEATER; Tony Awards' New Jersey Ties", The New York Times, July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Dr. Ernest Duncan, 74, Mathematics Professor", The New York Times, November 28, 1990. Accessed November 4, 2007. "Dr. Ernest R. Duncan, professor emeritus of mathematics at Rutgers University and the author of several mathematics textbooks, died on Sunday at Morristown Memorial Hospital in New Jersey. He was 74 years old and lived in Bernardsville, N.J. He died of leukemia, his family said."
- ^ Rockland, Kate. "BY THE WAY; A Monument to Sagging", The New York Times, June 12, 2006. Accessed January 3, 2008.
- ^ Millicent Hammond Fenwick Congressional biography, accessed April 8, 2007. "was a resident of Bernardsville, N.J., until her death there on September 16, 1992."
- ^ Streetscapes/Henry Janeway Hardenbergh; An Architect Who Left an Indelible Imprint, The New York Times by Christopher Gray, May 7, 2000. "He alternated living in New York and New Jersey, at first at 121 West 73rd Street, in Jersey City and Bernardsville, and in a big town house of his own design at 12 East 56th Street."
- ^ Andrew McCarthy bio, TV.com, accessed April 12, 2007. "At 16, he moved to Bernardsville, where he attended a prep school called the Pingry School."
- ^ If You're Thinking of Living In/Peapack and Gladstone; Fox-Hunting and High-Priced Homes, The New York Times, August 7, 1994. "She does have a story about Aristotle Onassis, who rented a home in neighboring Bernardsville with his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis."
- ^ a b Roan, Richard W. "Roebling's Amphibian: The Origin Of The Assault Amphibian", accessed April 12, 2007. "By the end of World War I, John A. Roebling II had concentrated his efforts on banking and the management of the Roebling family fortune, leaving the leadership of the John A. Roebling's Sons plants to other family members. John and his wife, Margaret, built a sprawling estate called the Boulderwood Mansion in Bernardsville, New Jersey, only thirty miles west of John's office complex in New York City.... Donald Roebling was born in New York City on 15 November 1908. Young Roebling, strong-willed, temperamental, and overweight, spent his childhood in the luxury of his parents' Bernardsville, New Jersey, mansion."
- ^ AFI Award: Meryl Streep, The Hollywood Reporter by Wolf Schneider, June 10, 2004. "A New Jersey girl made good, Streep grew up middle-class and mousy-haired in Summit and Bernardsville, suburbs in which those around her would remember Streep as a bossy child."
- ^ Mike Tyson Chronology, USA Today, June 12, 2005. "Oct. 2, 1988 — Police go to Tyson's Bernardsville, N.J., home after he hurls furniture out the window and forces Givens and her mother to flee the house."
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