Branchburg, New Jersey
Branchburg, New Jersey | |
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Location of Branchburg Township in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Branchburg Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Somerset County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′37.44″N 74°42′52.92″W / 40.5604000°N 74.7147000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Incorporated | April 5, 1845 |
| Named after | Raritan River juncture |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Anna Columbus (R, December 31, 2024) |
| • Administrator | Gregory J. Bonin |
| • Municipal clerk | Maggie Schmitt |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.30 sq mi (52.58 km2) |
| • Land | 20.07 sq mi (51.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2) 1.14% |
| • Rank | 141st of 565 in state 7th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,940 |
• Estimate (2023) | 15,246 |
| • Rank | 177th of 565 in state 8th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 744.4/sq mi (287.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 414th of 565 in state 15th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403507180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882175 |
| Website | www |
Branchburg 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 14,940, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 481 (+3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 14,459, which in turn had reflected a decline of 107 (−0.7%) from the 14,566 counted at the 2000 census.