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Demographics: Population: 42,940 Growth 1990-2000: 32% Housing Units: 15,879 Land Area: 32.68 sq. mi. Type of Government: Mayor/Council
History Bridgewater Township was formed by Royal Charter by King George II of England on April 4, 1749. The township was also the scene of two American military encampments during the Revolutionary War. The first was in 1777 and lasted 35 days and the second was in 1778-79 when Washington and his troops made winter camp at what today is called the Middlebrook Encampment. Formerly 55 square miles, Bridgewater originally covered parts of Warren, Branchburg and all of what is now Somerville, Bound Brook and Raritan. --- A charter from King George II created Bridgewater on April 4, 1749. This grant included Branchburg, Bound Brook and Raritan, and parts of Warren and Green Brook. The description of the northern boundary is still being reinterpreted today. ---
Regional School Board (for Bridgewater and Raritan): (908) 685-2777.
Governing Body: Mayor: Patricia Flannery; Council Library North Bridge Street and Vogt Drive, (P.O. Box 6700), (908) 526-4016 Money Magazine ranks Bridgewater 15th among 26 Eastern U.S. towns with populations under 100,000. Major reasons were the very high ranking for low crime (top 5 percent) and student-teacher ratios (top 3 percent). But where does Money Magazine rank Bridgewater on environmental issues? In the lower 50 percent. Most telling is Bridgewater's rank in the cost of automobile insurance, the bottom 5 percent.
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Roadside Farm Stands:
Dutch Hollow Farm Stand, 895 Meadow Road, (908) 725-3049, www.oocities.org/dutchhollowfarm
Melick's Town Farm, 351 Route 28, (908) 572-0225, www.melickstownfarm.com
English Farm, 3625 Valley Road, (908) 647-3420, www.englishfarm.org
Bardy Farms And Greenhouses, 149 Washington Valley Road, (732) 356-4244, www.bardyfarms.com
Entertainment:
Commerce Ball Park - Somerset Patriots Citizens Groups: See Contacts at www.oocities.org/bridgewater_nj/ Issues: See Bridgewater NJ Environmental Issues
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