Branchburg, NJ 08853/08876 -
Community Information
The Township of Branchburg is located in Somerset County, New Jersey.
The Township includes the communities of North Branch and Neshanic
Station. It is bordered on the west by Hunterdon County, on the north by
Bedminster and on the south by Bridgewater Township and Hillsborough
Township. Branchburg covers a total area of 20.2 square miles, being
eleven miles long and approximately 2 miles across at its widest point.
The main water courses are the Lamington River on the north, the North
Branch of the Raritan River on the east and the South Branch of the
Raritan River on the east and south.
The land now known as Branchburg Township was originally inhabited by
the Raritan Indians, a tribe of the Lenni-Lenape Indians. By 1686 most
of the land was purchased from the Indians by the Lords Proprietors of
East Jersey. These Proprietors sold the land in small parcels to
numerous settlers, mostly of Dutch or English extraction. Branchburg at
that time was located in a large area called East Jersey, but more
specifically, it encompassed parts of Essex and Middlesex Counties as
well as Somerset County. County boundaries were a subject of controversy
until 1741 when Somerset County acquired parts of Middlesex and Essex
Counties, nearly doubling it's size. Due to the expansion of Somerset
County, Branchburg finally lay entirely within the County where it is
presently located.
Today, Branchburg Township is a semi-rural area. A strict zoning plan
has been actively enforced since 1948. The zoning ordinance provides for
residential, business, industrial, office, manufacturing, office
building and office laboratory uses. There is a touch of a small village
flavor in North Branch and Neshanic Station.
Branchburg is also a college town, the home of Raritan Valley Community
College with 250 acre campus and nearly 5,000 full and part-time
students.
Source: http://www.branchburg.nj.us/
IMPORTANT BRANCHBURG COMMUNITY LINKS
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Judith Weiniger,
Broker/Salesperson
REMAX Premier
60 Mountain Boulevard
Warren NJ 07059
Phone: 908-754-1500 |
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