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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Somerset |government_footnotes = 〔 |government_type = Township |governing_body = Township Committee |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = John Sanford (term ends December 31, 2015)〔〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of October 20, 2015. Accessed November 16, 2015.〕 |leader_title1 = Administrator |leader_name1 = Gregory J. Bonin〔(Administration ), Township of Branchburg. Accessed February 11, 2013.〕 |leader_title2 = Clerk |leader_name2 = Sharon L. Brienza〔(Township Clerk ), Township of Branchburg. Accessed February 11, 2013.〕 |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = April 5, 1845 |named_for = Raritan River juncture |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 52.521 |area_land_km2 = 51.912 |area_water_km2 = 0.609 |area_total_sq_mi = 20.279 |area_land_sq_mi = 20.044 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.235 |area_water_percent = 1.16 |area_rank = 142nd of 566 in state 7th of 21 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Branchburg township, Somerset County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 11, 2012.〕〔〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Branchburg township ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed September 11, 2012.〕 |population_total = 14459 |population_rank = 174th of 566 in state 8th of 21 in county〔(GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 11, 2012.〕 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = 721.4 |population_density_rank = 412th of 566 in state 14th of 21 in county〔 |population_est = 14552 |pop_est_as_of = 2014 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = 〔, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.〕 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 161 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = 〔〔(US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |latd = 40.560479 |longd = -74.714754 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 08853 - Neshanic Station 08876 - Somerville〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Branchburg, NJ ), United States Postal Service. Accessed September 11, 2012.〕 |area_code = 908〔(Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Branchburg, NJ ), Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 24, 2014.〕 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3403507180〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed September 11, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0882175〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = |footnotes = }} Branchburg is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 14,459,〔〔〔 reflecting a decline of 107 (−0.7%) from the 14,566 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,678 (+33.8%) from the 10,888 counted in the 1990 Census.〔( Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed September 11, 2012.〕 The area of today's Branchburg has a history antedating the American Revolutionary War. The township was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 5, 1845, from portions of Bridgewater Township.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 222. Accessed September 119, 2012.〕 The township is named for its location at a point where branches of the Raritan River merge.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 25, 2015.〕 Janet Reitman of ''Rolling Stone'' described Branchburg as a "not-quite-rural, not-quite-suburban, decidedly middle-class town".〔Reitman, Janet. ("Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy: Inside Dartmouth's Hazing Abuses" ). ''Rolling Stone''. March 28, 2012. Accessed September 12, 2012.〕 == History == The land that is now known as Branchburg Township was originally inhabited by the Raritans, a tribe of the Lenni Lenape Native Americans. By 1686 most of the land was purchased from the Lenape by the Lords Proprietors of East Jersey, who sold the land in small parcels to numerous settlers, mostly of Dutch or English extraction.〔(Historic Information ), Township of Branchburg. Accessed February 1, 2015.〕 With the 1688 redrawing of the boundary between East and West Jersey, the Branchburg region was split between Essex County to the north and the newly formed Somerset County to the south. With Somerset's acquisition of territory from Essex and Middlesex Counties in 1741, Branchburg lay entirely within Somerset County.〔(Overview of Branchburg ), Township of Branchburg. Accessed February 7, 2013.〕 Bridgewater Township was chartered in 1749. The residents of the part of Bridgewater west of the Raritan River petitioned the New Jersey Legislature for incorporation as a separate township, which was granted by an act dated April 5, 1845.〔〔 The first town meeting was held April 14, 1845, in White Oak Tavern, a stagecoach stop and local meeting place along the Old York Road.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Branchburg, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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