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Bedminster, New Jersey
township in New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bedminster is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The township's population was 8,272, according to the 2020 United States Census.[5][6]
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Bedminster, New Jersey | |
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![]() Jacobus Vanderveer House | |
![]() Location of Bedminster in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
![]() Census Bureau map of Bedminster Township, New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40.673089°N 74.686325°W / 40.673089; -74.686325[1][2] | |
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Royal charter | April 4, 1749 |
Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
Named for | Bedminster, Bristol |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
Area | |
• Total | 26.38 sq mi (68.31 km2) |
• Land | 26.12 sq mi (67.66 km2) |
• Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2) 0.96% |
• Rank | 100th of 565 in state 5th of 21 in county[1] |
Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,272 |
• Rank | 286th of 565 in state 12th of 21 in county[7] |
• Density | 316.7/sq mi (122.3/km2) |
• Rank | 472nd of 565 in state 20th of 21 in county[7] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 908[10] |
FIPS code | 3403504450[1][11][12] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882176[1][13] |
Website | www |
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Bedminster was the corporate headquarters of AT&T Corporation, before its merger with SBC Communications (the combined company is now known as AT&T Inc.).[14]