Bedminster

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Bedminster

Total population

1,670

Median home value

$742,200

53.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$128,594

Bedminster$129k

National$74k

Founded

1749

Elevation141 m

Land area26.3 km²

Weather63°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates40.67°, -74.66°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bedminster 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 8,272, an increase of 107 (+1.3%) from the 2010 census count of 8,165, which in turn reflected a decline of 137 (−1.7%) from the 8,302 counted in the 2000 census. Located within the Raritan Valley region, Bedminster is part of the Somerset Hills of northern Somerset County, bordering both Hunterdon and Morris counties.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Far Hills, NJ from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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James Linn

American politician (1749-1821)

Jane McCrea

American revolutionary death

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Isaac G. Farlee

American politician (1787-1855)

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John Van Dyke

American politician (1807-1878)

R

Reuben Whallon

American politician

Alison Haislip

American actress

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Bill Kirchiro

American football player

B

Bob Masterson

American football player (1915-1994)

Charles E. Apgar

American amateur radio operator

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Dan Cocoziello

lacrosse player

Zip the Pinhead

circus sideshow performer with the Barnum and Bailey Circus (1842-1926)

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Everett Fagan

American baseball player

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Jimmy Davies

American flying ace

John Knowles Herr

American Major General (1878-1955)

Joseph Caldwell

American mathematician (1773-1835)

P. J. Chesson

American racing driver

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bedminster

History of the Reformed Church, Bedminster, New Jersey

1958

Flood insurance study

1983

A sermon preached in the Reformed Dutch Church in Bedminster, New-Jersey, on the twelfth day of April, 1818

Charles Hardenbergh · 1818

Herman W. Fischer vs. Township of Bedminster

New Jersey. Supreme Court. · 1952

Reports and surveys of the Mountain Mining lands

Mountain Mining Company · 1840

Orchid hybrids, finest new varieties

Carr's Orchid Laboratory · 1953

Fiddler's Elbow Country Club

Donning Company Publishers · 2015

1953

Carr's Orchid Laboratory · 1953

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Little Schloss RX Prescribed Fire, Shenandoah, Virginia
  Wildfires · 2026-06-10 · 243 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Seen 2026-06-13

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

Seen 2026-06-13

Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

Seen 2026-06-13

sensitive fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Seen 2026-06-13

False Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus turcicus

Seen 2026-06-12

Eastern Calligrapher

Toxomerus geminatus

Seen 2026-06-12

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Seen 2026-06-12

Four-toothed Mason Wasp

Monobia quadridens

Seen 2026-06-12

DeKay's Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

Seen 2026-06-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-06-13 18:00 UTC.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bedminster, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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