Brainards

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Brainards

Total population

98

Median home value

$159,400

24.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation79 m

Land area0.48 km²

Weather78°F · Sunny

Coordinates40.77°, -75.17°

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

Brainards is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Harmony Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was created as part of the 2010 United States census. As of the 2020 census, Brainards had a population of 194. It was formerly known as Martin's Creek.

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 Brainards, NJ from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Yvonne Zima

American actress (born 1989)

Courtney Henggeler

American actress

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Fiona

American rock singer and actress

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Vanessa Zima

American actress

Frederick Kroesen

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1923-2020)

John DeWitt

American football player, track and field athlete (1881-1930)

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Doug Gjertsen

American swimmer

Bill Walsh

American football player and coach (1927-2012)

Chappy Charles

Major League Baseball player (1881-1959)

Charlie Berry

American football player, coach and official; baseball player and umpire (1902-1972)

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DC Drake

American professional wrestler and promoter

David Hajdu

American columnist, author, professor and music critic

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James Cullen Ganey

United States federal judge (1899-1972)

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Joseph Corpora

American politician

Joseph Horace Shull

American politician (1848-1944)

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Lou Reda

Television documentary filmmaker

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

Nearby places in New Jersey

• Hutchinson
  2.7 mi away · pop. 114
• Upper Stewartsville
  5.3 mi away
• Lopatcong Overlook
  5.3 mi away · pop. 453
• New Village
  6.1 mi away · pop. 335
• Upper Pohatcong
  6.6 mi away
• Broadway
  6.8 mi away · pop. 115
• Bloomsbury
  9.3 mi away · pop. 841
• Oxford
  9.3 mi away · pop. 1,122
• Washington
  9.8 mi away
• Delaware
  9.9 mi away · pop. 101
• Mount Hermon
  13.9 mi away
• Hainesburg
  14.2 mi away

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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 Brainards

A genuine letter from Mr. John Brainard

John Brainerd · 1753

All prose

William Corbett · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-08-03 15:15 UTC.