Greenbrook, New Jersey
| Green Brook Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Green Brook | |
| Motto: "Small Enough to Know You, Large Enough to Get Things Done". | |
 Map of Green Brook Township in Somerset County. Inset: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Green Brook Township, New Jersey. |
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| Coordinates: 40°36′14″N 74°29′00″W / 40.603832°N 74.483208°WCoordinates: 40°36′14″N 74°29′00″W / 40.603832°N 74.483208°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Somerset |
| Incorporated | April 2, 1872 (as North Plainfield Township) |
| Reincorporated | November 8, 1932 (as Green Brook Township) |
| Named for | Green Brook |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Patrick Boccio (R, term ends December 31, 2017) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Kelly G. Cupit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.481 sq mi (11.605 km2) |
| • Land | 4.473 sq mi (11.584 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.021 km2) 0.18% |
| Area rank | 285th of 566 in state 13th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 7,203 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 7,213 |
| • Rank | 314th of 566 in state 14th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 1,610.5/sq mi (621.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 325th of 566 in state 7th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08812 |
| Area code(s) | 732 and 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403527510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882172 |
| Website | www |
Green Brook Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 7,203, reflecting an increase of 1,549 (+27.4%) from the 5,654 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,194 (+26.8%) from the 4,460 counted in the 1990 Census.
What is now Green Brook was originally created as North Plainfield Township on April 2, 1872, from portions of Warren Township. Portions of the township were taken to form North Plainfield borough (June 9, 1885) and Watchung (March 23, 1926). Green Brook was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 8, 1932, replacing North Plainfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day.
Most of Green Brook shares ZIP code 08812 with Dunellen.
The township's describes itself as "Small Enough to Know You, Large Enough to Get Things Done".
In 1872, a tract of land was subdivided off from Warren Township. Thirteen years later, in 1885, the Borough of North Plainfield was created from a section of the subdivided land. The land at that time was designated as North Plainfield. In 1926, the Borough of Watchung was carved out of North Plainfield Township. The municipality's name was changed to Green Brook Township in 1932.
Green Brook Township takes its name from the waterway that passes through the township called the Green Brook that rises in the Watchung Mountains several miles away, feeding from many smaller brooks and ponds along the way, as it flows in a southwesterly direction for a distance of 15 miles (24 km). It then continues southwestward and flows into the Raritan River at Bound Brook, which provides access to the New York City area and the Atlantic Ocean. The broo was named for the color of its water.
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