Bedminster, New Jersey

Bedminster is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The township's population was 8,165, according to the 2010 United States Census.
Bedminster was the corporate headquarters of AT&amp;T Corporation, before its merger with SBC Communications (the combined company is now known as AT&amp;T Inc.).
Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 26.301 square miles (68.119 km2), including 26.080 square miles (67.547 km2) of land and 0.221 square miles (0.573 km2) of water (0.84%).
Demographics.
As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 8,302 people, 4,235 households, and 2,100 families residing in the township. The population density was 313.6 people per square mile (121.1/km²).
Sports.
Trump National Golf Course - owned by Donald Trump, the course features 36 holes designed by Tom Fazio, with fees to join of $350,000.
Government.
Local government.
Bedminster Township has a township government. The five-member Township Committee is elected by the voters serve three-year terms of office. At an annual reorganization meeting held during the first week of January, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as mayor.
Politics.
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 6,183 registered voters in Bedminster Township
Education.
The Bedminster Township School District serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade at Bedminster Township Public School. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 582 students and 56.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.25:1.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Bernards High School. It is part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Somerset Hills Regional School District. It is a K - 12 district that serves students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone.
Transportation.
Roads and highways.
, the township had a total of of roadways. are maintained by the municipality, by Somerset County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Bedminster has Interstate 287 that which runs through the eastern section, while Interstate 78 runs mostly through the center of the township. U.S. Route 202 and U.S. Route 206 also pass through running parallel to I-287 from the Bridgewater area to Pluckemin.
Major county roads that pass through include CR 512 and CR 523.
Public transportation.
The closest New Jersey Transit service offered is at the Far Hills station on the Morris &amp; Essex Lines.
Somserset County operates bus service along Route 206.
Notable people.
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bedminster Township include: