Somerville, New Jersey

Image:SomervilleNJ.jpg Memorial and Court House, Somerville]]

Somerville was settled in colonial times primarily by the Dutch who purchased land from the English proprietors of the colony. The Dutch established their church near what is today Somerville and a Dutch Reformed minister or Domine lived at the Old Dutch Parsonage from about 1754. The early village grew up around a church, courthouse and a tavern built at a crossroads shortly after the American Revolution. The name "Somerville" was taken from four brothers of the Somerville family, Edward, John and James from Drishane and Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland, who first founded the town in the 1750s. Somerville was originally a sparsely populated farming community, but rapidly grew after the completion of the railroad in the 1840s and development of water power along the Raritan River in the 1850s. Early industry included brick making from the plentiful red clay and shale on which Somerville is built. While much of the borough features distinctive Victorian architecture in several neighborhoods and along its Main Street, other periods are represented. National Register sites in Somerville include the white marble 1909 Somerville Court House and the wooden and stone colonial Wallace House (today a museum) where George Washington spent a winter during the American Revolutionary War. Near the Wallace House is the Old Dutch Parsonage, where Reverend Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, a founder and first president of Rutgers University, then called Queens College, lived. Register listed Victorian structures include the James Harper Smith Estate (privately owned), St. John's Episcopal Church and rectory, and the Fire Museum (a vintage fire house). Other notable, register eligible structures are the Victorian train station (privately owned) and the municipal building, the former Robert Mansion.[http://www.somervillenj.org/content/4066/4794/default.aspx History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528134643/http://www.somervillenj.org/content/4066/4794/default.aspx |date=May 28, 2018 }}, Borough of Somerville. Accessed March 8, 2020.

Originally the center of local commerce, the borough has evolved into a destination for boutique retail and dining. Modern highways today surround and traverse Somerville, including U.S. Route 22, U.S. Route 202, U.S. Route 206 and Route 28 and is within {{convert|5|mi|km}} of Interstate 287 and Interstate 78, making it an important hub in central New Jersey.

In 1940, the first competitive bicycle race, called the Tour of Somerville was established by bicycle shop owner, Fred Kugler, to showcase his son, Furman, who was a national cycling champion, and who won the initial men's competition. His daughter, Mildred won the women's. The 50-mile race is held annually and has since become the oldest competitive bicycle race in the U.S.Nieto-Munoz, Sophie. [https://www.nj.com/somerset/2019/05/tour-of-somerville-oldest-bike-race-in-us-draws-thousands-as-cyclists-speed-around-town.html "Tour of Somerville, oldest bike race in U.S., draws thousands as top cyclists compete"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 27, 2019. Accessed March 8, 2020. "For the 76th year, thousands of people lined up along Main Street in Somerville to catch a glimpse of the oldest major bike race in the country and one of the most highly anticipated in the world." It carries a purse of $10,000 for each winner of the women's and men's races.

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Main Street Somerville maintains most of its historical buildings, although many are now boutique specialty shops and second-hand shops. Somerville has quite a diverse and large selection of restaurants that draw people from the surrounding area. In many ways, Somerville remains Somerset County's downtown, and is the heart of its designated Regional Center. Several of the factories in Somerville were abandoned and replaced with modern office buildings or remodeled as apartments. Somerville today and historically has had an important African American community, a distinguished member of which was Paul Robeson. Another famous Somerville native was famed character actor Lee Van Cleef. One of the founders of modern American Dance, Ruth St. Denis, made her professional debut at Somerset Hall, once a vaudeville theatre and today a local restaurant. The mix of modern amenities and an interesting and diverse past make Main Street, Somerville a unique destination for dining, strolling and visiting.

The shopping center on the west side of the downtown area was demolished and a new shopping center, town homes and other amenities will be built on the shopping center land and on adjacent land in the former borough landfill to the south. Ground was broken for a new "world class" ShopRite supermarket in March 2011 and opened in November 2011.Mustac, Frank. [http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2011/03/somerville_holds_groundbreaking_for_new_shoprite_supermarket_off_west_main_street.html "Somerville holds groundbreaking for new ShopRite supermarket; Photo gallery"], Independent Press, March 22, 2011. Accessed February 3, 2015. Borough planners envision a transit village style redevelopment centered around the Somerville train station.Garlic, Tiffani N. [http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2010/07/somerville_named_a_transit_vil.html "Somerville named a Transit Village"], The Star-Ledger, July 8, 2010. Accessed May 3, 2012. "New Jersey officials hope Somerville being named an official Transit Village community by the state Department of Transportation today will help jump-start the local economy."

Somerville was hit hard by Hurricane Floyd in September 1999, despite its having been downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it impacted the vicinity. The borough received a record {{convert|13.34|in|mm}} of rain over three days during the slow moving storm, causing significant flooding and considerable damage.[http://www.erh.noaa.gov/phi/floyd/floydreport.htm Post Storm Report...Hurricane Floyd], National Weather Service. Accessed May 3, 2012.

Numerous local and national media publications reported on how the state of New Jersey had eased regulations allowing for home baked goods to be made and sold from a home, but how Somerville in particular still suffers from, "...[a] draconian ordinance that creates a contradiction between Somerville's zoning policies and New Jersey's home baking law..." making it difficult for a small business owner or entrepreneur to try and earn a living in this fashion in Somerville.Intersimone, Jenna. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/money/business/2022/06/22/somerville-home-baking-cottage-food-laws-institute-for-justice/7617915001/ "NJ home bakers can now sell their goodies, but Somerville is saying no"], Courier News, June 22, 2022. Accessed July 2, 2022. "Somerville resident Maria Winter is exactly the type of home baker that New Jersey's new law permitting the sale of home-baked goods was supposed to benefit.... Her application for a home business zoning permit, which would allow her to sell the sugar cookies from her 150-square-foot kitchen, was denied by Somerville for the first time in February. Winter was told by borough officials that she needed a zoning variance, pay a $1,000 application fee, deposit $4,000 into a borough escrow account, publish a public notice in the newspaper and notify all property owners within 200 feet of her home that there would be a public hearing on her application." In order to be able to make her cookies and sell them from her home kitchen was required "... to pay a $1,000 application fee and put $4,000 into a borough escrow account", in addition to notifying neighbors, placing a public notice advertisement and having a public hearing on the application.Harrigan, Fiona. [https://reason.com/2022/06/27/a-new-jersey-town-wants-to-charge-this-woman-5000-to-sell-cookies/ "A New Jersey Town Wants To Charge This Woman $5,000 To Sell Cookies Somerville still has costly regulations on the books even though New Jersey has legalized the sale of home-baked items."], Reason, June 27, 2022. Accessed July 2, 2022.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.37 square miles (6.13 km²), including 2.34 square miles (6.06 km²) of land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 km²) of water (1.18%). The borough's territory is flat land. Somerville borders the Raritan River to the south and is crossed by Peters Brook, a tributary.

The borough borders Bridgewater Township, Hillsborough Township and Raritan.[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/552468/touches.html Areas touching Somerville], MapIt. Accessed March 8, 2020.[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/about/county-info/maps/municipalities Municipalities], Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed March 8, 2020.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.

Somerville's climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 80s, and 90s and cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 20s and 30s.

The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 84.40 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 19.10 degrees Fahrenheit.

Temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate during summer with a difference that can reach 22 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 19 degrees Fahrenheit.

The annual average precipitation at Somerville is {{convert|45.93|in}}. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is July with an average rainfall of {{convert|4.81|in}}.

The climate is hot-summer humid continental (Dfa) bordering humid subtropical (Cfa). January averages below freezing, six months average above {{Convert|50|F}}, and July and August average above {{Convert|71.6|F}}. The hardiness zone has increased from 6b to 7a.[https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map], United States Department of Agriculture. Accessed December 10, 2023.

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{{US Census population

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|1870= 2236

|1880= 3105

|1890= 3861

|1900= 4843

|1910= 5060

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|1930= 8255

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| estref=[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], United States Census Bureau, released May 2025. Accessed May 15, 2025.

|footnote=Population sources:
1870–1920[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full Compendium of censuses 1726–1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905], New Jersey Department of State, 1906. Accessed August 13, 2013. 1870Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 A compendium of the ninth census, 1870], p. 260. United States Census Bureau, 1872. Accessed February 14, 2013. 1880–1890Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75], p. 99. United States Census Bureau, 1890. Accessed February 14, 2013.
1890–1910[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890], United States Census Bureau, p. 338. Accessed February 14, 2013. 1910–1930[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA718 Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I], United States Census Bureau, p. 718. Accessed February 14, 2013.
1940–2000[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023. 2000
2010[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403568460 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Somerville borough, Somerset County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102428/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403568460 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 3, 2012.[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_som/somerville1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Somerville borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819034551/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_som/somerville1.pdf |date=August 19, 2014 }}, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed May 3, 2012. 2020[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/somervilleboroughnewjersey QuickFacts Somerville borough, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 15, 2023.[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.

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The 2010 United States census counted 12,098 people, 4,591 households, and 2,778 families in the borough. The population density was 5,189.5 per square mile (2,003.7/km²). There were 4,951 housing units at an average density of 2,123.8 per square mile (820.0/km²). The racial makeup was 65.64% (7,941) White, 12.15% (1,470) Black or African American, 0.34% (41) Native American, 11.37% (1,375) Asian, 0.07% (9) Pacific Islander, 6.34% (767) from other races, and 4.09% (495) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.75% (2,873) of the population.

Of the 4,591 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18; 43.7% were married couples living together; 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 39.5% were non-families. Of all households, 30.8% were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.20.

21.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 107.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 106.7 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $69,836 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,384) and the median family income was $80,461 (+/− $9,281). Males had a median income of $45,929 (+/− $5,005) versus $46,540 (+/− $3,751) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,272 (+/− $2,145). About 3.6% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403568460 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Somerville borough, Somerset County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212082314/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403568460 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 3, 2012.

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As of the 2000 United States census there were 12,423 people, 4,743 households, and 2,893 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|5,262.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,882 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,068.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 71.21% White, 12.93% African American, 0.19% Native American, 7.35% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 5.10% from other races, and 3.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.00% of the population.[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603468460.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Somerville borough, New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802092747/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603468460.pdf |date=2014-08-02 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 14, 2013.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403568460 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Somerville borough, Somerset County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095315/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403568460 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 14, 2013.

There were 4,743 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18, 44.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.15.

The borough population consists of 21.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $51,237, and the median income for a family was $60,422. Males had a median income of $40,585 versus $32,697 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,310. About 4.8% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

File:Somerset County Courthouse, Somerville, NJ - historic, looking northeast.jpg]]

Somerville is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey], Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023. The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 77. The borough form of government used by Somerville is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023. The borough council elects a member to serve as Council President to act in the absence of the mayor. Each council member is appointed by the mayor to one of six standing committee's during the Annual Reorganization Meeting held on January 1 of each year.

{{As of|2024}}, the mayor of Somerville is Republican Brian Gallagher, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Somerville Borough Council are Council President Roger Vroom III (D, 2025), Theresa Bonner (D, 2026), Glen Denys (D, 2026), Thompson H. Mitchell (D, 2024), RanD Pitts (D, 2024) and Gina Stravic (D, 2025).[https://www.somervillenj.org/content/4060/4469/default.aspx Mayor & Council], Borough of Somerville. Accessed May 19, 2024. "The Borough of Somerville is organized under the Mayor-Council form of government. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and six council members are elected for staggered three-year terms. Two council members are elected each year. The Borough Council elects a member to serve as president to act in the absence of the mayor."[https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/somervillenj/2024/04/1818_adoptbudget_2024-compressed.pdf#page=12 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Somerville. Accessed May 19, 2024.[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/46227/638203671214730000#page=69 2023 Directory of County & Municipal Offices], Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed April 10, 2024.[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Somerset/119024/web.317647/#/summary 2023 General Election November 7, 2023 Certified Official Results RESULTS], Somerset County, New Jersey, November 29, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Somerset/116175/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Final Certified Results], Somerset County, New Jersey, updated November 23, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/43891/637725959984900000 2021 General Election Winning Candidates], Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2022.

In January 2022, the borough council appointed Gina Stravic to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Jane C. Kobuta until she resigned from office.[https://www.somervillenj.org/content/4060/4469/12243.aspx Councilwoman Gina Stravic], Borough of Somerville. Accessed May 15, 2022. "Gina Stravic is filling a vacancy on the Borough Council due to the resignation of Jane Kobuta in January 2022. Gina will serve the remainder of the three-year term through December 2022."

Somerville is located in the 7th Congressional District[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 23rd state legislative district.[https://pub.njleg.gov/publications/pdf/2023-NJ-Leg-District-Map.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District], New Jersey Department of State. Accessed September 1, 2023.

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 6,565 registered voters in Somerville, of which 1,848 (28.1% vs. 26.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,358 (20.7% vs. 25.7%) were registered as Republicans and 3,349 (51.0% vs. 48.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 10 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-somerset-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Somerset], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 14, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 54.3% (vs. 60.4% in Somerset County) were registered to vote, including 69.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.4% countywide).[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 14, 2013.

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 62.0% of the vote (2,779 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 36.4% (1,631 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (75 votes), among the 4,516 ballots cast by the borough's 6,952 registered voters (31 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 65.0%.{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-somerset.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Somerset County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-somerset.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Somerset County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}} In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,847 votes (59.9% vs. 52.1% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,814 votes (38.2% vs. 46.1%) and other candidates with 52 votes (1.1% vs. 1.1%), among the 4,751 ballots cast by the borough's 6,547 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.6% (vs. 78.7% in Somerset County).[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-somerset.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Somerset County], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 14, 2013. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 2,485 votes (53.6% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 2,019 votes (43.6% vs. 51.5%) and other candidates with 58 votes (1.3% vs. 0.9%), among the 4,633 ballots cast by the borough's 5,974 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.6% (vs. 81.7% in the whole county).[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_somerset_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Somerset County], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 14, 2013.

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 59.0% of the vote (1,707 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 38.8% (1,123 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (64 votes), among the 2,972 ballots cast by the borough's 7,019 registered voters (78 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.3%.{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-somerset.pdf |title=Governor - Somerset County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-somerset.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Somerset County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}} In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,465 votes (46.8% vs. 55.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,265 votes (40.4% vs. 34.1%), Independent Chris Daggett with 334 votes (10.7% vs. 8.7%) and other candidates with 33 votes (1.1% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,128 ballots cast by the borough's 6,605 registered voters, yielding a 47.4% turnout (vs. 52.5% in the county).[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-somerset.pdf 2009 Governor: Somerset County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202005801/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-somerset.pdf |date=February 2, 2015 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed February 14, 2013.

The Somerville Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[https://www.somervillenjk12.org/cms/lib5/NJ01001815/Centricity/Domain/351/Bylaws%204-28-14.pdf Somerville Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification], Somerville Public Schools. Accessed September 3, 2020. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through twelve in the Somerville School District. Composition The Somerville School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Somerville." As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,198 students and 212.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415090&DistrictID=3415090 District information for Somerville Public School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415090 School Data for the Somerville Public Schools], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.) are

Van Derveer Elementary School[https://www.somervilleschools.org/o/vdv Van Derveer Elementary School], Somerville Public Schools. Accessed May 8, 2023. with 712 students in grades PreK-5,

Somerville Middle School[https://www.somervilleschools.org/o/sms Somerville Middle School], Somerville Public Schools. Accessed May 8, 2023. with 314 students in grades 6-8 and

Somerville High School[https://www.somervilleschools.org/o/shs Somerville High School], Somerville Public Schools. Accessed May 8, 2023. with 1,142 students in grades 9-12.[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/47757/638052485118930000#page=38 2022-2023 Somerset County Public School Directory], Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed May 8, 2023.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/35/4820 School Performance Reports for the Somerville Public School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4820 New Jersey School Directory for the Somerville Public Schools], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Students from Branchburg Township attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Branchburg Township School District.[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/12598/636440225746300000 Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional], Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed May 8, 2023. "Branchburg K-8 Grades 9-12 Sent To Somerville"[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/35/4820/000.html Somerville Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Somerville Public Schools provides a full range of educational services for students in preschool through grade 12 residing in Somerville Borough, and grades 9 through 12 for students residing in Branchburg Township." For many years, Branchburg has accounted for 60–65% of the high school's enrollment.Grip, Richard S. [https://www.somervillenjk12.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=1867&dataid=719&FileName=Somerville%20report-2011.pdf#page=18 Demographic Study for the Somerville Public Schools], Somerville Public Schools. Accessed June 15, 2020. "In the last six years, Somerville residents have comprised 36-41% of the student population at Somerville High School."

Immaculata High School is a private, coeducational, Roman Catholic high school, founded in 1962. The school enrolls approximately 850 students in grades 9 to 12.[http://www.immaculatahighschool.org/page.cfm?p=1114 About Us], Immaculata High School. Accessed August 21, 2015. Immaculate Conception School is a Catholic private coeducational day school, founded in 1957, for students in grades Pre-K through 8.[http://www.immaculateconception.org/ics/about-us About Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025213256/http://immaculateconception.org/ics/about-us |date=2015-10-25 }}, Immaculate Conception School. Accessed August 21, 2015. Both schools operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.[http://diometuchen.org/find-a-school Find a school] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222005459/http://diometuchen.org/find-a-school |date=December 22, 2012 }}, Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. Accessed August 21, 2015.

File:2018-05-29 15 08 54 View north along U.S. Route 202 and U.S. Route 206 between the Somerville Circle and U.S. Route 22 in Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey.jpg / U.S. Route 206 in Somerville, the largest and busiest highway in the borough]]

{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|36.16|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|30.96|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|1.90|mi}} by Somerset County and {{convert|3.30|mi}} by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Somerset.pdf Somerset County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.

U.S. Route 22 runs along the northern boundary of Somerville and offers connections to the state highway network. U.S. Route 202 and U.S. Route 206 runs along the western boundary of Somerville, via the Somerville Circle, and provides north–south connections to nearby towns.

Interstate 287 is in neighboring Bridgewater Township and is accessible via US Routes 22 and 202/206.

The Somerville train station[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=138 Somerville station], NJ Transit. Accessed October 25, 2014. offers service on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line, with frequent service to Newark Penn Station, with connecting service to Penn Station New York in Midtown Manhattan.[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=RARV Raritan Valley Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015103641/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=RARV |date=October 15, 2013 }}, NJ Transit. Accessed October 25, 2014.

The closest airport with scheduled service is Newark Liberty International Airport, located {{convert|26|mi}} north (about 35 minutes drive) from Somerville.[https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-somerville-nj-to-newark-nj Somerville NJ to Newark NJ], Distance between cities. Accessed July 28, 2022.

File:RWJ University Hospital Somerset, Somerville, NJ.jpg]]

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset is located in the borough, and provides healthcare for Greater Somerset. The hospital was originally founded as Somerset Hospital in 1901, and since has grown into a major university medical center.{{cite web|url=http://www.somersetmedicalcenter.com/body.cfm?id=192|title=Somerset Medical Center – Celebrating More Than 100 Years of Service |accessdate=December 1, 2009|website=Somerset Medical Center|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050829011925/http://www.somersetmedicalcenter.com/body.cfm?id=192 |archive-date=August 29, 2005 }} Since June 1, 2014, the 355 bed facility has been affiliated with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the largest healthcare network in the state.[https://www.rwjbh.org/rwj-university-hospital-somerset/], Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset. Accessed December 1, 2021.

The following locations in Somerville are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/SOMERSET.pdf#page=14 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office |pages=14–15 |date=September 28, 2021 }}

• Wallace House, New Jersey State Historic House Museum – Washington's Headquarters during the second Middlebrook encampment (1778–79).[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/virtual_tours/wallace_house.html Walalce House / Old Dutch Parsonage], New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed August 13, 2013. "General Washington leased the house for use as his headquarters during the Middlebrook Winter Encampment, December 11, 1778, to June 3, 1779."
• Old Dutch Parsonage, New Jersey State Historic Site – First parsonage of the Dutch Reformed Church in Somerset County and home of Reverend Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, a founder and later first president of Queens College (now Rutgers University).
• Daniel Robert House, Somerville Borough Hall – Based on Alexander Jackson Davis design, classic example of American Gothic architecture.
• J. Harper Smith Mansion – Library designed by Horace Trumbauer.
• St. John's Episcopal Church – Built in 1895 and designed by Horace Trumbauer.
• West End Hose Company Number 3 – the Somerville Fire Department Museum.{{cite web |title=Somerville Fire Department Museum |url=http://www.somervillefd.org/museum.htm}}

File:Wallace House, Somerville, NJ - looking north.jpg|Wallace House

File:Old Dutch Parsonage, Somerville, NJ - 2017.jpg|Old Dutch Parsonage

File:J. Harper Smith Mansion, Somerville, NJ - looking northwest.jpg| J. Harper Smith Mansion

File:St. John's Episcopal Church, Somerville, NJ - looking northeast.jpg| St. John's Episcopal Church

{{Category see also|People from Somerville, New Jersey}}

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Somerville include:

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• Alicia Albe (born 1977), competitor in rhythmic gymnastics[https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/a/aalbe.html Alicia Albe], USA Gymnastics. Accessed February 3, 2015.
• Mary Ellicott Arnold (1876–1968), social activist, teacher and writer best known for her memoir In the Land of the Grasshopper SongStaff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dwwFAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Mary+Ellicott+Arnold%22+somerville+staten+island Frontiers, Volume 15], p. 60. Washington State University Press, 1994. Accessed February 3, 2015. "Mary Ellicott Arnold was born in Staten Island, New York, on April 23, 1876, where she lived until the death of her father in 1882, when the family moved to Somerville, New Jersey."
• Nicole Arendt (born 1969), professional tennis player[http://www.nj.gov/hangout_nj/200306_tennis_p2.html New Jersey Tennis Stars], Hangout NJ. Accessed June 12, 2007. "Nicole Arendt of Somerville turned pro in 1991 and is currently ranked 26 in the world in women's doubles. The Hun School of Princeton graduate holds 16 career Women's Tennis Association (WTA) doubles titles and won the tour sportsmanship award in 1993."
• Frank Asch (born 1946), author of children's literatureTurner, Patricia. [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/13/nyregion/art-for-children-at-rutgers.html "Art For Children At Rutgers"], The New York Times, December 13, 1981. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Frank Asch of Somerville, who studied at Rutgers and now lives in rural Connecticut"
• Christopher "Kip" Bateman (born 1957), politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate from 2008-2022, where he represented the 16th Legislative District[http://bateman.senatenj.com/bateman.php Biography], Senator Kip Bateman. Accessed February 3, 2015. "Senator Christopher 'Kip' Bateman was born on October 9, 1957 in Somerville."
• Raymond Bateman (1927–2016), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate in the 1960s and 1970s, who was the Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1977[http://governors.rutgers.edu/video-library/individual-interviews/interviews-with-raymond-bateman "Interviews with Raymond Bateman"], Rutgers University Center on the American Governor. Accessed February 3, 2015. "A lifelong resident of Somerset County, Raymond Bateman was born in Somerville on October 29, 1927, and graduated from Somerville High School in 1945."
• Daniel H. Beekman (1874–1951), Judge of the Somerset County Court of Common Pleas, President of the Second National Bank of Somerville, and Democratic politician{{cite book |last1=Scannell |first1=John James |title=Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide |date=1919 |publisher=J.J. Scannell |location=Paterson, NJ |page=46 |edition=Vol. II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdgDAAAAYAAJ&dq=daniel+h.+beekman&pg=PA46 |access-date=11 March 2021}}
• James J. Bergen (1847–1924), politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme CourtSackett, William E. [https://books.google.com/books?id=a783AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA202 Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State's History and Affairs], p. 202. J. J. Scannell, 1918. Accessed July 19, 2016. "James J. Bergen - Somerville - Jurist Born in Somerville on October 1, 1847, son of John J. Bergen and Mary A. (Park) Bergen."
• Nicholas L. Bissell Jr. (1947–1996), county prosecutor of Somerset County who fled to Laughlin, Nevada, and took his own life after being charged with embezzlement, tax fraud and abuse of powerGlaberson, William. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/01/nyregion/in-prosecutor-s-rise-and-fall-a-story-of-ambition-deceit-and-shame.html "In Prosecutor's Rise and Fall, a Story of Ambition, Deceit and Shame"], The New York Times, December 1, 1996. Accessed February 3, 2015. "By the time he was a young lawyer in Somerville, N.J., in the 1970s, he was engaged in a long battle to lose weight, which helped drive home the implausibility of his dream of being an athletic hero."
• George H. Brown (1810–1865), represented {{ushr|New Jersey|4}} in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1855[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000920 George Houston Brown], Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 1, 2007.
• Tony Camillo (1928–2018), record producer and arranger[https://bongiovifuneralhome.com/tribute/details/343/Anthony-Camillo/obituary.html Anthony J Camillo 1928 - 2018] bongiovifuneralhome.com Retrieved April 15, 2020
• Clarence E. Case (1877–1961), politician who served as acting Republican Governor of New Jersey in 1920, succeeding William Nelson Runyon[https://web.archive.org/web/20121019110033/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,936494-3,00.html "A Political Microcosm"], Time, October 18, 1954. Accessed October 4, 2015. "His uncle, Clarence E. Case, now living in retirement in Somerville, was a state senator and for 23 years a State Supreme Court Justice."
• Jack M. Ciattarelli (born 1961), entrepreneur and politician who represented the 16th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2011 to 2018[https://www.njspotlight.com/2017/05/17-04-30-jack-ciattarelli/ "Jack Ciattarelli"], NJ Spotlight, May 7, 2017. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Ciattarelli, 55, was born in Somerville and raised in Raritan Borough, the grandson of immigrants."
• Alvah A. Clark (1840–1912), represented {{ushr|New Jersey|4}} in the United States House of Representatives from 1877 to 1881[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000419 Alvah Augustus Clark], Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 3, 2007.
• Kate Claxton (1848–1924), stage actressJames, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=rVLOhGt1BX0C&pg=PA345 "Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary"], p. 345, Harvard University Press, 1971. {{ISBN|0-674-62734-2}}. Accessed June 28, 2009.
• Christine Danelson (born 1987), actress best known as the understudy for the role of Tracy in the national tour of the Broadway musical HairsprayFilichia, Peter. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/2010/09/christine_danelson_plays_the_i.html "Christine Danelson plays the irrepressible Tracy Turnblad in Paper Mill's Hairspray"], The Star-Ledger, September 24, 2010, updated April 1, 2019. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Although Danelson admits to being heavier than doctors' charts would recommend, she needs to wear a fat-suit to become a convincing Tracy. 'I've actually lost some weight from rehearsing,' she says. 'The suit fits me really well.'... Yet she kept quiet last week when she was insulted on the train ride from her home in Somerville."
• Royal Page Davidson (1870–1943), educator and inventor[https://books.google.com/books?id=PN8MAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA305 A Thousand American Men of Mark To-day], p. 306. American Men of Mark, 1917. Accessed February 3, 2015. "Royal Page Davidson, Educator of Lake Geneva, Wis., was born Oct. 9, 1870, in Somerville, N.J."
• John G. Demaray (1930–2015), medievalistBrown, Doris E. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/316294368/ "Journey to Near East; Author discovers Mount Purgatory"], The Home News, December 1, 1974. Accessed March 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The specialist in Renaissance literature was born in Bound Brook in 1930 and is a graduate of Somerville High School."
• Don Elliott (1926–1984), jazz trumpeter, vibraphonist, vocalist, and mellophone player[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/06/obituaries/don-elliot-57-jazz-singer-vibraphonist-and-composer.html "Don Elliot, 57, Jazz Singer, Vibraphonist And Composer"], The New York Times, July 6, 1984. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Mr. Elliott, who was born in Somerville, N.J., was a versatile musician who, in addition to vibraphone, played trumpet, bongos, French horn and mellophone, an adaptation of the French horn that allows the performer to project directly at his audience instead of off to one side."
• David Felmley (1857–1930), educator who served for 30 years as president of Illinois State University, then known as Illinois State Normal UniversityNull, J. Wesley; and Ravitch, Diane. [https://books.google.com/books?id=hf0nDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA295 Forgotten Heroes of American Education: The Great Tradition of Teaching Teachers], p. 295. Information Age Publishing, 2006. {{ISBN|9781607525189}}. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Felmley was born on April 24, 1857, in Somerville, New Jersey."
• Lewis Van Syckle Fitz Randolph (1838–1921), businessman and politician[https://books.google.com/books?id=0XZMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA489 The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time, Volume 7], p. 489. J. T. White Company, 1897. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Randolph, Lewis Van Syckle Fitz, financier, was born at Somerville, Somerset co., N. J., May 16, 1838, son of Enoch Manning and Mary Ann (Van Syckle) Fitz Randolph."
• Kevin Foley (born 1987), professional golferPrunty, Brendan. [http://www.nj.com/golf/index.ssf/2013/09/first_tee_somervilles_kevin_fo.html "First Tee: Somerville's Kevin Foley earns PGA Tour card through Web.com Tour success"], The Star-Ledger, September 2, 2013. Accessed February 3, 2015. "Somerville native Kevin Foley earned his way onto the PGA Tour last month, by finishing in the Web.com Tour's money list."
• Gene Freed (1930–2009), bridge player and physician[http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db2.pdf "Gene Freed 1930–2009"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203194306/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db2.pdf |date=2015-02-03 }}, Daily Bulletin of the 81st Summer North American Bridge Championships, July 5, 2009. Accessed February 3, 2015. "Eugene H. Freed was born in 1930 in Somerville NJ to David and Mildred Freed. He lived there until about age 15, when the family moved to San Diego."
• Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804), lawyer, soldier, and senator from New Jersey[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=f000368 Frederick Frelinghuysen], Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed May 13, 2012.
• Mary Exton Gaston (1855–1956), first female physician in Somerville and a "major force in the borough's development"Burstyn, Joan M. [https://books.google.com/books?id=h-6WCBQPZdoC&q=Mary+Exton+Gaston Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women], p. 144. Syracuse University Press, 1996. {{ISBN|9780815604181}}. Accessed November 15, 2015.
• Frederick Wilson Hall (1908–1984), Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1959 to 1975Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/09/obituaries/no-headline-052786.html "Frederick W. Hall, 76, FormerJustice in Jersey"], The New York Times, July 9, 1984. Accessed July 5, 2016. "Frederick W. Hall, a former associate justice of the New Jersey State Supreme Court and the author of the landmark Mount Laurel zoning decision, died Saturday at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, N.J. He was 76 years old and lived in Somerville."
• Reggie Harrison (born 1951), former professional American football running back for four seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and St. Louis Cardinals[http://www.nfl.com/player/reggieharrison/2516012/profile Reggie Harrison], NFL.com. Accessed October 4, 2015.
• Mort Herbert (1925–1983), jazz bassist and lawyerForbes, Mike. [https://books.google.com/books?id=m7qZCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA104 Louis Armstrong's All Stars], p. 10. {{ISBN|9781326375812}}. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Name: Mort Herbert (né Morton Herbert Pelovitz) Birth: 30th June, 1925; Somerville, New Jersey"
• Naomi Jakobsson (born 1941), member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 103rd District since 2003[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=9626 Representative Naomi D. Jakobsson (IL)], Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 6, 2007.
• Walter J. Kavanaugh (1933–2008), member of the State Senate who represented New Jersey's 16th Legislative District who had been a successful businessman in Somerville and a life member of the Somerville First Aid & Rescue SquadStaff. [http://www.app.com/article/B1/20080112/NEWS04/801120345/ "Walter J. Kavanaugh, former state senator"], Asbury Park Press, January 12, 2008. Accessed October 4, 2015. "Born in Bound Brook, on June 30, 1933, Senator Kavanaugh was a lifelong Somerville resident."
• Joyce Kozloff (born 1942), artist whose politically engaged work has been based on cartography since the early 1990s[http://art.state.gov/ArtistDetail.aspx?id=151088 Joyce Kozoff], United States Department of State. Accessed October 4, 2015. "Born in Somerville, New Jersey, Joyce Kozloff graduated in 1964 from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1967 from Columbia University, New York."
• Joe Lis (1946–2010), Major League Baseball player who played for Philadelphia, Minnesota, Cleveland and SeattleStonger, Karol via Associated Press. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CgpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6878,583278&dq=joe-lis+somerville&hl=en "It took seven years, but Joe Lis has finally made it"], Eugene Register-Guard, April 3, 1971. Accessed May 15, 2011. "In the off-season he went home to Somerville, working at odd jobs. 'I unloaded freight cars, worked in grocery stores, on track gangs,' he said."
• John Mack (1926–2006), principal oboist with the Cleveland Orchestra[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=1132801CAE0F9C58&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=A4FW55GMMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "John Mack: 1927 - 2006 - Dean of American oboists. The influence of the principal of the Cleveland Orchestra extended far beyond that city in his many students"], Chicago Tribune, July 28, 2006. Accessed August 2, 2007. "John Mack was born in 1927 in Somerville, N.J., and took up the oboe in 6th grade."
• Eric Murdock (born 1968), NBA player for the Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers[http://basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MurdoEr01 Eric Murdock] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213163940/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MURDOER01 |date=2007-12-13 }}, Basketball Reference. Accessed June 28, 2009.
• Michael J. Newman (born 1960), United States magistrate judge in the Southern District of Ohio[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Michael%20Newman%20SJQ%20-%20PUBLIC.pdf Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees for Michael Jay Newman], United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Birthplace.... 1960; Somerville, New Jersey"
• Steven J. Ostro (1946–2008), scientist specializing in radar astronomy[https://web.archive.org/web/20090413085141/http://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Ostro/2008%20Ostro.pdf Vita Steven J. Ostro], Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Accessed October 4, 2015.
• Frank Perantoni (1923–1991), American football center who played professional football for the New York Yankees and later served on the Somerville borough councilBarbati, Carl. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74894564/gentleman-perantoni-recalled/ "Gentleman Perantoni recalled"], Courier News, September 19, 1991. Accessed April 1, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The obituary was in last Thursday's newspaper, with the headline "J. Frank Perantoni, councilman, architect, pro football player'.... At various times in his life, he'd been a Somerville borough councilman, a trustee of a local bank and a member of many civic, service and church groups."
• Arnold F. Riedhammer (born 1947), German-American musician, composer, and songwriter{{cite web|url=http://www.zildjian.com/IT-IT/artists/artistDetail.ad2?artistID%3D2702 |title=Arnold Riedhammer |accessdate=2010-02-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213193039/http://zildjian.com/IT-IT/artists/artistDetail.ad2?artistID=2702 |archive-date=2010-02-13 }}
• Helen Riehle (born 1950), politician who serves in the Vermont Senate, representing most of Chittenden County[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5262/helen-riehle Helen Riehle's Biography], Vote Smart. Accessed June 15, 2020. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Birth Place: Somerville, NJ"
• Paul Robeson (1898–1976), actor, athlete, bass-baritone concert singer, writer, civil rights activist, Fellow traveler, Spingarn Medal winner, and Stalin Peace Prize laureateNottle, Diane. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/29/nyregion/jerseyana-remembering-paul-robeson-in-his-jersey-days-and-beyond.html "Jerseyana; Remembering Paul Robeson, in His Jersey Days and Beyond"], The New York Times, March 29, 1998. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Later the Robesons settled in Somerville, where he graduated from high school with honors at 16."
• Brian E. Rumpf (born 1964), politician who represents the 9th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=43228 Assembly Member Brian E. Rumpf], Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 9, 2007.
• Theodore Runyon (1822–1896), politician, diplomat, and American Civil War brigadier general in the New Jersey Militia[https://www.nytimes.com/1896/01/27/archives/mr-runyons-honorable-record-served-in-the-army-and-was-a-successful.html "Mr. Runyon's Honorable Record.; Served in the Army and Was a Successful Lawyer."], The New York Times, January 27, 1896. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Theodore Runyon was born at Somerville, in Somerset County, N.J., Oct. 25, 1822."
• Skinnyfromthe9 (born 1995), rapper and singerCoe, Kairi. [http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/skinnyfromthe9-interview-the-break/ "The Break Presents: SkinnyFromthe9"], XXL, March 2018. Accessed December 26, 2018. "I was born in Hialeah, Fla., but I was basically raised in Somerville, N.J. High school, middle school—all my school years I was in Somerville."
• Frank Snook (born 1949), former relief pitcher who played for the San Diego Padres[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/snookfr01.shtml Frank Snook], Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Born: March 28, 1949 (Age: 71-079d) in Somerville, NJ... High School: Hunterdon Central HS (Flemington, NJ)"
• Ruth St. Denis (1879–1968), modern dance pioneerCoelho, Frank. [http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2011/01/bronze_plaques_to_mark_historic_somerville_buildings.html "Bronze landmark plaques to mark historic Somerville buildings"], The Messenger-Gazette, January 25, 2011. Accessed May 15, 2011. "At Somerset Hall (now Alfonso's Family Trattoria), Phil Decker, chairman of the Somerville Historic Advisory Committee, shows off a plaque marking the site where Ruth St. Denis (then just Ruth Dennis of Adamsville), the American modern dance pioneer, made her professional debut after a couple of warm-up performances in Adamsville."
• William Gaston Steele (1820–1892), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1861 to 1865[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000458 William Gaston Steele], Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 18, 2007.
• Douglas Urbanski, film producerKampfe, John. [http://www.jerseywood.net/2018/01/24/jersey-oscar/garden-state-quintet-vies-for-oscars/ "Garden State Quintet Vies for Oscars"], Jerseywood, January 24, 2018. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Somerville native Douglas Urbanski is a producer for Darkest Hour, which portrays Winston Churchill's leadership in Great Britain during World War II."
• Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989), actor who was featured in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, For a Few Dollars More, Escape from New York and many other films and TV seriesvia Associated Press. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/17/obituaries/lee-van-cleef-actor-dies-at-64-played-villains-in-many-westerns.html "Lee Van Cleef, Actor, Dies at 64; Played Villains in Many Westerns"], The New York Times, December 17, 1989. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Lee Van Cleef was born in Somerville, N.J., on Jan. 9, 1925. His first job was as a farm worker in his home state. He then worked as an accountant in Somerville before beginning in his movie career in 1950."
• Fred Van Eps (1878–1960), banjoist and early recording artist[http://www.gracyk.com/fredvaneps.shtml Fred Van Eps -- Banjoist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514120106/http://www.gracyk.com/fredvaneps.shtml |date=May 14, 2008 }}, Biography by Tim Gracyk. Accessed May 24, 2008.
• Jeffrey Vanderbeek, former owner of the New Jersey DevilsFrezza, Harry; Deak, Mike. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com//Fstory/news/local/somerset-county/2015/01/21/jeff-vanderbeek-somerville-football/22098267/ "Jeff Vanderbeek, former Devils owner, to coach Somerville H.S. football"], Courier News, January 21, 2015. Accessed September 4, 2019. "He returns to a place he lived until 1969 when the family left their East Spring Street home a few blocks from Brooks Field to live on Northern Drive in Bridgewater."
• Mauricio Vargas (born 1992), soccer goalkeeper who plays for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the United Soccer League[http://riverhounds.com/player/mauricio-vargas/ Mauricio Vargas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601183929/http://riverhounds.com/player/mauricio-vargas/ |date=2016-06-01 }}, Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Accessed May 19, 2016. "Vargas' family moved to Costa Rica shortly after his birth in Somerville, New Jersey."
• Frederica von Stade (born 1945), mezzo-sopranoKendall, Leslie. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/01/nyregion/jersey-footlights-opera-star-in-her-home-state.html "Jersey Footlights; Opera Star in Her Home State"], The New York Times, April 1, 2001. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Even as a child, Frederica Von Stade, the Somerville-born mezzo-soprano loved to dress up and entertain."
• Daniel Spader Voorhees (1852–1935), New Jersey State Treasurer from 1907 to 1913Scannell, John James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=vdgDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA634 Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide: Biographies of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State's History, Affairs, Officialism and Institutions 1919-1920 (Volume II)], p. 634. J. J. Scannell, 1919. Accessed December 1, 2013. "Daniel S. Voorhees - Morristown, (32 Maple Avenue) - Lawyer. Born at Somerville, on August 15, 1852."
• Jon Williams (born 1961), NFL player for the New England Patriots[http://archive.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=2973 Jon Williams], New England Patriots. Accessed August 13, 2013. "By the time Jon was in third grade, his Dad was in prison on a murder charge. Three of his six siblings would become drug addicts and the streets of Somerville, N.J., were calling for more victims."
• Elvira Woodruff (born 1951), children's writer known for books that include elements of fantasy and history[https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/Woodruff__Elvira "Elvira Woodruff"], Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Elvira Woodruff was born on June 19, 1951, in Somerville, New Jersey."
• Elinor Wylie (1885–1928), poet and novelist, author of Angels and Earthly Creatures, The Orphan Angel and other worksStaff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WB&s_site=timesleader&p_multi=WB&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FB96925573A035B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D "Her Words Gain Favor"]{{dead link|date=December 2024}}, Times Leader, June 1, 2003. Accessed April 4, 2011. "According to Elinor Wylie A Biography by Stanley Olson, Wylie was born in 1885 in Somerville, N.J., but spent much of her youth in Philadelphia."

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• [https://www.somervillenj.org/ Borough of Somerville official web site]
• [http://www.somervilletv.com Somerville Cable Television]
• [http://www.findsomerville.com/ Downtown Somerville Shopping, Dining & Business Information]
• [https://www.somervillenjk12.org/ Somerville Public Schools]
• {{NJReportCard|35|4820|0|Somerville Public Schools}}
• [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415090 School Data for the Somerville Public Schools], National Center for Education Statistics
• [http://www.somervillenj.org/police Somerville Police Department]
• [http://www.somersetmedicalcenter.com Somerset Medical Center]
• [http://www.54rescue.org/ Somerville Rescue Squad]

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