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Branchburg Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 14,566.

Branchburg Township has a history dating back to before the American Revolutionary War. Branchburg Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 5, 1845, from portions of Bridgewater Township.

Branchburg ranks seventh in size among Somerset County's twenty-one municipalities, and covers a total area of 20.3 square miles, being eleven miles long and approximately 2 miles across at its widest point. The hamlets of North Branch and Neshanic Station are included within Branchburg Township, which brings the ambiance of small villages and charm to the area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 52.5 km² (20.3 mi²), all land.

The Township is bordered on the west by Hunterdon County; on the north by Bedminster Township and on the south by Bridgewater Township and Hillsborough Township. The main watercourses are the Lamington River on the north, the North Branch of the Raritan River on the east and the South Branch of the Raritan River on the east and south. These rivers along with small streams and brooks are excellent for fishermen who enjoy trout stocked streams and rivers.

Newark Liberty International Airport is located approximately 35 miles northeast of Branchburg. Also within driving distance are Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE, formerly Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton International Airport) near Allentown, Pennsylvania, John F. Kennedy International Airport and La Guardia Airport in New York, as well as the Mercer-Trenton Airport near Trenton and Princeton in Mercer County.

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