Somerset (NJ)

Welcome to Somerset County ...

Time Zone: Somerset County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Somerville is the Seat for Somerset County.

Somerset County was founded in 1688 and was created by taking area from Middlesex County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Somerset had a population of 328,934 people. This is an increase of 1.48% since the last Census (which gave a population of 324,122 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Somerset represented 3.69% of the total population of New Jersey.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to New Jersey
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- Website for the New Jersey State Archives

Websites specific to Somerset County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Hunterdon County
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- Mercer County
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- Middlesex County
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- Morris County
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- Union County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Somerset County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Somerset County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.