Finderne, New Jersey


Finderne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Bridgewater Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 5,600.
Located in southeastern Bridgewater between Bound Brook and Somerville, Finderne is a diverse area with older neighborhoods bordering Foothill Road, newer developments, multi-unit housing near the Raritan River/Manville border, as well as commercial and industrial areas. The Middlebrook Crossing industrial park, the Promenade shopping center and TD Bank Ballpark, home to the Somerset Patriots, are located here. Finderne is known for its sizable Costa Rican American population.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Finderne had a total area of 4.336 square miles, including 4.095 square miles of land and 0.241 square miles of water.

Demographics

Census 2010

Points of interest

The Van Veghten House was built and served as the headquarters of Quartermaster General Nathanael Greene during the second Middlebrook encampment of the American Revolutionary War. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and noted as representing "one of the few remaining Raritan River mansions".