| Finderne, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Somerset County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Finderne |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somerset County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Somerset |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bridgewater |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.21 |
| Area Land Km2: | 10.60 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.62 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.33 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.24 |
| Area Water Percent: | 5.56 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 6392 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1562.5 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation M: | 25 |
| Elevation Ft: | 82 |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [4] [5] |
| Coordinates: | 40.5613°N -74.5742°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08876 - Somerville[6] |
| Area Code: | 908 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [7] [8] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 02583988[9] |
Finderne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[10] located within Bridgewater Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[11] [12] [13] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 5,600.[14]
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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Finderne had a total area of 4.336 square miles (11.232 km2), including 4.095 square miles (10.607 km2) of land and 0.241 square miles (0.625 km2) of water (5.56%).[4]
The 2010 United States census counted 5,600 people, 2,147 households, and 1,327 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,324 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 70.86% (3,968) White, 5.61% (314) Black or African American, 0.29% (16) Native American, 14.77% (827) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 5.93% (332) from other races, and 2.55% (143) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.04% (1,178) of the population.[14]
Of the 2,147 households, 29.5% had children under the age of 18; 45.8% were married couples living together; 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 38.2% were non-families. Of all households, 30.9% were made up of individuals and 14.3% 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 3.19.[14]
20.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.2 males.[14]
The Van Veghten House was built and served as the headquarters of Quartermaster General Nathanael Greene during the second Middlebrook encampment (winter of 1778–79) 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".[15]