<page_title> Bernards Township, New Jersey </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 17,199 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 24,575 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 42.9% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 26,652 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8.5% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
At the 2010 United States Census, the Bernards population was 26,652, reflecting an increase of 2,077 (+8.5%) from the 24,575 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 7,376 (+42.9%) from the 17,199 counted in the 1990 Census.