Somerset County, New Jersey
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Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state
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 of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area
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. Its county seat
County seat
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 is Somerville
Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,098. It is the county seat of Somerset County....

.

Somerset County is the ninth-wealthiest county in the United States by per capita income and the highest in New Jersey. Somerset County has the tenth-highest personal per capita income of any U.S. county and the second-highest in New Jersey. The county also ranks sixth in the United States in terms of median income.

Somerset County was created on May 14, 1688, from portions of Middlesex County
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...

.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of 305 square miles (789.9 km²) of which 305 square miles (789.9 km²) is land and 0 square mile (0 km²) (0.12%) is water.

The high point is on Mine Mountain in Bernardsville, at approximately 860 feet (262 m) above sea level. The lowest point is just above sea level on the Raritan River at the Middlesex County line.

Adjacent counties

  • Morris County, New Jersey
    Morris County, New Jersey
    Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....

     – north
  • Union County, New Jersey
    Union County, New Jersey
    Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...

     – east
  • Middlesex County, New Jersey
    Middlesex County, New Jersey
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...

     – southeast
  • Mercer County, New Jersey
    Mercer County, New Jersey
    As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...

     – south
  • Hunterdon County, New Jersey
    Hunterdon County, New Jersey
    Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....

     – west

Demographics

At the 2000 census
Census
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, there were 297,490 people, 108,984 households and 78,359 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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 was 976 per square mile (377/km²). There were 112,023 housing units at an average density of 368 per square mile (142/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 79.34% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 7.53% Black
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 or African American
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, 0.13% Native American
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, 8.38% Asian
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, 0.04% Pacific Islander
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, 2.74% from other races
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, and 1.83% from two or more races. 8.68% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race. 17.6% were of Italian
Italian people
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, 11.4% Irish
Irish people
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, 9.3% German and 7.5% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 108,984 households of which 36.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.19.

Age distribution was 25.50% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 33.80% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median household income
Median household income
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 was $76,933 and the median family income was $90,605. (These figures had risen to $94,036 and $109,488 respectively in 2007 estimates). Males had a median income of $60,602 versus $41,824 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the county was $37,970. The poverty rate is 1.7%, the lowest of any county in the United States with 250,000 or more people. Of the total population, 3.80% of those under the age of 18 and 4.90% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

History

Somerset County is one of America's oldest counties, and is named after the English county of Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...

. The area was first settled in 1681, in the vicinity of Bound Brook
Bound Brook
Bound Brook may mean:*Bound Brook, New Jersey, a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey**Battle of Bound Brook**Bound Brook , a railroad station in the borough...

, and the county was established by charter on May 22, 1688. Most of the early residents were Dutch. General
General
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 George Washington
George Washington
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 and his troops marched through the county on several occasions and slept in many of the homes located throughout the area. Somerset County also played an important part during both World War I
World War I
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 and World War II
World War II
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 with weapons depots and the manufacturing of the army's woolen blankets.

For much of its history, Somerset County was primarily an agricultural county. In the late 19th century, the Somerset Hills
Somerset Hills
The Somerset Hills is a region in the northern portion of Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, almost entirely north of Interstate 78. It comprises Bernards Township , Bernardsville, Bedminster Township, Far Hills, and Peapack-Gladstone...

 area of Somerset County became a popular country home for wealthy industrialists. The area is still the home of wealthy pharmaceutical industrialists.

In the 1960s, townships that were once exclusively agricultural were quickly transformed into suburban communities. Examples include Bridgewater Township
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. , the township population was 44,464.Bridgewater Township was originally created by Royal Charter on April 4, 1749, from portions of the Northern precinct, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of...

 and the Watchung Hills communities of Watchung
Watchung, New Jersey
Watchung is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,801.Watchung was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1826, from portions of North Plainfield Township based on the results...

, Green Brook and Warren Township
Warren Township, New Jersey
Warren Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 15,311....

. This growth was aided by the development of the county's very strong pharmaceutical and technology presence. Indeed, Warren Township
Warren Township, New Jersey
Warren Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 15,311....

 used to be considered "the greenest place in New Jersey." More recently, there has been an influx of New York City commuters who use New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line
Raritan Valley Line
The Raritan Valley Line is a diesel-engine-powered commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit , originating out of Pennsylvania Station, located in Newark, New Jersey, with most trains terminating at the Raritan station, located in Raritan, New Jersey.Some weekday trains continue further...

 and Gladstone Branch
Gladstone Branch
The Gladstone Branch is a branch of New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Lines. The Gladstone Branch primarily serves commuter trains; freight service is no longer operated...

 or use Interstate 78
Interstate 78
Interstate 78 is an Interstate Highway in the Northeast United States, running 144 miles from Interstate 81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown, Pennsylvania, and western and northern New Jersey to the Holland Tunnel and Lower Manhattan in New York City.I-78 is a major road...

.

Government

Somerset County is governed and managed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...

. The board consists of five members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one or two elected each year. Freeholders elect from among themselves a Director who conducts their meetings. Each Freeholder in Somerset County chairs a standing committee: Human Services, Finance and Administrative Services, Public Works I and Public Works II. The Freeholder Director and County Administrator are ex-officio members of each committee.

The Freeholders employ a full-time County Administrator who manages the day-to-day operations of County government. The current County Administrator is Richard E. Williams. The Clerk of the Board of Freeholders oversees the work of their offices. Department heads are appointed in accordance with statute and by resolution of the board. Somerset County currently has approximately 1,400 full-time and 250 part-time employees in about 40 divisions (including the Library System).

Somerset County's Freeholders are:
  • Freeholder Director Robert Zaborowski (Franklin Township
    Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
    -Communities of Franklin Township:The following are census-designated places, unincorporated enclaves, and historical communities located within Franklin Township...

    , 2011)
  • Freeholder Deputy Director Patricia Walsh (Green Brook Township
    Green Brook Township, New Jersey
    Green Brook Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 7,203....

    , 2013)
  • Jack Ciattarelli (Hillsborough Township
    Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
    Hillsborough Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 38,303....

    , term ends December 31, 2012)
  • Peter S. Palmer (Bernardsville
    Bernardsville, New Jersey
    Bernardsville is a borough and affluent suburb in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Bernardsville has the 10th-highest per capita income in the state. Nationwide, Bernardsville ranks 75th among the 100 highest-income places in the United States...

    , 2011)
  • Patrick Scaglione (Bridgewater Township, 2012)


Other elected officials in Somerset County are Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano, Sr., County Clerk Brett A. Radi and Surrogate Frank Bruno.

All current elected officials in Somerset County are Republicans.

Politics

Somerset County has been known as one of New Jersey's more conservative counties. In the 2004 U.S. Presidential election
United States presidential election, 2004
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, George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

 carried Somerset County by a 4.3% margin over John Kerry
John Kerry
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, with Kerry carrying the state by 6.7% over Bush. However, in 2008
United States presidential election, 2008
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, Barack Obama
Barack Obama
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 became the first Democratic Presidential nominee to carry the county since Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
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 in 1964
United States presidential election, 1964
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. Obama won Somerset by a 6.1% margin over John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

, with Obama carrying the state by 15.5% over McCain. In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election
New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009
The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009. Democratic Governor Jon Corzine was running for a second term and was being challenged by Republican Chris Christie, Independent Christopher Daggett and nine others, in addition to several write-in candidates...

, Republican Chris Christie received 56% of the vote, defeating Democrat Jon Corzine
Jon Corzine
Jon Stevens Corzine is the former CEO of Goldman Sachs and of MF Global, and a one time American politician, who served as the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. A Democrat, Corzine served five years of a six-year U.S. Senate term representing New Jersey before being elected Governor...

, who received around 34%.

Legal

In 1996, Nicholas L. Bissell, Jr.
Nicholas L. Bissell, Jr.
Nicholas Louis Bissell, Jr. was a Somerset County, New Jersey prosecutor who fled to Laughlin, Nevada and took his own life after being charged with embezzlement, tax fraud and abuse of power.- Biography :...

, the then county prosecutor, was charged with embezzlement
Embezzlement
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, tax fraud and abuse of power
Abuse of Power
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. He fled to Laughlin, Nevada
Laughlin, Nevada
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, near Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
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 and took his own life when the federal authorities attempted to arrest him.

Taxation

Based on IRS
Internal Revenue Service
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 data for the 2004 tax year, Somerset County had the ninth highest average federal income tax liability per return in the country. Average tax liability was $16,502, representing 16.8% of Adjusted Gross Income
Adjusted Gross Income
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.

Education

Somerset County is home to two college
College
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s:
  • Raritan Valley Community College
    Raritan Valley Community College
    Raritan Valley Community College is an accredited, coeducational, two-year, public, community college located in North Branch , New Jersey...

    , North Branch
    North Branch, New Jersey
    North Branch is an unincorporated area and hamlet located mostly within Branchburg Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey. A portion of North Branch is located in Bridgewater Township...

     (public)
  • Somerset Christian College
    Somerset Christian College
    Somerset Christian College is a private evangelical Christian college and is owned and operated by Pillar of Fire International, a religious denomination. The college was located in the Zarephath section of Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey. Due to the recent flood, all 2011 classes...

    , Zarephath
    Zarephath, New Jersey
    Zarephath is an unincorporated area of Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It was the communal home to the Pillar of Fire Church, and was the worldwide headquarters of Pillar of Fire International and housed the church's college, Somerset Christian College, and radio...

    , in Franklin Township
    Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
    -Communities of Franklin Township:The following are census-designated places, unincorporated enclaves, and historical communities located within Franklin Township...

     (private)


Somerset County Technology Institute Bridgewater, New Jersey. Somerset County Technology Institute is a public institution providing quality post-secondary (adult) education in the areas of General and Computer Technology, Allied Health, Office Administration, Cosmetology and Commercial Art & Multimedia.

Alma White College
Alma White College
Alma White College was a Bible college in Zarephath, New Jersey from 1921 to 1978. It was an institution of the Pillar of Fire Church.-History:...

, which closed in 1978, was a private college located in Zarephath, located in the building now occupied by Somerset Christian College.

Somerset is also home to Somerset Hills Learning Institute, a state-of-the-art program dedicated to educating children on the autism spectrum by utilizing the principles of ABA.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey has a partnership with Raritan Valley Community College
Raritan Valley Community College
Raritan Valley Community College is an accredited, coeducational, two-year, public, community college located in North Branch , New Jersey...

 located in North Branch, NJ. This program allows students who have an Associate's degree to complete a Bachelor's degree by attending Rutgers classes off campus at Raritan Valley Community College
Raritan Valley Community College
Raritan Valley Community College is an accredited, coeducational, two-year, public, community college located in North Branch , New Jersey...

's North Branch campus.

Recreation

Somerset County boasts a number of beautiful county parks, including but not limited to: Lord Stirling Park
Lord Stirling Park
Lord Stirling Park is a 925/950 acre park operated by the Somerset County Park Commission and located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and separated from the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge by the Passaic River...

 (part of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in Morris County, New Jersey. Established in 1960, it is one of more than 550 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System.The refuge was declared a National Natural Landmark in May 1966...

), Colonial Park
Colonial Park Arboretum and Gardens
The Colonial Park Arboretum and Gardens are gardens and an arboretum located in Colonial Park , 150 Mettlers Road, in the East Millstone area of Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey. The grounds are open daily without fee....

 (with a lovely rose garden), Washington Valley Park
Washington Valley Park
Washington Valley Park is a public park between the first and second Watchung mountain ridge in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater Township, New Jersey that is administered by the Somerset County Park Commission...

 (with biking and hiking trails), the Sourland Mountain Preserve
Sourland Mountain Preserve
The Sourland Mountain Preserve is located in Hillsborough and Montgomery townships, Somerset County, New Jersey.The main feature of the preserve is the Ridge Trail [white squares], suitable for hiking and off-road biking...

 (hiking and mountain biking trails), and the newest park in development called Raritan River Greenway
Raritan River Greenway
The Raritan River Greenway is a proposed path in Somerset County, New Jersey that would link Branchburg Township to the East Coast Greenway with the Delaware and Raritan Canal trail in South Bound Brook...

 (which is being developed along the Raritan River
Raritan River
The Raritan River is a major river of central New Jersey in the United States. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.-Description:...

 in Bridgewater Township
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. , the township population was 44,464.Bridgewater Township was originally created by Royal Charter on April 4, 1749, from portions of the Northern precinct, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of...

).

The southeastern portion of Somerset County in Franklin Township also includes the Delaware and Raritan Canal
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a canal in central New Jersey, United States, built in the 1830s that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River. It was intended as an efficient and reliable means of transportation of freight between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York City,...

 State Park, which provides hiking, biking and boating.

Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster is an exclusive golf club owned by celebrity businessman Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

.

Municipalities

The following is a list of the municipalities in Somerset County. Other, unincorporated areas in the county are listed below their parent municipality (or municipalities, as the case may be). Most of these areas are census-designated place
Census-designated place
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s that have been created by the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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 for enumeration purposes within a Township
Township (New Jersey)
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...

. Other communities, historical areas, unincorporated areas, and enclaves that exist within a municipality are marked as non-CDP next to the name.

See also

  • Duke Gardens
    Duke Gardens
    Duke Gardens in Somerset County, New Jersey were among the most significant glass house collections in America. Created by Doris Duke herself, the aerial view confirms they were larger than the New York Botanical Garden's Haupt Conservatory, and were open to the public from 1964 until they were...

  • Hall-Mills Murder
    Hall-Mills Murder
    The Hall-Mills murder case involved an Episcopal priest and a member of his choir with whom he having an affair, who were killed on September 14, 1922, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The suspected murderers, the priest's wife and her brothers, were acquitted in a 1926 trial...

  • Meadows Foundation
    Meadows Foundation
    The Meadows Foundation of Somerset County, New Jersey is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1978. It oversaw the restoration of seven historic houses in Somerset. The homes are on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.-Houses:* Van Liew-Suydam...

  • Middlebush Giant
    Middlebush Giant
    Arthur James Caley or Routh Goshen was most commonly known as Colonel Routh Goshen, but this was a stage name that was created by Phineas Taylor Barnum...

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey
  • Old Dutch Parsonage
    Old Dutch Parsonage
    The Old Dutch Parsonage is a historical house at 38 Washington Place in Somerville, New Jersey.-History:It was the home of the first ministers of the first Dutch Reformed Church and was built with the pooled funds from the congregations in Bridgewater, New Jersey, and Raritan, New Jersey, in 1751...

  • Rockingham
    Rockingham, Kingston
    Rockingham House was the home of John Berrien I and George Washington's final headquarters of the Revolutionary War, located in Franklin Township, New Jersey near Rocky Hill. The house has been moved within southern Franklin Township several times, and is now closer to the Franklin portion of...

  • Six-Mile Run Reservoir
  • Trump National Golf Club of Bedminster, New Jersey
    Donald Trump
    Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...


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