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Watchung is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey and has a population of 5,613.

The Borough of Watchung was organized on April 20,1926 and covers an area of approximately 6.2 square miles. Watchung was settled in the early eighteenth century and slowly grew until recent years. In 1960 the population was 3,312 and in 2000 it was 5,613.

Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Watchung Borough Schools. Schools in the district include Bayberry Elementary School with 403 students in grades K - 4, and Valley View School with 286 students in grades 5 - 8. Watchung's High School students attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren Township. Students from Watchung and from the neighboring communities of Green Brook Township and Warren Township (in Somerset County) and Long Hill Township (in Morris County) attend the school. It serves students in grades nine through twelve and as of the 2005-2006 school year, there were over 1,900 students attending.