Hillsborough Township is located on 55 square miles near the center of Somerset County, New Jersey. Unincorporated communities located within Hillsborough Township include Belle Mead, Blackwells Mills, Flagtown, Neshanic and South Branch. As of the 2010 census there were 38,303 people, 13,573 households, and 10,424 families residing in the township.
In Money magazine's 2013 Best Places to Live rankings, Hillsborough was ranked 16th in the nation. Among the town's amenities are lakes, rivers, mountains, farmland, hiking trails, biking trails, walking trails, wildlife, open spaces, and great schools.