South Bound Brook, New Jersey
South Bound Brook, New Jersey | |
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Delaware and Raritan Canal locks | |
Location of South Bound Brook in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of South Bound Brook, New Jersey | |
Location in Somerset County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′14″N 74°31′39″W / 40.553947°N 74.527455°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Formed | Unknown (within Franklin Township) |
| Renamed | March 16, 1869 (as Bloomington Town) |
| Renamed | May 29, 1891 (as South Bound Brook Town) |
| Incorporated | May 1, 1907 |
| Named after | Bound Brook (Raritan River) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Caryl A. "Chris" Shoffner (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Christina Fischer |
| • Municipal clerk | Christina Fischer |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2) |
| • Land | 0.65 sq mi (1.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) 12.84% |
| • Rank | 526th of 565 in state 19th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,863 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,811 |
| • Rank | 382nd of 565 in state 17th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 7,543.4/sq mi (2,912.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 59th of 565 in state 2nd of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08880 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3403568730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885401 |
| Website | www |
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South Bound Brook is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,863, an increase of 300 (+6.6%) from the 2010 census count of 4,563, which in turn reflected an increase of 71 (+1.6%) from the 4,492 counted in the 2000 census.
What is now South Bound Brook was originally formed as a town within Franklin Township. On March 16, 1869, the name of the community was changed to Bloomington, which lasted until May 29, 1891, when the name reverted to South Bound Brook town. South Bound Brook was incorporated as an independent borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1907, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1907.