Bound Brook, New Jersey
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Bound Brook is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located along the Raritan River. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,988,[10][11] an increase of 1,586 (+15.2%) from the 2010 census count of 10,402,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 247 (+2.4%) from the 10,155 counted in the 2000 census, .[22]
Bound Brook, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40°34′06″N 74°32′18″W[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Somerset |
Incorporated | February 11, 1891 |
Named for | Bound Brook (Raritan River) |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Dominic Longo (D, unexpired term ends December 31, 2028)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Hector Herrera[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Jasmine D. Mathis[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.70 sq mi (4.39 km2) |
• Land | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) 2.00% |
• Rank | 432nd of 565 in state 18th of 21 in county[1] |
Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,988 |
• Estimate | 11,971 |
• Rank | 212th of 565 in state 10th of 21 in county[13] |
• Density | 7,217.3/sq mi (2,786.6/km2) |
• Rank | 64th of 565 in state 3rd of 21 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 732[16] |
FIPS code | 3403506790[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 885166[1][19] |
Website | www |
Bound Brook was originally incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 24, 1869, within portions of Bridgewater Township. On February 11, 1891, it was reincorporated as a borough, based on the results of a referendum held on the previous day.[23][24]