Bound Brook

Also known as Bound Brook, New Jersey, Bound Brook, NJ

borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Somerset
Incorporated: February 11, 1891
Named after: Bound Brook (Raritan River)
Type: Borough
Body: Borough Council
Mayor: Dominic Longo ( D , unexpired term ends December 31, 2027)
Administrator: Jasmine D. McCoy
Municipal clerk: Jasmine D. McCoy
Total: 1.69 sq mi (4.39 km )
Land: 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km )
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Queen's Bridge over the Raritan River 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, an increase of 1,586 (+15.2%) from the 2010 census count of 10,402, which in turn reflected an increase of 247 (+2.4%) from the 10,155 counted in the 2000 census.

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.