Bound Brook
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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 )
- Water
- 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km ) 2.00%
- Rank
- 432nd of 565 in state, 18th of 21 in county
- Elevation
- 43 ft (13 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 12,371
- Density
- 7,217.3/sq mi (2,786.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 11988
- Area
- 4.389028
- Elevation
- 43
- Official website
- boundbrooknj.net
- Image
- Bound Brook, NJ - hotel and clock tower.jpg
- Households
- 3582
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- Commons category
- Bound Brook, New Jersey
- postal code
- 08805
- inception
- 1681-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 2.0953
- per capita income
- 36880
- P12749
- Helmuth von Glasenapp
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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.