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{{short description|Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, US}}
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|leader_name              = Caryl A. "Chris" Shoffner ([[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|D]], term ends December 31, 2023)<ref name=MayorCouncil/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref>
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|leader_name2             = Christina Fischer<ref>[https://sbbnj.com/borough-clerk/ Municipal Clerk and Registrar], Borough of South Bound Brook. Accessed April 18, 2023.</ref>
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|established_date1        = March 16, 1869 (as Bloomington Town)
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|area_code                = [[Area codes 732 and 848|732]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=South+Bound+Brook Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for South Bound Brook, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 30, 2013.</ref>{{force singular}}
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'''South Bound Brook''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 4,863,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 300 (+6.6%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 4,563,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 71 (+1.6%) from the 4,492 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

What is now South Bound Brook was originally formed as a [[town (New Jersey)|town]] within [[Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey|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.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 225. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref><ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nOkkAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA262 ''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period''], p. 262. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 7, 2015.</ref>

==History==
[[File:Queen's Bridge, South Bound Brook.jpg|thumb|Queen's Bridge, South Bound Brook]]
The area had historically been occupied by the [[Lenape]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. The first European settlement was in 1681 and a community was established near the [[Bound Brook (Raritan River)|Bound Brook]] stream of the same name, which flows into the [[Raritan River]] via the [[Green Brook]] on the eastern side of the borough.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111001024540/http://www.raritanlanding.com/voices/places.htm A Note About Places], from ''From Voices of Raritan Landing'', backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 1, 2011. Accessed October 7, 2015.</ref> The brook, which was mentioned as a boundary in a Native American deed, provides the source of the borough's name.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=8 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 7, 2015.</ref><ref>[[Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA53 ''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States''], p. 53. [[United States Government Printing Office]], 1905. Accessed October 7, 2015.</ref>

The area was originally a Dutch community with apple orchards and just west peach orchards. The [[Staats House (South Bound Brook, New Jersey)|Abraham Staats House]] ({{circa|1740}}), located on the south side of Main Street, served as the headquarters of [[Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben|Baron Von Steuben]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>[http://www.staatshouse.org/AboutUs.html Our Mission], Abraham Staats House. Accessed May 17, 2011.</ref> The house remained a private home until it was acquired by the Borough of South Bound Brook in 1999. It was placed on the New Jersey and National Registers in 2002. It is currently the headquarters for the Friends of Abraham Staats House, Inc. https://www.staatshouse.org, who maintain it as a museum.

A wooden bridge over the [[Raritan River]] was erected as early as 1761 and named [[Queen's Bridge (New Jersey)|Queen's Bridge]] in 1767. Later, it became a [[covered bridge]]. During the Revolutionary War, the bridge was used repeatedly by both sides including during the [[Battle of Bound Brook]] in 1777. In 1875, the wooden bridge was replaced by a steel pipe [[truss bridge]].<ref>Snell, James P. [https://books.google.com/books?id=AdMwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA666 ''History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey''], p. 666. Everts & Peck, 1881. Accessed November 15, 2015. "A bridge across the river at this place was ordered built by an act of Legislature passed in 1728. It was not erected however until 1731 for a supplementary act was passed that year in reference to it. It was afterwards called the Queen's Bridge The present bridge was built in 1875 at a cost of about $75,000."</ref> More than 100 years later, that bridge was itself replaced by a steel girder bridge in 1984, still using the old pillars.<ref>[http://njtownguide.com/counties/Somerset/Historic%20Places/Somerset_County%20Historic%20Places.html Somerset County - Historic Places], NJ Town Guide. Accessed August 27, 2013.</ref> The bridge was renovated and paved in 2007.

At this spot on January 4, 1777, General Washington decided to move his troops to [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]] for the winter, thus ending the victorious Trenton-Princeton campaign, rather than attack [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]].

The Battle of Bound Brook, one of the battles in the [[New York and New Jersey campaign]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], occurred on April 13, 1777, and resulted in a defeat for the [[Continental Army]], who were routed by about 4,000 troops under [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] command.<ref>Monsport, Welson. [http://www.njskylands.com/hsBoundBrook.htm "The Battle of Bound Brook"], New Jersey Skylands. Accessed August 27, 2013.</ref>

At dawn on April 13, 1777, Hessian Captain Ewald's assault over the Queens Bridge spanning the Raritan River between South Bound Brook and Bound Brook was pinned down by "murderous fire" from the American soldiers stationed at half moon battery. Advancing North along present day Easton Avenue, Hessian Colonel Donop pushed aside American outposts and arrived 15 minutes after Ewald's attack had faltered. Advancing over the Queens Bridge, Donop's troops engaged the Americans causing them to retreat from the battery. Donop, Ewald's, and General Grant's troops pursued the American troops as they fought through the streets of Bound Brook.<ref>[http://www.lincolnbittner.com/battle_of_boundbrook_2005.html The Battle of Boundbrook]. Accessed May 17, 2011.</ref>

The Reformed Church, also on Main Street (near borough hall) was built in 1848 and has been declared a local historical site by the borough council. Originally called the Dutch Reformed Church of Bound Brook, it has gone through very few changes over the years. A pipe organ received from [[Andrew Carnegie]] has been removed, and the stained glass windows, which had been added well after the original construction. The Reverend Thomas DeWitt Talmadge was a member and preached at the church.

Originally part of [[Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]] and named Bloomington, South Bound Brook was incorporated as a borough by the [[New Jersey Legislature]] in 1907.<ref name=Story/>

In the mid-1970s a teen from the town created a plan for an environmental commission and presented it to the council. James Manley got his commission and the first order of business was to find out what the white piles of waste on the tow path between the [[Delaware and Raritan Canal]] and [[Raritan River]] consisted of. It turned out to be 17% crystal [[asbestos]] by volume. Since there was no New Jersey state regulation for the disposal, this became a landmark case. The waste was hauled in dump trucks through Bound Brook to the [[floodplain]] south of West Main Street and dumped. A trail of asbestos dust led from the old dump site to the new dump location.

===Redevelopment===
The main downtown street in South Bound Brook, known as Main Street, has been refurbished with new sidewalks, lighting, signage and a number of newly renovated stores.

A roofing material manufacturing facility known as [[GAF Materials Corporation|GAF Manufacturing]] was located in South Bound Brook for over a century along Main Street. The site was dormant for about two decades and sat as an eyesore and reminder of the town's industrial past. New [[townhomes]] have been built on the GAF Manufacturing site, along the Delaware and Raritan Canal, which provide the downtown area a new modern look and many new residents.

Part of the redevelopment is being held up by a lawsuit by John Fanaro of Fanaro Carpeting over the right of [[eminent domain]], as the borough tried to seize property along Main Street that is in front of the new townhomes. The redevelopment plan called for the older stores to be razed and replaced with new stores that had parking in back and a dozen rental apartments on the second floor.

A new condominium development along Elizabeth Street in the central part of town was finished in 2010.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 0.74 square miles (1.92&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 0.65 square miles (1.67&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.10 square miles (0.25&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (12.84%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough borders the municipalities of [[Bound Brook, New Jersey|Bound Brook]], [[Bridgewater Township, New Jersey|Bridgewater Township]] and [[Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]] in Somerset County; and both [[Middlesex, New Jersey|Middlesex Borough]] and [[Piscataway, New Jersey|Piscataway]] in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/82875/touches.html Areas touching South Bound Brook], MapIt. Accessed March 8, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/about/county-info/maps/municipalities Municipalities], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 8, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880=  671
|1890=  801
|1900=  883
|1910= 1024
|1920= 1302
|1930= 1763
|1940= 1928
|1950= 2905
|1960= 3626
|1970= 4525
|1980= 4331
|1990= 4185
|2000= 4492
|2010= 4563
|2020= 4863
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| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1880–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 30, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA718 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 718. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403568730 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for South Bound Brook borough, Somerset County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212103919/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403568730 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_som/southboundbrook1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for South Bound Brook borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314205311/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_som/southboundbrook1.pdf |date=March 14, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
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===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 4,563 people, 1,733 households, and 1,120 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was 6,933.8 per square mile (2,677.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,865 housing units at an average density of 2,834.0 per square mile (1,094.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 67.19% (3,066) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 10.10% (461) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.13% (6) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 6.14% (280) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.04% (2) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 11.83% (540) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 4.56% (208) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 27.28% (1,245) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,733 households, 30.1% had children under the age of 18; 45.0% were married couples living together; 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 35.4% were non-families. Of all households, 27.6% were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.22.<ref name=Census2010/>

21.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 105.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 102.4 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $78,427 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,959) and the median family income was $83,438 (+/− $13,065). Males had a median income of $61,042 (+/− $10,592) versus $44,063 (+/− $4,877) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $33,112 (+/− $3,774). About 1.0% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403568730 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for South Bound Brook borough, Somerset County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085645/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403568730 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 4,492 people, 1,632 households, and 1,103 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|5,765.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,676 housing units at an average density of 2U.S. Census, 151.1/sq&nbsp;mi (829.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the borough was 78.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.77% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.57% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 22.89% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603468730.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for South Bound Brook borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202041524/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603468730.pdf |date=February 2, 2015 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403568730 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for South Bound Brook borough, Somerset County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092244/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403568730 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref>

There were 1,632 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.31.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 36.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $48,984, and the median income for a family was $58,214. Males had a median income of $36,955 versus $30,082 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $21,131. About 3.6% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Parks and recreation==
The main attraction in South Bound Brook is the [[Delaware and Raritan Canal]], which forms the northern and eastern boundaries of the town. The canal and its [[D&R Canal Trail]] are used for numerous recreational purposes from light boating to hiking and biking. Also of note is the [[Raritan River]] which lies on the far side of the canal and provides further recreational opportunities such as boating and fishing. The Queens Bridge crosses the canal and river, connecting to Bound Brook.

The [[Raritan River Greenway]] is a proposed path that would link [[Branchburg, New Jersey|Branchburg Township]] to the [[East Coast Greenway]] with the Delaware and Raritan Canal trail in South Bound Brook.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==Government==

===Local government===
South Bound Brook is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected [[direct election|directly]] by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 77.</ref> The borough form of government used by South Bound Brook is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2022}}, the [[mayor]] of South Bound Brook is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Caryl A. "Chris" Shoffner, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2023.<ref>[https://sbbnj.com/government/mayor/ Mayor], Borough of South Bound Brook. Accessed July 17, 2022.</ref> Members of the Borough Council are Council President Richard Eickhorst (D, 2023), Kathleen Connor (D, 2022), Anne Dedousis (D, 2023; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Kathryn M. "Katie" Kelly ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2022), Elizabeth Konkle (D, 2024) and Jitendra "Jimmy" Shah (D, 2024).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://sbbnj.com/government/borough-council/ Borough Council], Borough of South Bound Brook. Accessed July 17, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://sbbnj.com/wp-content/uploads/Documents/Budgets_Audits/2022Budget/2022-Intro-Budget-for-Website.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of South Bound Brook. Accessed July 17, 2022.</ref><ref name=SomersetDirectory>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/46227/638203671214730000#page=70 ''2023 Directory of County & Municipal Offices''], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref><ref name=Somerset2021>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/43891/637725959984900000 2021 General Election Winning Candidates], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Somerset2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Somerset/107161/web.264614/#/summary Somerset County General Election November 3, 2020 Final Certified Results], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]], dated December 3, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2021.</ref><ref name=Somerset2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Somerset/98879/Web02.235350/#/ General Election November 5, 2019 Final Results], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]], updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

In February 2022, the borough council appointed Anne Dedousis to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Elizabeth Chu until she resigned from office the previous month.<ref>[https://sbbnj.com/wp-content/uploads/Council_Minutes_2022/Regular/02_22_Regular.pdf Borough Council Regular Meeting Minutes for February 8, 2022], Borough of South Bound Brook. Accessed July 17, 2022. "Motion by Councilperson Conner to appoint Ann Dedousis to the South Bound Brook Borough Council, seconded by Councilperson Konkle, discussion. No discussion, roll call vote taken, all ayes. (5 ayes, 0 nays) At this time Mayor Shoffner administered the Oath of Office to Ann Dedousis. This is for a one year term."</ref>

In August 2015, the borough council selected Kathryn M. Kelly from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that had been held by James Holmes until he resigned from office the previous month as he was moving out of the borough.<ref>[http://www.sbbnj.com/councilminutes15/rminutes15/07_15_Regular.pdf Borough Council July 14, 2015, Regular Meeting Minutes], Borough of South Bound Brook. Accessed August 1, 2016. "Letter of resignation from Councilperson James Holmes. Councilperson Holmes is moving out of town effective August 1st."</ref><ref>[http://www.sbbnj.com/councilminutes15/rminutes15/08_15_Regular.pdf August 11, 2015, Regular Meeting Minutes], Borough of South Bound Brook. Accessed August 1, 2016. "As discussed, three names were submitted for the vacancy on Council. Kathryn Kelly was chosen to fill the unexpired term. Motion by Councilperson Quinlan to appoint Kathryn Kelly to fill the unexpired term, seconded by Councilperson Timpano, discussion. Roll call vote taken, all ayes. Ms. Kelly is sworn in by the Borough Clerk and takes her seat at the Council Table."</ref> Kelly served on an interim basis until the November 2015 general election, when she was elected to serve the one year remaining on the term of office.<ref name=Somerset2015>[http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/Home/ShowDocument?id=8846 Somerset County - General Election November 3, 2015 Winning Candidates], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 31, 2016.</ref>

====Political corruption====
In 2005, Republican mayor Jo-Anne Shubert resigned as Mayor of South Bound Brook a week before admitting that she had given a $35,000 no-bid computer contract to a company owned by her brother and where she was employed as an office manager.<ref>Hemenway, Chad. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121106180031/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1752676691.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+24,+2006&author=CHAD+HEMENWAY&pub=Courier+-+News&desc=NEW+LOOK+FOR+SOUTH+BOUND+BROOK:+Redevelopment+brings+rebirth+to+determined+community&pqatl=google "NEW LOOK FOR SOUTH BOUND BROOK: Redevelopment brings rebirth to determined community"], ''[[Courier News]]'', September 24, 2006. Accessed May 17, 2011. "'Basically, we tried to reinvent the town,' said former Mayor Jo-Anne Schubert, who made redevelopment a rallying cry of her 10-year political tenure in the borough until her resignation in October 2005."</ref>

In 2010 and 2011, Republican mayor Terry Warrelmann, was involved in a controversy involving his family and the borough's refusal to release police reports surrounding the incident. On July 9, 2010, John Paff, filed a lawsuit seeking the release of the documents.<ref>[http://ogtf.lpcnj.org/2010207yc//PaffvSBB.pdf "OPRA Request: Borough of South Bound Brook"], New Jersey Libertarian Party Open Government Advocacy Project. Accessed January 22, 2015.</ref><ref>Deak, Michael. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100726/NEWS/7260326/Libertarian-party-organiztion-chair-s-lawsuit-seeks-file-possibly-involving-South-Bound-Brook-mayor-s-relative "Libertarian party organization chair's lawsuit seeks file possibly involving South Bound Brook mayor's relative"], ''[[Courier News]]'', July 26, 2010. Accessed January 23, 2015. "John Paff, chairman of the Libertarian Party Open Government Advocacy Project, filed suit in Superior Court against the borough and Borough Administrator Donald Kazar. Paff is contending he should have been given the report about the investigation that may have involved a relative of Mayor Terry Warrelman."</ref> On December 17, 2010, New Jersey Superior Court Assignment Judge Yolanda Ciccone, sitting in Somerville, New Jersey, conducted a hearing on Paff's lawsuit. On March 31, 2011, Paff received a 79-page file containing the redacted versions of documents within that investigative file.<ref>[http://ogtf.lpcnj.org/2010207yc//SouthBoundBrookDocs.pdf ''Paff v. Borough of South Bound Brook''], New Jersey Libertarian Party Open Government Advocacy Project. Accessed January 22, 2015.</ref> The records show that Mayor Warrelmann, along with his son Stephen, Nancy Santora and an unidentified juvenile, were suspects in an investigation of a November 21, 2009, burglary of a shed in South Bound Brook. No charges, however, were brought against any of the suspects.

===Federal, state, and county representation===
South Bound Brook is located in the 12th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 17th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2023>[https://pub.njleg.gov/publications/pdf/2023-NJ-Leg-District-Map.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2023-2031 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed September 1, 2023.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,354 registered voters in South Bound Brook, of whom 655 (27.8% vs. 26.0% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 452 (19.2% vs. 25.7%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,247 (53.0% vs. 48.2%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-somerset-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Somerset], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 51.6% (vs. 60.4% in Somerset County) were registered to vote, including 65.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.4% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref>

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|+ South Bound Brook vote by party <br/> in presidential elections<ref>{{Cite web |title=NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Election Results Archive |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-information-results.shtml |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=nj.gov}}</ref>
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! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.5%''' ''1,060''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.3% ''858''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.2% ''64''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.2%''' ''1,266''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.8% ''808''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.3% ''49''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.7%''' ''985''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.2% ''756''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.1% ''93''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.6%''' ''1,001''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.0% ''627''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.4% ''23''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.1%''' ''961''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.3% ''725''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.6% ''28''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.2% ''679''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.7%''' ''744''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.1% ''17''
|-
|}

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 60.6% of the vote (1,001 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 38.0% (627 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (23 votes), among the 1,664 ballots cast by the borough's 2,531 registered voters (13 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 65.7%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-somerset.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Somerset County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-somerset.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Somerset County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 961 votes (55.4% vs. 52.1% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 725 votes (41.8% vs. 46.1%) and other candidates with 28 votes (1.6% vs. 1.1%), among the 1,735 ballots cast by the borough's 2,233 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.7% (vs. 78.7% in Somerset County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-somerset.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Somerset County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 744 votes (51.3% vs. 51.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 679 votes (46.8% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 17 votes (1.2% vs. 0.9%), among the 1,450 ballots cast by the borough's 1,882 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.0% (vs. 81.7% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_somerset_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Somerset County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref>

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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 67.0% of the vote (636 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 31.0% (294 votes), and other candidates with 2.0% (19 votes), among the 962 ballots cast by the borough's 2,583 registered voters (13 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.2%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-somerset.pdf |title=Governor - Somerset County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-somerset.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Somerset County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 630 votes (56.0% vs. 55.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 371 votes (32.9% vs. 34.1%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 102 votes (9.1% vs. 8.7%) and other candidates with 10 votes (0.9% vs. 0.7%), among the 1,126 ballots cast by the borough's 2,337 registered voters, yielding a 48.2% turnout (vs. 52.5% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-somerset.pdf 2009 Governor: Somerset County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202005801/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-somerset.pdf |date=February 2, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref>

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==Education==

[[File:Robert Morris.jpg|thumb|Robert Morris]]
The [[South Bound Brook School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] at Robert Morris School, named after [[Robert Morris (financier)|Robert Morris]], a financier of the American Revolution.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=ba9365688e6e4baaa1abc84c13a334d9 South Bound Brook Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], South Bound Brook School District, Accessed April 2, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the South Bound Brook School District. Composition: The South Bound Brook School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of South Bound Brook."</ref><ref>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/43585/637716261277570000#page=40 ''2021-2022 Somerset County Public School Directory''], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 10, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/35/4850 School Performance Reports for the South Bound Brook Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 425 students and 37.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.5:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415180&DistrictID=3415180 District information for South Bound Brook Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>

For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public school students attend [[Bound Brook High School]] in [[Bound Brook, New Jersey|Bound Brook]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Bound Brook School District]].<ref>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showdocument?id=12598 Somerset County School Districts - Sending / Receiving / Regional], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 8, 2020. "Bound Brook PreK-12 Receives 9-12 from South Bound Brook"</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.gov/treasury/lgbr/schpdf/bndbrk.pdf "Local Government Budget Review: Borough of Bound Brook Board of Education"], [[New Jersey Department of the Treasury]], February 1999. Accessed September 8, 2014. "The neighboring town of South Bound Brook sends 110 students to the Bound Brook High School on a tuition paying basis."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 652 students and 48.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.4:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402100&ID=340210005144 School data for Bound Brook High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>

==Emergency services==
The South Bound Brook Police Department is a 13-person department consisting of one Chief, two Lieutenants, two Sergeants, and eight officers on patrol. The Chief is Jeff Titus.<ref name=PublicSafety/> The police department does not have its own dispatchers; South Bound Brook currently uses Somerset County Communications for all [[9-1-1]] and non-emergency calls.<ref>Peterka, Amanda. [http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2010/03/somerville_raritan_considering_switch_to_county_dispatcher.html "Somerville, Raritan considering switch to county dispatcher"], ''Messenger-Gazette'', March 21, 2010. Accessed July 29, 2013. "According to Bill Stahl, chief of communications for the county's system, the county's 30 dispatchers provide full services for six municipalities: Branchburg, Bedminster, Peapack-Gladstone, Far Hills, South Bound Brook and the newest, Montgomery."</ref>

The South Bound Brook Fire Department has been in existence for over 100 years. They currently have four pieces of apparatus at their Edgewood Terrace Headquarters: One E-One engine, one E-One 75-foot ladder, a new Seagrave rescue-pumper, and one Chevy Suburban for a chief's vehicle. Their chief is currently Sean Lambertz.<ref>[http://www.sbbfd.com/Fire%20Company%20Info/Fire%20Company%20Info.html History], South Bound Brook Fire Department. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref>

The South Bound Brook First Aid Squad was incorporated by their current name, then in 1990 became South Bound Brook/Franklin Township Rescue Squad. In 2002 the service area was cut back to just South Bound Brook, and the squad's name reverted to South Bound Brook First Aid Squad. The squad operates two ambulances from their Garfield Avenue headquarters, two Ford Type III Ambulances. The squad's water rescue and extrication equipment was sold after the 2002 change. The Chief of the South Bound Brook First Aid Squad is Wendy Franzishen. The squad responds to calls for EMS service on nights and weekends. Somerset Medical Center EMS Units take calls in South Bound Brook during the workday and weekends due to lack of volunteer personnel available.<ref>[http://www.southboundbrookfas.com/about_us.html About Us], South Bound Brook First Aid Squad. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref>

The South Bound Brook Office of Emergency Management was originally the Civil Defense Board, and then briefly called Disaster Control in the 1990s, the Office of Emergency Management is charged with Emergency Preparedness and Planning. They are also responsible for the emergency operations plan, which is updated yearly by all departments of the borough. During major emergencies, they play a significant role in recovery efforts. They are also charged with borough compliance in the [[National Incident Management System]]. The Emergency Management Director/Coordinator is Michael D. Allenovitch.<ref name=PublicSafety>[https://www.sbbnj.com/psfty/ Public Safety], Borough of South Bound Brook. Accessed April 2, 2020.</ref>

==Points of interest==
The [[Staats House (South Bound Brook, New Jersey)|Abraham Staats House]] was built {{circa|1740}} and served as the headquarters for General [[Baron von Steuben]] in 1779 during the [[second Middlebrook encampment]] of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. The house was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2002, and noted as representing "one of the finest remaining buildings from the second phase of Dutch immigration and settlement in the Raritan Valley".<ref name="nrhpnom">{{cite journal
|url={{NRHP url|id=02001483}}
|title=NRHP Nomination: Staats House
|last1=Greiff|first1=Constance M.
|date=December 4, 2002
|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]] is headquartered in South Bound Brook. [[St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary]], [http://www.uocofusa.org/memorial_church.html St. Andrew's Memorial Church], and a large Ukrainian Orthodox cemetery right behind the church, where graves of many politicians from the [[Ukrainian People's Republic]] era can be visited, are located on the south side of the town.<ref>[http://www.uocofusa.org/history.html AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE METROPOLIA CENTER OF THE UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE USA], [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]]. Accessed May 2, 2012.</ref>

<gallery heights=180px widths=220px mode="nolines">
Abraham_Staats_House,_NJ,_north_view.jpg|[[Staats House (South Bound Brook, New Jersey)|Abraham Staats House]]
File:Orthodox Cathedral of St. Andrew in South Bound Brook.jpg|[[St. Andrew Memorial Church]] was built as a [[memorial]] honoring victims of the [[Holodomor]] and serves as the headquarters of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]].
</gallery>

==Flooding issues==
While South Bound Brook does not have the legacy of [[flood]]ing that its sister town [[Bound Brook, New Jersey|Bound Brook]] on the north bank of the Raritan River has, flooding can be a problem in South Bound Brook during major river flooding events, such as a [[100-year flood]] event. In September 1999, the remnants of [[Hurricane Floyd]] caused a record flood crest on the Raritan River. While escaping the worst flooding, due to its elevated perch above the Raritan River, South Bound Brook did experience flood waters in the two- to three-foot range near the canal, including in portions of the downtown area along Main Street.

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-05-30 11 48 59 View north along Somerset County Route 527 (Main Street) between Clinton Street and Elm Street in South Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[County Route 527 (New Jersey)|County Route 527]] in South Bound Brook, the most significant highway in the borough]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|12.51|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|9.01|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|3.50|mi}} by Somerset County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Somerset.pdf Somerset County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

[[County Route 527 (New Jersey)|County Route 527]] is the most significant road to pass through South Bound Brook.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000527__-.pdf#page=20 County Route 527 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated November 2012. Accessed July 17, 2012.</ref> [[Interstate 287]], which provides access and connections to large parts of New Jersey and New York City, passes just to the southwest of South Bound Brook in Franklin Township, with two interchanges providing quick access to South Bound Brook.

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] provides frequent train service on the [[Raritan Valley Line]] to/from [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Penn Station Newark]] and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|Penn Station New York]] via the nearby [[Bound Brook station|Bound Brook Train Station]], which is about a five- to ten-minute walk from downtown South Bound Brook.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=21 Bound Brook station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 21, 2015.</ref>

NJ Transit bus service to and from the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] is provided on the [[114 (New Jersey bus)|114]] and [[117 (New Jersey bus)|117]] routes, with service to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] available on the [[65 (New Jersey bus)|65]] bus line.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212347/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesSomersetCountyTo Somerset County Bus/Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed August 30, 2013.</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from South Bound Brook, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with South Bound Brook include:

* [[Heidi Bohay]] (born 1959), actress and television host<ref>King, Richard. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=smwQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=44sDAAAAIBAJ&dq=heidi-bohay%20south-bound-brook&pg=4865%2C2962216 "Her dreams near reality on 'Hotel'"], ''[[The Free Lance–Star]]'', December 17, 1983. Accessed October 28, 2009.</ref>
* [[Thomas H. Caffrey]] (born 1893), [[Wisconsin]] State Assemblyman<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xbIGAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA223 "Members of the Assembly"], ''[[Wisconsin Blue Book]]'', 1935. Accessed January 27, 2014.</ref>
* [[Tunis Craven]] (1813–1864), commanding officer of the [[USS Tecumseh (1863)|USS ''Tecumseh'']], an iron-hulled, single-turret monitor, commissioned in 1864 and sunk in the [[Battle of Mobile Bay]]. After being hit by a torpedo (actually moored mines) the Tecumseh began to heel rapidly; and men scrambled to abandon ship. Comdr. Craven arrived at the foot of the ladder leading to the main deck simultaneously with the pilot, John Collins. Craven stepped back, saying "After you, pilot," thus permitting Collins to escape. His gallantry cost Craven his life, for the ship sank in a frightfully fast 25 seconds. Resident of South Bound Brook from approximately 1844–1864<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040329015607/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/t3/tecumseh.htm Tecumseh], ''[[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]]''. Accessed May 17, 2011.</ref>
* [[Thomas De Witt Talmage]] (1832–1902), preacher, clergyman and divine, who was a member of the Reformed Church on Main Street in South Bound Brook

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.sbbnj.com/ Municipal website]
* [http://www.sbbfd.com/ South Bound Brook Fire Department Official Web Site]
* [http://www.sbbfas.org/ South Bound Brook First Aid Squad Official Web Site]
* [https://www.southboundbrookk8.org/ South Bound Brook School District: Robert Morris School]
* {{NJReportCard|35|4850|0|South Bound Brook School District}}
* [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415180 School Data for the South Bound Brook School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
* [http://www.eteamz.com/bbhshof/ Bound Brook High School Alumni Association and Hall of Fame]

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