South River, New Jersey

South River is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

South River, New Jersey
Borough
Aerial view of South River borough, along the banks of the namesake South River tributary of the Raritan River
Seal
Motto(s):  "A Community With a Proud Past and a Bright Future"
Location of South River in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of South River, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40.445652°N 74.378459°W / 40.445652; -74.378459[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Middlesex
Incorporated	February 28, 1898
Government [3]
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area [4]
• Total	2.94 sq mi (7.61 km2)
• Land	2.79 sq mi (7.21 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)  5.27%
• Rank	336th of 565 in state 17th of 25 in county[1]
Elevation [5]	26 ft (8 m)
Population  (2020)[6][7]
• Total	16,118
• Rank	164th of 565 in state 15th of 25 in county[8]
• Density	5,787.4/sq mi (2,234.5/km2)
• Rank	95th of 565 in state 7th of 25 in county[8]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes	08882[9][10]
Area code(s)	732[11]
FIPS code	3402369420[1][12][13]
GNIS feature ID	0885403[1][14]
Website	www.southrivernj.org

Demographics

At the 2020 United States Census, there were 16,118 people, 5,694 households, and 4,220 families residing in the borough.^[15][16]

South River's largest incoming immigrant population are Asians, Mexicans and Brazilian populations.

Belarusians in South River

Monument for "Those who fought for Freedom and Independence of Byelorussia"

South River has become a center for Belarusian Americans in the postwar-period. The immigrants reestablished the Belarusian Orthodox parish of St. Eufrasinnia, that previously existed in Germany. In 1953 a Belarusian cemetery was opened, that houses also Radasłaŭ Astroŭski.^[17]

Government

Local government

The town government council has a Mayor and a Borough Council. It has 6 members that serve three-year terms. Two members are up for election each year. ^[3]

Federal Representation

South River is located in the 12th Congressional District^{[18][19][20][21]}

Education

The South River Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through Twelfth grade.

As of the 2022-23 school year, the district's four schools had a total enrollment of 2,462 students and 209 classroom teachers.^[22]

Transportation

Roads and highways

The borough had a total of 49.25 miles (79.26 km) of roads 43.50 miles (70.01 km) were maintained by the municipality. 5.75 miles (9.25 km) are maintained by Middlesex County.

The mains roads that travel through are CR 535 and CR 527. Route 18 passes just west of the borough, which provides access to the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95).

Public transportation

New Jersey Transit bus service is provided on the 811 and 815 routes.