South River Census Data

South River Museum, 2005

South River Population,
1880-2000

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Year	Place name	Total population

1880	Washington (town) - East Brunswick Township	1,081
1885	Washington (town) - East Brunswick Township	1,307
1890	South River (town) - East Brunswick Township	1,796
1900	South River borough	2,792
1905	South River borough	3,585
1910	South River borough	4,772
1915	South River borough	6,691
1920	South River borough	6,596
1930	South River borough	10,759
1940	South River borough	10,714
1950	South River borough	11,308
1960	South River borough	13,397
1970	South River borough	15,428
1980	South River borough	14,361
1990	South River borough	13,692
2000	South River borough	15,322

Note: Before 1880, South River was not considered a separate place for the purposes of the Census.

Data for all years except 1885, 1905 and 1915 is from the decennial Census of Population conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The remainder is from Censuses conducted by the State of New Jersey.

Last revised Monday, 19-Jan-2009 09:28:51 MST.

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