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South River is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 16,008,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 686 (+4.5%) from the 15,322 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,630 (+11.9%) from the 13,692 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(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 August 28, 2012.〕 What is now South River was originally formed as the town of Washington within East Brunswick Township on February 23, 1870. South River was incorporated as an independent borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1898, replacing Washington town.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 174. Accessed August 28, 2012.〕〔Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. (''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Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period'' ), p. 263. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 7, 2015.〕 It was named after the South River, which marks the borough's eastern and northeastern boundary.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 7, 2015.〕〔Gannett, Henry. (''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States'' ), p. 28. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed October 7, 2015.〕 ==History== South River was originally part of East Brunswick Township. Originally referred to as Washington, the community eventually split away as did Spotswood and Milltown.〔 ;Name changes:〔Cheslow, Jerry. ("If You're Thinking of Living in: South River" ), ''The New York Times'', December 24, 1989. Accessed August 10, 2013.〕 * 1683–1720: Commonly referred to as South River Landing. * 1720: Name changed to Willettstown after settler Samuel Willett. * 1784: Name changed to Washington and referred to as Washington Village, Washington Woods, and Little Washington. The current name was considered at the suggestion of Abraham Barkelew, one of the original settlers in the town. * 1870: Village name officially changed to South River. * 1897: South River becomes borough.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South River, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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