South River, New Jersey Statistic: Population, Charts, Map, Steets and More

If you're wondering about the population and steets of South River City, NJ, you've come to the right place. We've compiled the latest data available for South River, NJ, and broken it down by sector. For instance, the most common employment sectors in South River include construction, retail trade, and educational services. However, the median household income is only $62,972. The poverty rate is 0.65%.

Before Europeans came to Chicago, Native American peoples had been crossing the city's waterways. They included Woodland, Archaic, and Upper Mississippian tribes, as well as Miami and Potawatomi tribes. They called black bears and deer by their Native names. They also named the river Checagou after a wild leek. During the Great Depression, the river became a squatters' camp and had many inhabitants living on makeshift houseboats near Irving Park Road.

The South Branch was once railroad yards. After intercity passenger rail was introduced in the Chicago area, the river bank south of the Loop was a railroad hub for the Midwest. In the 1930s, the South Branch was straightened. It became one of the largest riverfront communities in the United States. The South Branch also became the largest railroad hub in the Midwest, and Frances Cabrini Homes and other high-rise housing projects began to spring up along the riverbank.