Bloomfield, New Jersey

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Bloomfield is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 47,683.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Government
4 Education
5 Transportation
6 History
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Geography

Bloomfield is located at 40°48′11″N, 74°11′20″W (40.803000, -74.188959)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.8 km² (5.3 mi²). 13.8 km² (5.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.19% is water.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	38,077		–
1940	41,623		9.3%
1950	49,307		18.5%
1960	51,867		5.2%
1970	52,029		0.3%
1980	47,792		-8.1%
1990	45,061		-5.7%
2000	47,683		5.8%
Est. 2005	46,146	^[1]	-3.2%
Population 1930 - 1990.^[2]

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 47,683 people, 19,017 households, and 12,075 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,460.6/km² (8,961.5/mi²). There were 19,508 housing units at an average density of 1,415.8/km² (3,666.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 70.09% White, 11.69% African American, 0.19% Native American, 8.38% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 6.42% from other races, and 3.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.47% of the population.

There were 19,017 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the township the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,289, and the median income for a family was $64,945. Males had a median income of $43,498 versus $36,104 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,049. About 4.4% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

The Mayor of Bloomfield is Raymond McCarthy.^[3] Members of the Bloomfield Township Council are:^[4]

First-Ward Councilwoman - Janice Maly
Second-Ward Councilman - Ray Tamborini
Third-Ward Councilwoman - Patricia Ritchings
Councilwoman-At-Large - Patricia Spychala
Councilwoman-At-Large - Peggy O'Boyle Dunigan
Councilman-At-Large - Bernard Hamilton

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Bloomfield is in the Eighth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 28th Legislative District.^[5]

New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Passaic County and northern sections of Essex County, is represented by Bill Pascrell Jr. (D, Paterson). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 28th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Ronald Rice (D, Newark) and in the Assembly by Craig A. Stanley (D, Irvington) and Oadline Truitt (D, Newark). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Essex County's County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Essex County's Freeholders are Freeholder President Blonnie R. Watson, Freeholder Vice President Ralph R. Caputo, Freeholders-At-Large Johnny Jones, Donald M. Payne, Jr., and Patricia Sebold, Freeholder District 1 Samuel Gonzalez, Freeholder District 2 D. Bilal Beasley, Freeholder District 3 Carol Y. Clark, Freeholder District 4 Linda Lordi Cavanaugh and Freeholder District 5 Ralph R. Caputo.

[edit] Politics

On the national level, Bloomfield leans toward the Democratic Party. In 2004, Democrat John Kerry received 57% of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received 42%.

[edit] Education

The Bloomfield Public Schools serve students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are eight elementary schools serving kindergarten through sixth grade — Berkeley Elementary School Brookdale Elementary School, Carteret Elementary School, Demarest Elementary School, Fairview Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, Oak View Elementary School, Watsessing Elementary School — Bloomfield Middle School for grades 7&8, and Bloomfield High School for grades 9-12. Forest Glen School provides individualized programs and services to special needs students in grades 7-12.

Bloomfield College, a liberal arts college founded in 1868, is located in downtown Bloomfield near the town green. The college has approximately 2000 students.

[edit] Transportation

The major New Jersey highway artery that serves Bloomfield is the Garden State Parkway. Its Essex toll plaza is located in the city, as well as two service areas.

Bloomfield is served by the New Jersey Transit Montclair-Boonton Line to Hoboken Terminal or on Midtown Direct trains (about 55%) to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan via the Secaucus Junction. The Bloomfield train station is located off of Bloomfield Avenue in the downtown area. The Watsessing Avenue rail station sits at the corner of Watsessing Avenue and Orange Street, and is located below ground.

Bloomfield is also served by the Newark City Subway system.

Bloomfield is 12.37 miles from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark / Elizabeth, and 28.8 miles from LaGuardia Airport in Flushing, Queens.

[edit] History

Bloomfield was incorporated as a township from portions of Newark Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1812.^[6] The new township took its name from the Presbyterian parish named for Governor of New Jersey Joseph Bloomfield.

At that time it covered 20.52 square miles (now 5.4 square miles) and included several villages which left Bloomfield during the century. Their names and dates of separation were Belleville (April 8, 1839), Montclair (April 15, 1868), Woodside (March 24, 1869) and Glen Ridge (February 13, 1895).^[6]^[7] Bloomfield was incorporated as a town on February 26, 1900.^[6]

[edit] References

^ Census data for Bloomfield township, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
^ Mayor Raymond J. McCarthy, accessed March 13, 2007
^ Township of Bloomfield - List of Township Officials, accessed March 13, 2007
^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 55, accessed August 30, 2006
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 126.
^ A Brief History of Bloomfield, accessed June 16, 2006

[edit] External links

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