Bloomsbury, New Jersey

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Bloomsbury is a Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 886.

Bethlehem was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 30, 1905, from portions of Bethlehem Township.^[1]

Bloomsbury is located on the south side of the Musconetcong River in the northwest corner of Hunterdon County. The name is derived from the Bloom family influential in the early history of the town. It was once part of Bethlehem Township and was incorporated as a separate borough in 1905.

The Borough was originally known as "Johnson's Iron Works", named after the charcoal work of Robert Johnson on the north bank of the river. In colonial days, ore from the Musconetcong Mountain was carried down to the river and made into "blooms", masses of wrought iron from the forge. This is another theory of how the Borough received its name.

Bloomsbury is the third smallest municipality in Hunterdon County.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Government 3.1 Federal, state and county representation 4 Education 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Geography

Bloomsbury is located at 40°39′18″N, 75°4′58″W (40.654962, -75.082868)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.

Bloomsbury borders Bethlehem Township in Hunterdon County. Bloomsbury also borders Warren County.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	639		–
1940	704		10.2%
1950	722		2.6%
1960	838		16.1%
1970	879		4.9%
1980	864		-1.7%
1990	890		3.0%
2000	886		-0.4%
Est. 2005	886	[2]	0.0%
Population 1930 - 1990.[3]

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 886 people, 322 households, and 252 families residing in the borough. The population density was 375.9/km² (975.5/mi²). There were 342 housing units at an average density of 145.1/km² (376.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.19% White, 0.34% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.

There were 322 households out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the borough the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $64,375, and the median income for a family was $67,500. Males had a median income of $51,053 versus $33,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,392. About 4.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

The Mayor of Bloomsbury is Mark R. Peck. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Martha Tersigni, Carol Flink, Vicky Papics, Steven Ross, Marc Scheffel and Eric Weger.^[4]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Bloomsbury is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.^[5]

New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District, covering portions of Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, Somerset County and Union County, is represented by Mike Ferguson (R). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 23rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard Lance (R, Flemington) and in the Assembly by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford) and Marcia A. Karrow (R, Raritan Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Hunterdon County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. As of 2007, Hunterdon County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director George D. Muller, Freeholder Deputy Director Erik C. Peterson, Matthew Holt, George B. Melick and Ronald Sworen.

[edit] Education

The Bloomsbury Public School serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.

Students in grades nine through 12 attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Phillipsburg School District.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Hunterdon County web page for Bloomsbury
• Bloomsbury Public School
• Bloomsbury Public School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Bloomsbury Public School
• Phillipsburg High School
• Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.654962° -75.082868°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

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Boroughs	Bloomsbury | Califon | Flemington | Frenchtown | Glen Gardner | Hampton | High Bridge | Lebanon | Milford | Stockton
City	Lambertville
Town	Clinton
Townships	Alexandria | Bethlehem | Clinton | Delaware | East Amwell | Franklin | Holland | Kingwood | Lebanon | Raritan | Readington | Tewksbury | Union | West Amwell
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