Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Map of Bloomsbury in Hunterdon County
Coordinates: 40°39′18″N 75°4′58″W / 40.655, -75.08278
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Hunterdon
Area
- Total	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²)
- Land	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	312 ft (95 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	886
- Density	975.5/sq mi (376.6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	08804
Area code(s)	908
FIPS code	34-06370[1]
GNIS feature ID	0874821[2]

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

Bloomsbury was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 30, 1905, from portions of Bethlehem Township.^[3]

The Borough was once known as "Johnson's Iron Works", owned by Robert Johnson on the north bank of the river. The current name is derived either from the Bloom family influential in the early history of the town or from the iron ore processed into "blooms", masses of wrought iron.^[4]

Geography

Bloomsbury is located at 40°39′18″N, 75°4′58″W (40.654962, -75.082868)^[5].

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

Bloomsbury is located on the south side of the Musconetcong River in the northwest corner of Hunterdon County and is the third smallest municipality in Hunterdon County.^[4]

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

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 886 people, 322 households, and 252 families residing in the borough. The population density was 975.5 people per square mile (375.9/km²). There were 342 housing units at an average density of 376.6/sq mi (145.1/km²). 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.

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][8]

Federal, state and county representation

Bloomsbury is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.^[9]

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).

For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 23rd district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township) and in the Assembly by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford Township) 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, who serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis. As of 2008, Hunterdon County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Erik Peterson (Milford), Freeholder Deputy Director William Mennen (Tewksbury Township), Matt Holt (Clinton Town), George B. Melick (Tewksbury Township) and Ronald Sworen (Frenchtown).^[10]

Education

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

Students in public school for grades nine through 12 attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Phillipsburg School District.^[11]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Bloomsbury include:

• John T. Bird (1829-1911), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1869 to 1873.^[12]

References

External links

• Bloomsbury Borough website
• Hunterdon County web page for Bloomsbury
• Bloomsbury Public School
• Bloomsbury Public School's 2006-07 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

• Bloomsbury, New Jersey is at coordinates 40°39′18″N 75°04′58″W / 40.654962, -75.082868 (Bloomsbury, New Jersey)Coordinates: 40°39′18″N 75°04′58″W / 40.654962, -75.082868 (Bloomsbury, New Jersey)

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