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Bloomsbury, New Jersey
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House in Bloomsbury
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Map of Bloomsbury in Hunterdon County. Inset: Location of Hunterdon County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
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Census Bureau map of Bloomsbury, New Jersey
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 Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Location in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Hunterdon |
| Incorporated | March 30, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km2) |
| • Land | 0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 3.23% |
| Area rank | 509th of 565 in state 24th of 26 in county |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 870 |
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839 |
| • Rank | 539th of 566 in state 25th of 26 in county |
| • Density | 991.9/sq mi (383.0/km2) |
| • Density rank | 383rd of 566 in state 11th of 26 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code |
08804
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| Area code(s) | 908 exchange: 479 |
| FIPS code | 3401906370 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885162 |
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Bloomsbury is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 870, reflecting a decline of 16 (-1.8%) from the 886 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 4 (-0.4%) from the 890 counted in the 1990 Census.
Bloomsbury was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 30, 1905, from portions of Bethlehem Township.
The Borough of Bloomsbury 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 masses of wrought iron that are known as "blooms".
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.910 square miles (2.358 km2), including 0.877 square miles (2.272 km2) of land and 0.033 square miles (0.086 km2) of water (3.64%).
The borough borders Bethlehem Township in Hunterdon County, as well as the townships of Franklin, Greenwich and Pohatcong all within Warren County. 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.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 585 | — | |
| 1910 | 600 | — | |
| 1920 | 650 | 8.3% | |
| 1930 | 639 | −1.7% | |
| 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% | |
| 2010 | 870 | −1.8% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 839 | −3.6% | |
| Population sources: 1910-1920 1910 1910-1930 1930-1990 2000 2010 |
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Census 2010
As of the census of 2010, there were 870 people, 337 households, and 237 families residing in the borough. The population density was 991.9 per square mile (383.0/km2). There were 358 housing units at an average density of 408.1 per square mile (157.6/km2)*. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.40% (830) White, 1.03% (9) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 1.84% (16) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.34% (3) from other races, and 1.38% (12) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.02% (35) of the population.
There were 337 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the borough, the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 101.6 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $98,571 (with a margin of error of +/- $19,026) and the median family income was $106,324 (+/- $11,687). Males had a median income of $71,000 (+/- $9,149) versus $50,417 (+/- $7,595) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $42,141 (+/- $6,038). About 2.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Roads and highways
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As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 6.77 miles (10.90 km) of roadways, of which 4.99 miles (8.03 km) were maintained by the municipality, 0.49 miles (0.79 km) by Hunterdon County and 1.29 miles (2.08 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Several major roads run through the borough. Interstate 78 / U.S. Route 22 pass through the north and connects Bloomsbury at Exit 7 with Route 173.
The major county road that passes through is CR 579.
Public transportation
Public transportation is limited to The LINK, a public bus service which serves Hunterdon County. Funding for operation of the Hunterdon County LINK System is provided by Hunterdon County, NJ Transit and the Federal Transit Administration.
Rail / Lehigh Line
Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad), runs through the southwest part of Bloomsbury along the border with Bethlehem Township on its way to Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
Education
The Bloomsbury School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Bloomsbury Public School. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 94 students and 11.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1. In the 2016–17 school year, the district had the 11th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state. The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program. Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.
Public school students from Bloomsbury in ninth through twelfth grades attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg in Warren County, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Phillipsburg School District. The high school also serves students from four other sending communities: Alpha, Greenwich Township, Lopatcong Township and Pohatcong Township. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,650 students and 126.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Hunterdon County Vocational School District, a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in Raritan Township and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bloomsbury include:
- John T. Bird (1829–1911), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1869 to 1873.
- Jen Ponton (born 1984), actress, screenwriter and producer, best known for portraying Rubi in the AMC series Dietland.
See also
In Spanish: Bloomsbury (Nueva Jersey) para niños
