Bloomsbury, New Jersey

Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Borough
House in Bloomsbury
House in Bloomsbury
Official seal of Bloomsbury, New Jersey
wordmark
Location of Bloomsbury in Hunterdon County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Hunterdon County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Bloomsbury in Hunterdon County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Hunterdon County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Bloomsbury is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury
Location in Hunterdon County
Bloomsbury is located in New Jersey
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury
Location in New Jersey
Bloomsbury is located in the United States
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°39′25″N 75°04′34″W / 40.656886°N 75.076225°W / 40.656886; -75.076225[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
IncorporatedMarch 30, 1905
Government
[6]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorVicky Papics (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[3][4]
 • Administrator / Municipal clerkLisa A. Burd (as a shared service with Greenwich Township)[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total0.96 sq mi (2.49 km2)
 • Land0.93 sq mi (2.42 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  3.23%
 • Rank509th of 565 in state
24th of 26 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
335 ft (102 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • Total792
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10]
796
 • Rank542nd of 565 in state
25th of 26 in county[11]
 • Density849.4/sq mi (328.0/km2)
  • Rank402nd of 565 in state
12th of 26 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08804[12][13]
Area code908 exchange: 479[14]
FIPS code3401906370[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0885162[1][17]
School districtPhillipsburg School District
Websitewww.bloomsburyborough.com

Bloomsbury is a borough in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 792,[9] a decrease of 78 (−9.0%) from the 2010 census count of 870,[18][19] which in turn reflected a decline of 16 (−1.8%) from the 886 counted in the 2000 census.[20]

Bloomsbury was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 30, 1905, from portions of Bethlehem Township.[21]

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".[22]

  1. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Borough Clerk, Borough of Bloomsbury. Accessed October 10, 2024.
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  7. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Bloomsbury, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  11. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  12. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Bloomsbury, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 14, 2012.
  13. ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 21, 2013.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Bloomsbury, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed February 12, 2015.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  20. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 154. Accessed October 25, 2012.
  22. ^ Cite error: The named reference HunterdonPage was invoked but never defined (see the help page).