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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. Image File history File links Bloomfield_twp_nj_013. ... Image File history File links Bloomfield_twp_nj_013. ... Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... For the Bon Jovi album, see New Jersey (album) Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 kmÂ²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ... The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

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. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

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. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

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. Matrimony redirects here. ...

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. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Government

Local government

The Mayor of Bloomfield is Raymond McCarthy. Members of the Bloomfield Township Council are:^[1] A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...

Federal, state and county representation

Bloomfield is in the Eighth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 28th Legislative District.^[2]

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). New Jerseys 8th Congressional District is made up of twenty-one towns in Passaic and Essex counties. ... Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... William J. Pascrell Jr. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The skyline of Paterson, New Jersey, showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is a businessman and Democratic Party politician. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map highlighting Cliffside Parks location within Bergen County. ... U.S. Representative and Senator-appointee Bob Menendez Robert Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic politician from New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...

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). The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Sen. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006â€“2010 Area [1] - City 67. ... The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Assemblyman Craig A. Stanley Craig A. Stanley (born November 20, 1955) has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1996 and represents the 28th legislative district. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of Irvington Township in Essex County Irvington is a Township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Oadline Truitt is an Assemblywoman who was selected to serve in the New Jersey General Assembly in 2006 to represent the 28th legislative district. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006â€“2010 Area [1] - City 67. ... The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the current Governor of New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...

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. Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... A County Executive is the title assigned to a person hired to run the day to day operations of a county. ... The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the legislative body in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey. ...

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%.

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. The Bloomfield Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Bloomfield, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Bloomfield High School is a Public High School in Bloomfield, New Jersey. ...

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

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. The Garden State Parkway is a 174. ...

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. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. ... The Montclair-Boonton Line is one of New Jersey Transits commuter lines. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Transportation in New Jersey ... The Kearny Connection allows trains from New Jersey Transits Morris and Essex Lines (part of the Hoboken Division) to go to New York Penn Station, known as MidTOWN DIRECT service. ... Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as Penn Station) is the major intercity rail station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. ... View of Midtown from Empire State Building. ... Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Station The Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Station, known as Secaucus Transfer in planning stages, is a major rail hub in Secaucus, New Jersey. ... Bloomfield Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Bloomfield, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. ... Watsessing Avenue Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Bloomfield, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. ...

Bloomfield is also served by the Newark City Subway system. PCC streetcar at Newark Penn Station in 2001, signed as 7 City Subway. ...

Bloomfield is 12.37 miles from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark / Elizabeth, and 28.8 miles from LaGuardia Airport in Flushing, Queens. Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR), formerly known as Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. ... Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006â€“2010 Area [1] - City 67. ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Union County Court House Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... FAA diagram of LaGuardia Airport (LGA) LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA) is an airport serving New York City, United States, located on the waterfront of Flushing in the borough of Queens. ... A few landmarks from two New York Worlds Fairs still stand in Flushing Meadows, including the US Steel Unisphere Flushing is a neighborhood within the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. ...

History

Bloomfield was incorporated as a township from portions of Newark Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1812.^[3] The new township took its name from the Presbyterian parish named for Governor of New Jersey Joseph Bloomfield. Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006â€“2010 Area [1] - City 67. ... The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in leap years). ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Joseph Bloomfield (1753-1823) in a painting by Charles Peale Joseph Bloomfield (October 18, 1753, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey â€“ October 3, 1823, Burlington, New Jersey) was a Governor of New Jersey. ...

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).^[3]^[4] Bloomfield was incorporated as a town on February 26, 1900.^[3] Map of Belleville Township in Essex County Belleville is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Map of Montclair Township in Essex County Montclair is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Map of Glen Ridge in Essex County Glen Ridge is a borough located in Essex County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough had a total population of 7,271. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator A Town in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...

References

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External links

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For the Bon Jovi album, see New Jersey (album) Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 kmÂ²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006â€“2010 Area [1] - City 67. ... A Borough (sometimes spelled Boro on road signage) in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of twelve forms of municipal government. ... Map of Caldwell in Essex County Caldwell is a borough located in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey, about sixteen miles outside of New York City. ... Map of Essex Fells in Essex County Essex Fells is a borough located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... 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