Bloomsbury, New Jersey
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, a decrease of 78 (−9.0%) from the 2010 census count of 870, which in turn reflected a decline of 16 (−1.8%) from the 886 counted in the 2000 census.
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Location of Bloomsbury in Hunterdon County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Hunterdon County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
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| Coordinates: 40.656886°N 75.076225°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Incorporated | March 30, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Vicky Papics (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Lisa A. Burd (as a shared service with Greenwich Township) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km2) |
| • Land | 0.93 sq mi (2.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 3.23% |
| • Rank | 509th of 565 in state 24th of 26 in county |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 792 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 797 |
| • Rank | 542nd of 565 in state 25th of 26 in county |
| • Density | 849.4/sq mi (328.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 402nd of 565 in state 12th of 26 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08804 |
| Area code | 908 exchange: 479 |
| FIPS code | 3401906370 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885162 |
| School district | Phillipsburg School District |
| Website | www |
Bloomsbury was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 30, 1905, from portions of Bethlehem Township.
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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