| Bloomingdale, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of Bloomingdale in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Bloomingdale, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Passaic |
| Incorporated | February 23, 1918 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Jonathan Dunleavy |
| • Administrator | Ted Ehrenburg[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.2 sq mi (23.9 km2) |
| • Land | 8.8 sq mi (22.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[4] | |
| • Total | 7,656 |
| • Density | 864.7/sq mi (333.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07403 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 34-06340[5][6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885161[7] |
| Website | http://www.bloomingdalenj.org |
Bloomingdale is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,656.[4]
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Bloomingdale is located at (41.014497, -74.330212).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 9.2 square miles (24 km2), of which, 8.8 square miles (23 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (4.45%) is water.
Bloomingdale was incorporated as an independent Borough on February 23, 1918, when Pompton Township was split up into three Boroughs along with Wanaque and Ringwood.[9] Prior to that, the area was known as Bloomingdale throughout the 19th century and was initially settled as a farming village starting about 1712 with the "Bloomingdale Forge" built shortly thereafter to take advantage of the iron in the hills. The business district along the Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike and the Pequannock River began about the middle of the 19th century.
With the growth of a Rubber Mill and other factories in neighboring Butler beginning about 1868, Bloomingdale's economic growth became associated with its more industrial neighbor. The New Jersey Midland Railroad, later known as the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, laid tracks adjacent to the village, with a Bloomingdale station actually located in what today is Riverdale. The northern section of Riverdale and most of Butler were known as East Bloomingdale and West Bloomingdale respectively during most of the 19th century. Despite crossing a county border, they also shared a school district and residents considered the whole area as "Bloomingdale" until about 1881 when a Post Office named Butler was designated. This began a period of rivalry which caused a schism between the residents of Butler and Bloomingdale resulting in separate schools, churches and even town bands.
Bloomingdale, like most towns in North Jersey, is a suburb of New York City. Some of the things that still link Bloomingdale to its past are its two churches (Methodist and Baptist), the Samuel R. Donald School (originally built in 1886) and the Bloomingdale Cornet Band continuously active since 1884.
DeLazier Field, used by the Triboro Little League, was the home field for the Minor League Baseball team known as the Bloomingdale Troopers of the North Atlantic League from 1946 to 1948. Babe Ruth the baseball legend once played there in the major league
The History of Bloomingdale can be found in three separate books published by the Borough in 1958, 1968 and 1993. Additionally, more history can be found in microfilmed local newspapers located at the Butler Museum, the Morristown Library, the Paterson Library and the New Jersey State Archives.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 2,543 |
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| 1940 | 2,606 | 2.5% | |
| 1950 | 3,251 | 24.8% | |
| 1960 | 5,293 | 62.8% | |
| 1970 | 7,797 | 47.3% | |
| 1980 | 7,867 | 0.9% | |
| 1990 | 7,530 | −4.3% | |
| 2000 | 7,610 | 1.1% | |
| 2010 | 7,656 | 0.6% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[10][4] | |||
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,610 people, 2,847 households, and 2,078 families residing in the borough. The population density was 864.7 people per square mile (333.9/km2). There were 2,940 housing units at an average density of 334.1 per square mile (129.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.55% White, 0.42% African American, 0.12% Native American, 2.19% Asian, 0.67% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.36% of the population.
There were 2,847 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $67,885, and the median income for a family was $75,433. Males had a median income of $46,351 versus $36,607 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,736. 3.4% of the population and 2.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.8% are under the age of 18 and 3.5% are 65 or older.
Bloomingdale is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of the Borough of Bloomingdale is Jonathan Dunleavy. Members of the Bloomingdale Borough Council are Council President Linda Huntley, Mark Conklin, Jo-Ann Pituch, Glenn Schiffman, Linda Shortman and Bernie Vroom.[11]
Bloomingdale is split between the 5th and 11th Congressional districts and is part of New Jersey's 26th state legislative district.[12] The borough was relocated to the 39th state legislative district by the New Jersey Apportionment Commission based on the results of the 2010 Census.[4] The new district will be in effect for the June 2011 primary and the November 2011 general election, with the state senator and assembly members elected taking office in the new district as of January 2012.[12]
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
26th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Joseph Pennacchio (R, Pine Brook) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Alex DeCroce (R, Morris Plains) and Jay Webber (R, Morris Plains).[13] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[14] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[15]
Passaic County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected to staggered three-year terms office on an at-large basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[16] As of 2011, Passaic County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Bruce James (D, term ends December 31, 2011; Clifton), Freeholder Deputy Director Pat Lepore (D, 2013; Woodland Park), Deborah E. Ciambrone (R, 2012; Wayne), Terry Duffy (D, 2013; West Milford), Greyson P. Hannigan (D, 2011; Paterson), Michael Marrotta (R, 2012; Wayne) and Edward O'Connell (R, 2012; Wanaque).[17]
In 2004, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, which regulates the New Jersey Highlands region. Bloomingdale was included in the highlands preservation area and is subject to the rules of the act and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, a division of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.[18] Some of the territory in the protected region is classified as being in the highlands preservation area, and thus subject to additional rules.[19]
The Bloomingdale School District is a Kindergarten-8th grade public school district. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[20]) are two K-4 elementary schools — Martha B. Day School (159 students) and Samuel R. Donald School (174) — and one middle school, Walter T. Bergen School (312) for grades 5-8.
For grades 9-12, high school-aged public school students are bused to adjacent Butler High School in Butler, in Morris County as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Butler Public Schools.[21]
Notable current and former residents of Bloomingdale include:
| Ringwood Borough | Wanaque Borough | |||
| West Milford Township | Pompton Lakes Borough | |||
| Bloomingdale Borough | ||||
| Kinnelon Borough | Butler Borough | Riverdale Borough |
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