Bloomingdale, Passaic County, New Jersey
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Bloomingdale is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,610.
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[edit] Geography
Bloomingdale is located at (41.014497, -74.330212)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 23.9 km² (9.2 mi²). 22.8 km² (8.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (4.45%) is water.
[edit] History
Bloomingdale was incorporated as an independent Borough in 1918, when Pompton Township was split up into three Boroughs along with Wanaque and Ringwood. 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, became a suburb of New York City during the latter half of the 20th century. 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.
The History of Bloomingdale can be found in 3 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.
[edit] Demographics
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 333.9/km² (864.7/mi²). There were 2,940 housing units at an average density of 129.0/km² (334.1/mi²). 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.
As of 2004 Bloomingdale has a population of 7,453 and the average household income in Bloomingdale is $80,305. Residents of Bloomingdale enjoy 27 degree weather in the month of January and 73.6 degree weather in the month of July. The median age in Bloomingdale is 37.95 and the average household size in Bloomingdale is 2.67. The average home sale value in Bloomingdale is $273,660.
[edit] Population
- Total Population: 7,453
- Population Male: 3,692
- Population Female: 3,761
- Percent Change: 2%
- Median Age: 37.95
[edit] Households & Dwellings
- Median Dwelling Age: 40
- Vacant Dwellings: 86
- Owner-Occupied Dwellings: 2,053
- Renter Occupied Dwellings: 689
- Average Household Size: 2.67
- Annual Residential Turnover: 11.12
- Median Years in Residence: 4.29
[edit] Income, Expenditures, Assets and Debts
- Average household income: $80,305
- Per capita Income: $29,573
- Median Disposable Income: $59,014
- Average Total Household Expenditures: $59,754
- Average Household net worth: $161,059
- Median Mortgage Debt: $46,943
- Median Credit Card Debt: $1,501
[edit] Weather and Environment
- Average January High Temp: 35.6 degrees
- Average January Low Temp: 18.4 degrees
- Average July High Temp: 84.1 degrees
- Average July Low Temp: 63.1 degrees
- Annual Precipitation: 48.78
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Mayor of the Borough of Bloomingdale is Craig A. Ollenschleger. Members of the Bloomingdale Borough Council are Council President Robert Voorman, Donald G. "Don" Boonstra, Linda J. Huntley, Susan A. "Sue" Smith, William R. Steenstra and Bernard H. "Bernie" Vroom.[1]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Bloomingdale is split between the Fifth and Eleventh Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 26th Legislative District.[2]
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District, covering western portions of Essex County, all of Morris County, and sections of Passaic County, Somerset County and Sussex County, is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 26th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Martin (R, Morris Plains) and in the Assembly by Alex DeCroce (R, Morris Plains) and Joseph Pennacchio (R, Morris Plains). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Passaic County's Board of Chosen Freeholders are Freeholder Director Elease Evans of Paterson, Freeholder Deputy Director Sonia Rosado of Ringwood, Terry Duffy of West Milford, James Gallagher of Paterson, Bruce James of Clifton, Pat Lepore of West Paterson and Tahesha Way of Wayne.
[edit] Education
The Bloomingdale School District is a Kindergarten-8th grade school district serving approximately 665 students in two elementary schools — Martha B. Day School and Samuel R. Donald School — and one middle school, Walter T. Bergen School.
For grades 9-12, high school-aged 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.
[edit] References
- ^ Bloomingdale Elected Officials, accessed February 23, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 55, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Bloomingdale official website
- Bloomingdale School District official website
- Bloomingdale School District's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Bloomingdale School District
- Bloomingdale Public Library
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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