Editing Bloomsbury, New Jersey

{{short description|Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US}}
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|leader_name              = Vicky Papics ([[New Jersey Republican Party|R]], term ends December 31, 2027)<ref name=Council/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]] / [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Lisa A. Burd (as a shared service with [[Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]])<ref>[https://www.bloomsburyborough.com/boro-clerk Borough Clerk], Borough of Bloomsbury. Accessed October 10, 2024.</ref>
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|area_code =             [[Area code 908|908]] [[Telephone exchange|exchange]]: 479<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Bloomsbury&frmCounty=Hunterdon Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Bloomsbury, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed February 12, 2015.</ref>
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'''Bloomsbury''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 792,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 78 (−9.0%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 870,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 16 (−1.8%) from the 886 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls 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.</ref>

Bloomsbury was incorporated as a borough by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on March 30, 1905, from portions of [[Bethlehem Township, New Jersey|Bethlehem Township]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''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.</ref>

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 "[[Bloomery|blooms]]".<ref name=HunterdonPage/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 0.96 square miles (2.49&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 0.93 square miles (2.41&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.03 square miles (0.08&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (3.23%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> The borough borders the municipalities of [[Bethlehem Township, New Jersey|Bethlehem Township]] in Hunterdon County; and [[Franklin Township, Warren County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], [[Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]] and [[Pohatcong Township, New Jersey|Pohatcong Township]] in [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/720260/touches.html Areas touching Bloomsbury], Mapit. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/880/Municipalities Map of County Municipalities], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 30, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> Bloomsbury is located on the south side of the [[Musconetcong River]] in the northwest corner of Hunterdon County and is the third-smallest municipality in Hunterdon County.<ref name=HunterdonPage/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 585
|1910= 600
|1920= 650
|1930= 639
|1940= 704
|1950= 722
|1960= 838
|1970= 879
|1980= 864
|1990= 890
|2000= 886
|2010= 870
|2020= 792
| estimate=796
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small> 1910–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 21, 2013.</ref><br>1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA337 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA716 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 716. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> 1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><br>2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212101654/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401906370 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Bloomsbury borough, Hunterdon County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hun/bloomsbury1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Bloomsbury borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214552/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hun/bloomsbury1.pdf |date=2018-03-16 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
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===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 870 people, 337 households, and 237 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was 991.9 per square mile (383.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 358 housing units at an average density of 408.1 per square mile (157.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 95.40% (830) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.03% (9) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.00% (0) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 1.84% (16) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.34% (3) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.38% (12) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 4.02% (35) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 337 households, 38.6% had children under the age of 18; 57.3% were married couples living together; 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.7% were non-families. Of all households, 24.0% were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09.<ref name=Census2010/>

27.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 105.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 101.6 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $98,571 (with a margin of error of +/− $19,026) and the median family income was $106,324 (+/− $11,687). Males had a median income of $71,000 (+/− $9,149) versus $50,417 (+/− $7,595) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $42,141 (+/− $6,038). About 2.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212085626/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401906370 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Bloomsbury borough, Hunterdon County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 886 people, 322 households, and 252 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|975.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 342 housing units at an average density of {{convert|376.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.47% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603406370.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Bloomsbury borough, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://archive.today/20200212095609/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401906370 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Bloomsbury borough, Hunterdon County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>

There were 322 households, out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.11.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> The median income for a household in the borough was $64,375, and the median income for a family was $67,500. Males had a median income of $51,053 versus $33,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $26,392. About 4.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Government==
[[File:BLOOMSBURG PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BLOOMSBURY, NEW JERSEY.jpg|thumb|left|Bloomsbury Presbyterian Church]]

===Local government===
Bloomsbury is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 103.</ref> The borough form of government used by Bloomsbury is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the [[mayor]] of Bloomsbury is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Vicky Papics, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Todd Dangelo (R, 2025), Megan Henry (R, 2024), Scott McClaymont (R, 2025), Jaime Newman (R, 2026; appointed to serve an unfilled term of office), Chris Smith (R, 2024) and Daniel J. Smith (R, 2026).<ref name=Council>[https://www.bloomsburyborough.com/mayor-and-council Borough Council], Borough of Bloomsbury. Accessed October 10, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://bloomsburyborough.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1003_fba_2022.pdf 2022 Municipal User Friendly Budget], Borough of Bloomsbury. Accessed October 10, 2024. As of date accessed, this was the most recent available budget.</ref><ref name=HunterdonPage>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/900/Bloomsbury-Borough Borough of Bloomsbury], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed October 10, 2024.</ref><ref name=HunterdonDirectory>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/13706/2023-County-Directory?bidId=#page=44 ''2023 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2023>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/13515/2023-General-Election-Official-Results-PDF?bidId= 2023 Official Statement of Results General Election November 7, 2023], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], November 17, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2022>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/9118/G2022-Official-SOV-PDF Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2022, General Election], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2021>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/6226/2021-General-Election-Official-Results-by-Municipality-PDF November 2, 2021 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 12, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Bloomsbury is located in the 7th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 23rd state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#23 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 546 registered voters in Bloomsbury, of which 120 (22.0%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 227 (41.6%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 199 (36.4%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hunterdon-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Hunterdon], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 55.3% of the vote (223 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 42.7% (172 votes), and other candidates with 2.0% (8 votes), among the 404 ballots cast by the borough's 561 registered voters (1 ballot was [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 72.0%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hunterdon.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hunterdon County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-hunterdon.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Hunterdon County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 55.0% of the vote (254 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 42.6% (197 votes) and other candidates with 1.7% (8 votes), among the 462 ballots cast by the borough's 551 registered voters, for a turnout of 83.8%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hunterdon.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hunterdon County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 64.1% of the vote (302 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 33.5% (158 votes) and other candidates with 1.6% (9 votes), among the 471 ballots cast by the borough's 563 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 83.7.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hunterdon_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hunterdon County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>

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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 73.0% of the vote (189 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 25.1% (65 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (5 votes), among the 260 ballots cast by the borough's 551 registered voters (1 ballot was spoiled), for a turnout of 47.2%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hunterdon.pdf |title=Governor - Hunterdon County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hunterdon.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Hunterdon County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 62.1% of the vote (210 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 22.2% (75 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 12.4% (42 votes) and other candidates with 1.8% (6 votes), among the 338 ballots cast by the borough's 549 registered voters, yielding a 61.6% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hunterdon.pdf 2009 Governor: Hunterdon County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230346/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hunterdon.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>

==Education==
The [[Bloomsbury School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] at Bloomsbury Public School.<ref name=HunterdonSchools>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/13295/2023-2024-Public-School-Directory-PDF#page=14 ''2023-2024 Public School Directory''], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]] Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/19/0430 School Performance Reports for the Bloomsbury Borough School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0430 New Jersey School Directory for the Bloomsbury Borough School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 96 students and 15.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 6.2:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401890&DistrictID=3401890 District information for Bloomsbury Borough School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In the 2016–17 school year, the district had the 11th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state.<ref>Guion, Payton. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/09/njs_smallest_school_districts.html "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 11. Bloomsbury Borough - Enrollment: 108; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Hunterdon"</ref> The district participates in the [[Interdistrict Public School Choice Program]], having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/education/choice/districts/index.html Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 19, 2008.</ref> Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the [[New Jersey Department of Education]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/choice/parents/ For Parents and Students], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed November 20, 2016.</ref>

Public school students from Bloomsbury in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Phillipsburg High School (New Jersey)|Phillipsburg High School]] in [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey|Phillipsburg]] in [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Phillipsburg School District]]. The high school also serves students from four other sending communities: [[Alpha, New Jersey|Alpha]], [[Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]], [[Lopatcong Township, New Jersey|Lopatcong Township]] and [[Pohatcong Township, New Jersey|Pohatcong Township]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/report.aspx?type=school&lang=english&county=41&district=4100&school=050&SY=1617&schoolyear=2016-2017 Phillipsburg High School 2016-17 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084805/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/report.aspx?type=school&lang=english&county=41&district=4100&school=050&SY=1617&schoolyear=2016-2017 |date=March 16, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 15, 2018. "Along with the residents of Phillipsburg, the high school consists of students from the sending districts of Lopatcong, Pohatcong, Alpha, Bloomsbury, and Greenwich Townships."</ref><ref>[https://www.pburgsd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1201400&type=d&pREC_ID=1440845 About PSD], Phillipsburg School District. Accessed September 5, 2024. "The district serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg and five sending communities at the secondary level: Alpha, Bloomsbury, Greenwich, Lopatcong and Pohatcong Townships."</ref><ref name=WarrenDistricts>[https://www.warrencountynj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/7559/638308166139700000#page=26 ''2023–2024 Public School Directory''], [[Warren County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,794 students and 136.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.1:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412960&ID=341296005852 School data for Phillipsburg High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Hunterdon County Vocational School District]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in [[Raritan Township, New Jersey|Raritan Township]] and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/05/how_to_get_your_kid_into_one_of_njs_elite_high_sch.html "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Hunterdon County's vo-tech district has three academies for high-achieving students, all operating in partnerships with local high schools.... The academies are open to all students in the county. Students in the 8th grade are required to submit an application, schedule an interview and take a placement exam."</ref>

==Transportation==
===Roads and highways===
[[File:2020-07-09 10 02 48 View west along Interstate 78 and U.S. Route 22 (Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway) at Exit 7 (New Jersey State Route 173, West Portal, Bloomsbury) in Bloomsbury, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]] / [[U.S. Route 22 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 22]] in Bloomsbury]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|6.77|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|4.99|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|0.49|mi}} by Hunterdon County and {{convert|1.29|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hunterdon.pdf Hunterdon County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

Several major roads run through the borough.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hunterdon.pdf Hunterdon County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref> [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]] / [[U.S. Route 22 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 22]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000078__-.pdf#page=3 Interstate 78 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2016. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref> pass through the north and connects Bloomsbury at Exit 7 with [[New Jersey Route 173|Route 173]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000173__-.pdf#page=2 Route 173 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2018. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref>

The major county road that passes through is [[County Route 579 (New Jersey)|County Route 579]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000579__-.pdf#page=16 County Route 579 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated November 2012. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref>

===Public transportation===
Public transportation is limited to The LINK, a public bus service which serves Hunterdon County. Funding for operation of the Hunterdon County LINK System is provided by Hunterdon County, [[NJ Transit]] and the [[Federal Transit Administration]].<ref>[http://www.ridethelink.com/ LINK Hunterdon County Transportation], Hunterdon County Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

===Rail / Lehigh Line===
[[Norfolk Southern Railway]]'s [[Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)|Lehigh Line]] (formerly the mainline of the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]]), runs through the southwest part of Bloomsbury along the border with [[Bethlehem Township, New Jersey|Bethlehem Township]] on its way to [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey]].<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/pdf/hcpb/publications/HC%20SLRail%20Study%201998.pdf#page=9 ''Hunterdon County Short Line Rail Study''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120050147/https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/pdf/hcpb/publications/HC%20SLRail%20Study%201998.pdf#page=9 |date=January 20, 2022 }}, p. 9. [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]] Planning Board, September 1998. Accessed November 15, 2019. "The Lehigh Line is a major regional line that connects the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (PA) metropolitan hub with the Newark (NJ) metropolitan area. The Lehigh Line enters the County at the Borough of Bloomsbury and passes through the Townships of Bethlehem, Union, Franklin, Clinton, and Raritan before exiting the County at the southern tip of Readington Township."</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Hunterdon County, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bloomsbury include:

* [[John T. Bird]] (1829–1911), represented [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district]] from 1869 to 1873<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000478 John Taylor Bird], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 17, 2007.</ref>
* [[Carla Katz]] (born 1959), attorney who served as president of Local 1034 of the [[Communications Workers of America]] from 1999 to 2008<ref>[[David Kocieniewski|Kocieniewski, David]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/04/nyregion/corzine-gave-470000-loan-to-head-of-union.html "Corzine Gave $470,000 Loan to Head of Union"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 4, 2005. Accessed May 3, 2023."A deed filed in the clerk's office indicates that Ms. Katz used $361,000 of the loan to buy her husband's share of their home in Bloomsbury, N.J."</ref>
* [[Jen Ponton]] (born 1984), actress, screenwriter and producer, best known for portraying Rubi in the AMC series ''[[Dietland (TV series)|Dietland]]''<ref>Schoof, Dustin. [https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/tv/2010/10/bloomsbury_nj_native_jen_ponto.html "Bloomsbury native Jen Ponton to appear on NBC's ''30 Rock''"], ''[[The Express-Times]]'', October 18, 2010. Accessed September 4, 2019. "Actress Jen Ponton, a native of Bloomsbury and 2002 graduate of Phillipsburg High School, will appear on the hit NBC comedy. Ponton says she plays an employee of a local Carvel, which becomes the base of a secret operation hatched by Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) and Jenna (Jane Krakowski), who also get assistance from Kelsey Grammer, who plays himself."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.bloomsburyborough.com/ Bloomsbury Borough website]
* [https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/899/Bethlehem-Township Hunterdon County web page for Bloomsbury]

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