Bloomsbury

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Bloomsbury

Total population

841

Median home value

$348,200

45.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$92,500

Bloomsbury$93k

National$74k

Founded

1905

Elevation335 m

Land area2.36 km²

Weather55°F · Chance Light Rain

Coordinates40.66°, -75.08°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bloomsbury, NJ from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Yvonne Zima

American actress (born 1989)

Courtney Henggeler

American actress

F

Fiona

American rock singer and actress

V

Vanessa Zima

American actress

Frederick Kroesen

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1923-2020)

George C. Ludlow

American politician (1830-1900)

J

James Parker II

United States Representative from New Jersey (1776-1868)

John T. Bird

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey (1829-1911)

John DeWitt

American football player, track and field athlete (1881-1930)

Johnston Cornish

American politician (1858-1920)

Wilson Price Hunt

American pioneer

D

Doug Gjertsen

American swimmer

Bill Walsh

American football player and coach (1927-2012)

C

Carlton Cooley

American classical violist

Chappy Charles

Major League Baseball player (1881-1959)

Charlie Berry

American football player, coach and official; baseball player and umpire (1902-1972)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bloomsbury

Flood insurance study

1981

History of the First Presbyterian church of Bloomsbury, New Jersey

John C[unningham] Clyde · 1884

History of the First Presbyterian Church of Bloomsbury, New Jersey

John Cunningham Clyde · 2009

History of the First Presbyterian Church of Bloomsbury, New Jersey, with a Preliminary Sketch of The

John C. Clyde · 2023

Historical paper, First Presbyterian church

Margaret Horner Clyde · 1932

The Price of Salt

Patricia Highsmith · 1952

Geologic Map of the Bloomsbury Quadrangle, New Jersey

United States Geological Survey · 1967

New Jersey Environmental Law Handbook

Albert I. Telsey · 2014

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Huron Skipper

Atalopedes huron

Seen 2026-09-25

Red-spotted Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

Seen 2026-09-24

Thuemenella cubispora

Thuemenella cubispora

Seen 2026-09-24

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Everes comyntas

Seen 2026-09-24

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Seen 2026-09-24

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-09-24

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-09-24

Eastern Comma

Polygonia comma

Seen 2026-09-24

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).