Bloomfield Township Wedding

Bloomfield is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 47,683.

The town separated from Newark in 1812, being incorporated as the Township of Bloomfield, taking its name from the Presbyterian parish named for Governor of New Jersey Joseph Bloomfield.

At that time it covered 20.52 square miles (now 5.4 square miles) and included several villages which left Bloomfield during the century. Their names and dates of separation were Belleville (1839), Montclair (1868), Woodside (1871), Franklin (1874) and Glen Ridge (1895).[3]

Bloomfield is located at 404811N, 741120W (40.803000, -74.188959)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.8 km (5.3 mi). 13.8 km (5.3 mi) of it is land and 0.19% is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 47,683 people, 19,017 households, and 12,075 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,460.6/km (8,961.5/mi). There were 19,508 housing units at an average density of 1,415.8/km (3,666.3/mi). The racial makeup of the township was 70.09% White, 11.69% African American, 0.19% Native American, 8.38% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 6.42% from other races, and 3.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.47% of the population.