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A town of northeast New Jersey on the Passaic River near Newark. It was settled by the Dutch c. 1680. Population: 34,400.

 

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Belleville Town (1990 pop. 34,213), Essex co., NE N.J., on the Passaic River; settled c.1680, set off from Newark 1839, inc. 1910. Electrical and optical equipment, gloves, and precision instruments are among its manufactures. John Stevens's boat, built there in 1798 for the run to New York, contained one of the country's first steam engines.

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Belleville, New Jersey
—  Township  —
Map of Essex County showing the location of Belleville Township. Inset: Location of Essex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Belleville, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°47′37″N 74°9′41″W / 40.79361°N 74.16139°W / 40.79361; -74.16139Coordinates: 40°47′37″N 74°9′41″W / 40.79361°N 74.16139°W / 40.79361; -74.16139
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Essex
Incorporated April 8, 1839
Government [1]
 - Type Faulkner Act (Council-Manager)
 - Mayor Ray Kimble
 - Manager Victor Canning[2]
Area
 - Total 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2)
 - Land 3.3 sq mi (8.7 km2)
 - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [3] 30 ft (9 m)
Population (2007)[4]
 - Total 34,044
 - Density 10,744.3/sq mi (4,148.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07109
Area code(s) 973
FIPS code 34-04695[5][6]
GNIS feature ID 1729713[7]
Website http://www.bellevillenj.org
Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1880 3,004
—
1890 3,487 16.1%
1900 5,987 71.7%
1910 9,891 65.2%
1920 15,660 58.3%
1930 26,974 72.2%
1940 28,167 4.4%
1950 32,019 13.7%
1960 35,005 9.3%
1970 37,629 7.5%
1980 35,367 −6.0%
1990 34,213 −3.3%
2000 35,928 5.0%
Est. 2007 34,044 [4] −5.2%
Population 1930 - 1990.[8]

Belleville (French: "Belle ville" meaning "Beautiful city") is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 35,928.

Belleville was originally incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1839, from portions of Bloomfield. Portions of the township were taken to create Woodside Township (March 24, 1869, now defunct) and Franklin Township (February 18, 1874, now known as Nutley). The independent municipality of Belleville city was created within the township on March 27, 1874, and was dissolved on February 22, 1876. On November 16, 1910, Belleville was reincorporated as a town, based on the results of a referendum held eight days earlier.[9] Belleville adopted its current township form of government in 1981.[10]

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Geography

Belleville is located at 40°47′37″N 74°09′41″W / 40.793500°N 74.161448°W / 40.793500; -74.161448 (40.793500, -74.161448)[11], north of

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), of which, 3.3 square miles (8.7 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2) of it (2.05%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 35,928 people, 13,731 households, and 9,089 families residing in the township. The population density was 10,744.3 people per square mile (4,153.3/km2). There were 14,144 housing units at an average density of 4,229.8/sq mi (1,635.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 69.44% White, 5.36% African American, 0.17% Native American, 11.31% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 9.83% from other races, and 3.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.68% of the population.

As of the 2000 Census, the most common ancestries listed were Italian (30.9%), Irish (9.4%), German (6.9%), Polish (4.5%), United States (2.6%) and English (2.2%).[12]

There were 13,731 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the township the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,576, and the median income for a family was $55,212. Males had a median income of $38,074 versus $31,729 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,093. About 6.3% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Belleville is governed under the Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) form of New Jersey municipal government by a seven-member Township Council. Two members of the council are elected at-large, one is elected as a mayor, and one each from four wards. Members are elected to serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis.[1]

The members of the Belleville Township Council are Mayor Ray Kimble, Deputy Mayor Michael Nicosia, Kevin G. Kennedy, John Notari, Marie Strumolo Burke, Paul McDonald and Steven Rovell.[13] The township manager is Victor Canning.[2]

Federal, state and county representation

Belleville is in the Eighth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 28th Legislative District.[14]

New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Passaic County and northern sections of Essex County, is represented by Bill Pascrell Jr. (D, Paterson). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 28th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Ronald Rice (D, Newark) and in the Assembly by Ralph R. Caputo (D, Belleville) and Cleopatra Tucker (D, Newark).[15] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[16]

Essex County's County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Essex County's Freeholders are Freeholder President Blonnie R. Watson (at large), Freeholder Vice President Ralph R. Caputo (District 5), Johnny Jones (at large), Donald M. Payne, Jr. (at large), Patricia Sebold (at large) Samuel Gonzalez (District 1), D. Bilal Beasley (District 2), Carol Y. Clark (District 3) and Linda Lordi Cavanaugh (District 4).[17]

Politics

On the national level, Belleville leans toward the Democratic Party. In 2008, Democrat Barack Obama received 57% of the vote here, defeating Republican John McCain, who received around 41%.[18]

Education

School Number 7

The Belleville School District serves public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[19]) are seven K-6 elementary schools — School 3 (313 students), School 4 (323 students), School 5 (353 students) School 7 (443 students), School 8 (474 students), School 9 (139 students) and School 10 (147 students) — Belleville Middle School for grades 7&8 (686 students), and Belleville High School for grades 9-12 (4,400 students and teachers).

Transportation

Route 7 and New Jersey Route 21 as well as County Route 506 all pass through Belleville.

The Silver Lake station on the Newark City Subway provides service to Newark Penn Station.

New Jersey Transit bus service is available to Newark on the 13, 27, 72, 74, 90, 92, 93 and 94 bus lines.[20]

Places of Interest

Belleville locations in The Sopranos

Season 4- Even though Furio Guinta's house stated it was in Nutley, the actual location of the house is in Belleville on Essex Street.

1996 Torch Relay

On June 18, 1996, the Olympic Torch Relay came through the township of Belleville. The relay entered Belleville from Rutgers, made a left onto Washington Avenue, passing the Belleville Town Hall, a right onto Belleville Avenue and stayed on Belleville into the township of Bloomfield. The torch relay ended at Atlanta, Georgia for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Trivia

 Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (August 2009)
  • Originally known as "Second River," the inhabitants renamed the settlement "Belleville" in 1797. Today, the Second River forms much of the border between Belleville and Newark as it runs through Branch Brook Park, home to an annual Cherry Blossom Festival.
  • The township of Belleville has given itself the nickname the Cherry Blossom Capital of America.
  • Belleville is mentioned several times in the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys.
  • Several members of the rock band My Chemical Romance were raised in Belleville and attended Belleville High School.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Belleville include:

Belleville characters in The Sopranos

References

  1. ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 128.
  2. ^ a b Elected Officials, Township of Belleville. Accessed August 4, 2008.
  3. ^ USGS GNIS: Township of Belleville, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
  4. ^ a b Census data for Belleville township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 1, 2008.
  5. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  6. ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
  7. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  8. ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
  9. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 125.
  10. ^ Karcher, Alan J. (1998). New Jersey's Multiple Municipal Madness. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0813525662. 
  11. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  12. ^ Belleville, New Jersey, city-data.com. Accessed September 2, 2007.
  13. ^ Belleville Elected Officials, Township of Belleville. Accessed April 13, 2008.
  14. ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 55. Accessed September 30, 2009.
  15. ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
  16. ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 6 June 2008. 
  17. ^ The Board of Chosen Freeholders, Essex County, New Jersey. Acecssed August 8, 2008.
  18. ^ http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/results_2009_doe.html
  19. ^ Data for the Belleville School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 17, 2008.
  20. ^ Essex County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed July 6, 2007.
  21. ^ Rowe, Jonathan. "The Gap Between Us", the Christian Science Monitor, January 24, 1991. Accessed August 14, 2007. "IN his book Growing Up, Russell Baker; the New York Times columnist, described the kitchen table of his child hood. It was in Belleville, N.J., during the depths of the Depression."
  22. ^ a b c d Glassberg, Lauren. "A Sneak Peek At Broadway's 'Jersey Boys'", WABC-TV, December 5, 2005. Accessed September 25, 2007. "The music is contagious and the story about four guys from Belleville, New Jersey is more intriguing than you may have expected. It's Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.... Here's a bit of trivia: Joe Pesci the actor introduced Tommy Devito, Nick Massi, Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio in 1959."
  23. ^ Bruder, Jessica. "Loud, Proud and Important", The New York Times , May 29, 2005. Accessed March 28, 2008. "Among some of the station's most ardent fans are the bands that WSOU has boosted. That's all I listen to when I go home, said Frank Iero, a guitarist in My Chemical Romance and a Belleville native."
  24. ^ Jersey-kid Meola ready for KC, The Kansas City Star, February 6, 1999, "Born and raised in Belleville, N.J...."
  25. ^ Smith, Red. "Homecoming for a Yankee Fan; Sports of The Times The View from Jersey A Seat in the Bull Pen", The New York Times, March 16, 1979. Accessed June 19, 2009. "He was born in Belleville, N.J., attended high school in Parsippany, now lives in Boonton Manor."
  26. ^ Sato, Steven. "CBS' 'That's Life' Is All That: Paul Sorvino, Creator Diane Ruggiero Talk About New Show", WEWS-TV. Accessed July 14, 2008. "Cinderella had nothing on a young woman named Diane Ruggiero. Ruggiero, a native of Belleville, N.J., was working as a waitress and a part-time writer."
  27. ^ Stephey, M.J. (2009-05-07). "Imprisoned Journalist Roxana Saberi". Time. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1896532,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-15. "Born April 26, 1977 in Belleville, New Jersey to a Japanese mother and Iranian father. When she was 6 months old, the family moved to Fargo, North Dakota." 

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