Belleville, New Jersey | |
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Nickname: Cherry Blossom Capital of America | |
Location in Essex County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°47′37″N 74°09′40″W / 40.793481°N 74.161159°W[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Essex |
Incorporated | April 8, 1839 |
Named for | French language for "beautiful city" |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
• Body | Township Council |
• Mayor | Michael Melham (term ends June 30, 2026)[3][4] |
• Manager | Anthony D. Iacono[5] |
• Municipal clerk | Albert Cabrera[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.37 sq mi (8.71 km2) |
• Land | 3.30 sq mi (8.54 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) 2.05% |
• Rank | 319th of 565 in state 14th of 22 in county[1] |
Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 38,222 |
37,453 | |
• Rank | 62nd of 565 in state 7th of 22 in county[12] |
• Density | 11,597.1/sq mi (4,477.7/km2) |
• Rank | 29th of 565 in state 5th of 22 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area codes | 862/973 |
FIPS code | 3401304695[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 1729713[1][17] |
Website | www |
Belleville (French: "Belle ville" meaning "Beautiful city/town"[18][19]) is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 38,222.[9][10] an increase of 2,296 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 35,926,[20][21]
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