Belleville

Also known as Belleville, New Jersey, Belleville, NJ

township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Essex
Incorporated: April 8, 1839
Named after: French language for "beautiful city"
Type: Faulkner Act (council–manager)
Body: Township Council
Mayor: Michael Melham (term ends June 30, 2026)
Manager: Brian Banda
Municipal clerk: Jacqueline E. Guamán
Total: 3.36 sq mi (8.71 km )
Land: 3.30 sq mi (8.54 km )
Water: 0.069 sq mi (0.18 km ) 2.05%
Rank: 319th of 565 in state, 14th of 22 in county
Elevation: 161 ft (49 m)
Estimate 2024: 38,672
Density: 11,597.1/sq mi (4,477.7/km )
Time zone: UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Belleville
Population: 38222
Area: 3.399
Elevation: 11
Official website: www.bellevillenj.org
Image: Wesley UMC 225 Wash Av & Academy Belleville 07109 jeh.jpg
Households: 12871
Dialing code: 973

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Commons category: Belleville, New Jersey
postal code: 07109
inception: 1839-00-00
per capita income: 33415

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Belleville (French: "Belle ville" meaning "beautiful town") 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. an increase of 2,296 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 35,926,

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