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Bridgeton, New Jersey

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(Gloucester County)

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(Cumberland County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Bridgeton had a population of 22,771 people.^<1> This represents 0.27% of the total population of New Jersey, making it the state's 29th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	24,742	+8.66%	+0.64% since 2007
2007	24,585	+7.97%	+1.11% since 2006
2006	24,315	+6.78%	+2.1% since 2005
2005	23,815	+4.58%	+5.62% since 2004
2004	22,548	-0.98%	-0.77% since 2003
2003	22,724	-0.21%	+0.36% since 2002
2002	22,642	-0.57%
2001	22,647	-0.54%	-0.54% since 2000
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2000	22,771	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
26	Rahway	NE	95 mi [152.9 km]	28,624	8.02% increase
27	Englewood	NE	120 mi [193.1 km]	29,112	11.1% increase
28	Ridgewood	NE	122 mi [196.3 km]	24,163	3.1% decrease
-29-	Bridgeton			24,742	8.66% increase
30	Summit	NE	99 mi [159.3 km]	20,557	2.72% decrease
31	Pleasantville	E	37 mi [59.5 km]	18,853	0.84% decrease
32	Morristown	N	102 mi [164.2 km]	19,268	3.9% increase

The city of Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Cumberland County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Bridgeton.

Bridgeton had 6,795 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Bridgeton has an area ^<4> of 6.22 square miles [16.11 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Bridgeton had a 2000 population density of 3,659 people per square mile [1,413 people/km²], making it the state's 40th most densely populated area.

Cumberland County

Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 146,351 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 22,771 people, Bridgeton contained 15.56% of the Cumberland County total.

In addition, where the community of Bridgeton has a population density of 3,659 people per square mile [1,413 people/km²], Cumberland County averages 299.1 people per square mile [115.5 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Cumberland County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Bridgeton.

A Census Quickfact is available for Cumberland County (QF-34011).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Cumberland County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Atlantic	QF-34001	E	270,681	7% increase
Cape May	QF-34009	SE	95,838	6.32% decrease
Gloucester	QF-34015	N	287,860	12.3% increase
Salem	QF-34033	NW	66,141	3% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Bridgeton:

	State Code:	34 (New Jersey)
	County Code:	011 (Cumberland County)
	Place Code:	07600 (Bridgeton)

	State & County Code:	34011 (New Jersey/Cumberland County)

	State & Place Code:	3407600 (New Jersey/Bridgeton)

Bridgeton is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Bridgeton.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Bridgeton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bridgeton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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