In the library, check out New Jersey Facts: A Comprehensive Look at New Jersey Today,
County by County, available in both the adult and children's libraries. Ask at the
Reference Desk for more information. Also, check
out the State's
information on local governments.
Increasingly state information is available online on the
New Jersey State website.
The State Library has a listing
of such online publications. An especially useful site for demographic information is the
State Data Center site.
To find information on Housing Sales, the
June 2000 page of this website gives median and average sales figures for single family
homes and for condos by county plus the top ten municipalities in several categories.
The earlier months in 2000 just give median and average sales by county without separating
single family and condos.
You can also find statistics at the U.S. Census Bureau's website.
And check out About Counties:
New Jersey National Association of Counties site. Together with its links to the county
pages, there is a lot of information here, including population and square miles.Try
Census Factfinder for information on
Bloomfield,
Essex County and
New Jersey.
Check population, business and geography Quickfacts for NJ counties. Just use the pulldown menu to select your county.
Data on jobs and careers in New Jersey can be found at the Workforce New Jersey website. For physical maps of NJ and other geological features,
check out Geology.com's NJ State Map Collection.
For current events, check
IPL NJ newspapers
in a particular area for local news. For Bloomfield area and Essex County news, you can read a local
paper in person at the Bloomfield Public Library (Periodical Holdings).
For the history of different areas in NJ, check their local
historical societies
or find a town history by checking their websites. First get the
name of a town in a specific county then check to see if any of them have
homepages with
local history links.
Most public libraries carry a good selection of New Jersey
history books. Information on a county or town can often be found in a library
in that county.
Search for a library in your county.
The New Jersey State Library also has a lot of good
New Jersey information.
If you need more information for your report, especially if your county
doesn't have a web site, try contacting the
county clerk's office.
They might send send you free information which could include county
history, government data, travel brochures and
maps. If you plan to contact your county, leave plenty of time It
may take a couple of weeks for them to respond to your letter or phone call.
Some more useful NJ links:
