Brookdale, New Jersey
| Brookdale, New Jersey | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Essex County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Brookdale, New Jersey
Brookdale, New Jersey
Brookdale, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 40°50′06″N 74°10′47″W / 40.834945°N 74.179777°WCoordinates: 40°50′06″N 74°10′47″W / 40.834945°N 74.179777°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Essex |
| Township | Bloomfield |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.607 sq mi (4.163 km2) |
| • Land | 1.603 sq mi (4.152 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.011 km2) 0.26% |
| Elevation | 177 ft (54 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 9,239 |
| • Density | 5,763.0/sq mi (2,225.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07003 - Bloomfield |
| FIPS code | 3408110 |
| GNIS feature ID | 02583975 |
Brookdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bloomfield, located within Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is generally considered to be the part of Bloomfield north of Bay Avenue, As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's total population was 9,239.
The original English name of Brookdale was Stone House Plains. "Stone House" referred to a rock formation known as the stone house or great rock, supposed to have been suitable as a shelter, just north of the present-day intersection of Bellevue Avenue and Newell Drive. The rock was still present in 1802, but removed not long afterward. "Plains" referred to the plains of the segment of the Yantecaw River which passes through the area.
As early as 1691, settlers, possibly including Abraham Van Giesen, had begun to populate the area along Bellevue Avenue. By about 1750, two brothers, Garrabrant and Teunis Garrabrant, born 1723 and 1726, respectively in Bergen (now Jersey City), sons of Cornelius and Jannetje (Pier) Gerbrandsen, owned sizeable tracts in the vicinity of Brookdale Park, Bellevue Avenue and Broad Street. About 1730 Alexander Cockefair, born about 1696 in Bushwick, purchased a "plantation" roughly bounded by the Yantecaw River and modern-day Broad Street and Watchung Avenue. The Sigler and Coeyman families also had very early farms in Stone House Plains. Descendants of these families operated farms, mills and other businesses in the area for over two centuries.
Dutch was the primary language for many residents through the 18th century. In 1795, the Dutch Reformed Church of Stone House Plains (now Brookdale Reformed Church) was formed, creating a spiritual and social focal point for the community. The original church edifice was built in 1802; it burned and was rebuilt about 1857. The Morris family, which operated mills just south of Brookdale, made a mill pond on the Yantecaw River. In the mid-1800s, residents established the first school. In 1873, on the eve of US mail delivery service, the community voted to change the name to Brookdale.
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