Ampere North, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Ampere North, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Essex County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Ampere North
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Essex County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Coordinates:40.7744°N -74.1903°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Essex
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Bloomfield
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.28
Area Land Sq Mi:0.28
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.72
Area Land Km2:0.72
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:7125.19
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:128
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07003 (Bloomfield)
Area Codes:862/973
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806225
Population Total:5132
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:18460.43

Ampere North is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bloomfield Township, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] It is in the southern corner of the township, bordered to the north by the Watsessing CDP, to the northeast by Silver Lake, to the southwest by East Orange, and to the southeast by Newark. Ampere Parkway runs through the center of the CDP, from Bloomfield Avenue at the northeast border of the community, south into the Ampere neighborhood in East Orange.

Ampere North was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 5,132.[4]

Demographics

2020 census

Ampere North CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[5] !% 2020
White alone (NH)55510.81%
Black or African American alone (NH)1,32125.74%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)290.57%
Asian alone (NH)2725.30%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)2003.90%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)2394.66%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,51649.03%
Total5,132100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  3. https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020
  4. Web site: Ampere North CDP, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau. September 16, 2022.
  5. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Ampere North CDP, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.