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Ridgewood, New Jersey

Ridgewood, New Jersey
Administration
Full nameRidgewood, New Jersey
Official nameRidgewood, New Jersey
Settlement typeVillage
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedNovember 20, 1894
Government
TypeFaulkner Act (Council-Manager)
MayorKeith Killion (2012)
ManagerDr. Kenneth Gabbert
Geography
Total Area5.83 sq mi (15.1 km2)
Land Area5.79 sq mi (15 km2)
Water Area0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation98 ft (29.9 m)
Demography
Total Population24958 (2010 Census)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes07450-07452
Area code201
FIPS code34-63000 
GNIS feature ID0885369 

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Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 24,958. Ridgewood is an affluent suburban bedroom community of New York City, located approximately 20 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan.

The Village of Ridgewood was created on November 20, 1894, with the same boundaries as Ridgewood Township. The Village became the municipal government while the Township remained as a school district. In 1902, the village added portions of Orvil Township, which were returned to Orvil Township in 1915. In 1925, Ridgewood Village acquired area from Franklin Township (now Wyckoff). On February 9, 1971, Ridgewood Village acquired area from Washington Township. On May 28, 1974, it acquired area from Ho-Ho-Kus.

In 1700, Johannes Van Emburgh built the first home in Ridgewood, having purchased a 250 acres property in 1698.

Ridgewood was ranked 26th in Money magazine's "Best Places to Live" in America, 2011.

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Ridgewood as the 61st best place to live in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.

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Municipalities and communities of Bergen County, New Jersey

County seat: Hackensack
BoroughsAllendale * Alpine * Bergenfield * Bogota * Carlstadt * Cliffside Park * Closter * Cresskill * Demarest * Dumont * East Rutherford * Edgewater * Elmwood Park * Emerson * Englewood Cliffs * Fair Lawn * Fairview * Fort Lee * Franklin Lakes * Glen Rock * Harrington Park * Hasbrouck Heights * Haworth * Hillsdale * Ho-Ho-Kus * Leonia * Little Ferry * Lodi * Maywood * Midland Park * Montvale * Moonachie * New Milford * North Arlington * Northvale * Norwood * Oakland * Old Tappan * Oradell * Palisades Park * Paramus * Park Ridge * Ramsey * Ridgefield * River Edge * Rockleigh * Rutherford * Saddle River * Tenafly * Teterboro * Upper Saddle River * Waldwick * Wallington * Westwood * Wood-Ridge * Woodcliff Lake
CitiesEnglewood * Garfield * Hackensack
TownshipsLyndhurst * Mahwah * River Vale * Rochelle Park * Saddle Brook * South Hackensack * Teaneck * Washington Township * Wyckoff
VillagesRidgefield Park * Ridgewood



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