| Ringwood, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of Ringwood in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Ringwood, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Passaic |
| Incorporated | March 22, 1918 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| • Mayor | Ted Taukus (2011) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.0 sq mi (72.6 km2) |
| • Land | 25.2 sq mi (65.4 km2) |
| • Water | 2.8 sq mi (7.2 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Population (2007)[3] | |
| • Total | 12,704 |
| • Density | 491.0/sq mi (189.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07456 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 34-63150[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885370[6] |
| Website | http://www.ringwoodnj.net |
Ringwood is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 12,396. It is the home of Ringwood State Park which contains the New Jersey Botanical Garden at Skylands and Skylands Manor, the Shepherd Lake Recreation Area, and historic Ringwood Manor.
The Borough of Ringwood was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1918, from a "portion of the Township of Pompton", as one of three boroughs formed from Pompton Township, joining Bloomingdale and Wanaque, based on the results of a referendum held on March 22, 1918.[7] The first organizational meeting of the Borough Council took place in the existing Borough Hall on May 6, 1918
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The inhabitants upon the arrival of Europeans to the area were the Lenape and Ramapough Native Americans.
Early in the 18th Century, iron was discovered in the area, and the Ogden family built a blast furnace in Ringwood in 1742. By 1765, Peter Hasenclever used Ringwood as the center of his ironmaking operations which included 150,000 acres (610 km2) in New Jersey, New York and Nova Scotia.
Iron mining was prominent in the area from the 18th century until the Great Depression. Mines such as the London Mine, Roomy Mine, Peters Mine and Hope mine were originally opened by Peter Hasenclever's London Company.
Ringwood Manor was home to a number of well-known ironmasters from the 1740s to the late 19th century. During the American Revolutionary War, Robert Erskine managed ironmaking operations from Ringwood, and became George Washington's first geographer and Surveyor-General, producing maps for the Continental Army; Washington visited the Manor House several times. Ringwood iron was used in the famous Hudson River Chain, and for tools and hardware for the army. One of the Manor's last owners was Abram S. Hewitt, ironmaster, educator, lawyer, U.S. Congressman, and Mayor of New York City. The Manor is part of a National Historic Landmark District.
Ringwood is located at (41.096095, -74.260124).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 28.0 square miles (73 km2), of which, 25.2 square miles (65 km2) of it is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) of it (9.92%) is water.
Ringwood has a hot summer continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa).
| Climate data for Ringwood | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 36 (2) |
39 (4) |
47 (8) |
59 (15) |
70 (21) |
79 (26) |
84 (29) |
82 (28) |
74 (23) |
63 (17) |
52 (11) |
41 (5) |
61 (16) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 18 (−8) |
20 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
39 (4) |
49 (9) |
58 (14) |
63 (17) |
61 (16) |
54 (12) |
41 (5) |
33 (1) |
25 (−4) |
41 (5) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 3.95 (100.3) |
2.98 (75.7) |
4.04 (102.6) |
4.23 (107.4) |
4.54 (115.3) |
4.34 (110.2) |
4.31 (109.5) |
4.25 (108) |
4.58 (116.3) |
3.67 (93.2) |
4.10 (104.1) |
3.79 (96.3) |
48.78 (1,239) |
| Source: [9] | |||||||||||||
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,038 |
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| 1940 | 977 | −5.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,752 | 79.3% | |
| 1960 | 4,182 | 138.7% | |
| 1970 | 10,393 | 148.5% | |
| 1980 | 12,625 | 21.5% | |
| 1990 | 12,623 | 0% | |
| 2000 | 12,396 | −1.8% | |
| Est. 2006 | 12,704 | [3] | 2.5% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[10] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there are 12,396 people, 4,108 households, and 3,446 families residing in the borough. The population density is 491.0 people per square mile (189.5/km2). There are 4,221 housing units at an average density of 167.2 per square mile (64.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough is 93.87% White, 1.61% African American, 1.44% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 4.25% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 4,108 households out of which 42.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% are married couples living together, 7.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% are non-families. 12.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.00 and the average family size is 3.28.
In the borough the population is spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough is $81,636, and the median income for a family is $85,108. Males have a median income of $60,097 versus $36,005 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $31,341. 2.8% of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.9% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Ringwood operates under the Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) form of municipal government. Ringwood is governed by a seven-member Borough Council whose members are elected at-large in partisan elections to serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three or four seats coming up for election every other year. After each election, the council selects a Mayor and a deputy mayor from among its members.[1]
As of 2011[update], members of the Ringwood Borough Council are Mayor Ted Taukus (whose term of office ends December 31, 2011), Deputy Mayor Linda M. Schaefer (2013), Donna S. Anderson (2013), Scott Conley (2011), Walter J. Davison, Jr. (2011), William E. Marsala (2013) and John Speer (2011).[11]
Ringwood is in the Fifth Congressional District is part of New Jersey's 40th state legislative district.[12]
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
40th District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Kevin J. O'Toole (R, Cedar Grove) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Scott Rumana (R, Wayne) and David C. Russo (R, Ridgewood).[13] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[14] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[15]
Passaic County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected to staggered three-year terms office on an at-large basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[16] As of 2011, Passaic County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Bruce James (D, term ends December 31, 2011; Clifton), Freeholder Deputy Director Pat Lepore (D, 2013; Woodland Park), Deborah E. Ciambrone (R, 2012; Wayne), Terry Duffy (D, 2013; West Milford), Greyson P. Hannigan (D, 2011; Paterson), Michael Marrotta (R, 2012; Wayne) and Edward O'Connell (R, 2012; Wanaque).[17]
In 2004, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, which regulates the New Jersey Highlands region. Ringwood was included in the highlands preservation area and is subject to the rules of the act and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, a division of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.[18] All of the territory in the protected region is classified as being in the highlands preservation area, and thus subject to additional rules.[19]
Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade attend the schools of the Ringwood Public School District. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[20]) are
Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend Lakeland Regional High School in Wanaque, which serves students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque.[21]
Private schools include St. Catherine of Bologna School, a regional Roman Catholic parochial school. Kindergarteners through eighth graders attend St. Catherine School, with part-time or full-time pre-school and pre-kindergarten sessions. Ringwood Christian School serves Kindergarteners through eighth graders, and pre-schoolers can receive part-time sessions.
Ringwood public schools are supported in part with grants from the Ringwood Educational Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit organization which sponsors among other things an annual Shepherd Lake 5K run.
Ringwood is serviced by a volunteer ambulance corps and three volunteer fire companies, with each fire company covering one section of the borough.
Depending on where they live, Ringwood residents may be entitled to join one of three private lake communities: Cupsaw Lake, Erskine Lakes, or Skyline Lakes.
Each year on the third Saturday in March, Ringwood holds its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, the only such parade in Passaic County.[22] Since 1990, the Parade Committee selects a Grand Marshall and a Citizen of the Year. These chosen outstanding citizens of the community are honored at a Unity Breakfast that precedes the parade. The parade includes bagpipe bands, floats, Irish step dancers, the county sheriff’s department with their equestrian unit, local police, and fire and ambulance departments. Other marchers include Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, local school groups and other recreational teams. The parade ends at the St. Catherine of Bologna Church Parish Center, where the celebration continues with live music and entertainment for the whole family
Skyline Drive connects Ringwood and Oakland through Ringwood State Park. There are no state, U.S., or Interstate highways in Ringwood. There are also no traffic lights.
New Jersey Transit bus transportation is available at the Ringwood Park and Ride, located adjacent to Ringwood Public Library. The 196 offers express bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, while the 197 route offers local service, including to the Willowbrook Mall and Willowbrook Park and Ride.
Notable current and former residents of Ringwood include:
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