Ledgewood, New Jersey Explained

Ledgewood, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Morris County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Ledgewood's location in Morris County (Inset: Morris County in New Jersey)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Morris
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Roxbury
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:14.55
Area Total Sq Mi:5.62
Area Land Km2:14.34
Area Water Km2:0.21
Area Land Sq Mi:5.54
Area Water Sq Mi:0.08
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:4903
Population Density Sq Mi:885.82
Population Density Km2:342.00
Elevation M:234
Elevation Ft:768
Coordinates:40.8811°N -74.6561°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07852
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0877722
Unit Pref:Imperial

Ledgewood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located within Roxbury Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] It was historically known as Drakesville after Abraham Drake, originally from Piscataway, New Jersey, who operated a mill and tavern here in the mid 1700s. The community was located on the Morris Canal.[6]

The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07852.

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07852 was 2,558.

Ledgewood Mall is located in Ledgewood.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 4,903.[2]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ledgewood include:

Points of interest

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  2. https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3439750 Census Data Explorer: Ledgewood CDP, New Jersey
  3. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  4. 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
  5. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  6. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ledgewood Historic District . National Park Service.
  7. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000254 Jetur Rose Riggs