Ridgefield Park, New Jersey Explained

Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Village
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Map Caption1:Census Bureau map of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
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Pushpin Label:Ridgefield Park
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bergen County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bergen
Government Type:Walsh Act
Governing Body:Board of Commissioners
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Adam A. MacNeill (term ends May 23, 2028)
Leader Title1:Municipal clerk
Leader Name1:Tara O'Grady[1]
Established Title:Earliest European settlement
Established Date:1685
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:June 15, 1892
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:4.95
Area Land Km2:4.42
Area Water Km2:0.54
Area Total Sq Mi:1.91
Area Land Sq Mi:1.71
Area Water Sq Mi:0.21
Area Water Percent:10.84
Area Rank:420th of 565 in state
51st of 70 in county[3]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:13224
Population Rank:195th of 565 in state
26th of 70 in county[4]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:7756.0
Population Density Rank:55th of 565 in state
17th of 70 in county
Population Est:13135
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[5]
Elevation Ft:56
Coordinates Footnotes:[6]
Coordinates:40.8547°N -74.0199°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07660[7] [8]
Area Code:201[9]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3400362940[10] [11]
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Blank1 Info:0885368[12]

Ridgefield Park is a village in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the village's population was 13,224, an increase of 495 (+3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 12,729, which in turn reflected a decline of 144 (−1.1%) from the 12,873 counted in the 2000 census.[13] Of the 564 municipalities in the state, Ridgefield Park is one of only four with a village type of government, though it operates a Walsh Act (city commission) form of government. Of the four New Jersey villages, Loch Arbour also uses the commission form of government, while Ridgewood operates under the council-manager form, and the Township of South Orange Village operates under a special charter form with many characteristics of village government.[14]

Ridgefield Park was formed as a village on June 15, 1892, within Ridgefield Township, based on the results of a referendum passed on June 6, 1892. Overpeck Township was formed on March 23, 1897, to be coextensive with Ridgefield Park village, and was created within Ridgefield Township for the purpose of administering a Board of Education. Portions of the village gained in both 1921 and 1926 were taken from Bogota and Teaneck. On May 31, 1938, Overpeck Township became Ridgefield Park Township.[15] The village was named for the area's terrain.[16]

The village's Fourth of July Parade, first established in 1894, is said to be the longest continuously celebrated such event in New Jersey and one of the oldest in the country.[17] The village eliminated its July 4 fireworks in 2009, citing the $50,000 cost in the face of the difficult economy, but committed to retain its parade.[18]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village had a total area of 1.91mi2, including 1.71mi2 of land and 0.21mi2 of water (10.84%).[3]

The village borders the Bergen County municipalities of Bogota, Hackensack, Leonia, Little Ferry, Palisades Park, Ridgefield and Teaneck.[19] [20] [21]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the village include Overpeck and West View.[22]

Demographics

2020 census

The 2020 United States census counted 13,235 people and 4,795 households in the village. The population density was 7756/sqmi. The racial makeup was 37.2% (4,887) White, 4.2% (552) Black or African American, 0.2% (26) Native American, 10.1% (1,327) Asian, 0.1% (13) Pacific Islander, and 11.5% (1,511) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.9% (6,160) of the population.

Of the 4,795 households, 89.1% were living in the same housing unit as the year before. The average household size was 2.69.

23.0% of the population were under the age of 18, and 12.5% were 65 years of age or older. 3.14% of the population were veterans. 37.1% of the population were foreign-born persons. 91.3% of those over age 25 had a high degree, and 38.5% of those over age 25 had a bachelor's degree or higher. The mean travel time to work was 31.3 minutes.

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 12,729 people, 4,851 households, and 3,274 families in the village. The population density was 7385.6/mi2. There were 5,164 housing units at an average density of 2996.2/mi2. The racial makeup was 66.09% (8,413) White, 6.40% (815) Black or African American, 0.35% (44) Native American, 11.48% (1,461) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 11.93% (1,519) from other races, and 3.74% (476) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.18% (4,605) of the population.

Of the 4,851 households, 31.1% had children under the age of 18; 48.5% were married couples living together; 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.5% were non-families. Of all households, 27.7% were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.25.

21.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.6 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $60,656 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,846) and the median family income was $83,189 (+/− $13,092). Males had a median income of $51,781 (+/− $2,949) versus $47,714 (+/− $8,394) for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,893 (+/− $2,038). About 3.1% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.[23]

Same-sex couples headed 34 households in 2010, an increase from the 21 counted in 2000.[24]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 12,873 people, 5,012 households, and 3,242 families residing in the village. The population density was 7435.7/sqmi. There were 5,134 housing units at an average density of 1145.8/km2. The racial makeup of the village was 78.20% White, 4.10% African American, 0.22% Native American, 7.85% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.50% from other races, and 3.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.24% of the population.[25] [26]

There were 5,012 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.24.[25] [26]

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.[25] [26]

The median income for a household in the village was $51,825, and the median income for a family was $62,414. Males had a median income of $44,507 versus $35,217 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,290. About 4.7% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.[25] [26]

Economy

Overpeck Corporate Office Park is located on Challenger Road on the east side of the village (east of I-95), to the south of Bergen County's Overpeck Park. The office park contains approximately of Class-A office space which has undergone substantial renovations and upgrades. The Office Park also contains an AMC Movie Theater and Hilton Garden Inn Hotel. Corporate residents of Overpeck Corporate Park include the headquarters of Samsung Electronics America and American Stock Transfer.[27]

Government

Local government

Ridgefield Park has been governed under the Walsh Act since 1912.[28] [29] The village is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide to use the commission form of government,[30] down from a peak of 60 early in the 20th century; Ridgefield Park is one of six Walsh Act municipalities in North Jersey and most are in shore communities.[31] The Board of Commissioners is comprised of five members, who are elected at-large on a non-partisan basis to serve four-year terms on a concurrent basis. The commissioners elect one commissioner as mayor, however the mayor is only responsible for his or her departments and serves as the chair of the commission.[32]

, the members of the Ridgefield Park Board of Commissioners are Mayor Adam A. MacNeill (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance), William G. Gerken (Commissioner of Public Affairs), John H. Anlian (Commissioner of Public Safety),Wanda C. Portorreal (Commissioner of Public Works) and Askar H. Mirza (Commissioner of Parks and Public Property), all serving concurrent terms of office ending on May 23, 2028.[33] [34]

In the election held on May 14, 2024, 19-year-old college student Askar Mirza defeated incumbent commissioner Mark Olson by a 2-vote margin, becoming the youngest commissioner ever elected in the village.[35] [36]

In June 2017, Theresa Kohles was appointed to fill the commissioner seat that became vacant following the resignation of Maggie Boyd.[37] In the 2017 November general election, Kohles was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[38]

In elections held on May 13, 2008, the four incumbents running for re-election—George D. Fosdick (1,210 votes), Maggie Boyd (1,142), John H. Anlian (1,063) and Hugo R. Poli (1,006)—all won new terms in office. Challenger Adam MacNeill received 1,037 votes to win the seat vacated by Joseph Storer, with Frank Scerbo (653) and Junior Hernandez (458) falling short.[39] The five incumbents won re-election in the May 8, 2012, municipal election, with Fosdick again chosen as mayor.[40]

Federal, state, and county representation

Ridgefield Park is located in the 5th Congressional District[41] and is part of New Jersey's 37th state legislative district.[42]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 6,593 registered voters in Ridgefield Park, of which 2,249 (34.1% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 957 (14.5% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 3,382 (51.3% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 5 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[43] Among the village's 2010 Census population, 51.8% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 66.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[43] [44]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 3,162 votes here (66.3% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 1,508 votes (31.6% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 45 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 4,768 ballots cast by the village's 7,035 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.8% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[45] [46] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 3,256 votes here (61.6% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,932 votes (36.5% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 47 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,288 ballots cast by the village's 6,980 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.8% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[47] [48] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 2,681 votes here (55.4% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 2,104 votes (43.5% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 31 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 4,835 ballots cast by the village's 6,575 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.5% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[49]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 55.6% of the vote (1,473 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 43.0% (1,138 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (36 votes), among the 2,686 ballots cast by the village's 6,694 registered voters (39 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 40.1%.[50] [51] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 1,657 ballots cast (53.7% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,223 votes (39.6% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 166 votes (5.4% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 3,085 ballots cast by the village's 6,753 registered voters, yielding a 45.7% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[52]

Education

The Ridgefield Park Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,178 students and 180.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[53] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[54]) are Grant Elementary School[55] with 244 students in grades K-6, Lincoln Elementary School[56] with 374 students in grades PreK-6, Roosevelt Elementary School[57] with 339 students in grades PreK-6 and Ridgefield Park High School[58] with 1,189 students in grades 7–12.[59] [60] [61]

Students from Little Ferry attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Little Ferry Public Schools that has been in place since 1953.[62] [63]

The district is one of the small number in the state with schools recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in consecutive years, with Grant Elementary School earning the designation in 2010 and Lincoln Elementary School being honored in 2011.[64]

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.[65] [66]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the village had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Bergen County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[67]

Highways passing through the village include Interstate 80,[68] Interstate 95 (the New Jersey Turnpike)[69] and U.S. Route 46.[70] [71]

The historic Winant Avenue Bridge, also known as the Route 46 Hackensack River Bridge, crosses the river to Little Ferry. The double-leaf bascule bridge was constructed in 1934 and extends for, with the draw bridge at the center of the span.[72]

Public transportation

For much of the 20th century Ridgefield Park was served by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYSW) and the West Shore Railroad, a division of New York Central (NYCRR)[73] [74] at three passenger station in the village: Little Ferry Station, Ridgefield Park station and Westview station.[75]

NJ Transit bus routes 155, 157, 161, 165, 167 and 168 provide service between Ridgefield Park and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, and the 83 route provides service to Hackensack and the Journal Square Transportation Center in Jersey City.[76] [77]

Popular culture

Scenes in the 1998 movie Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, were filmed in the Elks Lodge.[78]

Notable people

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

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ridgefieldpark.org/village-clerks-office Village Clerk's Office
  2. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  3. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  4. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  5. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.
  6. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  7. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=ridgefield%20park&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Ridgefield Park, NJ
  8. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
  9. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Bergen&frmCity=Ridgefield+Park Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Ridgefield Park, NJ
  10. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  11. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  12. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  13. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  14. Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government", New Jersey Municipalities (publication of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities), March 2007. Accessed August 5, 2008.
  15. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 85. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  16. [Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]
  17. [Alvin Klein|Klein, Alvin]
  18. [David Kocieniewski|Kocieniewski, David]
  19. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/83022/touches.html Areas touching Ridgefield Park
  20. https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities
  21. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  22. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  23. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400362940 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Ridgefield Park village, Bergen County, New Jersey
  24. Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples", The Record, August 14, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 3, 2013. Accessed July 24, 2013.
  25. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603462940.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Ridgefield Park village, New Jersey
  26. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400362940 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Ridgefield Park village, Bergen County, New Jersey
  27. http://www.samsung.com/us/business/contact_us.html Contact Information
  28. https://web.archive.org/web/20150605155532/http://www.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/MFMG/MFMGCH4.PDF "The Commission Form of Municipal Government"
  29. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=8 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  30. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  31. Proctor, Owen; and Sobko, Katie. "Town commissions have become a New Jersey rarity", The Record, April 30, 2018, updated May 6, 2018. Accessed October 27, 2019. "Commissions rose in popularity, up to 60 statewide in the early part of the last century, from large cities and older suburbs to seaside resorts.... Today, only about 30 of New Jersey's 565 municipalities are commissions, including six in North Jersey. There are North Bergen, Union City and West New York in Hudson County, Lyndhurst and Ridgefield Park in Bergen County, and Nutley in Essex County."
  32. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 157.
  33. Web site: Board of Commissioners Village of Ridgefield Park NJ . 2024-06-12 . www.ridgefieldpark.org.
  34. https://www.ridgefieldpark.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif1121/f/agendas/2024-05-28_comm_reorg_agenda_res_2024-89_thru_106.pdf Commissioners Reorganization Meeting Agenda, May 28th 2024
  35. Web site: Wildstein . David . 2024-05-21 . Askar Mirza, 19, ousts Ridgefield Park incumbent by two votes . 2024-06-12 . New Jersey Globe . en-US.
  36. Web site: Wildstein . David . 2024-05-15 . In Ridgefield Park, a 19-year-old leads an incumbent by two votes . 2024-06-12 . New Jersey Globe . en-US.
  37. https://www.ridgefieldpark.org/sites/ridgefieldparknj/files/uploads/villagev34n2june17.pdf "Message from the Board of Commissioners"
  38. http://bergencountyclerk.alphadogtest.com/_Content/pdf/elections/2017-Official-General-Election-Results.pdf Bergen County November 7, 2017 General Election Statement of Vote
  39. Fabiano, Giovanna; and Lamb, William. "May 13 town election results - Ridgefield Park", The Record, May 13, 2008. Accessed July 8, 2008. "The four incumbents were easily re-elected. MacNeill was elected to the seat being vacated by Commissioner Joseph Storer."
  40. Rosenfeld, Stacey. "Fosdick remains mayor at Ridgefield Park reorganization meeting", Ridgefield Park Patriot, May 24, 2012. Accessed July 18, 2013. "After the flag salute and a moment of silence in honor of Police Memorial Day, the May 8 election results were certified. The final vote count, inclusive of absentee ballots, was George Fosdick, 1,002; John Anlian, 977; Margaret Boyd, 991; Adam MacNeil, 941; Hugo Poli, 954; Junior Hernandez, 420 and write in Wayne Boyd, 8. The newly re-elected Commissioners reappointed George D. Fosdick as Mayor, and in large part retained their assignments on their current commissions, with some minor changes."
  41. https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan
  42. https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031
  43. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Bergen
  44. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State  - County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey
  45. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County
  46. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County
  47. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County
  48. http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_73.html 2008 General Election Results for Ridgefield Park
  49. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County
  50. Web site: Governor - Bergen County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  51. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Bergen County. January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  52. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County
  53. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413800&DistrictID=3413800 District information for Ridgefield Park Public School District
  54. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413800 School Data for the Ridgefield Park Public Schools
  55. https://grant.rpps.net/ Grant Elementary School
  56. https://lincoln.rpps.net/ Lincoln Elementary School
  57. https://roosevelt.rpps.net/ Roosevelt Elementary School
  58. https://rpjshs.rpps.net/ Ridgefield Park High School
  59. https://www.rpps.net/board_of_education/our_schools Our Schools
  60. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/4380 School Performance Reports for the Ridgefield Park Public School District
  61. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4380 New Jersey School Directory for the Ridgefield Park Public Schools
  62. https://www.littleferry.k12.nj.us/our_district/about_us About Us
  63. James, George. "School Districts' Battle On Tuition Goes to Court", The New York Times, December 16, 1989. Accessed August 19, 2013. "School officials in the borough, Little Ferry, which sends 202 students to the 546-student high school, say a partial audit several years ago raised suspicions that Ridgefield Park has overcharged them by hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent years.... Little Ferry, a borough of 1.5 square miles and 9,900 people, has sent its high school students to this neighboring 1.92-square mile village of 12,000 people, since 1953."
  64. Decicco, Robin. "Ridgefield Park's Lincoln School recognized as a Blue Ribbon School", Ridgefield Park Patriot, September 23, 2011. Accessed August 19, 2013. "Lincoln Elementary School was recently named a Blue Ribbon School by the New Jersey Department of Education, the most prestigious title in education, said Chris Onorato, superintendent of Ridgefield Park School District.... Ridgefield Park is one of the only districts in the country to receive two Blue Ribbon titles in back to back years. Last year, Grant Elementary School was named a Blue Ribbon School."
  65. http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us
  66. https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions
  67. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  68. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000080__-.pdf#page=25 Interstate 80 Straight Line Diagram
  69. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000095__-.pdf#page=32 Interstate 95 Straight Line Diagram
  70. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000046__-.pdf#page=24 U.S. Route 46 Straight Line Diagram
  71. https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Map of Municipalities
  72. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/works/studies/rt46hackensack/ Route 46 Hackensack River Bridge Overview
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  76. https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212317/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Routes by County: Bergen County
  77. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf Bergen County System Map
  78. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/01/amazon_prime_video_sopranos_boardwalk_new_jersey.html "N.J. binge-watching guide: 36 Amazon Prime picks from the Garden State", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 14, 2016. Accessed November 15, 2017. "Rounders - This 1998 movie stars Matt Damon and Edward Norton (and John Malkovich!) as underground poker players. Some scenes were filmed at Rutgers School of Law in Newark and the Elks lodge in Ridgefield Park."
  79. http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1981/61681a.htm "Nomination of Joan M. Clark To Be Director General of the Foreign Service"
  80. http://www.populationassociation.org/sidebar/paa-fund-campaign/honored-members/richard-a-easterlin/ Richard A. Easterlin
  81. Nowlin, Bill. "Alex Gaston", Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed November 14, 2016. "His high school was Ridgefield Park in New Jersey, the community where Milt was born. At the time of the 1900 and 1910 censuses, the family lived in Overpeck, Bergen County, New Jersey."
  82. Nowlin, Bill. "Milt Gaston", Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Nathaniel Milton Gaston was born on January 27, 1896, in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.... The family lived in Overpeek, Bergen County, New Jersey. Milt attended a number of schools in New York City and New Jersey, and completed one year of high school at Ridgefield Park, but then left school and went to work."
  83. Spelling, Ian. "Ours lead singer Jimmy Gnecco will perform in Manhattan", The Record, May 20, 2010. Accessed August 15, 2012. "Gnecco – who was born in Teaneck, raised in Ridgefield Park and lives in Bogota — plays every instrument on the album, which includes such songs as 'Rest Your Soul,' 'Take a Chance,' 'Mystery' and the title track."
  84. Calderone, Joe; and Zambito, Thomas. "Farewell To FBI Bomb Expert And Father of 4", New York Daily News, October 1, 2001. Accessed November 15, 2017. "Son of a cop, Hatton starred as halfback on the Ridgefield Park football team, married his high school sweetheart and took the only job he'd ever wanted, as an agent with the FBI. His work took him to New Orleans for years, but, after being assigned to the Joint Bank Robbery Task Force in New York, he returned to Ridgefield Park.... On Saturday, as strains of an Elton John song filtered through the church, Hatton's Ridgefield Park class, members of the Class of '75, wiped away tears."
  85. [Dennis Overbye|Overbye, Dennis]
  86. Fandrich, Leslie. "The Golden Nature of James Gordon Irving", Uppercase magazine, Issue 15, Fall 2012. Accessed May 14, 2016. "Gordon was born June 2, 1913, in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, just a few miles from the home he has lived in for the past 60 years."
  87. Keogh, Jim. "Rumors about teachers take on a life of their own",The Record, September 13, 1994. Accessed July 21, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Jim Keogh Is a member of the Ridgefield Park school board and an evening professor in the computer science department at St Peter's College, Jersey City."
  88. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxyaWRnZWZpZWxkcGFya2FsdW1uaXxneDo0MzU5NTE5NjYxOTVjOTNm Louis Kosco Class of 1950
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  90. Fosdick, George. History of Ridgefield Park High School, Ridgefield Park Jr. / Sr. High School Alumni Association. Accessed August 19, 2013. "Among those who rose to national prominence are Ozzie Nelson '23, a radio and television performer who often mentioned his RPHS experiences on his radio and television programs. Bud Lewis '37 was the co-pilot of the Enola Gay Aircraft which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, leading to the end of World War II, a war in which over 1,000 RPHS graduates served."
  91. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lowege01.shtml George Lowe
  92. Ross, Rob. "Album Review: Bobby Messano, Welcome To Deltaville, popdose.com, July 31, 2014. Accessed November 15, 2017. "Ridgefield Park, New Jersey native (and current Nashville resident) Bobby Messano steps up to the front of the line with his newest release on Marty Scott's JEM Recordings, Welcome To Deltaville. 10 slices of heavy blues that definitely make their mark."
  93. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113990634/dick-messner-of-ridgefield-park/ "Kiwanians Hear Program Given By Bandleader; Dick Messner Entertains Park-Teaneck Club At Meeting"
  94. Staff. "Messner Into Army", Billboard, February 12, 1944. Accessed November 15, 2017. "Johnny Messner, the master of Ridgefield Park, N. J. and the maestro at McAlpin's Marine Grill for so many years, enters the army March 21."
  95. via Associated Press. "Ozzie Nelson Honored By Town", The Robesonian, October 19, 1992. Accessed August 19, 2013. "The actor, whose TV family entertained millions during the 1950s grew up in Ridgefield Park and graduated in 1923 from the town's high school."
  96. http://www.usashooting.org/alumni-association/hall-of-fame/lawrence-nuesslein Hall of Fame - Lawrence Nuesslein
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  99. Gavin, John A. "Harrison 'Hatch' Rosdahl, ex-pro football player, at 62", The Record, June 18, 2004. Accessed July 31, 2014. "Ridgefield Park - Harrison 'Hatch' Rosdahl, a professional football player for seven years, died from injuries suffered in a fall at his home Tuesday."
  100. Beckerman, Jim. "A play about ex-cons, played by themselves", The Record, July 6, 2008. Accessed January 21, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "That's the combined prison time of the four ex-convicts who play themselves in this unique off-Broadway play, conceived and directed by Bergen County native David Rothenberg.... Rothenberg, who grew up in Ridgefield Park and Teaneck (Teaneck High School, class of 1951), began his career as a part-time sports writer for The Record."
  101. https://web.archive.org/web/20110807054643/http://www.odusports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ruch_dan00.html Dan Ruch
  102. https://web.archive.org/web/20000531141530/http://www.turner2000.org/Bio.htm Harold "Hal" Turner
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  104. Passow, Sam. "Passing Down Stories: Oradell resident Yoojin Grace Wuertz", The Record, April 4, 2017. Accessed June 5, 2017. "Wuertz, who lives in Oradell after growing up in Paramus and Ridgefield Park, released Everything Belongs to Us in February."

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