Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
Borough in New Jersey
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 40°51′01″N 74°05′13″W / 40.850183°N 74.087068°W / 40.850183; -74.087068 [ 1] [ 2] Country United States State New Jersey County Bergen Incorporated December 6, 1894 • Type Borough • Body Borough Council • Mayor Paul Sarlo (D , term ends December 31, 2023)[ 3] [ 4] • Administrator Christopher W. Eilert[ 5] • Municipal clerk Gina Affuso[ 6] • Total 1.11 sq mi (2.89 km2 ) • Land 1.11 sq mi (2.88 km2 ) • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2 ) 0.09% • Rank 492nd of 565 in state 62nd of 70 in county[ 1] Elevation 167 ft (51 m) • Total 10,137 • Estimate 10,197 • Rank 241st of 565 in state 37th of 70 in county[ 13] • Density 9,099.6/sq mi (3,513.4/km2 ) • Rank 42nd of 565 in state 13th of 70 in county[ 13] Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST) ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT) )ZIP Code Area code(s) 201 [ 16] FIPS code 3400382570[ 1] [ 17] [ 18] GNIS feature ID0885451[ 1] [ 19] Website www .njwoodridge .org
Wood-Ridge is a borough in Bergen County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 10,137,[ 10] [ 11] an increase of 2,511 (+32.9%) from the 2010 census count of 7,626,[ 20] [ 21] which in turn reflected a decline of 18 (-0.2%) from the 7,644 counted in the 2000 census .[ 22]
Wood-Ridge was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 6, 1894, from portions of Bergen Township , based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.[ 23] The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis " phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.[ 24]
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^ Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey , p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 1, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were created in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."