Ridgewood, New Jersey

== History == In 1700, Johannes Van Emburgh built the first home in Ridgewood, having purchased a 250-acre (100 ha) property in 1698.

The Old Paramus Reformed Church was established in 1725, though the current building dates to 1800.

During the Revolutionary War, the church was used for several years by the Continental Army, and in 1778 it was the site of the court-martial of General Charles Lee.

1785 by John Ackerman and purchased by the Van Embergh family in 1816.

1787 on their 72-acre (29 ha) property and remained in the Ackerman family until the 1920s.

1810 and named for either David or John Ackerman.

(Frances Augusta), 1858–1942, History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882.

The Village of Ridgewood was created on November 20, 1894, with the same boundaries as Ridgewood Township, also in Bergen County.

New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900.

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 (remainder now dissolved as Wyckoff).

Opened in 1932, the theater closed in January 2024.

== References == == Sources == Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties) prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Trea...

== Government == === Local government === Ridgewood is governed within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under Council-Manager plan B, as...

On February 9, 1971, Ridgewood acquired area from Washington Township.

On May 28, 1974, it acquired area from Ho-Ho-Kus.

Paramus Reformed Church Historic District – Bounded by Franklin Turnpike, Route 17, Saddle River, south side of cemetery and Glen Avenue (added 1975).

=== Historic sites === Ridgewood is home to the following locations on the National Register of Historic Places: Ackerman House – 222 Doremus Avenue (added 1983) was constructe...

Archibald–Vroom House – 160 East Ridgewood Avenue (added 1984).

Beech Street School – 49 Cottage Place (added 1998).

Ridgewood, Arcadia Publishing, 1999.

In 2000, its per capita income of $51,658 was ranked the 35th-highest in the state.

Rock band Senses Fail was founded in Ridgewood in 2002.

In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 6,656 votes here (50.7% vs.

Based on data from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey, it had a per-capita income of $67,560, 31st in the state.

In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 7,387 votes here (55.5% vs.

In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 4,192 votes here (48.8% vs.

=== 2010 census === The 2010 United States census counted 24,958 people, 8,456 households, and 6,756 families in the village.

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

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 6,181 votes here (50.5% vs.

Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, it had a median household income of $162,011, ranked 7th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 ...

In 2014, former Ridgewood Public Works Inspector Thomas Rica was convicted of stealing over $460,000 in coins collected from the village's parking meters.

Based on data from the 2015-2019 American Community Survey, it was reported that there were 8,300 households in the village.

In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 8,000 votes (60.4% vs.

News & World Report national rankings for 2019.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 5,613 students and 432.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher r...

In August 2021, councilmember Bernadette Walsh resigned from the seat expiring in December 2024, which was left temporarily vacant.

As of 2025, the county executive is James J.

Tedesco III (D, Paramus), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.

New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).