Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
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'''Wood-Ridge''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]]. As of the [[United States 2000 Census]], the borough population was 7,644.
Wood-Ridge was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on [[December 6]], [[1894]], from portions of [[Bergen Township, New Jersey (1893-1902)|Bergen Township]], based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.<ref name=Story>"The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 89.</ref>
''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine ranked Wood-Ridge as its 39th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.<ref>[http://njmonthly.com/articles/best_of/placestolive/best-places-to-live---the-complete-top-towns-list-.html "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', [[February 21]], [[2008]]. Accessed [[February 24]], [[2008]].</ref>
==Geography==
Wood-Ridge is located at {{coor dms|40|50|51|N|74|5|15|W|city}} (40.847638, -74.087549){{GR|1}}.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of 1.1 [[square mile]]s (2.8 [[km²]]), all of it land. The average elevation of the borough is 174 feet.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=18617 Wood-Ridge, New Jersey], [[Epodunk]]. Accessed [[April 11]], [[2007]].</ref>
Wood-Ridge is bordered by [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]] and [[Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey|Hasbrouck Heights]] to the north, [[Wallington, New Jersey|Wallington]] to the west, [[Carlstadt, New Jersey|Carlstadt]] to the south, and [[Moonachie, New Jersey|Moonachie]] to the east.
==Demographics==
{{USCensusPop
| 1900= 582
| 1910= 1043
| 1920= 1923
| 1930= 5159
| 1940= 5739
| 1950= 6283
| 1960= 7964
| 1970= 8311
| 1980= 7929
| 1990= 7506
| 2000= 7644
| estimate=7594
| estyear=2006
| estref=<ref name=CensusEst>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3482300&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3482300&_street=&_county=wood&_cityTown=wood&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Wood-Ridge], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed [[September 11]], [[2007]].</ref>
| footnote=Population 1900 - 1990.<ref>[http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed [[March 1]], [[2007]].</ref>
<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/planning/data/HistoricalPop.pdf], Bergen County Census Data. Accessed [[December 23]], [[2007]].</ref>
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As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 7,644 people, 3,024 households, and 2,137 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was 6,958.5 people per square mile (2,683.1/km²). There were 3,087 housing units at an average density of 2,810.2/sq mi (1,083.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.84% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.02% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.77% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.27% of the population.
There were 3,024 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $60,949, and the median income for a family was $72,500. Males had a median income of $48,309 versus $40,025 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $29,865. About 0.8% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
== Government ==
=== Local government ===
The [[Mayor]] of the Borough of Wood-Ridge is Mayor [[Paul Sarlo]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term ends [[December 31]], [[2011]]), who also represents the district in the [[New Jersey Senate]]. Members of the Wood-Ridge Borough Council are Ezio I. Altamura (D, 2009), Dominick Azzolini (D, 2008), Richard Carbonaro (D, 2010), Catherine Cassidy (D, 2010), Thomas C. Gonnella (D, 2008) and
Robert Riccardella (D, 2009).<ref>[http://www.njwoodridge.org/mayor_and_council/ Wood-Ridge Mayor and Council], Borough of Wood-Ridge. Accessed [[February 19]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>"County of Bergen: 2007 County and Municipal Directory", [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], p. 69.</ref>
In elections held on [[November 6]], [[2007]], voters filled an open mayoral seat and two seats on the borough council. Incumbent Democrats ran unopposed for all three seats, with Mayor Paul Sarlo (1,117 votes) and Councilmembers Catherine Cassidy (1,313) and Richard Carbonaro (1,236), all wining re-election.<ref>[http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MjE3MzQx "Wood-Ridge municipal elections"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', [[November 3]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[November 27]], [[2007]].</ref><ref>[http://www.northjersey.com/dngmedia/media_server/tr/2007/11/06election/bergencounty2007.html Bergen County election results], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', [[November 7]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[November 10]], [[2007]].</ref>
On Election Day, [[November 7]], [[2006]], Wood-Ridge voters filled two seats on the Borough Council. As of Election Day, the council was comprised entirely of Democrats in a community in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a 7-5 margin. Democratic incumbents Ezio Altamura (1,733) and Robert Riccardella (1,718) ran unopposed, winning re-election to three-year terms in office.<ref>[http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDEzNzAw Wood-Ridge Election Guide], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', [[November 1]], [[2006]].</ref><ref>"Election 2006: Municipal Results", ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', [[November 8]], [[2006]].</ref><ref>[http://151.198.187.55/countyclerk/2006%20General/2006_General.pdf Bergen County 2006 General Election Results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Accessed [[February 1]], [[2007]].</ref>
=== Federal, state and county representation ===
Wood-Ridge Borough is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 36th Legislative District.<ref>[http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]], p. 66. Accessed [[August 30]], [[2006]].</ref>
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=== Politics ===
As of [[April 1]], [[2006]], out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 7,657 in Wood-Ridge, there were 4,698 registered voters (61.4% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,016 (21.6% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 722 (15.4% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 2,960 (63.0% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as [[Undeclared (New Jersey)|Undeclared]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref>"County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], dated [[April 1]], [[2006]].</ref>
On the national level, Wood-Ridge leans toward the Republican Party. In the [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 53% of the vote here, defeating Democrat [[John Kerry]], who received around 46%.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/lps/elections/2004results/04_Municipality_pdf%27s/presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety]]: Division of Elections, dated [[December 13]], [[2004]].</ref>
== Education ==
Students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the schools of the [[Wood-Ridge School District]]. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418300 Wood-Ridge School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed [[November 27]], [[2007]].</ref>) are [http://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/86702/index.html Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School], with 470 students in Kindergarten through 4th grade; [http://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/86733/index.html Grett R. Ostrovsky Middle School], with 238 students in grades 5-8; and [[Wood-Ridge High School]], with 425 students in grades 9-12.
For grades nine through twelve, students from [[Moonachie, New Jersey|Moonachie]] attend Wood-Ridge High School, as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Moonachie School District]].<ref>[http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/03/5830/03-5830-050.html Wood-Ridge High School 2007 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed [[May 27]], [[2008]]. "Wood-Ridge High School is a four year, comprehensive high school with an enrollment of 419 students for the 2006-2007 school year. The district maintains a receiving relationship with the neighboring community of Moonachie, whereby its high school students attend Wood-Ridge High School."</ref>
== Transportation ==
Wood-Ridge is served by [[New Jersey Transit]] on the [[Pascack Valley Line]] at the [[Wood-Ridge (NJT station)|Wood-Ridge]] train station. The station is located at Park Place East near the intersection with [[New Jersey Route 17|Route 17]]. As of October 2007, the Pascack Valley Line offers service throughout the day in both directions, with service available seven days a week.
An other station is planned on the [[Bergen County Line]] to be called Westmont <ref> http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2423 </ref>
This line runs north-south to [[Hoboken Terminal]] with connections via the [[Secaucus Junction]] transfer station to New Jersey Transit one-stop service to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] and to other NJ Transit rail service. Connections are available at the [[Hoboken Terminal]] to other New Jersey Transit rail lines, the [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] train at the [[Hoboken (PATH station)|Hoboken PATH station]], [[New York Waterways]] ferry service to the [[World Financial Center]] and other destinations and [[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]] service.
Wood-Ridge is also serviced by several New Jersey Transit bus routes. The [[76 (New Jersey bus)|76]] bus runs from [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] along Terrace Avenue through Wood-Ridge to [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]]. The [[144 (New Jersey bus)|144]], [[145 (New Jersey bus)|145]], [[148 (New Jersey bus)|148]], [[163 (New Jersey bus)|163]] and [[164 (New Jersey bus)|164]] buses run from various New Jersey terminals such as [[Midland Park, New Jersey|Midland Park]] and Hackensack along Valley Boulevard through Wood-Ridge to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[New York City]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/sf_bu_schedules.shtml New Jersey Transit Bus Schedules], [[New Jersey Transit]]. Accessed [[August 30]], [[2007]].</ref>
[[New Jersey Route 17|Route 17]] passes through Wood-Ridge.
== Notable residents==
Notable current and former residents of Wood-Ridge include:
*[[Frankie Muniz]] (1985-), ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' star, spent most of his childhood to early teen years growing up on 10th Street and being a student within the Wood-Ridge School District.<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-25349224.html "'MALCOLM' STAR STAYS GROUNDED", ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', [[March 6]], [[2000]]. Accessed [[May 7]], [[2008]]. "On the phone from Los Angeles, at 7:30 a.m. his time, the 14-year-old actor from Wood-Ridge seems just as friendly and chipper as he did before his Fox comedy "Malcolm in the Middle" debuted -- and became an instant hit."</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.njwoodridge.org/ Wood-Ridge Borough official website]
*[http://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/ Wood-Ridge School District]
*[http://www.woodridgefire.org/ Wood-Ridge Fire Department]
*{{NJReportCard|03|5830|0|Wood-Ridge School District}}
*[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418300 Wood-Ridge School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
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