Everything about Ringwood New Jersey totally explained
Ringwood is a
Borough in
Passaic County,
New Jersey,
United States. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 12,396. It is the home of
Ringwood State Park which contains the State Botanical Garden, the Shepherd Lake Recreation Area, and Skylands and Ringwood Manors.
The Borough of Ringwood was incorporated by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature on
February 23,
1918, from a "portion of the
Township of Pompton", as one of three boroughs formed from Pompton Township, joining
Bloomingdale and
Wanaque. The first organizational meeting of the Borough Council took place in the existing Borough Hall on
May 6,
1918
History
The original inhabitants of the area were the
Lenape and
Ramapough Native Americans.
Early in the 18th Century, iron was discovered in the area, and the Ogden family built a
blast furnace in Ringwood in 1742. By 1765,
Peter Hasenclever used Ringwood as the center of his ironmaking operations which included 150,000 acres (610 km²) in New Jersey,
New York and
Nova Scotia.
Iron mining was prominent in the area from the 1700s until the
Great Depression. Mines such as the London Mine, Roomy Mine, Peters Mine and Hope mine were originally opened by Peter Hesenclever's London Company.
Ringwood Manor was home to a number of well-known ironmasters from the 1740s to the late 19th century. During the
American Revolution,
Robert Erskine managed ironmaking operations from Ringwood, and became
George Washington's first geographer and Surveyor-General, producing maps for the
Continental Army; Washington visited the Manor House several times. Ringwood iron was used in the famous
Hudson River Chain, and for tools and hardware for the army. One of the Manor's last owners was
Abram S. Hewitt, ironmaster, educator, lawyer,
U.S. Congressman, and
Mayor of New York City. The Manor is part of a
National Historic Landmark District.
Geography
Ringwood is located at (41.096095, -74.260124).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 28.0
square miles (72.6
km²), of which, 25.2 square miles (65.4 km²) of it's land and 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²) of it (9.92%) is water.
Depending on where they live, Ringwood residents may be entitled to join one of three private lake communities,
Cupsaw Lake Improvement Association
,
Erksine Lakes Property Owners Association, or
Skyline Lakes Property Owners Association.
Demographics
As of the
census of
2000, there are 12,396 people, 4,108 households, and 3,446 families residing in the borough. The
population density is 491.0 people per square mile (189.5/km²). There are 4,221 housing units at an average density of 167.2/sq mi (64.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough is 93.87%
White, 1.61%
African American, 1.44%
Native American, 1.19%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.67% from
other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 4.25% of the population are
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There are 4,108 households out of which 42.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% are
married couples living together, 7.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% are non-families. 12.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.00 and the average family size is 3.28.
In the borough the population is spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough is $81,636, and the median income for a family is $85,108. Males have a median income of $60,097 versus $36,005 for females. The
per capita income for the borough is $31,341. 2.8% of the population and 2.0% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.9% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Law and government
Local government
Ringwood operates under the
Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) form of municipal government.
Members of the Ringwood Borough Council are
Mayor Walter Davison (term as Mayor ends
December 31,
2008, term on council ends 2011),
Deputy Mayor Donna S. Anderson (2008 as Deputy Mayor; 2009 omn Council), Scott Conley (2011), Walter Davison (2011), William E. Marsala (2009), Linda M. Schaefer (2009), John Speer (2011) and Ted Taukus (2011).
In elections held on
November 6,
2007, Republican candidates Walter Davison, Scott Conley, John Speer and Ted Taukus were elected to the Borough Council, unseating Democrats Bill O'Hearn, Tom MacAllen, and Wenke Taule. Joanne Atlas didn't stand for re-election. When the newly-elected candidates take office in January 2008, the council will be under full Republican control, after two years in which the Democrats held a 4-3 majority, and two years of control by the Republicans and Mayor Atlas, after her split with the Democrats.
Federal, state and county representation
Ringwood is in the Fifth Congressional District is part of New Jersey's 40th Legislative District.
Education
Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade attend the schools of the
Ringwood Public School District, which serves a total of about 1,400 students. There are two K-3 schools in the district:
Peter Cooper, which was built in 1963, and serves about 314 students, and
Robert Erskine, which was built in 1960 and serves about 321 students. Intermediate school
E. G. Hewitt was built in 1937 (with an annex built in 1952 and trailers added in 1959) and serves about 335 students in grades 4 and 5, while
M. J. Ryerson middle school was built in 1970 and serves about 480 students in grades 6 - 8.
Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend
Lakeland Regional High School, which serves students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and
Wanaque. The high school is located in Wanaque and is part of the Lakeland Regional High School District.
Private schools include
St. Catherine of Bologna School, a regional
Roman Catholic parochial school. Kindergarteners through eighth graders attend St. Catherine School, with part-time pre-school and pre-kindergarten sessions.
Ringwood Christian School serves Kindergarteners through eighth graders, and pre-schoolers can receive part-time sessions.
Transportation
Skyline Drive connects Ringwood and
Oakland through
Ringwood State Park. There are no state, U.S., or Interstate highways in Ringwood.
New Jersey Transit bus transportation is available at the Ringwood Park and Ride, located adjacent to
Ringwood Public Library. The
196 offers express bus service to the
Port Authority Bus Terminal in
Midtown Manhattan, while the
197 route offers local service, including to the
Willowbrook Mall and Willowbrook Park and Ride.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Ringwood include:
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