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Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there are 12,396 people, 4,108 households, and 3,446 families residing in the borough. The population density

Population density

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is 491.0 people per square mile (189.5/km²). There are 4,221 housing units at an average density of 167.2 per square mile (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

Race (United States Census)

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, 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

Marriage

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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

Per capita income

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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.

Local government

Ringwood operates under the Faulkner Act (Council-Manager)

Faulkner Act (Council-Manager)

The Faulkner Act, or Optional Municipal Charter Law, provides for New Jersey municipalities to adopt a Council-Manager government.The council consists of 5, 7, or 9 members elected by the public...

form of municipal government. Ringwood is governed by a seven-member Borough Council whose members are elected at-large in partisan elections to serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three or four seats coming up for election every other year. After each election, the council selects a Mayor and a deputy mayor from among its members.

, members of the Ringwood Borough Council are Mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

Ted Taukus (whose term of office ends December 31, 2011), Deputy Mayor Linda M. Schaefer (2013), Donna S. Anderson (2013), Scott Conley (2011), Walter J. Davison, Jr. (2011), William E. Marsala (2013) and John Speer (2011).

Federal, state and county representation

Ringwood is in the Fifth Congressional District is part of New Jersey's 40th state legislative district.

Education

Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade attend the schools of the Ringwood Public School District

Ringwood Public School District

The Ringwood Public School District serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Ringwood in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States....

. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

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) are

Peter Cooper (grades K-3; 284 students),
Robert Erskine (K-3; 267),
E. G. Hewitt (4-5; 308) and
M. J. Ryerson (6-8; 501)

Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend Lakeland Regional High School

Lakeland Regional High School

Lakeland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district serving students from two communities in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States...

in Wanaque

Wanaque, New Jersey

Wanaque is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,116.Wanaque was incorporated as an independent Borough on February 23, 1918, when Pompton Township was split up into three Boroughs, along with Bloomingdale and...

, which serves students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque.

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 or full-time pre-school and pre-kindergarten sessions. Ringwood Christian School serves Kindergarteners through eighth graders, and pre-schoolers can receive part-time sessions.

Ringwood public schools are supported in part with grants from the Ringwood Educational Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit organization which sponsors among other things an annual Shepherd Lake 5K run.

Community

Ringwood is serviced by a volunteer ambulance corps

Emergency medical services

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and three volunteer fire companies, with each fire company covering one section of the borough.

Depending on where they live, Ringwood residents may be entitled to join one of three private lake communities: Cupsaw Lake, Erskine Lakes, or Skyline Lakes.

Each year on the third Saturday in March, Ringwood holds its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, the only such parade in Passaic County. Since 1990, the Parade Committee selects a Grand Marshall and a Citizen of the Year. These chosen outstanding citizens of the community are honored at a Unity Breakfast that precedes the parade. The parade includes bagpipe bands, floats, Irish step dancers, the county sheriff’s department with their equestrian unit, local police, and fire and ambulance departments. Other marchers include Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, local school groups and other recreational teams. The parade ends at the St. Catherine of Bologna Church Parish Center, where the celebration continues with live music and entertainment for the whole family

Transportation

Skyline Drive

Skyline Drive (New Jersey)

Skyline Drive is a 5.76-mile long road in Northern New Jersey, between Interstate 287 in Oakland, Bergen County and County Route 511 in Ringwood, Passaic County, passing through Ringwood State Park in the Ramapo Mountains. It is a major route for those in the Ringwood and Wanaque area to get to...

connects Ringwood and Oakland

Oakland, New Jersey

Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,754.Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1902, from portions of Franklin Township.-History:The Van Allen House...

through Ringwood State Park

Ringwood State Park

Ringwood State Park is a 5000 acre state park in Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey, USA. The Park is located in the heart of the Ramapo Mountains in Ringwood. It contains the New Jersey Botanical Garden at Skylands, historic Ringwood Manor and Skylands Manor, and the Shepherd Lake...

. There are no state, U.S., or Interstate highways in Ringwood. There are also no traffic lights.

New Jersey Transit

New Jersey Transit

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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

Port Authority Bus Terminal

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in Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan

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, while the 197 route offers local service, including to the Willowbrook Mall

Willowbrook Mall (Wayne, New Jersey)

Willowbrook Mall is a two-level, major shopping center located in Wayne, New Jersey, United States. It is near the intersection of U.S. Route 46, Route 23 and Interstate 80. The mall opened in 1969 and was expanded or renovated in 1970, 1988, and 2006...

and Willowbrook Park and Ride.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Ringwood include:

Robert Erskine
Robert Erskine
Colonel Robert Erskine was a Scottish inventor and later an American officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War....

, (1735–1780), a Scottish inventor and later an American officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
George Martin
George Martin (American football)
George Dwight Martin is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career in the National Football League for the New York Giants...

(born 1953), former defensive end
Defensive end
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for the New York Giants
New York Giants
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Sonia Rosado
Sonia Rosado
Sonia Rosado has served on the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2001. Rosado made history in November 2000 when she became the first Hispanic to be elected to the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and again in January 2002 when she was selected to serve as Freeholder...

, has served on the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
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since 2001.
Darren Soto
Darren Soto
Darren Soto is an Orlando-based attorney and Democratic politician who serves the member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 49. He was first elected to the Florida House in April 2007 and was re-elected in 2008 and 2010.Representative Soto was born in Ringwood, New Jersey to a...

(born 1978), member of the Florida House of Representatives
Florida House of Representatives
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Francis Lynde Stetson
Francis Lynde Stetson
Francis Lynde Stetson was an American lawyer.He was born at Keeseville, New York, the son of Lemuel Stetson who served in the New York state assembly and as a representative in the 28th U. S. Congress. He was graduated from Williams College in 1867 and from Columbia Law School in 1869...

(1846–1920), lawyer and designer of the Botanical Gardens at Skylands Manor.

Demographics

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

Community

Transportation

Notable residents

See also

Borough data

Borough history

Borough organizations