Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey - Village Green - postcard 1967

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  The Village Green, Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
• Publisher:  The Schiller Co., Hacketstown, NJ / New Jersey Tercentenary
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  7c defin.
• Postmark(s):  Wayne NJ Apr 14 1967 wavy line
• Sent to:  Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, Herts.
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 24,958,^[7][8][9] reflecting an increase of 22 (+0.1%) from the 24,936 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 784 (+3.2%) from the 24,152 counted in the 1990 Census.^[17] Ridgewood is a suburban bedroom community of New York City, located approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan.

The Village of Ridgewood was created on November 20, 1894, with the same boundaries as Ridgewood Township. The Village became the municipal government while the Township remained as a school district.^[18] 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 (now Wyckoff). On February 9, 1971, Ridgewood Village acquired area from Washington Township. On May 28, 1974, it acquired area from Ho-Ho-Kus.^[19]

In 1700, Johannes Van Emburgh built the first home in Ridgewood, having purchased a 250 acres (100 ha) property in 1698.^[20]

Ridgewood was ranked 26th in Money magazine's ""Best Places to Live"" in America, 2011.^[21

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village had a total area of 5.818 square miles (15.069 km²), of which, 5.752 square miles (14.898 km²) of it was land and 0.066 square miles (0.172 km²) of it (1.14%) was water.^[1][2]

Ridgewood is adjacent to eight municipalities, seven in Bergen County - Paramus, Washington Township, Ho-Ho-Kus, Waldwick, Midland Park, Wyckoff and Glen Rock - and Hawthorne in Passaic County.

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state=new jersey

period=post-war (1945 - present)

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