Ridgefield Park

About Ridgefield Park

Ridgefield Park is a village in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the village's population was 13,224, an increase of 495 (+3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 12,729, which in turn reflected a decline of 144 (−1.1%) from the 12,873 counted in the 2000 census. Of the 564 municipalities in the state, Ridgefield Park is one of only four with a village type of government, though it operates a Walsh Act (city commission) form of government. Of the four New Jersey villages, Loch Arbour also uses the commission form of government, while Ridgewood operates under the council-manager form, and the Township of South Orange Village operates under a special charter form with many characteristics of village government.

Ridgefield Park was formed as a village on June 15, 1892, within Ridgefield Township, based on the results of a referendum passed on June 6, 1892. Overpeck Township was formed on March 23, 1897, to be coextensive with Ridgefield Park village, and was created within Ridgefield Township for the purpose of administering a Board of Education. Portions of the village gained in both 1921 and 1926 were taken from Bogota and Teaneck. On May 31, 1938, Overpeck Township became Ridgefield Park Township. The village was named for the area's terrain.

The village's Fourth of July Parade, first established in 1894, is said to be the longest continuously celebrated such event in New Jersey and one of the oldest in the country. The village eliminated its July 4 fireworks in 2009, citing the $50,000 cost amid a difficult economy, but has restored the tradition since then.

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Living in Ridgefield Park

Median household income

$100,718

Median home value

$496,700

Median rent

$1,731/mo

Median age

39.6

Map of Ridgefield Park

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Ridgefield Park, NJ population

Ridgefield Park had 13,224 residents in the 2020 Census.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.

Ridgefield Park at a glance

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Towns near Ridgefield Park

• Little Ferry1.1 mi SW
• Palisades Park1.3 mi SE
• Bogota1.4 mi N
• South Hackensack1.5 mi NW
• Leonia1.8 mi E
• Ridgefield1.8 mi S
• Teterboro2.1 mi W
• Moonachie2.2 mi SW
• Fairview2.5 mi S
• Teaneck2.5 mi N
• Fort Lee2.6 mi E
• Hackensack2.7 mi NW

Straight-line distance between town centers.

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