Ridgewood Township existed in
Bergen County
Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...]
and was established on March 30, 1876,
consisting of the easternmost third of what remained of
Franklin Township, west of the
Saddle River.
Ridgewood Township lasted a mere 18 years, before it was subdivided in 1894, at the peak of the "
boroughitis
Boroughitis (also borough fever or borough mania) was the creation in the 1890s, usually by referendum, of large numbers of small boroughs in the U.S. state of New Jersey, particularly in Bergen County. Attempts by the New Jersey Legislature t ...
" phenomenon that was sweeping through Bergen County at the time.
Midland Park was incorporated as a borough on September 6, 1894, and also included portions of Franklin Township.
Glen Rock was formed on September 12, 1894, and also included territory that had been part of
Saddle River Township
Saddle Brook is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 13,659, reflecting an increase of 504 (+3.8%) from the 13,155 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in t ...
. The
Village of Ridgewood was incorporated on November 20, 1894, replacing the municipal government of Ridgewood Township.
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References
*"History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923;" by "Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858-1942."
*"Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)" prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.
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