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Ridgefield is a Borough located in Bergen County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough had a total population of 10,830. Ridgefield was incorporated as a Borough on May 26 , 1892 , from porions of Ridgefield Township . GEOGRAPHY Ridgefield is located at 40°49'57" North, 74°0'18" West (40.832590, -74.004960). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 7.4 Km&2 (2.9 Mi&2 ). 6.8 km&2 (2.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.7 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 9.06% water. Ridgefield is unofficially divided into three sections because of the geographical contour of the land. The first section is known as Ridgefield, and lies partly in the valley on both the east and west sides and partly on the first hill. The second section is known as Morsemere, and is located in the northern part of the Borough. The third section is Ridgefield Heights, on the second hill at the extreme eastern part of the Borough, running north and south. Morsemere was named by a real estate development company in honor of Samuel F. B. Morse , inventor of the Telegraphy and the Morse Code . During the middle 1800s, Mr. Morse owned vast tracts of land in the Ridgefield section of the Borough. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 10,830 people, 4,020 households, and 2,966 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,602.1/km&2 (4,149.8/mi&2). There were 4,120 housing units at an average density of 609.5/km&2 (1,578.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 75.87% White , 0.77% African American , 0.08% Native American , 17.42% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 3.50% from Other Races , and 2.32% from two or more races. 13.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,020 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were Married Couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.19. In the borough the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $54,081, and the median income for a family was $66,330. Males had a median income of $47,975 versus $36,676 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $25,558. 6.6% of the population and 4.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 6.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Ridgefield is governed using the Borough form of new Jersey Government, with a governing body consisting of a mayor and a six-member Borough Council. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to serve a four-year term of office. Members of the Borough Council are elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming uyp for election each year. The Mayor of Ridgefield Borough is Anthony R. Suarez, whose term of office ends on December 31 , 2007 . Members of the Ridgefield Borough Council are Council President John Quaregna (term ends December 2006), Javier Acosta (2006), Robert Avery (2008), Thomas Blackley (2008), James Fucci (2007) and Robert Kovic (2007). Federal, state and county representation Ridgefield is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District. EDUCATION The {Link without Title} - Dr. Robert Jack, Principal (Grades 9-12). EXTERNAL LINKS
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