Ledgewood, New Jersey
Populated place in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Census-designated place in New Jersey, United States
40°52′52″N 74°39′22″W / 40.88111°N 74.65611°W / 40.88111; -74.65611
United States
New Jersey (2020)[2]
07852
Ledgewood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within Roxbury Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] It was historically known as Drakesville after Abraham Drake, originally from Piscataway, New Jersey, who operated a mill and tavern here in the mid 1700s. The community was located on the Morris Canal.[7]
The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07852.
As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07852 was 2,558.
Ledgewood Mall is located in Ledgewood.
Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 4,903.[2]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,903 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ledgewood include:
- Jetur R. Riggs (1809–1869), represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the U.S. representative from 1859 to 1861.[9]
Points of interest
- King Store and Homestead
- Ledgewood Historic District
- Morris Canal
- Silas Riggs House
- Tom's Diner - The location of parts of the video for Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" were filmed in this now abandoned establishment
Gallery
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Morris Canal, Inclined Planes -
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Census Data Explorer: Ledgewood CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Ledgewood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ledgewood Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Jetur Rose Riggs, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 2, 2007.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ledgewood, New Jersey.
- "The Roxbury Historic Trust". curator of museums at Drakesville Historic Park
- Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07852 from the United States Census Bureau
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