Ledgewood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[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]
Ledgewood, New Jersey | |
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 King Homestead in the historic Drakesville section | |
  Ledgewood Location in Morris County (Inset: Morris County in New Jersey)  Ledgewood Ledgewood (New Jersey)  Ledgewood Ledgewood (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′52″N 74°39′22″W / 40.88111°N 74.65611°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Township | Roxbury |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.62 sq mi (14.55 km2) |
| • Land | 5.54 sq mi (14.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,903 |
| • Density | 885.82/sq mi (342.00/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 07852 (Ledgewood) 07836 (Flanders) |
| FIPS code | 34-39750[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0877722[4] |
The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07852.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,903.[2]
Geography
editLedgewood is in western Morris County, in the western part of Roxbury Township. The CDP is bordered to the north by Landing, to the northeast by the borough of Mount Arlington, to the east by Kenvil, and to the south by Succasunna. It is bordered to the west by Flanders and Budd Lake within Mount Olive Township. The borough of Netcong is less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the northwest corner of Ledgewood. The unincorporated community of Ledgewood is in the eastern part of the CDP.
Interstate 80 forms the northern border of the Ledgewood CDP, with access from exits 27 (U.S. Route 206), 28 (U.S. Route 46), and 30 (Howard Boulevard). I-80 leads east 14 miles (23 km) to Parsippany and west 27 miles (43 km) to the Delaware Water Gap. US 206 runs through the more sparsely developed western part of Ledgewood, leading north into Netcong and south 22 miles (35 km) to Somerville. US 46 passes through the community of Ledgewood and the northeastern part of the CDP, leading northwest into Netcong and east 5 miles (8 km) to Dover. New Jersey Route 10 has its western terminus at US 46 in the community of Ledgewood and leads southeast into Succasunna.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ledgewood CDP has a total area of 5.62 square miles (14.56 km2), of which 5.54 square miles (14.35 km2) are land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2), or 1.46%, are water.[1] Drakes Brook has its source in Ledgewood and flows southwest to join the South Branch of the Raritan River in Washington Township.
The Shops at Ledgewood Commons is a shopping area along New Jersey Route 10 in the eastern part of Ledgewood.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,903 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
Notable people
editPeople who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ledgewood include:
- Jetur R. Riggs (1809–1869), who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the U.S. representative from 1859 to 1861[9]
Points of interest
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ 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
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- "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