About Wood-Ridge, NJ
Wood-Ridge is a suburb of New York City with a population of 9,016. Wood-Ridge is in Bergen County and is one of the best places to live in New Jersey. Living in Wood-Ridge offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In Wood-Ridge there are a lot of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many young professionals live in Wood-Ridge and residents tend to be liberal. The public schools in Wood-Ridge are above average.
History of Wood-Ridge, NJ
In 1669, lord proprietors Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley awarded a land grant to Capt. John Berry. The territory extended approximately from Hackensack to Newark between the Hackensack, Passaic, and Saddle Rivers. At the time, the Lenni Lenape Indians inhabited the area. The tract was gradually divided into farms, and by the early 1700s, the area that is now Wood-Ridge began to appear in county records. An old Indian trail extending from the northern part of Bergen County to points south was laid out by Berry as a roadway c. 1707. Named Polifly Road, it is now known in Wood-Ridge as Hackensack Street.
