Cream Ridge, New Jersey

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Cream Ridge, New Jersey
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Center of Cream Ridge at County Route 539 and Burlington Path Road
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Cream Ridge
Location in Monmouth County
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Cream Ridge
Location in New Jersey
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Cream Ridge
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°08′06″N74°31′27″W / 40.13500°N 74.52417°W / 40.13500; -74.52417
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Monmouth
Township Upper Freehold
Area
[1]
  Total3.04 sq mi (7.88 km2)
  Land3.02 sq mi (7.82 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
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131 ft (40 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total630
  Density208.54/sq mi (80.52/km2)
ZIP Code
08514
FIPS code 34-15730 [4]
GNIS feature ID875715 [2]

Cream Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. [6] As of the 2020 census, the first one for which Cream Ridge was listed, the population was 630. [3]

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History

The soil in Cream Ridge is Freehold sandy loam, some of the richest in the state of New Jersey. Many of the early residents became relatively wealthy gentleman farmers, with the actual farm work done by tenant farmers. Most of the early families were Presbyterians, Quakers, or Northern Baptists. Some of the surnames associated with the area are Holmes, Meirs, Rue, Cox, Wright, Lawrence, and Ridgway. The gentleman farmer lifestyle was dramatically curtailed during the Great Depression and after World War II, although remnants of this bygone lifestyle existed into the 1980s.

Geography

Cream Ridge is close to the southwesternmost extent of Monmouth County and occupies the south-central part of Upper Freehold Township. The community is 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Trenton, the state capital, and 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Freehold, the Monmouth county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cream Ridge CDP has a total area of 3.04 square miles (7.87 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.69%, are water. [1] Miry Run flows westward through the community, joining Crosswicks Creek, which forms the western edge of the CDP. Via Crosswicks Creek, the community is part of the Delaware River watershed.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 630. [3] {{US Census population |2020= 630 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census [7]
2020 [3]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cream Ridge include:

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  8. "Historically Speaking: Linda Konover Meirs 1884-1972 Part Five", Messenger-Press, March 28, 2002. Accessed July 9, 2019. "Melinda Konover Meirs was born in Cream Ridge on June 5, 1884.... She lived in Cream Ridge during World War II, and would use her sugar ration to make cookies for the GIs, whom she considered 'her boys.'"
  9. O'Gorman, George. "Eagles sign former Allentown High star Ross Scheuerman", The Trentonian , January 21, 2016. Accessed October 1, 2017. "The Eagles signed former Allentown High and Lafayette College running back Ross Scheuerman on Thursday.... A Cream Ridge resident who was twice an All-CVC selection and Mercer County Player of the Year and All-State, Scheuerman was also the Delaware Valley Scholar Athlete in 2012."