Oak Ridge, New Jersey

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Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Lake Swannanoa Clubhouse at Ringling Manor Estates in Jefferson Township
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Oak Ridge
Location in Morris County
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Oak Ridge
Location in Passaic County
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Location in New Jersey
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Oak Ridge
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°02′46″N74°29′10″W / 41.04611°N 74.48611°W / 41.04611; -74.48611
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
Counties Morris, Passaic
Townships Jefferson, West Milford
Area
[1]
 • Total14.26 sq mi (36.94 km2)
 • Land13.31 sq mi (34.48 km2)
 • Water0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total10,996
 • Density826.0/sq mi (318.9/km2)
ZIP Code
07438
FIPS code 34-53910 [3]
GNIS feature ID0878910 [4]

Oak Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] located in West Milford Township in Passaic County and Jefferson Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07438.

Contents

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,996. [2]

Geography

The Oak Ridge CDP is located in northern Morris County and western Passaic County and includes several communities, including Oak Ridge proper in Passaic County on the Pequannock River along Route 23 and the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad main line. In Morris County, the communities of Milton, [7] Petersburg, and Woodstock are within the Oak Ridge CDP. [8] [9] County Route 699 (Oak Ridge Road) runs south from the junction with Route 23 and is the main north–south local route in the community.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Oak Ridge CDP has a total area of 14.26 square miles (36.9 km2), of which 13.31 square miles (34.5 km2) are land and 0.95 square miles (2.46 km2), or 6.65%, are water. [1] The Pequannock River, forming the Passaic/Morris county line, takes a winding course through the northern part of the CDP, separating Oak Ridge proper from the communities of Milton and Petersburg. The Pequannock is an east-flowing tributary of the Pompton River and part of the Passaic River watershed. Oak Ridge Reservoir on the Pequannock lies on part of the northwest border of the CDP. A low height of land just south of the Pequannock River places the southern part of the CDP within the watershed of the Rockaway River, a south-flowing tributary that also leads to the Passaic. White Rock Lake, Mitt Pond, Moosepac Pond, Cozy Lake, Lake Swannanoa, and Oak Ridge lake are all within the CDP and drained by the Rockaway River. [9]

Green Pond Mountain, rising to over 1,260 feet (380 m) above sea level, forms the southern border of Oak Ridge and the border with Rockaway Township. Bowling Green Mountain, elevation 1,380 feet (420 m), borders the community to the southwest. [9]

Demographics

The Oak Ridge CDP was first listed for the 2020 census.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 10,996—
U.S. Decennial Census [10]
2020 [2]

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oak Ridge has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. [11]

Government and infrastructure

The postal addresses within the CDP, including the communities within Jefferson Township, read "Oak Ridge, New Jersey". [7]

Education

The respective school districts are Jefferson Township Public Schools for sections in Jefferson Township, Morris County; [12] and West Milford Township Public Schools for sections in West Milford Township, Passaic County. [13]

The respective public high schools are Jefferson Township High School and West Milford High School.

Notable people

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 QuickFacts Oak Ridge CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Oak Ridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Zimmer, David M.; Sheingold, Dave; Shkolnikova, Svetlana; Fagan, Matt (June 14, 2018). "Sorry, your New Jersey hometown may not be a town at all". northjersey.com . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ "TIGERweb: Oak Ridge CDP, New Jersey". Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 "Oak Ridge NJ (USA Topo)". ACME Mapper 2.2. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  10. ↑ Census of Population and Housing, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ Climate Summary for Oak Ridge, New Jersey
  12. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Morris County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  13. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Passaic County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  14. ↑ Biography, YeoDoug.com. Accessed March 28, 2023. "Bass Trombonist Douglas Yeo was born in Monterey, California and grew up in Queens and Valley Stream, New York (where he began playing the trombone at the age of nine in the Hewlett-Woodmere school system), and Oak Ridge, New Jersey (where he graduated from Jefferson Township High School in 1973)."
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