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 located 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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Oak Ridge
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
County Passaic, Morris
Township Jefferson and 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 along the border of 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 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07438 was 11,901.

Oak Ridge is located on the Pequannock River along Route 23 and the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad main line. 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.

As of 2018, in the section in Jefferson Township, the people there state they are from "Milton". [7]

Demographics

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 10,996—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
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. [9]

Government and infrastructure

The postal addresses of the Jefferson Township section read "Oak Ridge, New Jersey". [7]

Education

The respective school districts are Jefferson Township Public Schools for sections in Jefferson Township, Morris County; [10] and West Milford Township Public Schools for sections in West Milford Township, Passaic County. [11]

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. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  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. ↑ Census of Population and Housing, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ Climate Summary for Oak Ridge, New Jersey
  10. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Morris County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Passaic County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ 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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