Ledgewood, New Jersey

Geography

Ledgewood 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 mi 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 mi to Parsippany and west 27 mi to the Delaware Water Gap. US 206 runs through the more sparsely developed western part of Ledgewood, leading north into Netcong and south 22 mi to Somerville. US 46 passes through the community of Ledgewood and the northeastern part of the CDP, leading northwest into Netcong and east 5 mi 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 sqmi, of which 5.54 sqmi are land and 0.08 sqmi, or 1.46%, are water. 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

Ledgewood was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

Notable people

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

• Jetur R. Riggs (1809–1869), who represented in the U.S. representative from 1859 to 1861

Points of interest

• 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

File:211 Main Street, Ledgewood, NJ - King Store.jpg|King Store File:Ledgewood, NJ - Morris Canal, Inclined Plane 3 East - information sign.jpg|Morris Canal, Inclined Planes File:213 Main Street, Ledgewood, NJ - Silas Riggs House.jpg|Silas Riggs House

References

References

1. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau.
2. [https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3439750 Census Data Explorer: Ledgewood CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 15, 2023.
3. [https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
4. {{cite gnis. 0877722. Ledgewood. 2012-09-24
5. [https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.
6. [http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed June 9, 2016.
7. ["National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ledgewood Historic District"](https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000202.pdf <!--{{NRHP url). [[National Park Service]].
8. (January 9, 1892). "Notes About Town". The Montclair Times.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
10. "2020 Geography Changes". [[United States Census Bureau]].
11. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ledgewood CDP, New Jersey".
12. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000254 Jetur Rose Riggs], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 2, 2007.