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Population (year 2000): 7,271. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,020 (-3.5% change)
Males: 3,540 (48.7%), Females: 3,731 (51.3%)
Essex County
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $105,638 (year 2000)
Median house value: $264,700 (year 2000)
Races in Glen Ridge:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.1%)
- Black (5.0%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Asian Indian (1.2%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
- Japanese (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (27.3%), German (19.0%),
Italian (18.8%), English (12.4%), Polish (6.7%), Russian (5.2%).
Elevation: 187 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Glen Ridge
- High school or higher: 96.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 31.0%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 37.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Glen Ridge borough
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 67.3%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 7.5%
9.0% Foreign born (3.2% Europe, 2.6% Latin
America, 2.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +229 (+3.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Glen Ridge:
- MONTCLAIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 1 miles;
MONTCLAIR, NJ)
- MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; MONTCLAIR, NJ)
- CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles;
BELLEVILLE, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glen
Ridge:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 9 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
- TETERBORO (about 12 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 16 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Glen Ridge:
- ESSEX COUNTY (about 7 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; ID: CDW)
- NEWARK NR 1 (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: 3N4)
- LINCOLN PARK (about 12 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; ID:
N07)
Amtrak stations near Glen Ridge:
- 6 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 8 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
- 16 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. &
W. 32ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack
bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, call for car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Glen Ridge:
- MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; UPPER
MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY
(about 4 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,134)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 6 miles; NEWARK,
NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
- NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 6 miles;
NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)
- ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT
enrollment: 5,893)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SOUTH ORANGE,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles;
PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
Public high school in Glen Ridge:
- GLEN RIDGE HIGH (Students: 665; Location: 200
RIDGEWOOD AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Glen Ridge:
- RIDGEWOOD AVE UPPER ELEM (Students: 545;
Location: 235 RIDGEWOOD AVE; Grades: 03 - 06)
- LINDEN AVE (Students: 296; Location: 205
LINDEN AVE; Grades: PK - 02)
- FOREST AVE. SCHOOL (Students: 265; Location:
287 FOREST AVE; Grades: PK - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Glen Ridge:
- NURSERY SCHOOL AT CHRIST CHURC (Students: 67;
Location: 74 PARK AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Glen Ridge:
- GLEN RIDGE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $502,042; Location: 240 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE; 38,266
books; 3,165 audio materials; 1,949 video materials; 168
serial subscriptions)
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