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Map highlighting Ramsey's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.

Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 14,351.

Geography

Ramsey is located at 41°3′32″N 74°8′33″W / 41.05889°N 74.14250°W / 41.05889; -74.14250Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (41.058819, -74.142382)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 14.5 km² (5.6 mi²). 14.4 km² (5.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.89%) is water.

Demographics

Government

Local government

The Mayor of the Borough of Ramsey is Richard Muti. Members of the Ramsey Borough Council are David Bisaillon, Christopher C. Botta, Jeffrey C. Heller, Arthur M. Nalbandian, Andrew Siemsen and Bruce Vozeh.[1]

Federal, state and county representation

Ramsey is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th Legislative District.[2]

For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Tenafly).[3][4] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).[5]

For the 2024–2025 session, the 39th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Holly Schepisi (R, River Vale) and in the General Assembly by Robert Auth (R, Old Tappan) and John V. Azzariti (R, Saddle River).[6] Template:NJ Governor

Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November; a Chairman and Vice Chairman are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January. As of 2025, the county executive is James J. Tedesco III (D, Paramus), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.[7]

Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[8] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[9] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[10] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[11] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[12] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2027)[13] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2027).[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[22][23] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2027)[24][25] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).[26][27][17][28]

Politics

(63.9% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,242 (13.3% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,235 (24.0% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 5,842 (62.7% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There were four voters registered to other parties.[29]

On the national level, Ramsey leans toward the Republican Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 58% of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 41%.[30]

Education

Students from Saddle River have the option of attending either Ramsey High School or Northern Highlands Regional High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with both districts.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ THE MAYOR AND BOROUGH COUNCIL, accessed August 9, 2006
  2. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 63, accessed August 30, 2006
  3. ^ Directory of Representatives: New Jersey, United States House of Representatives. Accessed January 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Biography, Congressman Josh Gottheimer. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Josh now lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey with Marla, his wife who was a federal prosecutor, and their two young children, Ellie and Ben."
  5. ^ States in the Senate: New Jersey, United States Senate. Accessed January 23, 2025. "Cory A. Booker (D) Hometown: Newark; Andy Kim (D) Hometown: Moorestown"
  6. ^ Legislative Roster for District 39, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2024.
  7. ^ County Executive, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  8. ^ Vice Chairman Commissioner Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Commissioner Vice Chairwoman Germaine M. Ortiz, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  10. ^ Commissioner Chair Pro Tempore Dr. Joan M. Voss, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  11. ^ Commissioner Mary J. Amoroso, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  12. ^ Cattafi, Kristie. "Democrats pick Bergenfield councilman to fill vacancy on Bergen County commissioners board", The Record, March 13, 2023. Accessed March 16, 2023. "A Democratic councilman from Bergenfield will be sworn in as a Bergen County commissioner Wednesday night, filling a vacancy on the governing body for almost 1 million residents. Rafael Marte will serve until Dec. 31, taking on the unexpired term left by former Commissioner Ramon Hache, a Democrat who resigned last week to lead the Ridgewood YMCA as its chief executive officer."
  13. ^ Commissioner Steven A. Tanelli, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  14. ^ Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  15. ^ Board of County Commissioners, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  16. ^ 2022 County Data Sheet, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  17. ^ a b 2022 County and Municipal Directory, Bergen County, New Jersey, March 2022. Accessed January 30, 2023.
  18. ^ Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.
  19. ^ Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results, Bergen County, New Jersey, updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.
  20. ^ Precinct Summary Results Report - Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Results, Bergen County, New Jersey, December 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.
  21. ^ Bergen County November 5, 2019 General Election Statement of Vote, Bergen County, New Jersey Clerk, updated December 10, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.
  22. ^ About the Clerk, Bergen County Clerk. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  23. ^ Clerks, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  24. ^ Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Sheriff's Office. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  25. ^ Sheriffs, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  26. ^ Michael R. Dressler, Bergen County Surrogate's Court. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  27. ^ Surrogates, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  28. ^ Constitutional Officers, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 16, 2023.
  29. ^ "County of Bergen: Voter Statistics by Municipality, Ward & District," dated April 1, 2006
  30. ^ 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety: Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004

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