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Wyckoff, New Jersey
| Town Name: |
Wyckoff |
| City Hall: |
Wyckoff Township
Hall |
| Address: |
Memorial Town Hall,
Wyckoff NJ 07481 |
| Phone Number: |
201-891-7000 |
| Web Site: |
http://www.wyckoff-nj.com |
| Government: |
Township Committee |
| Type: |
Township |
| Police Employees
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32 |
| Population |
16508 |
| Crime Rate
(per 1000 people) |
0 |
| Persons
Per Sq Mile: |
0 |
| Distance
to NYC: |
30.0 miles |
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Parks: |
A full-time
recreation director is employed. Facilities Include: 3
Athletic complexes, 8 Public Tennis Courts, and swimming
at Spring Lake. Summer recreation programs Bergen County
Wildlife Center (Located on Crescent Avenue) Memorial
Field (Has Tennis Courts) 12 Recreational Programs for
Children /Teenagers/Adults Band Shell Wyckoff Family Y.M.C.A.:
891-2081 |
Town
History: |
According
to Folklore the name Wyckoff is a derivation of the Indian
word "Wyckoff" meaning high ground or "Wyckoff"
meaning water. The township of Wyckoff was originally
inhabited by the Leni-Lenape Indians. The township was
the site of the Sicomac, "Happy Hunting Ground"
where many of the Leni-Lenape were buried. |
Town
Meeting: |
Meetings
held on 1st/3rd Tuesdays, Memorial Town Hall, 8 PM |
Real Estate
Ordinances: |
Required |
| Address: |
200 Woodland Avenue |
| Phone: |
201-891-4866 |
| Hours: |
Open six days a week,
(in July/Aug. closed Sat.) |
| Director: |
Judy Schmitt |
| Number of
Books: |
73816 |
| Supt.
of Schools, 848-5701, James Bender Located on Morse
Ave Abraham Lincoln School (K-5): 848-5720 Located on
Mason Avenue Calvin Coolidge School (K-5): 848-5710
Located on Grandview Avenue George Washington School
(K-5): 848-5740 Located on Woodland Avenue Sicomac School
(K-5): 848-5730 Located at 356 Sicomac Avenue Dwight
D. Eisenhower School (6-8): 848-5750 Located at 344
Calvin Avenue |
| Number
of Students to College: |
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| Student
to Teacher Ratio: |
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| Cost
per Student: |
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| Single
Family Units: |
4634 |
| Owner
Occupied: |
5141 |
| Renter
Occupied: |
400 |
| Residential
Units: |
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| Farm
Units: |
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| Commercial
Units: |
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| Industrial
Units: |
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| Apartment
Units: |
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| Vacant
Units: |
97 |
| Total
Units: |
5638 |
| Tax
Rate: |
2.14 |
| Water: |
Village of Ridgewood |
| Gas
& Electric: |
P.S.E.&G/Rockland
Electric |
| Health: |
Valley Hospital
223 N. Van Dien Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 447-8000 |
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Sanitation: |
Trash collected
once or twice a week by a private contractor. Recycling
Program: Collected twice a month by a private contractor. |
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Transportation Information |
| Railroads: |
NJ Transit, Amtrak |
| Buses: |
NJ Transit, Red
& Tan, Short Line Bus, Leisure Line |
Major
Highways: |
Rt. 17, Garden
State Parkway, NY Thruway, Rt. 208, Rt. 202, NJ Turnpike,
Rt. 4 |
| Airports: |
Newark, Kennedy,
LaGuardia |
|
Commuter Information: |
Short Line Bus
Service to New York City. Hudson Transit Service available
Leisure Line or NJ Transit service available. Taxi Service
available Easy Access to Routes 17 and Route 208. |
Wyckoff Assembly of God:
8911880 Located at 139 Franklin Avenue Cornerstone Christian
Church: 891-1651 Located at Wyckoff and Russell Avenues Wyckoff
Masonic Temple Association: 891-9893 Located on West Main
Street Wyckoff Reformed Church: 891-1782 Located at 580 Wyckoff
Avenue Advent Lutheran Church: 891-1031 Located at 777 Wyckoff
Avenue St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church: 891-1122 Located
at 700 Wyckoff Avenue Second Reformed Church: 444-8038 Located
at 475 Lafayette Avenue Faith Community-Christian Reformed
Church: 891-9450 Located at 530 Sicomac Avenue Beth Rishon
Synagogue: 891-4466 Located at 585 Russell Avenue Bethany
Assembly of God: 891-7494 Located at 568 Wellington Drive
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church: 652-4774 Located at 467
Grandview Avenue Christian Fellowship Center: 891-6633 Located
at 560 Russell Avenue
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Miscellaneous Information |
Parochial Schools: St.
Elizabeth's School (1-8) Eastern Christian School (4-6) Health:
Nearest Hospital is Valley Hospital located in Ridgewood 5
miles away
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