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Ramsey, New Jersey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 14,473,[1][2][3] reflecting an increase of 122 (+0.9%) from the 14,351 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,123 (+8.5%) from the 13,228 counted in the 1990 Census.[4]
Ramsey was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1908, from portions of Hohokus Township (whose remnants are now Mahwah Township). Additional territory was annexed from Waldwick in 1921, and portions of the borough were ceded to Saddle River in 1925.[5] Below is a partial list of the mayors of Ramsey, New Jersey.
Ramsey New Jersey Mayors
[edit]Democratic (3) Republican (11) undetermined (?)
# | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes | ||
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1 | John B. Finch | April 27, 1908 | 1910 | Republican | John Was the first mayor, and a Republican, was elected at a special election held on April 27, 1908. Reelected for a full two -year term at the general election in November, 1908, he served until 1910. | |
2 | James Shuart | 1911 | 1912 | Democratic | First Democratic mayor. | |
3 | F. William Gertzen | 1913 | 1916 | Republican | Served as mayor of Ramsey for a total of seven terms. His service started in 1913 and at this time he served two terms, 1913-16. Called by his townsman again in 1925 he served three two-year terms, 1925-30. In 1941 he was again elected mayor and served two two-year terms, 1941-44. | |
4 | John Frank DeBaun | 1917 | 1920 | Republican | Served two terms. | |
5 | Frederick W. Storer | 1921 | 1924 | Republican | Served two terms. | |
6 | F. William Gertzen | 1925 | 1930 | Republican | Served three terms | |
7 | John J. Sullivan | 1931 | 1934 | Democratic | Served two terms. | |
8 | Dwight P. Little | 1935 | 1940 | Republican | Served three terms. | |
9 | F. William Gertzen | 1941 | 1944 | Republican | Served two terms | |
10 | Franklin D. Haring | 1945 | 1948 | Republican | Served three terms. | |
11 | Chester A. Smeltzer | 1949 | 1952 | Republican | Served two terms. | |
?? | Salvatore Burgio | 1968 | 1974 | Republican | ||
?? | Emil Porfido | 1975 | 1987 | Democratic | ||
?? | Deirdre A. Dillon | 2015 | Present | Republican |
References
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed July 5, 2012.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 84. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- ^ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/489795-the-birth-of-ramsey-by-mayor-chester-a-smeltzer-and-the-growth-of-ramsey?offset=1 "The birth of Ramsey"