Editing Woodridge, New York

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'''Woodridge''' is a [[village (New York)|village]] in [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 747 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The village is in the town of [[Fallsburg, New York|Fallsburg]] at the junction of county routes 53, 54, 58, and 158. The Woodridge [[ZIP Code]] is 12789.

== History ==
[[File:Silver Lake, Woodridge, NY.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A color photograph of a lake under a blue sky.|[[Silver Lake (Woodridge, New York)|Silver Lake]], Woodridge, New York, in the [[Catskill Mountains]]<!-- ''[[Jewish Alps]]'' -->]]
The village was formerly called "Centreville". A history of the village, ''Centreville to Woodridge'' by Erna W. Elliott, was published by Exposition Press in 1976. Centreville was a station stop along the old [[New York, Ontario and Western Railway]].

Woodridge is located in the [[Catskills]] [[Borscht Belt]] resort area. In its heyday it was home to numerous summer hotels, bungalow colonies, and boarding houses. Fallsburgh Central School's high school was in Woodridge. The last graduating class was in 1958. The new high school was built in Fallsburg.
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During the 1950s, Woodridge had:
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*4 bars
*3 hardware stores
*2 dental offices
*1 amusement business
*6 gasoline stations
*3 produce markets
*2 bus lines
*5 automobile repair shops
*5 groceries
*1 fish market
*2 taxi services
*2 dry cleaners
*4 luncheonettes
*2 drug stores
*1 bank
*1 movie theatre
*3 clothing stores
*1 liquor store
*1 shoe store
*1 steam laundry
*2 barber shops
*3 automobile dealerships
*1 mattress manufacturer
*3 butcher shops
*2 medical doctor's offices
*3 lumber yards
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1- bakery- Mortmans

In addition, there were numerous trades and professionals, including painters, a plumber, electricians, masons, carpenters, auto body repair, CPAs, architects, lawyers, flooring contractors, sign painters and chicken dealers.

A small percentage of the permanent population is still [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]]. There are two active [[synagogue]]s in Woodridge:

* [[Ohave Shalom Synagogue (Woodbridge, New York)|Ohave Shalom Synagogue]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2000.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
* [[K'hal Yerim of Woodridge]] on 25 Highland Avenue was founded in 1985 by the Grand Rabbi Yitzchok Lebovits.

On July 16, 2010, an [[eruv]] was erected in Woodridge under the supervision of Rabbi Yechiel Steinmetz of [[Monsey, New York]]. Rabbi Yechiel Steinmetz's eruv was functional only for that summer.

[[Silver Lake Dam]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2000.<ref name="nris"/>

===Notable former hotels in Woodridge===
<ref>[http://www.brown.edu/Research/Catskills_Institute/hotelsbungalows.shtml#W Brown edu.]</ref><ref name="Vanishing Catskills">[http://www.vanishingcatskills.com/advancedsearchresult2.php?town=Woodridge Vanishing Catskills]</ref>

*Palms Hotel
*Olympic Hotel
*Avon Lodge
*Glory Hotel
*Hotel Israel (Fischel Kleinberg's)
*[https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/10/travel/q-and-a-137683.html Vegetarian Hotel] (Konviser family)
*The Biltmore
*Sunny Oaks
*The Claremore Country Club
*Sunny Acres Dude Ranch
*The Rosemond
*The Alamac Country Club
*Rubinstein's Hotel<ref name="Vanishing Catskills"/>
*Saperstein's Bungalow's
*Hotel Weingerson<ref>Family member of owner</ref>
*Shein's Hotel<ref>former guest & friend of the owners</ref>

==Government==
*Mayor- Joan Collins
*Trustees- Ronald Kates, Yits Kantrowitz, Leni Binder, and Steve Levy
*Village Clerk- Myra Bennett
*Village Justice- Eddie Hernandez
*Acting Village Justice- Bart Rasnick
*Justice Court Clerk- Amanda Dole

==Geography==
Woodridge is located at {{coord|41|42|29|N|74|34|11|W|type:city}} (41.708062, -74.569809).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Woodridge is bordered by the Hamlet of [[Fallsburg]] or Old Falls, the Hamlet of [[Mountaindale, New York|Mountaindale]], and the Hamlet of [[Glen Wild]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  (6.10%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 944
|1930= 774
|1940= 854
|1950= 951
|1960= 1034
|1970= 1071
|1980= 809
|1990= 783
|2000= 902
|2010= 847
|2020= 747
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 902 people, 351 households, and 228 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|583.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 473 housing units at an average density of {{convert|306.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 72.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.98% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 23.61% of the population.

There were 351 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $29,167. Males had a median income of $30,357 versus $25,694 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,993. About 25.4% of families and 31.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.9% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Sullivan County, New York}}

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[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Fallsburg, New York]]
[[Category:Villages in Sullivan County, New York]]